Event Post September 27, 2019 TICAD7 Side Event: How Japan’s know-how can help address Africa’s food and nutrition challenges Hiroyuki Takeshima Futoshi Yamauchi Swati Malhotra Japanese organizations and businesses are working with African partners on a variety of fronts, from surimi factories to tomato production—a discussion.

Source: International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies Country: Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua A combination of seasonal rains and warming temperatures are being blamed for dengue’s rapid spread, and there are rising concerns that it will make the outbreak harder to contain. Panama/Geneva, 27 September […]

In the second of ODI’s climate change, conflict and security scans, we summarise the latest developments on the intersection of climate and conflict risk.

A new report titled For cities, by cities by C40 highlights key lessons for urban decision-makers from the recent IPCC findings, providing a bold agenda for effective climate action. The document contains what every urban decisionmaker needs to know.  It starts from the ambitious yet realistic warming of 1.5°C premise, […]

Event Post September 26, 2019 How do we estimate the consequences of global inaction on genetic diversity conservation, exchange, and use? Luigi Guarino David Spielman Keith Wiebe Securing billions of dollars in funding and keeping momentum behind essential crop diversity efforts – it’s complicated. A discussion.