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We are delighted to invite you to the Webinar on “Socio-technical innovation bundling to strengthen women’s resilience to climate change: Distilling learnings from case studies” on 25th January, 2024, 4-5:30pm IST. This Webinar is organised by the CGIAR Gender Impact Platform and CGIAR Initiative on Gender Equality (HER+). The Initiative is engaged in understanding whether and how socio-technical innovation bundles

CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform and CGIAR Gender Equality initiative, HER+  began the year with a webinar focused on socio-technical innovation bundling to strengthen women’s resilience to climate change: distilling learnings from case studies. This webinar held on January 25 presented insights on various case studies where STIBs have contributed to women’s empowerment and resilience and learn from them as we

Climate change is exacerbating the uncertainty and risks for farmers and other food systems actors in unprecedented ways. Farmers are dealing with the harsh realities of increasing intensity and frequency of shocks like flooding and extended drought, and higher weather variability. This requires greater resilience to protect and improve their livelihoods. The vulnerabilities are particularly high for women farmers and

On 13 February 2024, over 40 Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) members and scientists from across the world hailed to the CGIAR research centre, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in Nairobi, to learn about current research in Kenya. ISDC is an external scientific advisory body that provides rigorous, independent strategic advice on the CGIAR’s long-term research strategies. This

Join us for the webinar launch of “An evidence synthesis of gender norms in agrifood systems: Pathways towards improved women’s economic resilience to climate change.” The report identifies 15 gender norms that affect women’s economic resilience in agrifood systems, proposing an Economic Resilience Pathway Framework for research and action. The framework offers insights for policymakers and practitioners aiming to strengthen

CGIAR INITIATIVES Gender Equality Primary Impact Area Gender equality, youth & social inclusion Related Impact Areas

CGIAR gender researchers have studied a project that gave more than 25,000 Indian women access to the ‘one-acre model’, designed to give women the right to grow crops using efficient agricultural technologies. They find that bundling both technical and social solutions is critical to enable women to overcome barriers to productive, profitable and resilient livelihoods. Marked by deficient rains and

The CGIAR Gender Equality Initiative, HER+,  will be featured in the CGIAR Science Week in three side events. Register today and join the Science Week and the HER+ side events. Day 2: July 2, 2024 Science Talk – Co-designing for Gender Transformative Change Time: 15:00 – 16:30 EAT Venue: Room 10 Day 4: July 4, 2024 Science Talk – Innovate,