Water shortages could affect 5bn people by 2050, UN report warns
Mar 19 2018   Water shortages could affect 5bn people by 2050, UN report warns Conflict and civilisational threats likely unless action is taken to reduce the stress on rivers, lakes, aquifers, wetlands and reservoirs Jonathan Watts in Brasília Mon 19 Mar 2018...

Science Can Reverse 'New Normal' of Hunger and Climate Disaster
Feb 27 2018   For the first time in a decade, world hunger has also risen once more to affect an estimated 815 million people. Regions facing conflict in combination with the impact of droughts and floods fared the worst in parts of Africa and Asia.This, coupled...

Strengthening Education and Innovation in Conservation Agriculture for Improved livelihoods in Africa
Feb 23 2018   Conservation Agriculture (CA) is a venerable, old age practice by farmers world-wide that rests on three pillars, namely minimum mechanical soil disturbance, continuous soil cover and crop rotation (diversification). There are many global efforts...