Agriculture

While climate change continues to threaten all nations, the full severity of its impacts is yet to be understood. A range of root factors including geographic location, socioeconomic conditions, and…

Often referred to as society’s risk manager, insurance companies have an important role in the web of climate change complexities. Through their investment, underwriting and advisory functions, insurers are directly…

At the turn of the twenty-first century, Pakistan found itself in a familiar place of being under military rule. Its military dictator, General Pervaiz Musharraf, in the immediate…

Water security in South Africa is characterized by challenges and inequalities alike. South Africa is a water-scarce country. It receives only around half the global average rainfall. In addition, this…

An apocryphal story credits Einstein with saying that, if given an hour to solve a problem, he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem. Regardless of the attribution, the sentiment…

Public awareness of the harms of industrial animal farming skyrocketed between 2005 and 2010. Several major publications contributed to expanding common knowledge of the phenomenon, such as the United Nations’ Livestock’s…