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Climate change
May 17th, 2013
FSE Fulbright scholar leads climate adaptation workshops in Colombia
FSE, FSI Stanford NewsSharon Gourdji spent three months this winter down in Colombia at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) as a Fulbright Scholar studying climate impacts on bean production in Central America and adaptation options. During her stay she led a series of Decision and Policy Analysis workshops focused on climate data sources and crop statistical models.
May 16th, 2013
Water and agriculture in a changing Africa: What might be done?
FSE, FSI Stanford AnnouncementJoin us for our final Global Food Policy and Food Security symposium Thursday, May 23. John Briscoe, Gordon McKay Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering at Harvard University will lead a lecture on water and agriculture in a changing Africa. FSE fellow Jennifer Burney will provide commentary.
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March 26th, 2013
Video: Lobell talk on heat and hunger
FSE, FSI Stanford NewsFSE associate director David Lobell delivers a lecture on "Heat and Hunger" as part of ASU's Global Institute of Sustainability's sustainability series. He discusses crop adaptation to climate change and what we understand, particularly as it relates to food security. Read more »
March 5th, 2013
Corn getting thirstier with climate change
FSE, FSI Stanford NewsA new study led by FSE associate director David Lobell finds water stress may be the main culprit behind diminishing crop yields at higher temperatures. The paper appeared in the March online edition of Nature Climate Change. Read more »
February 26th, 2013
Agricultural climate adaptation can mitigate too
FSE, FSI Stanford NewsAdapting to climate change or mitigating climate change – which would you choose to invest your cash in? A new study shows that when it comes to agriculture, adaptation measures can also generate significant mitigation effects, making them a highly worthwhile investment. Read more »
February 13th, 2013
Tackling conservation, climate change and development in Southeast Asia
Shorenstein APARC, SEAF Q&ATim Forsyth, a Lee Kong Chian Fellow, speaks about the gap between conservation efforts and economic and social development in Southeast Asia. Read more »
Debating the future of food in Africa
FSE, FSI Stanford NewsAfrica owns 60% of the world’s uncultivated land suited for crop production, but accounts for 30% of the world’s malnourished and only 3% of global agricultural exports. If there is one thing global agricultural policy experts Paul Collier and Derek Byerlee can agree on, it’s that Africa’s food system is struggling. Read more »
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