The United States and China are the world’s largest agricultural-producing countries and among the top agricultural traders globally. The US-China trade war of 2018-2020 had a significant impact on the…
Climate change can affect food security and, by extension, alter conflict patterns, but such relationships are neither straightforward nor static. It is critical for policymakers and other observers to better…
Climate change has brought historic drought to southern Madagascar, but placing all the blame on nature lets malfeasant policies, some of which have been in place since colonialism, off the…
In 1870, the Dutch colonial government established the principle of domein verklaring (free state domain) in its East Indies colony when it enacted agrarian…
It may come as a surprise to many readers, but since 2005, Lake Chad has stopped shrinking; in fact, it has actually stabilized in the last two decades,…
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…
Gender and Climate Change The climate crisis is eroding the health and stability of ecosystems and livelihoods around the world. While the impacts of climate change are…
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…
