- About
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Research
- Overview
- On-farm technologies in social context – improving local adaptive capacities and inclusive scaling mechanisms
- Digitally enabled services to manage climate risk
- System-level research and interventions for building resilient, low-emission livestock production systems
- Financing the transition to low-emission and resilient livestock agrifood systems
- Improving the enabling policy environment for more resilient, low-emission livestock agrifood systems
- News & Events
- Resources
- Partners
- Results


Initiative:
Livestock and Climate
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate addresses the challenges that climate change poses to livestock production, supporting livestock-dependent communities without accelerating greenhouse gas emissions or degrading land, water, and biodiversity.
Highlights
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Initiative Result
Colombian cattle farm Hacienda San José secures US$7.5 million investment, supported by CGIAR tropical grass and sustainable livestock certification innovations
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Initiative Result
Empowering 20,000 Guatemalan Farmers to Thrive Despite Climate Change
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Initiative Result
Implementation of climate services promotes behavior changes in the public sector in Guatemala
Featured News & Events
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news
Mongolia’s Steppe at the Crossroads: Building Partnerships to Restore the World’s Rangelands
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program16.09.25-
Environmental health & biodiversity
On July 8–9th 2025, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia’s capital city hosted the Mongolia Economic Forum. The…
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National workshop brings together key actors to co-design resilient livestock and aquaculture strategies for the Kafue River Basin in Zambia
Sustainable Animal and Aquatic Foods Science Program15.09.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As Southern Africa faces mounting climate pressures and food system vulnerabilities, Zambia is stepp…
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news
Unlocking climate finance for sustainable livestock: Reflections from the Second Climate Change Global Business Summit on Africa
Rahel Abiy27.08.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
The Second Climate Change Global Business Summit on Africa was held in Nairobi, Kenya, 19-20…
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Featured Resources
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publication
Intensifying neotropical beef cattle grazing systems: Navigating complexity through modelling
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)03.10.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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publication
Harnessing livestock for climate action and food security: A strategic opportunity for Africa and the Global South
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)17.09.25
Research activities
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On-farm technologies in social context – improving local adaptive capacities and inclusive scaling mechanisms
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Digitally enabled services to manage climate risk
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System-level research and interventions for building resilient, low-emission livestock production systems
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Financing the transition to low-emission and resilient livestock agrifood systems
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Improving the enabling policy environment for more resilient, low-emission livestock agrifood systems
Where We Work
Countries
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
- Guatemala
- Kenya
- Mali
- Senegal
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