Publications

Half of Americans Say US Government Not Doing Enough on Climate Change

As world leaders convene at the UN climate summit this week, new Chicago Council Survey results show that Americans rate climate change as a lower priority than other foreign policy concerns.

Big Ideas and Emerging Innovations

Highlighting approaches, technologies, and ideas that have the potential to radically advance sustainable and nutritious food security globally.

Building a Framework for Climate-Smart Agriculture

At The Chicago Council’s Global Food Security Symposium 2014, discussions centered around the topic of Advancing Global Food Security in the Face of Weather Volatility and Climate Change.

Roger Thurow- A Day in the Life of Africa’s Family Farmers

On her farm at the foot of the Lugulu Hills in western Kenya, Leonida Wanyama is up long before the sun.

The Last Hunger Season, Part 2 – A Day in the Life of Africa’s Family Farmers

On her farm at the foot of the Lugulu Hills in western Kenya, Leonida Wanyama is up long before the sun. Her day begins by lighting a candle and a kerosene lamp, and then milking her one cow. She pours the milk in containers and balances them on the back of a rickety bicycle. Then her husband Peter peddles off into the pre-dawn darkness, in search of customers for the milk. Leonida picks up her hoe to prepare for a morning of tending her crops in the field.

American Views of the United Nations

Americans support going along with UN policy, even if it's not the first choice for US.

External Commentary

Pay Attention to this Gas Deal

Roger Thurow- The Expanding Possibilities of Family Farmers

Zipporah Biketi was living in a shrinking world when I first met her back in 2011.