Across most of Africa, rural communities grow their own food, relying on smallholder agriculture. But climate change is threatening this way of life. Rising temperatures, erratic rainfall and degraded ...

As summer gets underway, climate scientists have a warning: The season could be a scorcher, and children could be particularly at risk to the dangers that presents. Summer has become hotter in most ...

Projected end-of-century change in crop yields resulting from climate change in a scenario where emissions remain high, accounting for adaptation to climate and increasing incomes. New research offers ...

A glimmer of truth seeped out through the pages of The New York Times (NYT) recently, in a story examining how “unprepared” large parts of the nation are in the face of natural disasters. Although it ...

In 2022, Ambrosia Ero and Hendrikus Bua Kilok joined forces in Lembata Island to boost locally grown food staples, including persuading a junior high school to plant a field of sorghum on the school ...

Climate change is driving drastic environmental shifts and accelerating global biodiversity loss. Hybrid introgression has recently emerged as a key mechanism enabling rapid adaptation to historical ...

Professor of Climate Change, Food Systems and Health and Director of The Lancet Countdown in Africa, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Olaniyi Fawole receives funding from the National ...