Environmentally Speaking

We know that Covid-19 has restricted movement globally and even with some countries opening borders, travel, and movement are not what they used to be. Agriculture, globally, has taken a massive hit due to these actions that served to protect public health. We mentioned the last episode that there is an excess of produce at source due to the closure of massive hotels, restaurants, and other places...

A look at how climate change and the environment impacts food security. In this episode, we assessed the frameworks existing in Jamaica to address these impacts considering our lived experience through COVID-19. The different perspectives and on the different dimensions of food security of the FAO food security definition were explored. 

Launched on World Environment Day (June 5, 2020), under the theme 'TIME FOR NATURE', this episode explored the very close link between climate change, environmental health, and the spread of diseases. The COVID-19 Stay-At-Home orders drastically reduced transportation, both air travel and on the ground, and also reduced economic activities such as manufacturing, fishing. A study publishe...

The Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in major and for some countries, unprecedented changes. Our collective will as a society as well as various infrastructures has been put to the test. We have had many businesses having to close their doors because of significant decreases in revenue. This has also resulted in job losses with varying levels of impact on those affected. These are just a few of the...