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CGIAR INITIATIVES Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa Primary Impact Area Environmental health & biodiversity Related Impact Areas

The year 2023 marked another significant period for the CGIAR Regional Integrated Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa—Ukama Ustawi (UU). Rooted in the principles of Ukama (meaning ‘partnerships’ in Shona) and Ustawi (meaning ‘well-being’ and ‘development’ in Swahili), UU capitalized on its extensive partnership network across the East and Southern Africa (ESA) region and beyond, fostering collaboration, co-learning,

To address pressing water management challenges, a multi-stakeholder meeting was held at the district level in Khulna, Bangladesh. Organized by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Bangladesh and the United International University (UIU), the event brought together key stakeholders from various government departments and non-governmental organizations. Led by Bitan Kumar Mondal, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education), as Chief Guest, and Chaired

CGIAR INITIATIVES Diversification in East and Southern Africa Primary Impact Area Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs Related Impact Areas

CGIAR INITIATIVES Diversification in East and Southern Africa Primary Impact Area Climate adaptation & mitigation Related Impact Areas

As agriculture in Africa is yet to recover from the repercussions of climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Ukraine war, the use of improved seed varieties and fertilizers to combat food insecurity is more relevant than ever. Farmers’ adoption of improved seeds has proven useful for climate adaptation, as these seeds can sustain and raise yield requiring less water

Khulna, Bangladesh (April 24, 2024) –To address the complexities surrounding water management in the region, the Department of Agriculture Extension, Batiaghata, in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and United International University (UIU), organized a workshop titled “Workshop on Water Management Challenges in Polder 34/2P”. Under the CGIAR Initiative Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD), the workshop was instrumental in disseminating

For the ninth installment of Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) presented a webinar on the impacts of climate change to the livestock sector in the deltas. Ms. Charlotte Verburg, a researcher at WUR, gave an insightful presentation titled Deltas, Livestock, and Climate Change: A Wicked Problem. She talked about the