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Advancing Transformative Adaptation through Social Equity: Land, Water and Food Systems in the Global South Climate change affects people in uneven and unequal ways. Existing inequalities can be reinforced and new ones created, social equity is therefore fundamental to climate change adaptation. Since 2021, the CGIAR Research Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) has worked to transform the climate adaptation capacity

By: Georgina Smith Food is a common thread linking all 17 Sustainable Development Goals. But when economic, social and environmental factors are considered, reducing emissions in food systems can be a complex, undertaking to attain these global targets  But there are no one-size-fits-all solutions to reducing emissions in farming. Different farmers have differing practices and challenges; social networks; partners or

By: Georgina Smith Kevin Chen, a senior research fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Beijing, and a Qiushi Chair Professor in Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China and Xinxin Wang, professor in the School of Economics of Zhejiang University of Finance and Economics, Hangzhou discuss their novel approach.   They are among a team of researchers pioneering a new “living

By: Georgina Smith When food is wasted, the emissions used to produce it are wasted too. And while the food loss and waste (FLW) component of the global food system’s carbon footprint may be overlooked as small, they do have a big impact. In a world where hunger persists alongside abundance, addressing FLW can help tackle carbon emissions and food

By: Georgina Smith Our global food supply is a complex web. It straddles a diverse array of activities, from growing crops and harvesting them, to transporting packaged foods to supermarket shelves and everything in between. Collecting data across the food value chain from start to finish, for every food product made in every country, is a task so daunting that

Capacity Building and Exchange of experiences By Diana Maya, Victoria Guáqueta and Antonia Correal, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Martha Vanegas Cubillos, Alianza Bioversity&CIAT Exchange of experiences is a powerful pedagogical strategy for capacity building by enabling knowledge sharing. It recognizes the value of local knowledge in dialogue with academic knowledge for the co-creation of sociotechnical innovations. Through the exchange of experiences,

By Victoria Guáqueta Solórzano and  Roger Ayazo Berrocal, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, and Martha Vanegas Cubillos, Alliance Bioversity & CIAT. The department of Caquetá, in the Colombian Amazon, has become a focal point for various national and international institutions aiming to promote sustainable production systems that contribute to the reduction of deforestation, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and peacebuilding. This institutional

By: Neidy Clavijo, Luz A. Rodríguez, Alexandra Mañunga, Angie Bernal, Ana María Mesa (Pontificia Universidad Javeriana) and Martha Vanegas (Allianza Bioversity & CIAT) In the Amazonian region, communities are co- creating solutions to reduce deforestation and improve the sustainability and resilience of agri- food systems. The Colombian Amazon, one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth, is facing severe threats