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Global Cities
Mind the Knowledge Gaps: What Global Conferences Bring to Light | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Ian Klaus explains how conferences can call attention to that which scientists and policymakers don’t know.
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Global CitiesAP PhotosUnderground climate change is slowly sinking Chicago and cities across the globe | Is Chicago standing, shifting ... or sinking?
We know Venice is sinking. What about Chicago, which accounts for about 234 square miles of land?
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Climate and the EnvironmentREUTERSThe Other COP: Biodiversity Summit Sets New Goals, but Eludes Global Headlines | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
COP15 set new targets for protecting ecosystems, but funding, implementation, and a lack of global attention to biodiversity give pause for Chris Morris.
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Food and AgricultureJed OwenThe Beauty of the Bottom Up: Making Crop Improvement Work for National Programs | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs considers whether agricultural research initiatives cause solutions to be imposed from the top down.
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Food and AgricultureTechnoServeWhen Intermediary Links in the Supply Chain are Weakened, the Whole Food System Suffers | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Businesses in the center of the value chain are crucial to the food system, and these intermediary links are under threat from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Global HealthBrian McGowanPublics Remain Supportive of Policies to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this Chicago Council on Global Affairs blog Craig Kafura, Brendan Helm, Jack Benjamin, Eliza Posner explains Public Opinon on Coronavirus for the week of May 6.
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Food and AgricultureJoel MunizPandemic Offers an Opportunity to Revitalize, Reinforce Local Food Economies | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
In this blog post from the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, we discuss the COVID-19 pandemic’s negative effects on the food and agriculture industry.
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Global CitiesJamal DawoodpotoCities Are Stepping up on Climate Action as Nation States Fall to the Wayside | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Cities must step up when nation-states ignore the devastating impacts and economic costs of climate change, sea level rise, and environmental degradation.
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Food and AgricultureMichigan State UniversityHow One Plant Breeder Innovates to Tackle Potato’s Biggest Challenge | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
This Earth Day, one plant breeder reflects on the food security promise of innovative biotechnology and how it has been misunderstood.
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Global HealthCOP21Green COVID-19 Recovery and Transatlantic Leadership: What Are the Prospects? | Chicago Council on Global Affairs
A Democratic victory provides an opportunity for transatlantic collaboration, but structures for cooperation among stakeholders in the US need to be revived.