Friday, March 18th, 2016
The Group on Earth Observations announced the launch of the Early Warning Crop Monitor, a new tool to fight food insecurity. The announcement was made during the GEO 36th Executive Meeting held in Geneva on 8-9 March. Developed by the GEO Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM), initiated by the G-20 Agriculture Ministers, the Early Warning
Tuesday, July 29th, 2014
In response to President Obama’s call to action via the Climate Data Initiative Food Resilience effort, Esri is launching a new campaign that will use geography to better visualize, understand, and improve our global food systems.
Wednesday, June 25th, 2014
The world’s most widely used insecticides have contaminated the environment across the planet so pervasively that global food production is at risk, according to a comprehensive scientific assessment of the chemicals’ impacts. The researchers compare their impact with that reported in Silent Spring, the landmark 1962 book by Rachel Carson that revealed the decimation of
Thursday, May 22nd, 2014
U.S. government action can curb the risks climate change poses to global food security, says a new report (PDF) released today by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
Wednesday, May 21st, 2014
ESA’s Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity mission has gone beyond its original scientific brief of delivering critical information for understanding the water cycle – this versatile satellite is now being used to predict drought and improve crop yield in regions prone to famine.
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
A project called CADWAGO – Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance: Reconciling food security, renewable energy and the commission of multiple ecosystem services is underway. The three-year, € 900,000 initiative, which involves researchers in Europe, North America and Australia, aims to find innovative policies and governance structures to address competing demands for water in the
Thursday, September 6th, 2012
World Water Week took place in Stockholm last week with the theme, Feeding a Thirsty World. A session, titled Towards Sustainability: Harmonizing Water Tools for Better Governance, was organized by the World Business Coundil for Sustainable Development and included two panel discussions of various tools that have been developed to understand, manage and report on water
