Forests are massive carbon sinks and biodiversity havens. The world’s forests store about 861 gigatons of carbon, 42% in live biomass and 44% in soil. Yet forest areas have been disappearing at an alarming rate: Globally, they have shrunk by 20% over the past 100 years, mostly due to expansion of agricultural lands. Given the urgency of reducing global CO2
Original article published in The Nation on 19 September 2024 The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) launched the Groundwater Management Information System (GMIS) during the National Workshop on Pathways for Sustainable Groundwater Management, co-organized in Lahore by the CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains, on 19 September 2024. Speaking at the event, Dr Mohsin Hafeez, NEXUS Gains lead for the Indus
By Paul Dorosh and James Thurlow Food, land, and water systems face daunting challenges in the future, and the body of research exploring these challenges is growing rapidly. This note is part of a series developed by the CGIAR Foresight Initiative to summarize what we know today about the future of various aspects of food systems. The goal of these notes is
As it has for millennia, human wellbeing continues to depend on rivers for drinking water, irrigation, and fishing livelihoods. According to Chris Dickens, Principal Researcher at the International Water Management Institute and moderator of the CGIAR Initiative on NEXUS Gains webinar “The future of global river health monitoring”, river health is increasingly part of the discourse of ecosystem health. However,
By Santosh Nepal Nepal is already grappling with the climate crisis, facing complex disasters beyond our previous experience and capacity to manage. Unprecedented rainfall between 27 and 29 September, 2024 devastated the country. More than 228 lives were lost and many remain missing. More than 15 hydropower projects, generating over 1,000 MW, were damaged. Preliminary assessments indicate losses of NPR4.35 billion (USD 32 million) across hydropower,
Food, land, and water systems face daunting challenges in the future, and the body of research exploring these challenges is growing rapidly. This note is part of a series developed by the CGIAR Foresight Initiative to summarize what we know today about the future of various aspects of food systems. The goal of these notes is to serve as a quick reference, point to
By Natalia Estrada-Carmona and Sarah Jones Our planet is a complex web of life. Every element plays a crucial role in maintaining balance, and this delicate equilibrium, known as biodiversity, is the foundation of environmental health. Each species, wild or cultivated, contributes to ecosystem services that are vital to human survival – pollination, nutritious food, clean air and water, fertile
Available in English En el contexto mundial actual de cambio climático, el IPCC (2023) ha reafirmado el papel crucial del ser humano en este fenómeno, resaltando afectaciones eventos climáticos extremos en el clima y el tiempo, que impactan tanto a la naturaleza como a las personas en todas las regiones del mundo. En su Tercera Comunicación Nacional, el gobierno colombiano