Declare Climate Emergency
Reading Time: 5 minutesBY MOGESH SABABATHY THE order to close picnic and camping places nationwide following the landslide tragedy at the Father’s Organic Farm camping site, Batang Kali, is like crying over spilled milk. More surprising is that the camping sites involved in the incident were identified as unlicensed and had been operating illegally since 2020. This means for […]
Priming crops to face impact of climate change
Reading Time: 3 minutesCONFRONTED with the need of increasing global food production – farmers are constantly challenged with altering conditions and emergent soil-borne pathogens brought on by human-induced climate change. Recent data estimate that 40 percent of food crops are lost to plant pests and diseases every year, largely impacting both global food security and the livelihood of smallholder […]
Climate action must address needs of women and children
Reading Time: 3 minutes BY DR SHARIFAH MUHAIRAH SHAHABUDIN THE world is witnessing a climate emergency, disrupting all living beings on earth and its natural environment. The change in climate has seen devastating floods, extreme heat waves, strong storms, and severe droughts. The rising sea levels are threatening to submerge coastal communities, while extreme heat becomes intolerable to the human […]
Kenyans need to turn to GM crops to combat drought
Reading Time: < 1 minuteKENYA is experiencing a severe water shortage due to four failed rainy seasons and is in the middle of the worst droughts that happened in the East African region in four decades. These conditions lead to reduced crop production and indicate a possible famine. One of the solutions to such problems is the adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops […]
Using mathematical models to achieve energy security
Reading Time: 2 minutesTHE Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a red flag in a recent report that there will be a serious impact if we reach another 1.5 0C in surface temperature. Commenting on the report Dr Viknesh Andiappan, an energy planning specialist told The Petri Dish that mathematical skills are necessary to tackle climate change-related issues. […]
COP 27: An alliance to get ahead of future drought
Reading Time: 2 minutesSHARM EL-SHEIKH: At the initiative of the Presidents of Senegal, Macky Sall, and Spain, Pedro Sánchez, leaders from over 25 countries and 20 organisations today launched the International Drought Resilience Alliance to accelerate action and help countries to be better prepared for future droughts. In the declaration made in the margins of Sharm el-Sheikh Climate […]
Slashing methane: Panelists Push for a Cooperative Global Effort
Reading Time: 3 minutesMETHANE is in the news currently after 120 countries signed the Global Methane Pledge during COP 26, last year to reduce methane emissions. However, most countries are still gaining an understanding of the dynamics of methane mitigation as they have little scientific knowledge, technology, and data measurement to develop a comprehensive methane mitigation framework. On the […]
United in Science: We are heading in the wrong direction
Reading Time: 3 minutesGENEVA: Climate science is clear: we are heading in the wrong direction, according to a new multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), which highlights the huge gap between aspirations and reality. Without much more ambitious action, the physical and socioeconomic impacts of climate change will be increasingly devastating, it warns. The report, United […]
USM-Petronas join hands to offer carbon dioxide mitigation
Reading Time: 2 minutesUNIVERSITI SAINS MALAYSIA (USM) through the School of Chemical Engineering and the School of Mechanical Engineering, has entered a research and technological collaboration with Petronas. The project entitled ‘Conversion of CO2 and Petcoke to Fuel Gas (Carbon Monoxide and Syngas) Using Microwave Heating’ is in line with CO2 mitigation plans, which seek ways to develop long-term strategies for […]
Methane from agricultural activities
Reading Time: 2 minutesBY SALMINA BARVIN BT MD SAMEENUDEEN AGRICULTURE sustains humanity and provides livelihoods for over 800 million people—27 percent of the global workforce. But many agricultural practices emit a substantial amount of greenhouse gases, including large amounts of methane, which is many times more potent than carbon dioxide at warming our planet and adds to dangerous air […]