This week’s summary on the news stories, reports and blogs that have grabbed our attention. We welcome your thoughts and comments on these articles.
Climate change and COP21
Why I support the #EarthStatement, The Grantham Institute
COP21 Political Scenarios, E3G
Climate change and Africa’s Infrastructure: Adapt now, but do so wisely, The World Bank
Hundreds of millions of children exposed to climate change impacts – UN, Thromson Reuters
Can eating less meat help reduce climate change? BBC News
Why a Climate Deal Is the Best Hope for Peace, The New Yorker
GCF launches guide to the Fund’s investment opportunities, Green Climate Fund
What should an ambitious climate agreement in Paris look like? Friends of Europe
Nutrition
Quality, not quantity, key to fighting hunger, Cornell experts say, AgriPulse
What Does Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Have to Do With Nutrition? Everything, USAID
Guest Commentary – Dairy Protien: Critical in the fight against stunting? The Chicago Council
Agricultural Science and Technology
Ag Weather Data Platform aWhere Goes From Series A to Big Ag Partnerships, AgFunder
Farmers can be researchers too, Global Food Security
Stanford researchers develop new way to measure crop yields from space, Stanford News
Precision Farming Expo to Highlight the Changing Landscape of Precision Ag, AgFunder
African Agriculture and Soil
As water falls short, conflict between herders and farmers sharpens, Thomson Reuters
On Kenya’s climate frontline, female farmers are building a secure future, The Guardian
Agricultural policy: Govern our soils, Nature
El Nino floods could displace 100,000 in Ethiopia – U.N., Thomson Reuters
How understanding microbes can help farmers manage Africa’s soil crisis, The Conversation
School dropout rate rising as drought boosts hunger in Zimbabwe, Thomson Reuters
Other stories that caught our eye…
What would it take to strengthen women’s land rights? Thrive
Unilever Finds That Shrinking Its Footprint Is a Giant Task, New York Times
FACTBOX – Is the world making good on promises to protect forests? Thomson Reuters
To Save the Earth, Better Nitrogen Use on a Hungrier Planet Must be Addressed, Woodrow Wilson School
One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World? 
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