By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino CGIAR has proposed harnessing non-market approaches “to accelerate action at scale for climate-resilient low emissions food systems and sustainable agricultural consumption and production” in response to a call for inputs to the next meeting of the Glasgow Committee on Non-Market Approaches. The subject of Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement, non-market approaches — or NMAs
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino A project promoting biodiversity conservation, climate mitigation and peacebuilding in Colombia which the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT has supported in structuring is now eligible for funding under one of the government’s tax credit programs targeting conflict-affected areas. This development comes ahead of the 16th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on
Achieving gender equality is now, more urgent than ever as today’s multiple crises from climate change to global pandemics, to conflicts further threaten those most vulnerable. With a staggering 360 billion USD needed to achieve gender equality by 2030, according to UN Women, this year’s resounding call for International Women’s Day is “Invest in women: Accelerate progress.” CGIAR, through its
By Amahnui George Amenchwi, Wattel Cor and Augusto Castro Nunez The global food system is at a crossroads, facing the challenge of feeding a growing population while mitigating climate change. Scaling solutions for food system transformation is crucial to address the urgent challenges of climate change, food security, and sustainability. Finance is an essential ingredient of any scaling strategy for
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino This is really good! That’s my prompt review of the Andaki chocolate bar after taking a bite off it while drinking Colombian coffee. I then rushed to the room next door to ask my colleague, Diana Gutierrez, the steward of Andaki chocolate bars in our team, if she had more of the chocolate. She replied
By Kelvin Shikuku, George Amahnui, Augusto Castro-Nuñez and Hanna Ewell. Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands face dire climate change challenges, in addition to historical and resource-based conflicts. However, amidst these challenges, there’s a promising opportunity for climate change mitigation and peacebuilding to work together, to resolve conflicts and promote inclusive governance of natural resources with most affected local communities. This
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino I got interested in non-market approaches toward climate action during a conversation I had with Steve Leonard, a lawyer who’s an expert in the language of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, sometime in the latter half of 2023. I asked him what these approaches are about; he said they are voluntary cooperation
By Hanna Ewell Everyone wants “food system transformation” and getting there in a sustainable and equitable way gets you the golden ticket – at least to donor support. The term “food system” has become a catchphrase in the development context, but do we truly understand what this and its “transformation” entail? In a recent webinar co-organized by the CGIAR Initiatives