By Felix Kimani Kariuki, ESRAG East Africa Chair Climate change is a massive magnifier of the risks faced by small farmers. AgriBora is an Agri-Fin-Tech company that leverages satellite data to help farmers in Kenya understand and reduce those risks. AgriBora is a...
By Natasha Norris, Communications and Program Manager, Trees that Feed Foundation When like-minded people join forces, the impossible becomes possible. One Rotarian’s search for a solution to climate change has now impacted thousands of lives in the Caribbean and...
By Joey O’Brien, ESRAG Director As a Rotarian and ESRAG board member I have become far more aware of the impending climate and food production crises that the world faces. I serve as CEO of SustainAgro, which is building Canada’s first pyrolysis facility to...
By Yasar Atacik At our May meeting, the ESRAG Board voted to move the bulk of its funds from its current bank account to a green bank. A green bank is a financial institution that uses innovative financing techniques to accelerate deployment of clean...
By Ariel Miller, ESRAG Newsletter Editor As the catastrophic 2022 floods devastated the homes, health, and livelihoods of over 33 million Pakistanis, the United Nations Environment Programme and the OECD warned that the growing gap in climate aid is accelerating...
by Dr. Pat Armstrong, ESRAG Chair, and Dr. Yasar Atacik, ESRAG Chair-Elect Pakistan’s catastrophic 2022 floods, Europe’s deadly wildfires, and the titanic cyclones slamming Africa are just three of the rising global toll of disasters which justify the urgency of the...
