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Women Smallholders Leading the Fight Against Climate Change
In rural farming communities, women are often in charge of ensuring their families’ supply of food, water, and energy sources such as firewood. In many households, women also do up to 90 % of the agricultural labor to produce crops for food and income. As a result,...
Climate Change and Women: Disproportionate Impact and Solutions
The impacts of climate change put a strain on smallholder families in many ways. Extreme temperatures, erratic and unpredictable rains, droughts, and floods affect smallholders’ production, livelihoods, and living conditions. Women, in particular, are more affected...
Awareness Month May: Climate Needs Equality – Climate Change Cannot Be Solved Without Women
Welcome to our Awareness Month May: “Climate Needs Equality - Climate Change Cannot Be Solved Without Women”. Throughout the whole month, we are going to present you numbers and facts, success stories, expert opinions and firsthand insights on the topic of gender and...
Growing Coffee in the Face of Climate Change – Addressing and Mitigating the Impacts
How is climate change impacting coffee farming families? What can be done to mitigate its effects and adapt to them? How can farming families not only become more resilient to climate change but actually improve their living standard – gaining better yields and...
YouTube Premiere: “Growing Coffee in the Face of Climate Change – Addressing and Mitigating the Impacts”
Register now for the YouTube Premiere of the keynote speech of Michael Opitz: “Growing Coffee in the Face of Climate Change – Addressing and Mitigating the Impacts”. Date: February 8, 2023Time: 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm (CET) Climate change has a big impact on coffee...