First published in AlertNet. Written by: Dr Carlos A. Nobre. On June 20-22, world leaders and thousands of others from around the globe will gather for the Rio+20 Earth Summit. Their charge is to forge high-level political agreement for how nations of …
In its RIO+20 Call-to-Action, CGIAR urges for an endorsement of the Treaty’s full implementation. Michael Halewood from Bioversity International explains the background of the Treaty and its importance for the future of sustainable agriculture. See i…
Pic by Neil Palmer (CIAT). Full Captions to follow shortly. As part of the Farms of the Future project, CCAFS together with researchers at Oxford University, have been working to identify areas of western Nepal that are currently experiencing the expec…
In May 2012 the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) held a week-long science meeting, including science workshops and internal meetings. The participants are all related to CCAFS, including Theme Leaders, Reg…
Future food-related emissions will rise, through a combination of land conversion and more input-intensive farming. But the good news is our impressive capacity for adaptation. By Sonja Vermeulen, Head of Research, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Cha…
