Saving for success
By running businesses and diversifying their income, group members are reducing their vulnerability to climate shocks
To save rare forest, farmers try a new crop: butterflies
Switch to fast-growing "crop" is helping curb deforestation for charcoal in Zanzibar, backers say
Dakar floods shows how social ties can help, hinder disaster management
Severe flooding in my village makes me wonder: does the strong sense of solidarity in Senegal relieve the government of its disaster management duties?
Efficient cookstoves save trees - and chickens - in Kenya
A wood-saving stove that doubles as a chicken brooder is raising incomes and cutting deforestation in Laikipia County
Chad residents in planting drive with tree nurseries
Fruit tree nurseries bring grafting – a planting technique – to drought-stricken areas
Measuring progress toward climate resilience – what's in the toolbox?
How effective are tools designed to assess resilience in the face of climate change?
Emerging drought: are cities planning for the crisis?
Sustainable cities require robust water supply systems, yet many cities resort to ad hoc measures to battle drought.
Faced with rising seas, French Polynesia ponders floating islands
Could small islands threatened by sea level rise find a new future afloat?
A more resilient Ethiopia
Ethiopia has grown tremendously since the catastrophic droughts in decades past that left hundreds of thousands dead. While those events inevitably color the lens through which we view the current 2015 drought, its important to recognize the gains Ethiopians have made, and are continuing to make with the help of the government and international aid.
Armed with caterpillars, an entrepreneur dishes up a hunger solution
An young Burkina Faso inventor is turning shea caterpillars into big business - and way to beat malnutrition - in his drought-hit country