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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
16.05.25-
Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Menstrual Hygiene Management – a missing piece in the water agenda
26.05.23-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Integrating MHM into water-related programming not only enhances the well-being and dignity of women…
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Urban agriculture during economic crisis: Lessons from Cuba, Sri Lanka and Ukraine
23.05.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
How low-cost measures can help to reduce an urban food crisis. Economic crises take different…
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What’s science got to do with it? Meet the first cohort from the CGIAR Food Systems Accelerator Program
25.04.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
The world is facing a growing challenge in feeding a growing population while also addressing…
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Better monitoring of microbial hazards in Ethiopia's Akaki watershed will improve water quality for Addis Ababa's 5 million residents
03.04.23-
Health
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Nutrition, health & food security
Most wastewater in Ethiopia’s capital city Addis Ababa is discharged into rivers without treatment…
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Opinion: Why water emergencies are the thorniest end of the climate crisis
17.03.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Future water security depends on transforming how water systems are managed. More than six months…
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Energy World: Why water storage is a vital tool in South Asia’s climate change strategy
14.03.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Both floods and droughts are the result of variable precipitation, resulting in periods with too…
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Eight ambitious missions to transform the future of water security
13.03.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Recognizing the need for youth to be included in this conversation, young people have been…
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December 2022- January 2023 Research Journal Roundup
21.02.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
As we transitioned into a new year, IWMI researchers continued to advance our knowledge of…
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Transforming the future of water at ground-breaking conference
14.02.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Transformative Futures for Water Security (TFWS) initiative is raising the ambition for w…
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Youth are at the center of transforming the future of water – hear what they have to say
14.02.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Youth
It is essential that young people working in water and science are ‘co-guardians’ of the…
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Lisa-Maria Rebelo celebrated as a leader in remote sensing: her advice to aspiring female researchers
09.02.23-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
This International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we celebrate Dr. Lisa-Maria Rebelo’s achieve…
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Scientific American: How Water Finally Became a Climate Change Priority
01.02.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Last year, the world watched as punishing heat and drought killed people in Asia…
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“Revive and Restore Degraded Wetlands”, what will it take?
01.02.23-
Biodiversity
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Mitigation
Wise use calls for balance between maintaining key wetlands functions while not unduly restricting w…
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Zambia's first farming reality TV show launched by national broadcaster
10.01.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The combined impacts of climate change, rising populations, scarce resources, and growing demand for…
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Digital innovation in water quality monitoring: Fishing for solutions
23.12.22-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Author: Patience Mukuyu (IWMI) Deteriorating water quality is a global challenge, more so in surface…
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Enhancing the benefits of integrated water storage management in Ethiopia’s Tana-Beles sub-basin
27.10.22-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Water storage, both built and natural, can be managed to address competing water demands for…
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How can we address recurring global food and fuel crises? The role of solar powered irrigation
21.10.22It seems that joint food and energy crises have become the norm: Three have now…
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Voices from Below
21.10.22-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
In Bihar, India, the existing agriculture inequalities exacerbated by the climate distress ha…
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