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Migration is making headlines in Europe, and climate change is increasingly acknowledged as a potentially contributing factor to the decision to migrate. Consequently, calls for data on environmental migrants have become prominent. Estimates of 200 million to1 billion people moving due to environmental factors continue to be cited, including in the media. However, those figures are known…

Much of sub-Saharan Africa’s farmland is (still) cultivated with the hand hoe, and agricultural processing and transport are often done manually. This limits the potential of agriculture in the region. Mechanisation can help to alleviate food shortages and enhance agricultural development. However, this implies high levels of investment for farmers and some risks for rural populations and eco…

The SDGs involve a large number of actors at all levels – local, regional, national and global. THE BENEFITS OF RESEARCH Understand the issues Researchers analyse the contexts that justify the need to meet the goals and discuss the foundations. Produce data Scientists collect data that can be used in particular to evaluate progress on goals. Provide innovative solutions…

Sand and dust storms (SDS), also known as sirocco, haboob, yellow dust, white storms, and the harmattan, are a natural phenomenon linked with land and water management and climate change. They are a combination of different hazards, such as sand, dust and wind. The fluctuation in their intensity, magnitude or interaction with each other is what can make them unpredictable and dangerous. …

Climate change is expected to increase the frequency and magnitude of extreme weather events, notably of droughts and floods to which the agriculture sector is particularly exposed. While agricultural productivity growth and policy development have allowed to better cope with these risks and reduce overall impacts on the sector and commodity markets, there is substantial room to improve policy…

The environmental, social and economic impacts of climate change coupled with the unsustainable management of ecosystems, increase the vulnerabilities of people and nature. Furthermore, the crisis is likely to impact different groups differently and is expected to affect the marginalized (women, children and elderly) disproportionately. Adaptation serves as an important strategy to…