CLIMATE CHANGE

Shifting from volatile staples to more climate change-resistant crops such as groundnuts and adjusting land use in response to risks can offset falling yields, research suggests.

Climate change ranks among the most important dynamics shaping livelihoods of young people now and in the future. New IFAD blog on the topic.

Research indicates that climate change impacts will push down rainfed maize yields in Central America over the coming decades.

Growing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, such as Cyclone Idai in Mozambique, are increasingly viewed as a consequence of climate change. This is true globally, but particularly for areas like southern Africa. What is the way forward from Idai’s aftermath?

The authors use the example of the Buena Milpa agricultural development project to demonstrate how grassroots approaches to collective action, conflict prevention, and social-ecological resilience, linking local stakeholder dynamics to the broader institutional and governance context, can bear fruit amidst postconflict development challenges.

The new paper presents an assessment of alternative, long-term energy supply and low-carbon strategies for the Philippine power sector from 2014 to 2040 using TIMES model. It examines the potential contribution of renewable energy to diversify the Philippine energy supply-mix to meet future electricity demands.