UNEP Foresight Brief News Flash
- OrganisationUN Environment
- Closing Date31/03/21
- Posted date03/03/21
FB022 – “Desert locusts’ upsurges: A harbinger of emerging climate change induced crises?”
This UNEP Foresight Brief highlights the possible role of climate change in locust infestations, and calls for well organised early warning systems that operate within an integrated pest management context and employ innovative
strategies such as ecosystem-based approaches.
Read more here | https://wesr.unep.org/foresight/briefs
Lead authors | Jayasurya Kalakkal and Ashbindu Singh, both at Environmental Pulse Institute (EPI), Virginia, USA.
UNEP Reviewers | Richard Munang, Charles Sebukeera, Angeline Djampou, Magda Biesiada, Jane Muriithi, Virginia Gitari, and Samuel Opiyo
External Reviewers | James Rowland and Gideon Galu, both at U.S. Geological Survey, Virginia, USA. Betty G. Kironde, Environmental Pulse Institute (EPI), Virginia, USA
The Foresight Team
Big Data Branch, Science Division, UNEP
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https://wesr.unep.org/foresight