India’s controversial plan to link several rivers could upset the local water cycle and reduce rainfall in already-dry regions by as much as 12% during the monsoon season. The project would create a network of 15,000 kilometres of canals and thousands of reservoirs to transfer vast amounts of water from regions in which it is abundant to those that are in need of it. Some scientists have cautioned that too little is known about the environmental effects of river engineering to implement such a gigantic project...

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03193-1

Land corruption seriously threatens efforts to fight climate change and achieve a fair energy transition. Drawing on numerous examples and case studies, this report illustrates the link between land corruption and climate so that governments, donors, private actors and civil society in climate and anti-corruption fields can better understand how they interact...

https://www.transparency.org/en/publications/addressing-land-corruption-for-climate-justice-transparency?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-01-12-2023

Dandelions and shrubs to replace rubber, new grains and more: Are alternative crops realistic?

"Researchers in the United States are harnessing the strengths of drought-resistant plants that can thrive on land that is becoming too dry to farm. For example, rubber dandelion (Taraxacum kok-saghyz) could provide a source of domestic rubber for tyres and protective gloves, and sorghum (Poaceae) could be used as animal feed instead of corn and soybeans. But plant scientists face an uphill battle against heavily subsidized megacrops that dominate US agriculture..."

https://apnews.com/article/guayule-dandelion-cassava-sorghum-millet-climate-crops-bde03a0f80220d9d8d3b0f32b7ffef9b