In the last two decades, conflicts and wars have spread and intensified. All around the world, people are directly exposed to this violence or face negative effects from it, including involuntary migration and dramatic increases in the cost of basic necessities. The negative consequences are much stronger in fragile regions where coping options are limited and people must move or
By Michael Graham Ruminant livestock are essential for livelihoods of millions of people in Africa. However, African livestock systems are threatened by climate change due to increased heat stress and reduced feed for animals, among others. At the same time, livestock also contribute to climate change and are the main source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in many African
Incremental change has not slowed the pace of the climate crisis. For researchers working with some of the hardest hit – farmers in low- and middle-income countries – radical, transformative action is needed to speed up change Record-breaking heatwaves, droughts and floods make regular headlines across the globe, and scientists say the risk, frequency and intensity of these weather extremes
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems, Mitigate+, will help low- and middle-income countries reduce food systems emissions without impeding progress toward development goals. With a food systems approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, this work could lead to a reduction in global emissions by 2 percent in 10 years. The recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Assessment reports[1]
by Ma. Eliza Villarino and Augusto Castro Nunez The Low-Emission Food Systems Initiative Mitigate+ aims to contribute to low-emission food systems development and reduce net annual greenhouse gas emissions from food systems. It forms part of CGIAR’s new research portfolio and includes IFPRI participation, delivering science and innovation to transform food, land, and water systems in a climate crisis. Innovations from CGIAR defined the
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino Caqueta embodies one of those places that offer great potential for achieving dual climate change mitigation objectives: reducing greenhouse gas emissions and creating carbon sinks. The Colombian department is home to vast areas for cattle grazing, which drives deforestation and thus the release of greenhouse gases that warm the planet. At the same time, Caqueta
Amid the often-distressing news about climate change, some good news: Existing strategies could mitigate livestock methane emissions by enough to help the sector limit its share of global warming to the 1.5°C target by 2030. In a meta-analysis published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Claudia Arndt, Leader of the Mazingira Centre at the International Livestock Research Institute in Kenya, and a
By Louis Verchot Seven years since the landmark Paris Agreement, 53 of 195 parties have so far submitted their long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies. Of these 53, less than a third come from low- and middle-income countries in Africa, Asia-Pacific and Latin America and the Caribbean. The submission of those long-term strategies was mandated in Article 4 of