The Impact of Climate Change on Desert Locust Outbreaks
Studying new governance forms to increase resilience in an interconnected world
This body of work is dedicated to the ongoing desert locust upsurge and the interconnectedness of the climate crisis. The upsurge continues to profoundly threaten vast regions, especially the Horn of Africa and Western Asia, with livelihoods and food security at peril. Given that climate conditions favouring desert locust outbreaks will likely occur more frequently in the future, the study explores the role of new governance models and innovative early warning systems to increase resilience in a world facing unprecedented events and disasters.
The Role of Climate Change for Transboundary Crop Pest Outbreaks in IGAD Member States – Challenges for Integrated EWS and Governance. A Review
Distribution, Population Dynamics, and Management of Moroccan Locust Dociostaurus maroccanus (Thunberg, 1815) (Orthoptera, Acrididae) in Tajikistan
Adam Prakash: A tribute
Press Release - We have better solutions than chemical warfare to tackle climate-related pests and diseases
We have better solutions than chemical warfare to tackle climate-related invasive pests and diseases
Scientific Linkages Between Climate Change and (Transboundary) Crop Pest and Disease Outbreaks
Report
The Role of Climate Change for Transboundary Crop Pest Outbreaks in IGAD Member States – Challenges for Integrated EWS and Governance. A Review
Our work underscores the urgent need for transboundary pests to be included in multi-hazard Early Warning Systems frameworks.
Written by Elena Lazutkaite, Ahmed Amdihun, Emily Kimathi, GeoKrey Sabiiti, Henri Tonnang, Hussen Seid Endris, Igor Klein, Victor K. Igbokwe, Alexander Müller
Published on Sep 13, 2024
Article
Distribution, Population Dynamics, and Management of Moroccan Locust Dociostaurus maroccanus (Thunberg, 1815) (Orthoptera, Acrididae) in Tajikistan
The paper emphasizes the critical need for cross-border and regional collaboration, as well as the adoption of environmentally sustainable control methods, such as biopesticides.
Written by Khuramjon S. Khairov, Elena Lazutkaite, Alexandre V. Latchininsky
Published on Sep 10, 2024
Brochure
Adam Prakash: A tribute
Tributes from colleagues at TMG
Written by TMG Staff
Published on May 22, 2023
Article
Insecticide Use against Desert Locust in the Horn of Africa 2019–2021 Reveals a Pressing Need for Change
New research exposes the devastating environmental impact of organophosphate pesticides in recent campaigns against desert locust invasions by Ethiopia and Kenya and calls for smarter and more sustainable early warning and action systems
Written by Wim Mullié, Adam Prakash, Alexander Müller, Elena Lazutkaite
Published on Mar 03, 2023
Working Paper
A Scoping Paper on the Ongoing Desert Locust Crisis 2019-2021+
A call to instill and coordinate innovative early warning and outbreak prevention systems both at the global and regional level to increase resilience in times of the climate crisis
Written by Alexander Müller, Swantje Nilsson, Adam Prakash and Elena Lazutkaite
Published on Feb 15, 2022
Presentation
Understanding the interconnectedness
Presentation slides on the need for an early warning system ahead of desert locust swarms
Written by Elena Lazutkaite
Published on Nov 06, 2021
- Food Systems Nov 07, 2022
Strengthening Early Warning & Early Action on Transboundary Pests and Diseases
Strengthening Early Warning & Early Action on Transboundary Pests and Diseases
- Food Systems Dec 01, 2021
The Interconnectedness Between the Ongoing Desert Locust Crisis 2019-2021+ and the Climate Crisis
Session hosted by TMG, BMZ, IGAD and the Swette Center at Arizona State University.
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