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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · 2d

Our Nature Food paper: Global crop water consumption has increased 9% from 2010 to 2020

mainly driven by maize 🌽soybeans groundnuts 🥜 sugarcane and cassava

paper 👉 doi.org/10.1038/s430...

@dpcarrington.bsky.social @mirandawrites.bsky.social @ianjames.bsky.social @cgiar.org @vmischitz.bsky.social

Global spatially explicit crop water consumption shows an overall increase of 9% for 46 agricultural crops from 2010 to 2020 - Nature Food

Using the most recent Spatial Production Allocation Model 2020 crop data, agricultural green and blue water consumption is estimated. Water use increased by up to four-fifths for major crops in the past two decades.

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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · 8d

New open-access paper in Nature Food:

Global spatially explicit crop water consumption shows an overall increase of 9% for 46 agricultural crops from 2010 to 2020
doi.org/10.1038/s430...

* new robust yet easy to use open access tool CropGBWater
* all results open access doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 25d

Registration for experts interested in serving as Expert Reviewers and providing scientific comments on the First Order Draft of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities is now open!

Register here: apps.ipcc.ch/comments/src...
⚠️ Registration closes 30 Nov2025

🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...

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IPBES @ipbes.net · Sep 2

🌍@unep.org’s Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer reveals pollution, shrinking lakes, & climate impacts on rivers worldwide. But recovery is possible—some water bodies are bouncing back! 🧪

This data platform charts the health of nearly every freshwater body on Earth. Here’s what it reveals

The Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer offers what experts call an unprecedented look at the world’s lakes, rivers and wetlands, which are increasingly under pressure from things like climate change.

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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · Jun 12

Happy to have contributed

IPBES @ipbes.net · Jun 12

🌍 Important News! The laid-out version of the @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers (English) is now available!

Discover vital interlinkages between #biodiversity, water, food, & health. Explore options for a sustainable future.🧪

Access here: www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess...

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PNAS Nexus @pnasnexus.org · Apr 30

As consumption of antibiotics has risen around the world, so has antibiotic pollution of rivers. A model identifies the rivers most likely affected and the drugs most likely to be found in the water. In PNAS Nexus: academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...

Environmental exposure levels of antibiotics in global rivers. Total risk quotient is calculated as the sum of individual risk quotients of all 40 antibiotics in the global river system under low-flow conditions.

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Marijke Huysmans @marijkehuysmans.bsky.social · May 18

Voor alles een eerste keer. Een live tafelgesprek op nationale televisie is best wel spannend maar ik denk dat de boodschap over hoe weerbaarder worden tegen droogte duidelijk was.

Terugkijken kan hier vanaf minuut 23: www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/d...

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · Apr 7

Guess what?? Investing in climate solutions actually grows your economy.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth, OECD research finds

Third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says report

www.theguardian.com

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CGIAR @cgiar.org · Mar 31

#CGIARScienceWeek 2025 is just 1 week away! 🌟

🌱 With the launch of the new CGIAR Research Portfolio and an agenda packed with cutting-edge science, this is a key moment in agrifood systems.

Are you ready to join us? ▶ events.cgiar.org/scienceweek

#WithScienceWeCan

events.cgiar.org

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · Mar 9

A study in Nature Food assesses the future climatic suitability of global croplands for 30 major food crop types, quantifying the changes in potential food crop diversity given climate conditions across four global warming levels. https://go.nature.com/3Dp5LEk #foodstudies 🧪

This is figure 1, which shows the lowest global warming level that would push current crop production into considerable risk.

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Ben Chrisinger @bchrisinger.bsky.social · Mar 14

Attn: universities/journals who are still stuck on X

#academicsky

Altmetric @altmetric.com · Mar 13

Mike spotted this before the rest of us. 🫡

Publications from 2025 are shared more on Bluesky than on X/Twitter.

herrison2000.bsky.social @herrison2000.bsky.social · Mar 13

About to talk to medical affairs colleagues, with the news that Bluesky is carrying more posts about new journal publications than X #bluesky #altmetrics #x #xparrot

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International Water Management Institute @iwmi.bsky.social · Feb 18

🌍 Welcome to IWMI on Bluesky! Together, let’s reimagine a world where water is managed wisely, sustainably, and equitably. Follow us, join the journey, and let’s strive forward for a future where every drop makes a difference. 💧✨

#OneCGIAR

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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · Feb 25

Always good to see the whole list of who voted against: includes also the EU Trojan horse Hungary, Israel, ...

news.un.org/en/story/202...

Ukraine war: Amid shifting alliances, General Assembly passes resolution condemning Russia’s aggression

Three years to the day since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UN General Assembly adopted two competing resolutions on resolving the conflict on Monday, one initiated by the United States ...

news.un.org

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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · Feb 19

I am looking for 2 Sri Lankan interns to work at the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) in Colombo

Job description:
apply.workable.com/internationa...

Research Intern - International Water Management Institute

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI), a CGIAR Research Center, is seeking applications from enthusiastic individuals who are interested in contributing to the activities of the Foresigh...

apply.workable.com

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CGIAR @cgiar.org · Feb 5

The countdown begins! 🎉 In just 2 months, Nairobi will host CGIAR Science Week 2025
🌟 Be part of the movement shaping a sustainable future!

Are you ready to join us? Save the date: April 7-12, 2025.
Visit events.cgiar.org/scienceweek to learn more and register.

#CGIARScienceWeek

text on an orange card: CGIAR Science Week is 2 months away

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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · Feb 10

Yesterday afternoon power cut at home here in Colombo, with 32 degrees tropical heat

Reason, A monkey 🐒 crashed the national grid... 😬😮

Ecosystem-water-energy-food nexus?

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

‘Total chaos’: Monkey blamed for nationwide power cut in Sri Lanka

Energy minister says monkey ‘came into contact with grid transformer’, causing hours-long outage in sweltering heat

www.theguardian.com

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Stelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · Feb 7

Pollution isn’t just out there, it’s inside us!
Recent research indicates that human brain tissues contain about 7 g of microplastics, roughly the weight of a plastic spoon! Individuals diagnosed with #dementia had up to 10 times more microplastics in their brains.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪

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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · Feb 5

Great to have been contributing to the @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment report. Happy it has been approved by the Plenary at #IPBES11

Summary for policy makers available www.ipbes.net/nexus/media-...

Final full report coming soon

IPBES @ipbes.net · Dec 16

After years of work and hours of perseverance, the #NexusAssessment Report has been approved by the Plenary at #IPBES11.

Kudos and congratulations to the experts on this monumental achievement!

The Nexus Assessment Report authors hold hands and raise their arms as the celebrate on stage at IPBES 11

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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · Jan 30

Looks very interesting, in a top location, Innsbruck

Would love to contribute, but won't be in Europe in September

Daniel Viviroli @danielviviroli.bsky.social · Jan 27

We warmly invite contributions to the⁣
IMC 2025 focus session on⁣
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬⁣
💧🏔🔎⁣
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📅 14–18 Sept 2025 | 📍 Innsbruck, Austria⁣
📝 Abstract Deadline: 20 Feb 2025⁣
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🔗 Details: imc2025.info/imc25/sessio...
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Conveners:⁣
Daniel Viviroli & Thomas Marke

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Ismahane Elouafi @cgiar-emd.bsky.social · Dec 4

The world’s food, water, and land systems face unprecedented challenges—and opportunities. I’m excited to see the growing @cgiar.bsky.social community on Bluesky, where we’ll explore solutions to feed the planet and heal our environment. 🦋🌎

Join the conversation! ✨ #WithScienceWeCan #CGIAR

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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · Jan 22

yes please

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Davy Vanham @davyvanham.bsky.social · Jan 22

Just joined BlueSky, fleeing X

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