Africa’s cities are reshaping how people access and choose food. Urbanization improves access to diverse diets — but also drives demand for cheap, ultra-processed foods. New paper explores challenges & policy options 👉https://bit.ly/47Y0DDm #FoodSystems #Nutrition

📢 ZEF Public Lecture | Nov 6, 13:30 CET Join us at ZEF Bonn for an in-person talk by Prof. Stefan Dercon (Oxford) on how to make evidence truly matter in policymaking. ☕ Coffee, tea & lively discussion to follow! #ZEFBonn #PublicLecture #EvidenceBasedPolicy #OxfordUniversity

🌿 ZEF Public Lecture | Oct 30, 13:30 CET “Lessons from Grassroots Civil Society Action in Disaster Risk Reduction in the Indian Sundarbans” by Prof. Dr. Farhat Naz (IIT Jodhpur / TH Köln) 📍 ZEF, Bonn Join us for insights on climate resilience, local action & social inclusivity.

+ New Research + Medicinal plants show how closely human health and biodiversity are intertwined🌿 A Social Ecology perspective shows community gardening, sustainable collection & shared knowledge as pathways to well-being and conservation. Read more 👉 bit.ly/47a3Lfb

++ New Study++ 🌾👶 1 in 4 children in rural #BurkinaFaso have malaria — nearly 9 in 10 are anaemic. 🥑 Diets rich in fat & vitamin A may help reduce malaria risk. Healthy nutrition = stronger immunity. Read here: bit.ly/4npu8CF

Can faith move water? Join us for the ZEF Public Lecture 🗓️ Oct 16, 2025 | 13:30–14:30 📍 ZEF Conference Room | Hybrid 👤 Prof. Anthony Amoah (UESD, Ghana) Learn how faith-based collaboration boosts bill payment & water conservation in Ghana 🇬🇭 Join here: bit.ly/Zoom_PL_16Oct

📢 Deportaciones masivas y estado de excepción 🇩🇴 People of Haitian descent face arbitrary detentions, raids, and violence under Abinader’s presidency (2021–2025). Cover photo by Micely Díaz Espaillat 📸 Read the full report: bit.ly/3KDVs2g ✊💡

Reflecting on yesterday’s lecture by Dr. Namukolo Covic @ ZEF: Africa’s nutrition goals are still far from reach. Food environments, markets, and consumer behavior need transformation—and it starts with end-to-end approaches and bold, transformative leadership 🌍

🚨 Afghanistan’s natural water storage is vanishing. Snowpacks, glaciers & groundwater are shrinking fast. 📉 Snow cover dropped from 16.1% → 10.6% in 6 years 🌊 Groundwater is nearing unsustainable levels 🍽️ 9.5M face food insecurity 🔗 bit.ly/ZEF_News51_Afghanistan

🚨 New issue of ZEF News No. 51 is out! 🚨 "Entangled Lives: Climate, Gender & Place" dives into how climate change deepens social inequalities. 📘 Read more: bit.ly/ZEFnews_No_51_ #ClimateJustice #GenderEquality #FoodSystems #UrbanResilience #GlobalSouth

🌍 Ernährungssicherheit in Gefahr: Kriege, Spekulation & Verschwendung treiben Preise hoch – viele im Globalen Süden hungern. Wie stoppen wir das? 🎙️Neue Podcast-Folge mit Welthungerhilfe, Matin Qaim & mehr. 🎧 bit.ly/47GKYcb - jetzt hören!

Wrapped up Summer School on Digital Innovation in Nutritional Epidemiology at @UniBonn! 🌍 25 PhD students, 5 days of insights, collaboration & digital solutions for global nutrition. Thanks to TRA, BIGS-DR & Dr. Rainer Wild Foundation! 🔗 More info: bit.ly/3I08p5y

💡 Insights from today’s ZEF Public Lecture by Dr. Gabriel Kallah-Dagadu on optimizing sustainable diets for Ghanaian populations using RODAM study data. Plant-forward, culturally tailored and climate-smart. 🔗 bit.ly/45OUkQk #ZEF #SustainableDiets #RODAMStudy

📢 Save the Date! Public Lecture @ ZEF 🌍 🗓️ Aug 27, 2025 | 09:00 CEST 👤 Dr. Gabriel Kallah-Dagadu (Univ. of Ghana) 🗣️ Sustainable diets through optimization modelling Focus: Ghanaian diets, health & climate. 🔗 bit.ly/478QDra

🌍 New Article: "Negotiating Green Urbanism" How do global greening agendas play out in Nairobi's informal settlements? 🔹 State-led greening deepens inequality 🔹 Grassroots actors reclaim space through care & resistance 🔹 Urban sustainability is local, political & contested 📖Read: bit.ly/4fMBopV

New Research 📊🌍 Afghanistan faces worsening droughts (1974–2023). Our study using SPI & SPEI reveals: 🔹 More severe, frequent, prolonged droughts 🔹 Regional hotspots 🔹 Climate drivers: temp, evapotranspiration Read more 👉 bit.ly/3Jn8zEn #ClimateChange #Drought

🧠 „Wissenschaft nimmt ihren Ausgangspunkt im sich-Wundern“ – J. von Braun Was trennt Wissenschaft von Pseudowissenschaft? Wie passt Glaube dazu? Ein lesenswertes Interview mit dem Präsidenten der Päpstlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. 🔗 bit.ly/46XjLBw

New Article: "Governing the Ungovernable" Sarkar & Sarkar (2025) analyze groundwater governance in India since the 1970s. Keywords: – Fragmented regulation – Weak implementation – Demand-side reform needed 🔗 bit.ly/4oGCc3J #WaterPolicy #Groundwater #India

📢 New article: "Deep learning-based extraction of Kenya’s historical road network from topographic maps" A deep learning approach applied to 500+ maps (1950s–1980s) yields 56,000+ km of digitized roads. Avg. F1 score: 0.84. 🔗 Read: bit.ly/46WJf1S

++ New study ++ How does electrification reshape labor in rural Ethiopia? 🔌 Findings: ✔️ More off-farm work for women ✔️ Less unpaid/farm work for adults ✔️ Girls fetch less water, boys do more farm work 📄 bit.ly/4mcBZnl

🌿 New Blog Post by Nicolas Lara-Rodriguez (ZEF)! Can rural communities lead conservation & sustainability? In Colombia’s Peasant Reserve Zones, they already are. Peasants in Venecia are protecting forests & transitioning to agroecology. 📖 Read more: blog.zef.de?p=9305

🌿 Kenya’s sacred Kaya forests face threats despite UNESCO status. Community-led conservation and sustainable livelihoods are key. 📖 Read more: blog.zef.de/?p=9284 #Conservation #Kenya #CulturalHeritage

🎙️ New Interview! We spoke with Dr. Muthio Nzau about her research on sacred landscapes in Coastal Kenya and her stay in Bonn. Her work is part of a project on UNESCO World Heritage sites as living cultural landscapes in Kenya & Ethiopia. 👉 bit.ly/Interview_MuthioNzau

🎙️ New Interview! Dr. Eric M. Kioko (Kenyatta University) shares insights on cultural heritage as a living, evolving practice. 🌍 Joint project with Dilla University, hosted at ZEF & funded by Volkswagen Foundation. 📺 Watch: bit.ly/Interview_EricMKioko 🔗 Info: bit.ly/UNESCO_Heritage_Project

🌍 Ernteausfälle, steigende Risiken: Obstbauer Roland Schmitz-Hübsch und Agrarökonom Matin Qaim im Handelsblatt Podcast über Ernährung und Klimawandel. 🎧 Jetzt hören: bit.ly/41fqliY #Klimawandel #Ernährung #Landwirtschaft

🚨 New Research Alert Can low-carb diets improve blood sugar control in high-risk groups? 🧪 A study of ~5,900 Ghanaian adults (RODAM) explored links between low-carb diets, HbA1c & diabetes complications. 📉 Surprising results! 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3UF6F4m

🌱 Negotiating green urbanism by Valentine Opanga What does sustainability look like in Nairobi’s informal settlements? From urban farming to resistance, Korogocho & Pumwani-Majengo offer a powerful rethinking💪🏾🌍 🔗 Read: bit.ly/4l9O2At #GreenUrbanism #UrbanJustice

🌿 Agroecology in Africa: Lessons from Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Senegal & Uganda Study shows strong NGO-led efforts with clear environmental gains—but barriers like weak policy support, funding gaps & limited local ownership remain. 👉 bit.ly/ZEFWP_247

🌾 Join us for a ZEF Public Lecture (July 31, 13:30–14:30)! Dr. Bikash Ranjan Parida shares how remote sensing & ML improve crop yield modelling & food security in India’s Indo-Gangetic Plain. 📍 ZEF & Hybrid: bit.ly/4kO69f3

📘 New book out: Gender-Transformative Approaches for Climate Change Adaptation (Springer, 2025) Edited by Anindita Sarkar & Nairwita Bandyopadhyay Focuses on gender, power, and climate policy in the Global South! ➡️bit.ly/44PhpSx

🦠🌿 How do biodiversity loss and land use change fuel disease risks in Uganda? In her new ZEF blog post, Maureen Nabatanzi calls for interdisciplinary action and community engagement to tackle vector-borne diseases. 👉 Read: blog.zef.de?p=9265 #OneHealth #ZEF #Biodiversity #Uganda #ZoonoticDiseases

We are getting started with today's lecture with ZEF senior fellow Peter Mollinga

🌱 New ZEF Working Paper: “Plural Sustainabilities – Reflections and Ways Ahead” Sustainability is understood differently worldwide. This paper calls for inclusive, context-based approaches that value diverse worldviews. 👉 Read: bit.ly/ZEF-WP246 @bora-network.bsky.social

📢 Public Lecture Today at ZEF: Prof. Peter P. Mollinga on Local Action & Structural Transformation in Development Studies. Join us in Bonn or online for a critical take on the many “turns” in the field & why structural change must be recentered. 👉👉 bit.ly/ZEF_PublicLecture_July10

🔍 From banana barons to environmental erasure to far-right necropolitics — Ecuador’s crisis is global. Join the CPC colloquium to unpack oligarchic power, vanishing rights, and paths to resistance. 🗓️Read more: bit.ly/CPC_Colloquium_July09

🌍 Obesity in Africa raises concerns over ultra-processed foods. ✅ But minimally processed foods help reduce waste, boost nutrition, and support local economies. ⚖️ A balanced approach is key. 📄 Read more: bit.ly/4eAsUBV #Nutrition #FoodSystems #Africa

🔥 Bolivia saw its worst wildfire season ever in 2024 — 12.6M ha burned, 60% forest. Why? 🐄 Livestock & soy expansion 🏭 Weak land-use laws 🪵 Deforestation policies 🌡️ Drought & heat Full story 👉 blog.zef.de/?p=9212 #Bolivia #Wildfires #Amazon #ClimateCrisis

🏔️ In Nepal’s Bajhang District, migration is driven by climate crisis, caste exclusion, and fading resources. 🔍 Discover why villages are emptying—and who’s left behind: blog.zef.de/?p=9195 #Nepal #MigrationMatters #ClimateJustice #CasteEquity #RuralVoices

++ 📢 Join our Public Lecture, July 02, 2025 // 1 PM CEST++ "Calculating climate-attributable burden of disease using health cohorts in the Global South", held by Prof. Dr. Rainer Sauerborn ➡️ bit.ly/PL_July02

🌍WASCAL turns climate challenges into local solutions. 10 years of science, training & impact in West Africa. ➡️Find out more: bit.ly/40rQoDa #WASCAL #ClimateAction #WestAfrica

🌾 Hidden in plain sight: In #Nepal’s hills, women run the farms, adapt to climate shifts, and hold communities together — yet lack land rights, recognition, and support. A must-read from ZEF’s fieldwork in Bajang by Anindita Sarkar 👉 blog.zef.de?p=9164 #Agriculture

++New Research Article++ Rainfall shocks in rural Ecuador cut income by 9%. Two consecutive shocks? Income drops 50%+ for poor households. Poverty worsens. Recovery is harder. 📍 2013–2019 micro data 🔗 bit.ly/44jcTvl

++New Youtube Video++ Watch the ZEF Public Lecture by Andrés Madias, held on June 12, 2025 👉 now on Youtube! 📺Watch here: bit.ly/PL_June12

Empowered women = better diets 💪🌾 New study from Malawi shows women’s decision-making boosts farm diversity and nutrition. 📄 Read in Food Security (Springer Nature): bit.ly/407K7MP #FoodSecurity #WomensEmpowerment #Nutrition #SmallFarms

Last week, 70 researchers from Africa and Germany visited a youth-led greenhouse farm in Dawhenya, Ghana 🌿—part of the INTERFACES Status seminar 2025 on sustainable land management in Sub-Saharan Africa 🌍 ➡️Read more: bit.ly/3SNTVHN

🌱 Discover the future of sustainable farming in Argentina! Join us June 12, 1:30 PM CEST for a public lecture on No-Tillage Systems with Andrés Madias. 🔗 Register now: bit.ly/PL_Madias #NoTillage #SustainableAgriculture #Agroecology

🔬Grüne Gentechnik bald in der EU? Forschende wie Matin Qaim befürworten die Zulassung – und verweisen auf Erfahrungen aus Indien mit gentechnisch veränderter Baumwolle 🌱 🔗 Jetzt den Artikel lesen: bit.ly/3SAg5NG #Gentechnik #EU #Landwirtschaft #Forschung

🌍 Status Seminar 2025 is underway in Accra! Over 120 experts from Africa and Europe are exploring solutions for sustainable agriculture, land use, and climate resilience. Key themes: gender equity, digital transformation, and governance🌾 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3Honygs

🔆 Agrivoltaik verbindet Landwirtschaft und Solarenergie – und findet laut aktueller Studie deutlich höhere Akzeptanz als herkömmliche Solarparks. Kühe unter Solarpaneelen? Wein unter PV-Dächern? Klingt spannend? ➡️ Jetzt mehr erfahren: bit.ly/43DFnzw

📢 Join us for a public lecture on June 5, 2025 (1:30 PM CEST)! 🌍 Trade, Food Security & Nutrition: A Systematic Review of Global Value Chains 🎙️ Prof. Goedele Van den Broeck, UCLouvain 📍Hybrid event, register here: bit.ly/PL_VanDenBroeck