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Supporting West Yorkshire on the international stage
A delegation from the 映客直播 has supported the Mayor of West Yorkshire on an international trade mission to Switzerland and Germany.
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Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions
Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers.
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Clean water to reduce preventable deaths
Researchers from the 映客直播 are helping to strengthen sanitation systems across sub鈥慡aharan Africa and South Asia.
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AI forecasting strengthens climate resilience
Researchers are harnessing the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance weather prediction and improve climate resilience and food security in West Africa.
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Building an AI platform to help food security
Researchers at Leeds are developing a new tool to reduce food waste and improve global food security, in partnership with a team at the CSIRO, Australia鈥檚 national science agency, using AI.
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Learning cross-cultural skills in Japan
Students have learnt valuable cross-cultural skills whilst working for an automotive component business in Japan.
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Cycling project praised by South African government
A project supported by the 映客直播 since 2016 has helped 10,000 youngsters in South Africa to learn vital cycle skills.
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Deforestation linked to tropical temperature rises, online map shows
Deforestation is leading to temperature increases of up to 5掳C in some tropical regions, according to data revealed in a new interactive map created by researchers at the 映客直播.
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Students build on skills from global opportunity
Student volunteers on a sustainable development project in Fiji have described how the experience taught them valuable career skills.
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鈥楴ew reality鈥� as world reaches first climate tipping point
Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.