Women step forward in push to nurture African climate scientists (Reuters)

Reuters reported on a new program training African scientists to be leaders in their field, with a focus on meeting the needs of women farmers in adapting to a warming climate. Research Fellow Katrin Glatzel explains, “As forest loss and climate change make resources scarcer, women have to go longer distances to gather fuel-wood, which puts additional pressure on their time, health and personal security.” Republished in the European Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Flipboard.com (Zimbabwe), Newsbreak, Namibian, Agencia Angola Press, Business Day (South Africa), Reuters (India), Haaertz , Devidiscourse.