Madeleine Henderson 🌍🌿💚
MS Thesis
Resilience, or the ability to quickly recover from shocks, is a critical quality for natural and social systems in the face of climate change which is increasing the frequency and severity of natural disturbances such as drought. Smallholder farmers are particularly exposed to the risks of climate change. Thus, identifying resilience-building pr... Read more 26 Sep 2023 - 8 minute read
If you want to do something, here's where to start
If you’re feeling especially anxious about the climate this summer, one of the best ways to address that anxiety is to take action. These are individual actions adapted from climate scientist Dr. Katherine Hayhoe which all aim to amplify impact beyond yourself. Commit to one thing that you have the capacity for where you are in your life right n... Read more 13 Aug 2023 - 5 minute read
Climate - it's even worse than we thought!
I’m not going to spend time listing all of the droughts, floods, wildfires, and heatwaves we’ve seen this summer alone from climate change. Instead, I’m going to explain some of the news about climate tipping points that you might not have heard about. (If your climate anxiety is already high enough, maybe skip this one and go straight to the “w... Read more 13 Aug 2023 - 3 minute read
What IS my thesis about??
Agriculture is huge driver of the environmental and climate crisis, so finding ways to improve agricultural productivity and human wellbeing while also not harming or even improving the environment is a huge deal. TIST (The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program, website here) is using one of the proven methods to do just that: agro... Read more 29 Jul 2023 - 2 minute read
UN Climate Change Conference
The inequity of climate change is something that’s absolutely unavoidable on an international scale. The rich countries of the world have emitted the most over time, while the poorer countries of the world are currently bearing the brunt of climate change’s effects. I was lucky to be able to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, Germa... Read more 15 Jun 2023 - 7 minute read