Burkina Faso: Why some West African architects are choosing mud over concrete (National Geographic)
A group of architects in West Africa are pushing to use mud over concrete to build houses. In countries such […]
Reaching crunch time – a view of the climate change conference from IFAD
Following the end of COP26, the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) published an article on the highlights and important […]
The fight for more sustainable agriculture and agroecology continues – a view on the climate change conference from La Via Campesina
With the conclusion of COP26 on November 12th, many non-governmental organizations such as La Via Campesina have reflected on the […]
Uganda: Big ambitions for Uganda’s small-scale coffee farms (Global Press Journal)
As the world begins to see the extreme effects of climate change, small-scale farmers are seeing the impact on their […]
DRC: Community ownership a promising solution to save the Congo Basin (BBC)
Patrick Wasa-Nziabo eases dozens of kernels from a sun-dried cob into a large plastic bucket. The 31-year-old is sorting through […]
Mozambique: Climate change challenges small-scale pigeon pea farmers to adopt new practices
It’s five in the morning and Adelaide Tomás Luís is preparing to go to the field. Mrs. Luis is a […]
Upcoming global conference on climate change
What is COP26 and why is it important? This article produced by the Climate and Energy Intelligence Unit explains that […]
The impacts of climate change in Africa
In 2020, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) produced this document about the increasing threat climate change […]
DRC: Farmers confront dangerous impact of deforestation (Global Press Journal)
On a routine afternoon last December, a half-dozen loggers in Katwa, a village in Lubero territory in eastern DRC, swung […]
Burkina Faso: Farmers grow sesame, watermelon, and other crops to minimize loss from floods
On a Monday in late August, Alexis Badini rises early to see his field, flooded by the last rains. After […]