How sanctions on Russia and Belarus are impacting exports of agricultural products and fertilizer Nov 9, 2022 jmcquaid Wed, 11/09/2022 – 09:59 How sanctions on Russia and Belarus are impacting exports of agricultural products and fertilizer Joseph Glauber David Laborde Data show a mixed picture for exempted products. IFPRI Blog […]

Photo: Pixabay/Erik_Karits  Habitat loss, pesticide use, air pollution, climate change. Insects worldwide are facing a host of challenges driving their numbers down. Climate change alone is posing severe risks to populations of insects that have already been in marked decline for decades, according to a team of scientists from 19 […]

North Korean state media has released images purporting to show last week’s missile launches with a warning that the so-called “reckless military hysteria” of the United States and its allies is moving the Korean peninsula towards “unstable confrontation.”

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW IN A MINUTE OR LESS The uptick in government investigations and enforcement actions related to cryptocurrency industry participants is striking. The scope and scale of government attention on the industry continues to manifest in daily headlines. Given the somewhat murky regulatory environment that persists today, […]

Hong Kong – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Jay Lee as a debt capital markets finance partner in its Hong Kong office. Lee joins K&L Gates from the Hong Kong office of Simmons & Simmons. Lee is Hong Kong- and U.S.-qualified and speaks Korean, Mandarin, and English. He is […]

Loss and damage funding is finally on the agenda at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt, after years of pressure from small island nations and developing countries already dealing with a climate emergency. “The deadly impacts of climate change are here and now. Loss and damage […]

Countries: Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Malawi, Nigeria, Pakistan, South Sudan, World, Yemen Source: UN Children’s Fund A large majority of the children are at high risk of a multitude of threats, including death by drowning, disease, lack of safe drinking water, malnutrition, disruption in learning, and violence.

Accelerating adoption of climate-smart agriculture: Reaching women farmers in Uganda with video extension Nov 7, 2022 pfowlkes Mon, 11/07/2022 – 10:13 Accelerating adoption of climate-smart agriculture: Reaching women farmers in Uganda with video extension Moses Lule Bridging the gender gap: A new project highlights the potential of targeted video-based extension […]