Category Archives: Climate Change

ILRI and ICAR partners conduct hands-on training on reducing methane emissions from livestock
Climate Change / GHG Emisssions / ILRI / India / South Asia

ILRI and ICAR partners conduct hands-on training on reducing methane emissions from livestock

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Twenty-two researchers from the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) institutes, State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) and Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) participated in a lecture series and hands-on training program focused on methane emissions in the livestock sector from 26-28 October. The training was co-hosted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and ICAR at the National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology (NIANP), Bengaluru. Continue reading →

ILRI and India’s Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying discuss priority areas for livestock sector development
Advocacy / Animal Diseases / Climate Change / Collaboration / ILRI / India / South Asia

ILRI and India’s Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying discuss priority areas for livestock sector development

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In late August this year, Habibar Rahman, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) regional representative for South Asia met Shri Parshottam Rupala Ji, minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying (MoFAH&D) in India, to submit a letter to impress upon the G-20 countries for the support of animal health and welfare globally. Continue reading →

AHH / Animal Diseases / Animal Health / CCAFS / Climate Change / EcoHealth / Southeast Asia / Vietnam / Zoonotic Diseases

Vietnam-based project to design key maps and tools for managing climate-sensitive diseases

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On 22 December 2017 animal and human health experts gathered in Hanoi, Vietnam to discuss ways of disseminating the findings and recommendations of a ‘Surveillance and early-warning systems for climate-sensitive diseases in Vietnam and Laos’, or Pestforecast project. Continue reading →

Lancet Countdown 2017 report shows climate change already damaging health of millions globally
AHH / Climate Change / Disease Control / ILRI / Research

Lancet Countdown 2017 report shows climate change already damaging health of millions globally

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Originally posted on AgHealth:
The Lancet Countdown tracks progress on health and climate change and provides an independent assessment of the health effects of climate change, the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the health implications of these actions. The research evidence thus generated will help to inform decision-making and drive an accelerated policy response…

Asia / CCAFS / Climate Change / East and Southeast Asia / ILRI / Livestock / Philippines

Hoping for a win-win: Livestock interventions discussed at the climate-smart agriculture workshop

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‘Better-fed animals have lower emissions intensities’, said Polly Ericksen, a senior scientist and program leader of Livestock Systems and Environment (LSE) program at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), during a regional workshop on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) technologies’ in Manila, Philippines on 2-4 June 2015. Continue reading →