Category: Early Warning
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Addressing the Adaptation Finance Gap in Africa
Recent data from Global Center on Adaptation shows that adaptation finance flows in Africa reached only USD 11 billion annually in 2019-2020. While there may be a modest increase in 2021-2022, more is needed. African NDCs estimate that the continent needs USD 53 billion annually for adaptation. However, new research suggests that the actual need…
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Unlocking the Role of Chemodiversity in Freshwater Ecosystem Health
Research increasingly suggests that the health of lakes, rivers and other fresh waters is closely tied to the diversity of dissolved organic matter (DOM). DOM consists of thousands of distinct carbon-based compounds from different plant and animal sources, which make up what scientists call “chemodiversity.” There are four key ways chemodiversity influences ecosystem functioning: Nutrient…
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Leading with Compassion: Transforming Workplace Culture for Success
Truly appreciated spending this week on personal reflection while reading “The Human Moment: The Positive Power of Compassion in the Workplace” by Dr Amy Bradley! In a world where challenges are complex and the pace of change is rapid, the traditional view of leadership – prioritising hierarchical dominance, profits over people, and output over empathy…
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Green Sand Deployment for Carbon Sequestration: A Promising Climate Solution
The oceans currently absorb almost 1/3 of anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions. By dissolving just one gigatonne of ground olivine mineral per year in shallow seas, atmospheric CO2 could be reduced by 10 parts per million and lower Earth’s temperature by 0.06°C by 2100. This is based on the high emissions scenario modelled where atmospheric CO2…
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Navigating Flood Modeling Challenges in the Unique Terrain of the UAE
The UAE’s terrain is shaped by wind rather than water flows, presenting significant obstacles to accurate flood modeling. Instead of rivers, water flows along dune formations in an interconnected network of surface ponds. A study by UAE University found that predicting upstream dune absorption is impacted by factors like groundwater at 2-5m depth varying soil…
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Planet Vs Plastics
Earth Day 2024 is a day that reminds us of our shared responsibility to protect and preserve our planet. We are facing a crisis that threatens the very foundations of our existence – the plastic pollution crisis. The statistics are alarming. We have already created 11 billion metric tons of plastic, surpassing the combined weight…
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The Global Crisis of Land Subsidence: A Call for Holistic Action
In recent years, we have seen alarming rates of subsidence in major cities around the world. From Jakarta to Mexico City, from Venice to Shanghai, the ground beneath millions of people is literally sinking. In China alone, a systematic assessment using spaceborne synthetic aperture radar interferometry has revealed that almost half of the urban land…
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Happiness Through Emotional Granularity
Today may be one of those days again, and I was searching for myself- how to be happier by increasing emotional granularity? Identifying and describing our emotions in detail is a skill called emotional granularity can help us better understand and regulate our feelings. People who use broad terms like “angry,” “sad,” or “stressed” have…
Bapon (SHM) Fakhruddin, PhD 