Commercial rice farming cushions Cameroon women from climate stress
Women are pushing for land, technology and hardy rice varieties enabling them to profit from new markets
Kenyan herders take livestock health in their own hands
As drought worsens in Kenya, pastoralists have set up a drugstore to treat animal diseases without involving veterinarians
Innovative adaptation cuts climate risks from Bolivia to Niger
People closest to the problems can often come up with the best solutions, experts say
Reality TV hooks Tanzania as women win fame, fortune and farm tools
Revolutionary portrayal of women as "heroes" makes one in two Tanzanians watch series aimed at raising profile of women farmers
Climate-smart development crystallises on Senegal's salt flats
In places that suffer drought and poor crop outputs, salt could provide an alternative income
Female lead households are most vulnerable
An image from a graphic created at Development and Climate Days in Paris, December 2015.
Climate and weather information table at the BRACED inception workshop in Dakar, Senegal
Participants at the climate and weather information table at the BRACED inception workshop in Dakar, Senegal, in February 2015. TRF/Laurie Goering
Animal protection in disasters a lifeline for rural families
“If animals are saved, families can stay self-sufficient and be better prepared for future disasters”
To save forests, Kenyan tea factory brews new way to dry tea
Tea factories that continue to use firewood can't ignore their own roles in the adverse effects of climate change
With will and strong backs, a quake-hit Nepal village rebuilds
What does resilience look like? Sticking together in hard times, one community says