Helping Vulnerable People Cope with Climate Change: STOP SAYING THAT!

Shaun Martin, WWF-US

She is coping just fine. Help her adapt. © Shaun Martin

Allow me to begin by saying I am all for helping vulnerable people. As in previous entries in this series, I am less concerned whether or not this phrase is technically correct and more interested in how it is interpreted [...]

Ensuring Food Production Within a Changing Climate in Southern Africa

Katharine Vincent, Kulima Integrated Development Solutions

© Katharine Vincent

With COP17-CM7 underway in Durban, agriculture has a high place on the agenda.  The world’s population has just passed 7 billion people, and is due to reach 8 billion in 14 years’ time.  As if the challenge of population growth is not enough, agriculture is [...]