One of the most repeated sentences throughout the UN Water Conference was, “Around 70% of the freshwater goes into agriculture”. But coming from a monsoon-heavy place like Kerala in India, I sense a half-truth in this statement. Hearing that most freshwater is used for agriculture, the picture before your eyes will be canals and pumps… Continue reading The nexus of food security, water and climate change
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Cow Burps, Chickens and Climate Change
Just a month or so back, a friend asked me in jest if he could get carbon credits by not drinking beer. His argument was that he was saving on the CO2 that would have otherwise escaped as burps by not drinking beer! If the reduction of cow burp (god bless them!) could earn credits,… Continue reading Cow Burps, Chickens and Climate Change