Have you ever stopped thinking about as to where the next meal or diet comes from? For most people, it’s a quick trip to the grocery store or supermarket. But behind those stocked shelves is a huge, complex universal system that is continuously under fire. Today, we are discussing about the issue of food security—a […]
Author: Reston Dennis Juah
Title: Coastal Erosion and the Future of Vulnerable Cities: lessons from Monrovia and Buchannan
Imagine waking up and realizing that the ocean is no more a scene backdrop, but rather a silent encroacher at your doorstep. For thousands of inhabitants that reside along Liberia’s coastal cities, this is not metaphorical—it is a daily, continuous, and heart-wrenching reality that is unfolding. Coastal erosion, frequently depicted as the wearing down or […]
Indigenous Knowledge vs. Modern Climate Science: Conflict or Compliment?
When we think about fighting the issue of climate change, our mind and thoughts often run straight to high-tech: large arrays of satellite, complicated computer models that processes petabytes of data, and the current renewable energy innovations. This is referred to as modern climate science, a massive toolkit that has given us universal understanding of […]
The Rise of Climate Clubs: A New Era of Carbon Diplomacy?
Assuming that you are part of a huge research project where everyone collectively agrees the goal is important—for instance, protecting a shared forest, but here is the twist: no one is actually mandated to do the work. You can show up every day, enjoy the shade and breeze, and in turn, let everyone handle the […]
Climate Migration: The Next Global Refugees Crisis?
Early in 2019, long before global borders were closed, a Guatemalan farmer named Jorge realized that his land had turned against him. After almost five years of lack of rain, an unexpected, catastrophe flooding damaged his remaining yields, forcing him to choose between starvation or flight. The case of Jorge is not an unusual incident; […]