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Can Digital Payments Help Countries Adapt to Climate Change?
A powerful tool to help vulnerable communities overcome some of the impacts of climate change may already be widely available—mobile phones.
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Why You Should Shop at the Farmers Market
In honor of National Farmers Market Week, a staffer who used to work at the market tells us why farmers markets are valuable community resources.
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Farmers and Climate Scientists Have More in Common Than You May Think
An eighth-generation farmer and student explains how science seeks to quantify and understand the changes that farmers understand intuitively.
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Poor Ethiopian Farmers Receive ‘Unprecedented’ Insurance Payout
Thanks to a groundbreaking new program that relies on advanced satellite technology, a weather index insurance payout of unprecedented scale will benefit poor African farmers.
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A Model for Improving Climate Services in Africa
A groundbreaking set of new online climate data maps for Ethiopia gives users free access to 30 years of rainfall and temperature data for the entire country at the click of a button. This is unprecedented anywhere in Africa.
Columbia Climate School has once again been selected as university partner for Climate Week NYC, an annual convening of climate leaders to drive the transition, speed up progress and champion change. Join us for events and follow our coverage.
