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Famine in Gaza
CGIAR18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
CGIAR14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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How to implement "innovation portfolio management" in a public R&D organization
CGIAR07.03.24To feed and nourish ten billion people by mid-century, and to do so sustainably, our…
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Invest in women, ignite change in food systems
CGIAR05.03.24By Ismahane Elouafi, CGIAR Executive Managing Director On this International Women’s Day, we celeb…
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New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact
CGIAR27.02.24The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020,…
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
IWMI02.02.24-
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Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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Earth Day 2021: Restoring agriculture to transform food systems
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.04.21-
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BY CLAUDIA RINGLER COVID-19 may have forced the 50th anniversary of Earth Day to be commemorated o…
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Earth Day 2021: Understanding the role of gender in building healthier soils
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.04.21-
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Maintaining healthy soils is crucial to long-term agricultural sustainability and food security – …
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Restoring agriculture to transform food systems
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.04.21-
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COVID-19 may have forced the 50th anniversary of Earth Day to be commemorated online last year,…
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Understanding basic gender concepts
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.04.21-
Biodiversity
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Gender concepts have evolved over the years. Old concepts have been refined or replaced with…
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The Agricultural Goldmines of Deserts
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)21.04.21-
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Covering about one-third of global land surface, deserts are characterized by little to no rainfall,…
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Charting new ‘sustainable agricultural pathways’ in Brazil
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)17.04.21-
Environmental health
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Originally published as a blog in CoSAI news. Brazil is a large country spanning several…
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Tana Lala-Pritchard awarded 2020 Distinguished Alumna by Alpha Chi National Honor Society
WorldFish14.04.21-
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WorldFish executive director of Strategy, Innovation, and Communications, Tana Lala-Pritchard, is…
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Guidelines support COVID-safe fish transporting
WorldFish11.04.21-
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Approximately 200 metric tons of live fish are transported to markets every day in Bangladesh.…
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Food systems approach key to balancing biodiversity, livelihoods
WorldFish26.03.21-
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A food systems approach led the extraordinary recovery of hilsa fish stocks while boosting the…
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How do we sustainably manage transboundary diseases and crop pests?
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)25.03.21-
Environmental health
In our hyper-connected world, it should come as no surprise that recent years have shown…
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Building resilient aquatic food livelihoods in Myanmar
WorldFish24.03.21-
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WorldFish researchers are working alongside small-scale aquatic food producers and value chain actor…
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Crisis in the Himalayas: climate change and unsustainable development
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)23.03.21-
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Environmental health
The [Uttarakhand flood] disaster last month in India demonstrated the risks from rising temperatures…
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World Water Day 2021: How can we manage better what we value most?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)22.03.21-
Environmental health
BY CLAUDIA RINGLER AND RUTH MEINZEN-DICK The theme of World Water Day 2021 (March 22) is “Valuin…
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Water storage gaps are growing worldwide. We need an integrated approach
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.03.21-
Environmental health
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For millennia, storing water has been a cornerstone of survival for many societies, especially in…
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International Forests Day: The crucial value of India’s common lands
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)19.03.21-
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BY HARPINDER SANDHU, WEI ZHANG, HAGAR ELDIDI AND RUTH MEINZEN-DICK Common lands, whether communal…
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Watershed interventions provide groundwater access all year through
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)19.03.21-
Environmental health
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Health
Water conservation structures in Anantapuramu: A check dam (L) constructed in Kondampalle village, A…
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WorldFish opens Bangladesh’s first aquatic animal disease diagnostic lab
WorldFish18.03.21-
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Biodiversity
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While aquaculture is a growing industry in Bangladesh, prevailing disease outbreaks in farmed fish a…
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Beyond social-ecological traps: Pathways to a sustainable future
WorldFish18.03.21-
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The artist John Olsen is known for his depictions of Australian landscapes through rich paths…
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