David at ILRI

ILRI comms, with a specific interest in climate change, livestock and the global food system. Views are mine not those of my employer. Retweets ≠ endorsements.

[Rob Somerville @RobSomerville1]

How I start off every morning… fly the drone out to check the cows. Checked 5 herds on 5 different quarters. All from my kitchen table. Checked all the bunks, water, cows are all in and look comfortable. Takes 15-20 minutes. Strong winds today slowed the drone up a bit.

[David at ILRI @DavidAtILRI]

My question is: On Monday night, COP28 was on the verge of failure--the headlines were apocalyptic--but 24 hours later there was a sense that it was a success. What exactly happened in those 24 hours?

[Eamon Ryan @EamonRyan]

World hunger is back to 2005 levels. This is wrong. I was proud to represent Ireland at an event on climate & nutrition at #COP28 with experts working to ensure nutritious food as we work to overcome the impacts of climate change.⁦@SUN_Movement⁩ & ⁦⁦@GAINalliance⁩

[Claudia Arndt @ArndtClaudia]

Check out our preliminary research results demonstrating how improvements in animal health can not only enhance access to nutritious food in LMICs but also reduce #GHG emissions. 🌍🐄 #SustainableLivestock @GrowingReturns @NickWheelhouse1 @JohnTauzel

[Nathan Jensen @nd_jensen]

For Africans, The Climate Debate Around The Role Of Livestock Misses The Mark https://t.co/u5EG7sZIsF via @Africa_com

[David at ILRI @DavidAtILRI]

https://t.co/4FY3C2t8zF

[Prof Michael E. Mann @MichaelEMann]

"Climate scientist Michael Mann: ‘Our destiny is still mostly in our own hands’...the main obstacles are political rather than physical" | I spoke w/@PhilippaNuttall of Financial Times (@FT) about where we stand in the climate battle going into #COP28: https://t.co/FGjh4yGkFX

[AKIIKI👑♥️🌹🌟💫 @mugisajoanna]

Maziwa ya papa☺️

[James Hall @hallaboutafrica]

Congrats Botswana: every Botswana farmer, rancher, cow owner who owns a smartphone can monitor his/her cattle with drones from the comfort of home as gov makes technology available. Cattle theft has risen "alarmingly." App also notifies if cattle is straying over border into Zim.

[CGIAR @CGIAR]

Unpredictable and extreme weather patterns are destroying crops and damaging the livelihoods of farmers. Read more from our incoming EMD @IsmahaneElouafi on the need to invest in sustainable and resilient food systems now: https://t.co/po2Cb31F9i

#WithScienceWeCan

[Natasha Maru @natasha_maru]

Beautiful images telling the story of mobile pastoralism -

https://t.co/pETj8cqzwP

[Angela Makumi @AngelaMakumi]

The Africa Phage Forum is conducting a survey on the current state of phage research in Africa. The results from this survey will play a pivotal role in enhancing phage research from Basics to Product Development to Future trials. Please use this link:
https://t.co/u6jSVFoCuK

[David at ILRI @DavidAtILRI]

Activists focus on how climate change will affect the west, or impact charismatic animal species. But subsistence farmers in the developing world will almost certainly be among the worst-hit, and I'm not sure we in the west are as cognizant of that as we should be.

[David at ILRI @DavidAtILRI]

This article, about the lived experience of pregnant women in Isiolo County, Kenya under heat stress, is one of the most poignant I've read about the impact of climate change. https://t.co/vczZpbgDCL

[David at ILRI @DavidAtILRI]

A terrific photo-essay on what one cattle farmer in Texas is doing to combat climate change: https://t.co/zjXr7uNqC0

[Sara Place @drsplace]

Comprehensive look at beef and climate change featuring @CSUAgNext people and cattle
https://t.co/dsYvWxZnb5

[Avni Mishra @AvniMishra10]

My FIRST International publication is out!!! :D
Where women in agri-food systems are at highest climate risk: a methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots
@ElsLecoutere @NiyatiSingaraju @r_puskur
https://t.co/0CFkvvmqgN

[Hung Nguyen ILRI @Hung_NguyenV]

It was my pleasure to attend the 3rd in person meeting of the Scientific Advisory Group for the Origins of Novel Pathogen (SAGO) at @WHO HQs in Geneva this week. Glad to catch up with many friends and colleagues @TheaKFischer @cmmorel @mvankerkhove @DoctorGladys @c_drosten @ILRI

[David at ILRI @DavidAtILRI]

This article, about the lived experience of pregnant women in Isiolo County, Kenya under heat stress, is one of the most poignant I've read about the impact of climate change. https://t.co/vczZpbgDCL

[Tatsuya Amano @tatsuya_amano]

Language is a major barrier to conference participation. 30% of non-native English speakers often decide not to attend an international conference; 50% avoid oral presentation; they need 90% more time for prep; 65% struggle to explain in English. https://t.co/Z6za22rMgg