by Grazia Pacillo, Marina Mastrorillo , and Ibukun Taiwo (Climate Security FOCUS) On June 26, 2023, CGIAR Focus Climate Security, supported by the CGIAR Initiatives on Climate Resilience; Fragility, Conflict, and Migration; and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; under the patronage of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, convened a high-level event to discuss a
For us to have a prosperous future, food systems need to be transformed. In the below video, leaders and experts from the CGIAR Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems present how the initiative, otherwise known as Mitigate+, works to contribute to achieving that vision of a prosperous future — where food security and lower emissions coincide. See more information on the
by Mary Ng’endo, CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) Social Equity team, and Nyang’ori Ohenjo, the Centre for Minority Rights Development (CEMIRIDE) How can people’s knowledge inform climate action? More specifically, how can people bring their experience and knowledge of what works in a local context to global decision-makers? Doing so successfully may just lead to a better match between
By Giriraj Amarnath (IWMI), Niranga Alahacoon (IWMI), Martina Mascarenhas (ClimBeR) Tea is one of Sri Lanka’s key exports, and the image of the smiling hill country woman picking tea is one that we see time and time again. What often doesn’t get international attention is how this beautiful landscape, with its rolling hills and picturesque views, which supports Sri Lanka’s
by Mary Ng’endo, CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) Social Equity team, and Martina Mascarenhas, Communications Consultant, ClimBeR Climate change and human rights violations further marginalize indigenous peoples and local communities. Indigenous communities today, especially indigenous youth, however, are changing this narrative, and harnessing their indigenous knowledge and practices to develop new skills, use technology, and create locally-led solutions to
This webinar shared evidence and insights gathered under a pioneering project that seeks to simultaneously deliver climate mitigation and peacebuilding outcomes in Colombia through implementing sustainable land use systems. Funded by Germany’s International Climate Initiative, the IKI-SLUS Project involves undertaking extensive research in collaboration with smallholder producers and other local actors in two of the country’s conflict-affected departments, Caqueta and
By Ziqian Song On July 4, 2023, the launch meeting of the International Forum of Low-emission Agrifood Systems (IFLEAS), jointly initiated by China Agricultural University, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems (Mitigate+), and the Beijing Representative Office, was held in Beijing. Xin Xian, vice president of China Agricultural University; Qian Keming, research fellow of the Chinese Academy of
The wide-ranging impacts of climate change and variability that extend to the economy, society, and the environment have significant security implications. The concept of climate security is based on the idea that climate change and variability exacerbate pre-existing risks and vulnerabilities among individuals and society. Consequently, this threatens the security of human well-being, the environment, economic stability, infrastructure, and energy