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Kick-Off Seminar Z4ABC project’s activity “Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Value Chain Resilience in Colleges and Universities” 2023.

 

Scenes of the stakeholders meeting discussng the role of colleges and universities in fostering climate change adaptation, mitigation, and value chain resilience in rural areas. The discussions are part of the EU co-funded project Z4ABC, that introduces the concept of AKIS, Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems, where colleges and universities can play an important role.

 

Photo by Lydia Amanzi/CIFOR-ICRAF

 

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Kick-Off Seminar Z4ABC project’s activity “Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Value Chain Resilience in Colleges and Universities” 2023.

 

Scenes of the stakeholders meeting discussng the role of colleges and universities in fostering climate change adaptation, mitigation, and value chain resilience in rural areas. The discussions are part of the EU co-funded project Z4ABC, that introduces the concept of AKIS, Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems, where colleges and universities can play an important role.

 

Photo by Lydia Amanzi/CIFOR-ICRAF

 

cifor-icraf.org

 

forestsnews.cifor.org

 

If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: news@cifor-icraf.org and a.sanjaya@cifor-icraf.org

Kick-Off Seminar Z4ABC project’s activity “Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Value Chain Resilience in Colleges and Universities” 2023.

 

Scenes of the stakeholders meeting discussng the role of colleges and universities in fostering climate change adaptation, mitigation, and value chain resilience in rural areas. The discussions are part of the EU co-funded project Z4ABC, that introduces the concept of AKIS, Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems, where colleges and universities can play an important role.

 

Photo by Lydia Amanzi/CIFOR-ICRAF

 

cifor-icraf.org

 

forestsnews.cifor.org

 

If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: news@cifor-icraf.org and a.sanjaya@cifor-icraf.org

Kick-Off Seminar Z4ABC project’s activity “Promoting Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation, and Value Chain Resilience in Colleges and Universities” 2023.

 

Scenes of the stakeholders meeting discussng the role of colleges and universities in fostering climate change adaptation, mitigation, and value chain resilience in rural areas. The discussions are part of the EU co-funded project Z4ABC, that introduces the concept of AKIS, Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems, where colleges and universities can play an important role.

 

Photo by Lydia Amanzi/CIFOR-ICRAF

 

cifor-icraf.org

 

forestsnews.cifor.org

 

If you use one of our photos, please credit it accordingly and let us know. You can reach us through our Flickr account or at: news@cifor-icraf.org and a.sanjaya@cifor-icraf.org

When the skies opened and didn’t stop crying, Texas was brought to its knees. What began as a forecast quickly turned into a nightmare. Streets became rivers. Homes became islands. Lives were flipped upside down in a matter of hours.

 

I took this photo standing on what used to be a sidewalk. Now? A rushing stream. You could hear the sirens in the distance, but the sound of rushing water was louder. Nature wasn’t whispering. It was screaming.

 

This Isn’t Just Weather It’s a Warning

We like to think disasters are distant things someone else’s problem, somewhere else. But 2025 has made it painfully clear: climate change is local now. And it’s personal.

 

Every flood line tells a story. Every submerged car, every rooftop rescue, every pair of muddy boots… they all point to one thing we're not ready.

 

What Comes Next Is on Us

Preparedness. Policy change. Community action. These aren’t buzzwords anymore. They’re lifelines. And maybe, just maybe, if we treat this moment as the wake-up call it is, we won’t have to relearn these lessons the hard way next time.

 

Final Words:

This post isn’t just about a flood. It’s about a future we still have time to change. Let’s not scroll past it. Let’s stand in it. Learn from it. Rise above it.

 

Written by:

A Texan with muddy shoes and a camera that still works

 

Read More: latestaffairs.com/texas-flooding-2025-deadly-fast/

 

// DHANOT //

A solar panel stands quietly in a cloudy field, watched over by a bench marked. A moment of pause between weather and intention — where nature and infrastructure meet, hoping for clear skies.

 

Shot in monochrome to emphasize the geometry and quiet hopefulness of the scene.

"RESIST" bottle cap tapestry by Emma Cotter, 2017

 

Magellanic penguins roam the rocky terrain of Lisbon Oceanário, displaying their natural behavior in a controlled setting.

Magellanic penguins roam the rocky terrain of Lisbon Oceanário, displaying their natural behavior in a controlled setting.

Magellanic penguins roam the rocky terrain of Lisbon Oceanário, displaying their natural behavior in a controlled setting.

"RESIST" bottle cap tapestry by Emma Cotter, 2017 - projected onto Manhattan Bridge in DUMBO, Brooklyn

 

Soft sky shaped like hard smoke, a warning in white.

 

#ClimateWarning #SmokeOrCloud #ChimneySky #AirQuality #CleanerFuture #ChooseCleanAir #FromGrayToBlue #UrbanClimate #CityBreathes #ClimateAwareness #ActOnClimate #SustainableCities #ReduceEmissions #SkyNotSmoke

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