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New study highlights global food production data challenges
The findings The study identifies stark discrepancies in food production data worldwide, notably within livestock, fisheries, and aquaculture sectors. These sectors experience pronounced data gaps, especially at national and local levels, due to...
  • Cornell Atkinson
  • Department of Global Development
  • Agriculture
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Mercy Abutsa, MPS '24: Engaging youth in climate action in Nigeria
In the wake of Nigeria's devastating 2022 floods, Mercy Awazi Abutsa, MPS ’24 , a dedicated advocate for climate action and rural development, found renewed purpose. Inspired by the urgent need to address climate change alongside existing...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
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Global Development names inaugural Schleifer Professor of Sustainability
Andrew Reid Bell will join the Department of Global Development at Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences as the inaugural Schleifer Family Professor of Sustainability, effective July 1, 2024. Bell's research identifies...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Climate Change
  • Global Development
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Field Note

Caring for urban forests in Nairobi’s informal settlements
Master of Landscape Architecture student Kate Chesebrough spent six weeks this summer working as an urban forestry research fellow with the Center for International Forestry and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF) in Nairobi, Kenya. The fellowship...
  • Landscape Architecture
  • Climate Change
  • Environment
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Seminar

Co-producing Autonomy? Smart Earth Technologies, Indigenous Politics, and Climate Justice in Amazonia
This event is supported by the Department of Global Development in the Social, Political, and Ethical Dimensions of Technology in Development job talk series. Talk abstract Amazonia is a central region for climate change action and development...
  • global development
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
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Local Resistance to Climate Change Adaptation: Hindrance or Opportunity?
Seminar in Critical Development Studies, Spring 2024 This seminar is co-hosted by Cornell Global Development and the Graduate Field of Development Studies. Abstract Over the years, hundreds of climate change adaptation projects have been...
  • global development
  • Global Development
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Seminar

2024 PACT Symposium
Learn about Global Development's Undergrad-Humphrey Fellow research collaborations at this year’s Humphrey PACT (Practitioner Assistant Collaborative Training) Program Symposium! We'll hear briefly from each PACT research pair and enjoy yummy...
  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
  • GDEV undergrad
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Intersection of Health Equity and Drug Development: How One Company Wrote Its Own Success Story
Abstract The focus of this presentation is on how addressing health inequities through drug discovery can succeed if you create the right strategy for success. In her presentation, Deborah Arrindell ‘79 will center on sickle cell disease (SCD)...
  • Global Development
  • global development
  • Health + Nutrition
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