Dr Adewale Awoyemi, IITA Forest Center Manager, is participating in the NESST-Smithsonian convening, first since the founding of NESST in 2021, gathering more than 100 scientists, teachers, youth, community leaders, and STEM professionals.
Digital agricultural technologies promise increased efficiency, environmental sustainability, and farm productivity, but can have significant downsides for many farmers, particularly smallholders in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
This ‘switching off’ (or ‘on’) of genetic pathways has occurred forever as part of natural evolution. These natural mutations have led to many improvements, including more resilient wheat and rice varieties with stronger stems, and over time, these tastier and more productive varieties have become the most widely adopted.
This ambitious new data platform is poised to strengthen the way the world understands and manages its vast rangelands – the grasslands, savannas, and shrublands, covering nearly half of the Earth’s terrestrial surface.
The joint CGIAR–UNHCR training was focused on climate security, climate-displacement linkages, a case study on Burkina Faso, and a group-based scenario exercise, and provided a space to deepen analysis, share experiences and explore practical approaches.
At the Anticipatory Drought Risk Finance Product Design Workshop, organized in the framework of the NG’OMBE project, innovative ways to protect livelihoods and improve drought risk financing were discussed among over 40 participants.
Locally Led Adaptation (LLA), a framework that shifts power and decision-making to the communities most vulnerable to climate shocks, championed by IRRI, has significantly improved the delivery of effective, scalable, and inclusive climate solutions on the ground.
The Resource Recovery & Reuse (RRR) Schools & Youth Program has grown beyond teaching sustainability, and is evolving into a vibrant, student-led circular ecosystem, where learners actively work on transforming waste into resources.