Innovation bundles are integrated technological, socioecological, and policy solutions to harmonize environmental health with human development, and a powerful example of this vision is unfolding in Nyakach, Kisumu County, Kenya.
Women, who account for approximately 80% of Kenya’s agricultural labour force, lead the Kabudi-Agoro Seed Bank. A group of 25 women now conserves over 100 varieties of indigenous, climate-adapted seeds, including 69 bean varieties and 18 sorghum varieties.
The high-level meeting at UNEA-7 brought together policymakers, scientists, farmers, pastoralists, and private-sector leaders to discuss how to turn innovation into real impact for climate-resilient land, water, and food systems.
Climate adaptation can unintentionally deepen tensions in fragile settings. This blog introduces the Conflict Sensitivity Wheel, a practical framework for assessing how adaptation policies interact with power, participation, and inequality, and how they can be redesigned to reduce conflict and support sustainable peace.
Education, Seeds, and Women’s Leadership in Action.
COP30 in Belém leaves behind a complex political atmosphere, shaped by global divisions and even the unexpected drama of a fire in the venue.
The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) will take place from 8–12 December 2025, at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi
At the 33rd ESAP Annual Conference, ILRI presented a system of community rangeland health workers (CRHWs), offering practical and meaningful solutions for on-the-ground strengthening of pastoralist’s resilience to drought and other crises.