Environment and Climate Change
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Climate change is driving the rise in dengue cases
Faculty Affiliate Erin Mordecai has found at least 257 million people now live in places where climate warming could cause dengue incidence to double in the next 25 years.
November 20, 2024
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Gretchen Daily named a 2024 Climate Action Leader
Daily, a King Center faculty affiliate, was highlighted by Business Insider for her global leadership and innovation in working toward climate and environmental solutions.
November 11, 2024
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Study analyzes how various African communities have attempted to reverse land degradation
A study co-authored by Faculty affiliate Eric Lambin analyzes how African communities can tackle the dual challenges of land degradation and poverty.
October 30, 2024
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William Tarpeh taps the potential of polluted water
Faculty Affiliate William Tarpeh takes a creative approach to extracting needed resources such as ammonia from wastewater streams.
October 23, 2024
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Michele Barry on elevating women leaders in climate and health
Faculty Affiliate Michele Barry says increasing women’s participation in discussions about these topics is key to finding solutions that will benefit a broad range of people.
October 10, 2024
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You'll never guess the culprit in a global lead poisoning mystery
On NPR, Affiliated Researcher Jenna Forsyth details her work on reducing lead, which resulted in a dramatic drop in blood lead levels in Bangladesh.
September 23, 2024
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‘Before They Vanish’ addresses the crisis of species loss
A new book co-authored by Faculty Affiliate Rodolfo Dirzo advocates for earlier detection and mitigation of threats to ward off population extinction.
September 17, 2024
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Lower-carbon concrete floors could pave the way to a health solution
Concrete floors are easily cleaned of disease-carrying pathogens, but they come at a high environmental cost. A lower-carbon flooring mix could provide a solution.
September 04, 2024
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Forecasting climate’s impact on a debilitating disease
Faculty Affiliates Giulio De Leo and Erin Mordecai developed models that can predict how the risk of parasitic disease schistosomiasis will shift in response to climate change.
August 05, 2024
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Connecting human health with nature
The King Center funded the Ecology & Evolution of Infectious Diseases Conference, hosted by a new program pursuing win-win ecological solutions for health and the environment.
July 24, 2024
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S3 sparks change maker conversations from around the world
The inaugural Stanford Sustainability Summit, S3, convened global climate innovators to forge new connections.
July 12, 2024
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Q&A with King Center Predoctoral Research Fellow Suhi Hanif
Hanif has been working on research in infectious disease epidemiology.
July 09, 2024
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Mosquitos kill more people than any other creature, the CDC warns
On NPR Morning Edition, Faculty Affiliate Desiree LaBeaud briefly talks about how climate change is extending mosquito breeding seasons.
July 08, 2024
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TIME100 Health Most Influential People: Jenna Forsyth
Affiliated Researcher Jenna Forsyth was selected for her work on shoring up food safety in South Asia, which was supported by the King Center’s lead exposure initiative.
May 02, 2024
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Sustainable solutions in spotlight amid e-rickshaw boom
Faculty Affiliate Erica Plambeck, a member of the King Center's initiative on reducing lead, facilitated a Bangladesh workshop on the sustainable management of lead-acid batteries.
April 03, 2024
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Confronting the ‘two-headed monster’ of environmental injustice
Faculty Affiliates Rodolfo Dirzo, Khalid Osman, and Rosamond Naylor explored the importance of community-driven research, intersectional frameworks, and institutional legitimacy.
April 02, 2024
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Gretchen Daily: The cost of not valuing nature
In this episode on Radio New Zealand, Faculty Affiliate Gretchen Daily shares how traditional systems of wealth measurement don't include nature's contributions.
March 16, 2024
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King Center initiative: Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change in the Global South
Climate adaptation efforts being carried out across the Global South will be collated to help shape future climate protection.
March 07, 2024
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King Center initiative: Climate Change and Political Mobilization in the Global South
New research will equip policymakers and scholars with data on how climate change is shaping politics in the Global South.
March 07, 2024
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It takes a village: Using game theory to get farmers to fight deforestation
A new model co-built by Faculty Affiliate Erica Plambeck taps into the power of cooperation to promote sustainable palm oil production in Indonesia.
January 11, 2024