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Several countries in South and Southeast Asia are undergoing rapid changes due to urbanization and industrial development. The population growth together with rapid economic development is causing immense pressure to convert land from forest to agriculture and from agricultural areas…

As part of the African Climate Risks Conference (ACRC) 2019, on October 8 START will host a seminar showcasing lessons from the Future Resilience for African Cities and Lands (FRACTAL) program. The discussion, featuring six panelists from FRACTAL cities and…

Version française The Senegal ProGREEN team conducted their field data collection from August 19 through 30 after several weeks of compiling information and data on ongoing or recently closed renewable energy projects and programs in Senegal and developing tools and planning…

The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a new landmark study, the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land (SRCCL), on August 8, 2019 in Geneva. The SRCCL is an integrated assessment of interactive changes of climate and land cover/use,…

START and the University of Ghana, in partnership with Future Earth’s Sustainable Water Future Program, convened an expert consultation on 8-9 August 2019 in Accra, Ghana, to elicit broad input on needs, priorities and potential actions towards education and training…

START is partnering with scientists at the Humanitarian Response and Development Lab (HURDL) in the George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University to establish a memorial fund in the name of their colleague Dr. Sheila Navalia Onzere. This fund will…

The Working Group I (the physical science basis) of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is inviting responses to a brief survey (~10 minutes) on user needs for the Technical Summary (TS) of the Working Group I report for the…

Version française Following months of data collection on projects and programs relating to renewable energy in Burkina Faso, the ProGREEN team prioritized the villages of Ziga, Ziga Hameau, Filli and Lèba in the province of Yatenga, Northern Region for interviewing…

Version française Prior to the field work, the Burkina Faso ProGREEN team trained nine Master’s students from the  Applied Sciences Training Unit of the University Joseph KI-ZERBO, Ouagadougou Burkina Faso, in conducting data collection. The training session took place in…

English version Après des mois de collecte de données sur les projets et programmes relatifs aux énergies renouvelables au Burkina Faso, l’équipe de ProGREEN a priorisé les villages de Ziga, Ziga Hameau, Filli et Lèba, dans la province du Yatenga,…