MrGeo

I keep thinking about forest fragments losing their microclimate before trees fall. Water doesn't just support resilience-it IS it.

@worldbankdata @WorldBankGroup Uneven water access = bankability bottleneck. Scorecards track the gaps. Who's designing the financial instruments to actually close them? Any thoughts?

What do the latest development data show? The @WorldBankGroup Scorecard update highlights progress in digital connectivity, health coverage, and water access—but major gaps remain across regions. Five takeaways from the Spring Meetings data update: wrld.bg/XrQe50Z0k7p

Strong legal frameworks are key to tackling deforestation, the climate crisis and food insecurity. Evidence-based and innovative approaches can support climate-resilient agriculture. Explore insights from West Africa in this @FAO publication 👉 doi.org/10.4060/cd4572…

Over 80% of the world's terrestrial species of animals, plants, and insects call forests home. Destroying them isn't just cutting trees; it's demolishing neighborhoods.

When safe water is constant, transformation is too. With lasting access to safe water at home, the footsteps once spent walking to collect water become steps toward education, income earning opportunities, and bright futures. See how joy replaces exhaustion, possibility replaces survival, and relief comes with lasting change: water.org/our-impact/all…

@SangwaSifa Spot on. Vadose zone dynamics are the missing link in most nexus models. How water moves through unsaturated zones determines everything downstream. What gaps are you seeing in practice?

Why Water is the Heartbeat of the Nexus When we talk about the Water-Energy-Food-Climate Nexus, it’s easy to treat them as four separate pillars. But if you want to understand how the system truly flows, you have to look at Water. Water isn't just a resource; it is the ultimate connector. Here is why: ✅ No Water, No Food (The Agriculture Reality): We cannot achieve food sovereignty without water. Agriculture consumes roughly 70% of global freshwater withdrawals. From irrigating fields to sustaining the livestock systems that feed billions, water is the primary fuel for nutrition. ✅ No Water, No Energy (The Power Link): Energy production is incredibly thirsty. We need water to cool thermal power plants, generate hydropower, and even produce renewable biofuels. On the flip side, we need energy to pump, treat, and transport water to our farms and cities. ✅ The Climate Multiplier: Climate change writes its story in water. We don't feel climate change as an abstract concept; we feel it through too much water (flooding), too little water (droughts), or polluted water. When climate patterns shift, our water security shatters, triggering a domino effect that disrupts both energy grids and food supplies. If we manage water in isolation, we fail. If we pump groundwater using fossil fuels to grow thirsty crops in a drought-prone region, we break the nexus. True sustainability means designing systems where water is recycled, energy is clean (like solar-powered irrigation), and agriculture is climate-smart. When we protect water, we secure food, unlock clean energy, and build climate resilience. It all flows together! #ASTA2026 #FoodSovereignty

More thanks to @ugwildlife upon endless efforts to protect the "Mountain 🦍🦍" in Bwindi Impenetrable N.P & Mgahinga Gorilla N.P. @UNBiodiversity

Your 'moment of doom' for May 15, 2026 ~ The deck chairs need rearranging. bbc.com/weather/articl…

@WFPSomalia @GlobSomDiaspora Somalia's water scarcity and food insecurity are intrinsically linked. Glad to see this partnership elevating diaspora voices. Will tune in.

📢 Join us for the launch of the @GlobSomDiaspora -@WFPSomalia partnership. 🗓 20 May 2026 ⏰ 11:00–11:45 EAT 💻 Online A new partnership to strengthen diaspora engagement & elevate Somali voices to bring greater attention to hunger, climate shocks, & resilience in #Somalia.

Agriculture provides about 70% of jobs in The #Gambia. The Gambia Country Climate and Development Report shows that improved practices, irrigation and market reforms could raise yields by up to 40% while supporting rural incomes. Learn more: wrld.bg/QKJP50YXPkn #GambiaCCDR

@EliotJacobson 1.5°C isn't abstract. Vadose zone dynamics, recharge rates, soil moisture... already shifting faster than our monitoring can track.

Here is a graph of the daily temperature anomalies above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline over the last 20 years using Copernicus data. As you can clearly see, the trendline shows the planet passing 1.5°C within a year. Get on the boat, people!

Classic nutrient cycling. Would love to see dissolved oxygen and ammonia data from these ponds though. The water quality management side must be fascinating.

We keep overlooking water infrastructure in sustainability. Soil, conservation, agroecology assume supply-my garden knows better.

Protecting the Earth means protecting its wildest residents, too! 🐅 Yesterday, May 15, was Endangered Species Day. We want to shine a light on the endangered species worldwide that need our help. 1/3

Cuba is facing a worsening humanitarian and public health crisis driven by prolonged energy shortages, economic decline and recurring natural disasters. @UNOCHA and @WHO call for urgent support. news.un.org/en/story/2026/…

How do you protect a fish farm while turning it into a net-positive energy hub? 🐟 Installed by LONGi partner POwR Connect, 1,200 LONGi Hi-MO X10 modules create a 500kWp canopy to guard stock against birds while powering the entire site. 🌿 Watch for more. 🎥 #LONGi

"The Illusion of Plenty:" Global oil stockpiles that shielded the economy from the Strait of Hormuz closure are vanishing at a record pace, falling by 250 million barrels since the start of the Iran war

I keep spotting the same gap: sustainability frameworks omitting water. In arid regions, engineered supply comes first-always.

The boojum tree grows in Baja California and looks like someone planted a parsnip upside down in the desert. Fouquieria columnaris grows as a single tapering column, sometimes branching into a small crown near the top, up to 70 feet tall, with a base that swells wider than the trunk above it. After rain, the entire column sprouts thousands of tiny leaves simultaneously. When the drought returns, it drops all of them within days. The leaves are temporary. The column remains, leafless for months at a time, a pale green spike standing alone in the desert. It can live 700 years. It grows in one of the most extreme environments on Earth, the Sonoran and Chihuahuan deserts of Baja. It was named "boojum" by the English botanist Godfrey Sykes, who encountered it in 1922 and declared it so strange it had to be named after the creature from Lewis Carroll's "The Hunting of the Snark." The boojum did not require a mythological reference to seem surreal. It already was one. #exotictrees #forestfacts #nature #science

As we aim to combat climate change effectively,it is crucial for policymakers,conservationists, and the public to recognize the importance of biodiversity. Strategies that promote mixed-species plantations, agroforestry,& other environmentally friendly practices be prioritized