Tag: climate change

Why Finance Agriculture?

The Eiffel tower was lit green last Friday to commemorate the entry into force of one of the fastest and most comprehensive environmental international agreements. Lighting a prominent monument green does help to raise climate awareness, but quite frankly, it can be hard for many people to keep track of what is going on in this sphere. I'd like to claim that if we pay attention to anything this year, it is the issue of climate finance - the financial flow of capital directed to environmental projects.

‘The Jagdeo Initiative’ Still as relevant in 2016 as it was in 2005

“The Jagdeo Initiative is a strategy for removing constraints to the development of Agriculture in the Caribbean. It builds upon past regional efforts to develop a Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and identifies ten key binding constraints faced by the sector.”

Will we ever ensure concrete actions for climate adaptation?

Focusing on solutions to tackle climate change

Building partnerships and alliances to scale up climate-smart solutions

Here today, gone tomorrow

Agritourism: Are we headed the right way?

Farmers as drivers of economic development in Niue through Agritourism

Insuring smallholder farmers from extreme weather

Can technology help small-scale farmers adapt to climate change?