Tags: environment

ILRI News on environment

07 Mar 2022

Mazingira Centre – a role model for environmental research infrastructure in Africa

Climate change threatens the livelihoods of millions of people in Africa. The rise in global temperatures, changes in rainfall, and the increase of extreme weather conditions all pose a serious risk to the agricultural sector and food and nutrition security. At the same time, Africa is currently...

Sonja LeitnerScientist

ILRI News

01 Mar 2022

Hunger in the Horn: East Africa needs rain

East Africa is no stranger to water crises. The disaster of 2010-2011 saw more than 260,000 people die due to consecutive droughts and half of them were children. Now, like then, a series of failed rainy seasons have led to a lack of potable water, which has, in turn, devastated communities reliant...

Brenda CorominaPrinceton in Africa Fellow: Assistant Writer/Editor

AgHealth blog

04 Feb 2022

New scoping review sheds light on antimicrobial resistance in global food crop value chains

The role of food crops as a conduit for transmission of antimicrobial resistance from soil and water to humans has not been widely studied. Contamination of food crops with antimicrobial-resistant pathogens presents an added foodborne risk to human health. A team of researchers from the London...

Tezira LoreCommunication Specialist

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Publications on environment

Brief

Published2021

Highland communal grassland management (HCGM) - A producer-driven approach for communal grasslands in the Ethiopian Highlands

Report

Published2021

High Quality Cassava Peel Project: Nigeria Scaling Scan report

Report

Published2021

Regional integrated livestock value chain simulation model for economic, equity, and environment policy assessment

Report

Published2021

Characterization of pig manure management and associated environmental and health issues in central Uganda

Brief

Published2021

Assessing the environmental impacts of livestock production using the CLEANED approach

Manual

Published2021

Training manual, LI-CHAN: Livestock-led interventions towards equitable livelihoods and improved environment in the north-west highlands of Vietnam

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ILRI Projects on environment

Dec 2021Nov 2025

Capacitating One Health in Eastern and Southern Africa (COHESA)

The world is facing unprecedented, inter-connected threats to the health of people, animals and the environment. Addressing these threats requires cross-sectoral, system-wide approaches. This is encapsulated in the One Health concept, which recognises the interconnection of people, animals, plants...

Mar 2019Apr 2032

One Health for Humans, Environment, Animals and Livelihoods (HEAL)

The project brings together professionals in human and animal health and the environment to achieve better access to human and veterinary health services and sustainable natural resources management. To implement One Health , the project works with communities, public and private service providers...

Jan 2010May 2013

Volta Basin Development Challenge: integrated management of rainwater for crop-livestock agro-ecosystems

Given the economic, social and environmental vulnerability due to high water scarcity and variability in the basin, improvements in rainwater management are needed for ensuring sustainable and equitable benefits. This project intends to identify, evaluate, adapt, and disseminate best-fit integrated...