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Stilt Houses: How an Ancient Architectural Design Could Become a Climate Solution

Ethan Brown

May 05, 2023 |

The Sweaty Penguin |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Florida

When designed well, houses built on elevated platforms supported by stilts can help coastal communities adapt to climate change by reducing flood risk.

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How a unique Ukrainian shelter provides animals a first-class home

Viktoriia Hubareva

May 02, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine, Irpin

Running on donations, Zoopatrol UA rescues, treats, and finds homes for animals in Ukraine left behind when the war started. The shelter has helped over 1,000 animals since its inception.

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How Floating Farms Are Helping Bangladesh Adapt to Climate Change

Peter Yeung

April 27, 2023 |

Bloomberg |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: Bangladesh, Barisal

Farmers in Barisal, Bangladesh, are returning to the traditional practice of growing crops on rafts to adapt to frequent floods and rising sea levels. The floating gardens made from woven water hyacinth have a layer of manure on top.

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People leave when the projectile already hits their house: HelpPeople volunteers evacuate people from occupied cities

Liudmyla Tiahnyriadno

April 26, 2023 |

Рубрика (Rubryka) |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Ukraine

The HelpPeople organization assists people evacuating occupied territories in Ukraine. Those in need can contact volunteers through a call center, social media, or the website. Then, the organization picks them up with a bus and transports them to shelters, train stations, friends, and family.

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From Farmworkers to Land Healers

Brooke Anderson

April 25, 2023 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Sonoma County, California

North Bay Jobs With Justice teaches immigrant and Indigenous farmworkers how to restore the land’s ecological health and mitigate impacts of climate change and disasters like wildfires through training efforts and ancestral knowledge. The group has also helped workers organize for respect, safer conditions and fair pay.

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Community Land Trusts Are Building Disaster-Resilient Neighborhoods

Alexandra Applegate

April 25, 2023 |

Fort Wayne Media Collaborative |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Monroe County, Florida

Community land trusts, like the Florida Keys Community Land Trust (FKCLT) help people access affordable housing and aid in disaster recovery by stopping land from entering the real estate market and increasing in price. FKCLT rents land trust units to families earning 80% or less of the local median income at about $1,000 per month.

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Gombe State says it has planted 2.7 million trees to combat climate change

Muhammad Auwal Ibrahim

April 24, 2023 |

Social Voices |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Gombe

In Nigeria, the state-led Gombe Goes Green project raises tree seedlings in nurseries, plants them across the state, and ensures the trees’ survival through regular care. The trees help combat the effects of rampant deforestation like flooding and land degradation.

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A Caribbean island's quest to become the world's first climate-resilient nation

Jose Alison Kentish

April 24, 2023 |

BBC |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Dominica

On its journey to become the first climate-resilient nation, Dominica created an early warning system for extreme weather. Once the warning reaches the national level, the information is distributed to communities where a network of local authorities spread the word. From there, neighbors and friends check in with each other, and traditional conch shells are blown as a warning, too.

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Counterintuitive conservation: Fire boosts aquatic crustaceans in U.S. savannas

Ashli Blow

April 21, 2023 |

Mongabay |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States

Prescribed burns remove shrubs and invasive plants from habitats that vernal pool fairy shrimp and different species of crayfish live in — making it easier for them to thrive and populations to increase.

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The Indian Farmers Battling Climate Change With 10,000-year-old Emmer Wheat

Sanket Jain

April 21, 2023 |

Food Unfolded |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India

Farmers in India are turning back to growing traditional, ancient grains like emmer wheat for reliable harvests because it can withstand extreme climate-related weather conditions.

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