Climate change is a threat to global #foodsecurity. In 2019 #CGIARMaize partners released 82 CGIAR -derived high-yield maize varieties with drought, heat and disease resistant traits. Learn more: adobe.ly/3hzaeTT CIMMYT IITA #2019MaizeAnnualReport #OneCGIAR

7 reasons not to visit Nepal?facebook.com/watch/?v=62327…

Household survey data in Nepal reveals the impact of climate change on non-timber forest products and the adaptation strategies required to manage mountain ecosystems. Lil Gurung🇳🇵 Susanna Venn @DeakinCIE @DeakinSEBE #forest #ecosystemservices #climate planet-a.earth/news/impact-of…

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Seriously ugly: here's how Australia will look if the world heats by 3°C this century via The Conversation Africa theconversation.com/seriously-ugly…

Victoria’s COVID lockdown reminds us how many rely on food charity. Here’s how we plan for the next inevitable crisis, writes A/Prof Fiona McKay Deakin University The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand Australia’s Right to Food Coalition bit.ly/3pERZlv

Non-timber forest products provide important #ecosystemservices for mountain communities in Nepal, Lil Gurung🇳🇵 explores the major #climatechange impacts and how local people have adapted Planet-A Sustainability Science @DeakinCIE STOTEN

We're organizing a #webinar to share progress in the #Strategic Plan for #Biodiversity & discuss priority actions & #targets for #Post2020 UN Biodiversity Framework. For more 👉 j.mp/3ypbphK For more on our work with #CBD 👉 j.mp/3A2hcdG #ForNature #COP15

New paper in Nature Communications finds global urban pop facing severe water scarcity to double to ~2B by 2050. Solutions are available for most cities but may have environmental consequences without careful planning Planet-A Sustainability Science @DeakinCIE nature.com/articles/s4146…

Decline in farming, outmigration & food security are the challenges in the food systems of the #HKH. We urge the youths to amplify #mountain voices at #COP26 to promote #ClimateAction for the HKH. 👉 j.mp/2U8MbFw #InternationalYouthDay #HKH2Glasgow #ProtectThePulse

"IT'S NOTHING LIKE THE FLU" UK has 77% adults 2 doses 88% at least 1 dose, few public health measures (akin to Phase D in National Plan) but has had additional 231,00 cases, 5,700 hospitalisations & 701 fatalities in past 7 days. Tom Kompas Dr Zoë Hyde coronavirus.data.gov.uk

Our new paper in People and Nature found complex regional telecoupling between people and nature in Central Asia via quantification of trans-boundary ecosystem service flows Wendy Planet-A Sustainability Science @DeakinCIE #openaccess doi.org/10.1002/pan3.1…

85% of the girls were taught via phone during the lockdown of 2020 and 2021. It has been appreciated by wider global education community. Read People in Need's approach in different publications: Girls' Education Challenge GEC’s resource guide: Aarambha Case Study bit.ly/3H3styh

The #climatecrisis is changing our agricultural landscapes and a new study reveals some of the world's most popular crops are now in danger. Read Hibaq Farah’s latest on how valuing smallholder farmers’ input can create resilient #food & #farming systems: bit.ly/3IWRcF8

Fellowship #MasterDegree #ClimateChange #SustaimableDevelopment #Thailand

Newly released WHO narrative review on food marketing📺 shows the predominance of food marketing promotes foods (e.g. salty/savoury snacks) that contribute to unhealthy diets & underlines the harmful impact on children & adolescents 👉bit.ly/3oDIcN9

A heart-warming #SpiritOfCricket moment from Nepal's wicket-keeper Aasif Sheikh 👏 Follow the upcoming T20 World Cup Qualifier A live on FanCode and ICC.tv (in select regions). All you need to know 👉 bit.ly/3peUBb1

JOB ALERT! PhD scholarship and two-year Level B postdoctoral fellowship on #FoodSystems #sustainability accounting with me at Deakin University, in collaboration with Evi Seferidi and @Dr_WuJ. Applications close 22 April. Apply here: careers.deakin.edu.au/en/job/520801/… deakin.edu.au/study/fees-and…

New #phdlife paper from Prahlad Lamichhane unpacking what drives and impedes adaption to climate change amongst west Nepalese smallholder farmers. Tailored policy required to remove bespoke barriers Michalis Hadjikakou Planet-A Sustainability Science @DeakinCIE links.springernature.com/f/a/Ai7sWEiuGR…

Impacts of climate change on our socio-cultural heritage are irreversible. We need to invest in measures to prevent non-economic losses & damages, and respect the traditional custodians. L&D from climate change: legacies from Glasgow and Sharm el-Sheikh tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…