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Resilience in the Sundarbans: How Shrimp Farming is Helping Communities Adapt to Climate Change

Joydeep Dasgupta

December 02, 2024 |

News Sense |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Sundarbans

Communities in the Sundarbans have adopted shrimp farming as a sustainable livelihood strategy; the approach has proven successful, with environmental benefits and many farmers earning a good income.

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Planting the Future: How a Nigerian University is Tackling Food Insecurity with Agricultural Innovation

Mohammed Dahiru Lawal

January 06, 2025 |

Nigeria Health Watch |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Nigeria, Kano

Bayero University Center for Dryland Agriculture’s Tissue Culture Lab empowers local farmers with advanced research and technology to adapt to climate change and increase food security and nutrition. So far, 22 communities have benefited from the Lab’s expertise, leading to increased food production and fewer health problems caused by inadequate diets.

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Building for the climate: How it's done in Switzerland

Jens von Larcher

November 24, 2024 |

Deutsche Welle (DW) |

Video |

3-5 Minutes

Response Location: Switzerland

A cooperative in Switzerland is building sustainable apartments using recycled materials and green building practices to create carbon-neutral communal living spaces. These “cluster apartments” cut down on living space per person and save energy.

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Neighbors Build Climate Resilience in Their Watersheds

Dalya Massachi

February 01, 2025 |

Everyday Climate Champions |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, San Francisco, California

The Watershed Project works with residents to protect and restore landscapes that drain into waterways—creeks, rivers and ultimately—around the San Francisco Bay. Strong community outreach aims to connect people, the environment, and government agencies, municipalities, legal firms, and private and public investors.

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Paris shows how to make public housing greener and more habitable at the same time

Colin Kinniburgh

September 29, 2021 |

Grist |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: France, Paris

Old and neglected housing contributes to climate change because it runs on fossil fuels. In New York, outdated heating systems waste two-thirds of energy. The New York City Housing Authority is not only trying to create better, safer, more livable affordable housing, but also cleaner and more sustainable housing. While the city is just beginning to explore how to do that, other cities, like Paris, have already begun the work of updating old buildings that are used for affordable housing and can offer a model for American cities.

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When Resilience Starts With the City's Most Vulnerable Youth

Linda Poon

October 18, 2019 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is coordinating its youth development, violence prevention and climate adaptation efforts to help out-of-work and out-of-school youth earn their GED and secure jobs helping to shape the city's climate resilience plan. One of the ways the program works is by enrolling participants in apprenticeships within local public works departments and puts them on track to get the required licensing for employment. So far, 640 teens and young adults have participated in the program.

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As warming climate hammers coffee crops, this rare bean may someday be your brew

Sam Mednick

March 03, 2025 |

The Boston Globe |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: South Sudan

Cultivating excelsa—a rare, climate-resistant coffee bean species—is helping farmers in South Sudan not only adapt to climate change, but also bolster economic opportunities.

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Feeding Cows Seaweed Could Cut Methane Emissions and Diversify Maine's Coastal Economy, but Can It Scale?

Matilda Hay

March 09, 2025 |

Inside Climate News |

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Response Location: United States, Maine

Seaweed is emerging as a solution to Maine's shifting climate and economy, providing alternative industries for ocean farmers and also supporting land farmers' climate initiatives. While still in piloting stages, studies have shown up to 50 percent reductions in methane on New England cow farms that incorporate seaweed into feed.

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Saving U.S. Climate and Environmental Data Before It Goes Away

Nicola Jones

March 11, 2025 |

Yale Environment 360 |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

The Environmental Data and Governance Initiative, an international group of watchdog scientists, and a group of volunteers track and back up government data sets that have been altered or removed, including key tools that researchers and policymakers use to track which communities are most at risk from climate change and toxic hazards.

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The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients

Alex Music

March 25, 2025 |

The Xylom |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

Doctors are leveraging trust built over time with patients to combat misinformation around climate change. The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health and its affiliates, including Georgia Clinicians for Climate Action, train healthcare providers on climate communication through fellowships, advocacy work, and educational materials to better equip them for these conversations.

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