Drying Climate News Today

An annual conference, presented by the university's Water Resources Research Center, brought together a wide-ranging constituency to discuss solutions to the state's water-related problems.

Amidst growing concerns over a drying climate, a group of experts across a variety of disciplines at the University of Arizona came together to identify potential solutions for food and economic insecurity.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins created a commission to identify solutions to the challenges facing Arizona agriculture in a rapidly changing climate. The recommendations are outlined in a new report.

Years of drought and climate change are causing water resources to dwindle in the Colorado River Basin. But farmers and scientists are collaborating to learn how to grow crops with less water.

According to a report from the University of Arizona's Southwest Center, the agricultural industry, legislatures, tribal and water experts need to find a way together to switch to and foster more  environmentally-friendly agriculture practices in order to keep the industry strong in Arizona.

A $1.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy supports a UArizona agrivoltaics project that will examine how crop production and livestock grazing can flourish at existing commercial solar farms.

The Arizona Partnership for Climate-Smart Food Crops will promote climate-smart food production practices and help farmers reduce water consumption and carbon emissions.

USDA awards over $4.7M to integrate both time-tried techniques and desert crops from arid regions into inventive agricultural practices and technologies that will lead to a more resilient food future.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins has formed a commission tasked with identifying solutions to food and economic insecurity in the state and around the world.

University of Arizona President Robert C. Robbins is forming the Presidential Advisory Commission on the Future of Agriculture and Food Production in...