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According to the UN's 2021 WESP report, the only way to offset the socio-economic devastation resulting from the pandemic is to make “smart investments in economic, societal and climate resilience”. The authors predict that SDG target 1.1 (eradicate extreme poverty by 2030) will be missed by a large margin, and collateral damage will affect other SDGs as well. The report includes in…

By Bruno Portier, FAO Forestry Officer The bleaching of coral reefs. The destruction of rainforests. The scourge of plastics in our oceans. These threats are familiar to the many people who care about our planet and the future of humanity. The loss of our wetlands is perhaps less well known, but it poses an equally grave danger to us all. From the Okavango Delta in Africa and the…

The best way to make the desert bloom is to dig a hole. Not a well, but a shallow pit in the sandy soil about as wide as the length of your forearm. Then add some dung, plant your seeds, and wait for the rains. The use of planting pits is an ancient farming technique. It is also an excellent way to harvest moisture – and recently, it’s being revived across the drylands of Africa,…

Land is one of Africa’s most abundant resources, but it has become degraded across large swathes of the continent. Restoring the productivity of land will form a vital part of Africa’s sustainable adaptation to climate change – the Climate Adaptation Summit heard this week. CDKN’s Mairi Dupar reports. “Land restoration has a positive impact on the economy, on business, on…

To assist in the understanding of What’s in it for Africa and the IPCC’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land, CDKN has created the following infographics to illustrate key data sets and information from the report. These infographics are available to all for educational purposes and to encourage discussion around the report. How land and climate interact- An infographic showing…

A massive amount of Saharan Dust has advected across the Mediterranean into central Europe this weekend, thanks to the favorable pattern turning the jet stream into southerly directions. High dust concentrations have turned skies and snow to orange across southern and central parts of Europe, creating an apocalyptic scenery. It has been a dynamic pattern establishing across Europe…