In the fight against climate change, an international mechanism to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) is…
Consortium News Archive for September, 2011
Major river basins have enough water to sustainably double food production
An extensive study of the water resources in Asia, Africa and Latin America views “efficiency” and not “scarcity”, as a…
“We are not going to have global-scale research for development without appropriate scientific partnerships”
… were the words of Anne-Marie Izac, Chief Science officer of the CGIAR Consortium during her interview with Yojana Sharma,“G20 nations…
Seeds for Needs: Helping farmers adapt to climate change
As climate change continues to drastically affect food security around the world, many farmers are in need of new crops…
GIS tools: Identifying rainwater harvesting sites
Water harvesting involves the capture and storage of runoff rainwater, so that it can be channeled onto targeted land areas…