Solar Radiation Management (SRM) has been proposed as a potential way to reduce the risks of climate change. The injection of reflective aerosol particles into the stratosphere may prove to be a feasible way to lower global temperatures, but its consequences are currently unclear.
What role should soil and land resources play in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Post-2015 Development Agenda due to be agreed at the United Nations General Assembl
Haydn’s “The Creation” was first performed in 1798. As a representation and celebration of nature, it was met with unparalleled public acclaim. Since then, humans have radically transformed the Earth system – we live in a new age, the Anthropocene.
Guy Brasseur, former director of the Climate Service Center (CSC) in Hamburg, will be visiting the IASS. His seminar on “Climate Services: Dream or Reality?” is based on his experiences at the CSC.
Sustainable land management (SLM) is seen as the best way to combat and even reverse land degradation. Despite extensive past efforts from governmental, non-governmental and research organisations to promote SLM to smallholder farmers in Malawi, adoption remains low.
