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Articles by Jack Durrell
Climate-vulnerable communities are falling prey to armed groups
An attack by the ISIS-linked Allied Democratic Forces on a school in Uganda last week was a cruel affirmation that after ISIS’s sustained retreats from strongholds in Iraq and Syria, its regional affiliates continue to exploit grievances and weak governance elsewhere to advance their sadistic brand of terror. But, while the threat of ISIS in the Middle East appears to have abated for the moment, the region remains highly vulnerable.
The 2020 elections and the plight of climate migrants
There is strong evidence that climate change is now influencing migration flows. More intense natural disasters, increasingly variable rainfall, and more prolonged droughts threaten to displace a growing number of people — an estimated 200 million by 2050 according to the United Nations.
Forests could be the most realistic defense against global warming
A statement signed by 40 prominent environmental scientists argues that the preservation, restoration and sustainable management of forests is the world’s best hope for limiting global temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Migration: A form of climate change adaptation?
The recent publication of the IPCC special report on global warming was a reminder that averting the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change requires immediate action. Among the many consequences of a delayed response could be mass displacement of people as climate-vulnerable areas become uninhabitable. People will be forced to abandon their homes in search of livelihoods and economic opportunities elsewhere.
Realizing the potential of Africa’s rangelands
NAIROBI (Lansdcape News) — Rangelands cover some 43 percent of Africa’s land area – approximately 5.1 million square miles. These vast shrub and grass lands are an important source of income for local pastoral communities and play a critical role in climate change mitigation as carbon sinks. However, they are being degraded at a rapid rate and are host to rising conflicts which pit pastoralists against agriculture, mining, and other extractive industries.
Los beneficios financieros y para la seguridad alimentaria de la restauración del paisaje forestal
*****Este artículo es una publicación original de Landscapes News, del Global Landscapes Forum***** El cambio climático amenaza la producción de alimentos y los esfuerzos para seguirle el ritmo a una población mundial en rápido crecimiento, que según proyecciones de la ONU llegará a unos 9800 millones de personas para el año 2050.
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