This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research confirms the various ways that climate impacts on food and agriculture are adversely affecting our health: Rising CO2 levels lead to less nutritious crops; increased incidence of diseases and pests may cause…
Afi Tengue, VP of Philanthropy & Impact at Giving Compass, and Ashindi Maxton, Executive Director of the Donors of Color Network, discuss the climate justice landscape and the new Climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Researchers report a new process called “collaborative flood modeling” can successfully address the increasing threat of rising waters due to climate change, aging infrastructure, and rapid urban development. “The impacts…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In the United States, environmental giving comprises just 3% of total philanthropy (Giving USA). And it’s been stuck at this paltry amount of total charitable giving for more than a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. ver the last year, we have been studying how the physical impacts of climate change might affect the financial markets and Americans’ welfare. We were surprised to learn that even where municipalities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Research on the relationship between temperature and yields of various rice varieties suggests that warming temperatures negatively affect rice yields. The study uses 50 years of weather and rice-yield data…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The blindingly-white salt flats of Kutch have one of the most inhospitable terrains in India. Yet, the Agariya (Salt-pan Workers in Little Rann of Kutch) community migrates there for six…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite their comparatively limited resources — climate philanthropy represents less than 0.1 percent of total climate finance — foundations’ combined efforts over the past 30 years have had a significant…
Jill Kolling, vice president of global sustainability at Cargill, says that it’s important for the farmers and ranchers it works with to be able to withstand the impacts of climate…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Water experts have been sounding the alarm for some time about the potential impacts of climate change and a need to invest in their infrastructure. Those warnings have been coupled…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Climate change is here and it is happening now. In October last year, NASA and several other global organisations have predicted that 2020 is set to be the warmest year on…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. This article is part of our Climate Justice collection, which is designed to help donors learn more about the issue and take impactful action. Anthropogenic climate change is a result of…