Climate Change Archive
Spotlight on Cuba
Our colleagues in Cuba recently published a climate impact study showing farms involved in USC-funded work in Cuba have significantly fewer greenhouse gas emissions and are notably more energy efficient than conventional farms. But organic farming has many other benefits, and this short photo essay highlights the benefits Cuban farmers have reported since the program began. Read More… Read More ...
More Proof!
A newly released 30-year comparison of organic and conventional growing methods, carried out by the highly respected Rodale Institute, indicates huge ecological benefits to organic agriculture. It goes a long way to disproving the oft-repeated mantra, “organic agriculture can’t feed the world.” Read More… Read More ...
Inside the Durban Climate Talks
Get up to speed on the issues and unfolding events in Durban this week with some quick resources we’ve put together. This could be the most contentious Climate Talk yet! Read More… Read More ...
Threats to Climate Change Adaptation
Traditional knowledge and farming approaches based on biodiversity are essential to climate change adaption. They are, however, threatened by the spread of modern intensive agricultural practices. That’s the conclusion of a report released recently by the International Institute for the Environment and Development in advance of the UN Climate Change talks (COP 17) starting Monday in Durban.
Reuters provides a provocative summary of what could be a hot topic next week. Read More… Read More ...
Mapping the Impacts of Climate Change
The Centre for Global Development has updated its online, interactive Climate Change Map. All 10 countries that USC Canada works in are listed among the top 50 most at-risk countries in the world – subject to climate change impacts of extreme weather, and especially agricultural productivity loss. Read More… Read More ...
News & Resources
Archive by Date
Archive by Category
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
.jpg)
