By Buyani Fakudze and Jonathan Lautze The Incomati Basin spans Eswatini, Mozambique, and South Africa. With growing demand for water from the energy and agriculture sectors, as well as increasing threats posed by climate change, the need for effective and integrated transboundary resource management is greater than ever. In 2023, a comprehensive river basin systems model was developed to address issues around
By Setsabile Thwala, Ryan Nehring, and Jonathan Lautze The CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains convened a three-day workshop in Maputo, Mozambique, on “Transboundary multistakeholder platforms (MSPs) and the Incomati Basin.” The objectives were to learn from the experiences of other MSPs in shared basins throughout Africa; identify the role of an MSP in the Incomati Basin and how one could
The following post by Hailemariam Tiruneh, Research Fellow, IFPRI was originally published on https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/ . Kenya has a long history of implementing fertiliser subsidy programmes aimed at supporting smallholder farmers. These initiatives have evolved over the years, from targeted programmes for resource-poor farmers to broader, non-targeted schemes like the the National Fertiliser Subsidy Programme (NFSP) implemented in 2022 to boost
In preparation for the Financing Agriculture Sustainably (FINAS 2024) Conference slated for March 27th and 28th, a pre-conference dialogue themed “Combining short-term response and long-term vision: Rethinking the approach to fertilizer subsidies” has taken place on the 20th of March in Nairobi. Hosted by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the CGIAR
The youth bulge is a phenomenon common in many developing countries and Kenya is no exception. In Kenya’s demographic, the youthful population constitutes a higher percentage compared to other age groups, whereby 29% is between the ages 18 and 34. This youthful population has implications for the different aspects of society, it is therefore important to harness this potential for
Pakistan Water Week 2023 was held in Islamabad from 4–6 December on the theme of ‘Transformative pathways for water and food systems in a climate-resilient Pakistan.’ The event brought together water management experts, agriculturalists, government officials, and business leaders from across the world, to present and discuss practical strategies to tackle water scarcity and enhance skills and knowledge. The CGIAR
Episode 4 of Policy Pathways takes you to one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, Colombia! Hear from the Colombia experts on Policy Pathways. Policy Pathways is delighted to welcome back Augusto Castro Nuñez, Senior Scientist at Alliance-CIAT and the Lead author for Colombia’s NPS Initiative report. Speaking alongside Castro Nuñez is Miguel Peña Varón, Senior Researcher at the CINARA Institute of Universidad Del
Also available in English A pesar de la creciente demanda para mejorar la integración de género en políticas agrícolas (McDougall et al., 2022), la inclusión efectiva de consideraciones de género e interseccionalidad[1] (G&I) en los ciclos de políticas de cambio climático (CC) en América Latina ha sido pasada por alto (Howland & LeCoq, 2022). Las políticas climáticas y de género