Environment and Climate Change
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Inside the race to prepare cities for extreme heat
King Center Faculty Affiliates and other Stanford researchers are working to help cities adapt to extreme weather and keep people and buildings cool during severe heat waves.
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New Stanford Impact Labs (SIL) investments back research teams tackling pressing challenges
Affiliates studying AI-enabled women's health care and the relationship between crop insurance and climate resilience were awarded funding by SIL.
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Aiming to improve the aquaculture industry in Kenya
King Center scholar Fridah Nyakundi has published a new paper describing the risks and associated market challenges facing tilapia farmers in Kenya and showing why the country’s growing aquaculture sector needs risk- and system-specific policy support.
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HERI-Kenya is turning food waste into climate solution
Featured on Citizen TV Kenya, HERI-Kenya's black soldier fly farm is cutting down on food waste and greenhouse gas emissions while strengthening food security, sanitation, and climate resilience for the surrounding community.
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New roads: expressways for disease?
New study by Erin Mordecai links road development to rise in dengue in the Peruvian Amazon
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Go behind the science with Rodolfo Dirzo
The Stanford ecologist traces quiet shifts in the natural world, and how they circle back to human health.
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New research shows path to affordable water in fast-growing cities
By 2050, up to half the world’s urban population will face water scarcity. In a study co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Rosamond Naylor, a new model of water supply, demand, and policies in a drought-prone city of 7 million in India shows how policies could prevent the poor from bearing the heaviest burden.
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Researchers work to outrun the risk of ‘river fever’
In Senegal, Faculty Affiliates Giulio De Leo and Rosamond Naylor are tackling schistosomiasis in rice paddies, using fish to cut disease transmission while boosting food security and local economies.
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Training brick manufacturers to reduce emissions in Bangladesh
King Center-supported research trained brick kiln owners and operators in cleaner practices, which reduced coal burning and improved air quality in Bangladesh.
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Global development conference highlights research by postdocs
Stanford’s only conference for postdoctoral fellows in global development featured wide-ranging international research on September 19.
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Toward a lead-free future: The case for action now
At UNGA 80, Jenna Forsyth spoke about the King Center’s lead initiative work at a Devex Impact House panel.
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4 things to know about climate change and human migration
How does climate change influence human migration and border policies? Faculty Affiliate Hélène Benveniste shares key insights.
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Corporate reports miss the mark on ocean health
A new paper co-authored by Jean-Baptiste Jouffray reveals major gaps in how companies disclose their impacts on the ocean.
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More scrutiny of domestic fishing fleets at ports could help deter illegal fishing
Domestic vessels account for the majority of port visits globally. Inspecting them in addition to foreign vessels is key to deterring illegal fishing, scientists say.
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Stanford scientists believe climate change expanding range of disease-carrying mosquitos
Faculty Affiliates Erin Mordecai and Desiree LaBeaud have been tracking mosquito species and the diseases they transmit in Costa Rica and Africa.
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Fertiliser separating system could usher in a urine revolution
Faculty Affiliate William Tarpeh and other researchers are "turning a waste problem into a resource opportunity".
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Liquid gold: Prototype harvests valuable resource from urine
William Tarpeh and his co-authors have developed a new system to transform human waste into a powerful tool for sustainable energy and agriculture in resource-limited regions.
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When the waters rise: How climate change is threatening maternal mental health in Bangladesh
Predoctoral Research Fellow Suhi Hanif and Faculty Affiliate Jade Benjamin-Chung reveal the devastating impact of floods on prenatal depression in Bangladesh.
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Stanford and Cambridge academics visit ThunderPlus to study India’s EV evolution
A delegation co-led by Faculty Affiliate Erica Plambeck explored the role of startups and enterprises in advancing clean mobility.
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Swat team
Erin Mordecai is studying how climate change is affecting the spread of mosquito-borne infectious diseases, which will help predict future outbreaks.
