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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-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Colombo must justify the renewal of its Ramsar Wetland City status this year. Has the…
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As a decade of ecosystem restoration kicks off, don't forget the people
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)22.06.21-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
Global ecosystem restoration efforts are often measured by billions of trees planted or square kilom…
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CIP discussion: Agricultural innovation, the key for bridging R&D with impact at scale
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)21.06.21-
Environmental health
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BY CHRISTOPHER BUTLER The need to innovate in agriculture is more urgent than ever. The…
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Count on water to disaster-proof global food systems
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)21.06.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
Covid-19 has cast a long shadow over global dialogues around food and nutrition security bringing…
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The importance of human-centered ecological restoration
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)20.06.21-
Environmental health
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Gender equality
The launch of the United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration (2021-2030) will direct a lot of…
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The transformational role of science for the UN Food Systems Summit agenda
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)17.06.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
BY JOACHIM VON BRAUN Food systems at the global level and in many countries and…
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Nine more harvests to transform our food systems: Let’s make them count for everyone, everywhere, and for all time
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)14.06.21-
Environmental health
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Nutrition
BY CHRISTINE CAMPEAU, LAWRENCE HADDAD, GUNHILD STORDALEN, SANDRINE DIXSON-DECLÈVE,SALEEMUL HUQ AND …
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Global Landscapes Forum Africa: Restoring Africa’s drylands needs a localized, integrated approach, say experts at the conference
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)11.06.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
At the recent GLF Africa: Restoring Africa’s Drylands Conference, thousands of restoration practit…
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Smallholder and agrifood SME resilience to shocks: Lessons from COVID-19 for the UN Food System Summit
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)10.06.21-
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BY THOMAS REARDON, JOHAN SWINNEN AND ROB VOS The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed both the…
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Gender-integrated business strategies empower women in Zambia
WorldFish10.06.21-
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
In Zambia, rural women play a vital role in aquaculture and related value chains, but…
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Opinion: Getting the most out of every last drop of water
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)10.06.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
Water is often held up as a precious, life-giving element for its essential role in…
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Changing rainfall erodes a landscape. Watershed interventions halt the downward spiral
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)10.06.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Watershed interventions have led to 1-2.5 meters higher groundwater levels, providing lifesaving irr…
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Never let good waste become a crisis: lessons for the Global South
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)09.06.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
As a global society, we waste a third – 1.3 billion metric tons – of…
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Remote sensing for irrigation in sub-Saharan Africa: Promises and pitfalls
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)08.06.21-
Environmental health
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Food security
There is growing demand for sustainable development policy that is data driven, but our unprecedente…
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World Food Prize Laureate Shakuntala Thilsted urges UN Assembly to act on aquatic foods
WorldFish08.06.21-
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WorldFish’s Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted, who was recently …
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Cookbook celebrates aquatic foods for life and livelihoods in Timor-Leste
WorldFish08.06.21-
Biodiversity
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Since achieving its independence 20 years ago, Timor-Leste has set out to forge a cohesive…
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Nutrition scientist Dr. Shakuntala Thilsted awarded the 2021 World Food Prize
WorldFish08.06.21-
Biodiversity
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Dr. Shakuntala Haraksingh Thilsted, Global Lead for Nutrition and Public Health at WorldFish, was na…
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Small businesses fuel Zambia’s aquaculture sector
WorldFish08.06.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Gender equality
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Nutrition
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Northern Zambia’s growing small-scale aquaculture sector offers new opportunities to improve food …
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Zambian aquaculture provides new opportunities for youth
WorldFish08.06.21-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition
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Zambia’s emerging aquaculture sector is set to be a key supplier of fish and other…
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