Young people across the MENA region are leading a quiet revolution in agriculture, driving innovation, boosting climate resilience, and laying the groundwork for long-term regional stability. But for this potential to translate into real transformation, youth must be at the center of the region’s agricultural future. This was the core message at the inaugural Youth Action Leadership for Agrifood Awareness
Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) National Action Plans are a powerful but underused tool for tackling the interconnected challenges of gender, climate, and conflict. Across the Mediterranean region, these plans often fail to address how climate change is deepening gendered vulnerabilities, and that omission is a missed opportunity. At the 2nd Mediterranean Climate Week, CGIAR’s MENA Climate Security Hub joined
Authors: Shadrack Mwatu and Juneweenex Mbuthia In July and August 2025, the Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis (KIPPRA), in collaboration with the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), conducted a ten-day intensive training of trainers’ workshop on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling under the CGIAR Policy Innovations program. Held at KIPPRA’s offices, the training brought together technical
Oluwadara Alegbeleye, Adama Ndour, Girma T. Kassie As climate change dismantles the systems that are critical to sustain humanity [1], the Global South, which is typically most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, is emerging as an essential source of innovation for global food security.
In Cameroon, the MyFarmTrees platform brings together farmers, seed collectors, nursery operators, traditional authorities, municipalities, ministries, and international partners to make landscape restoration a driver of local resilience. Led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, with support from the GEF, IUCN, and the Darwin Initiative, the platform is already active in six of Cameroon’s ten regions—West, Centre, South, East,
With a large and highly urbanized population, high dependence on food imports, and water scarcity, Egypt is one of the most climate-vulnerable countries. For over four decades, ICARDA has worked closely with Egypt’s Agriculture Research Center (ARC) and the government of Egypt to enhance agricultural productivity and build resilience for farmers and communities on the frontline of climate change. On 17 July,
Industrial fishing is one of the world’s most physically strenuous, hazardous and deadly jobs. It is also one of the highest risk sectors for forced labor. A new paper led by WorldFish senior scientist Michelle Tigchelaar and an international team of researchers warns that climate change is set to make these conditions even more dangerous. Read more
Fishers at two recent fishers’ forums in Zanzibar said they needed better prices for their fish, as well as support and guidance to improve their catches. Organized by WorldFish, in collaboration with the Zanzibar Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development (DFAD), ZAFIRI, and WIOMSA, the forums were the first of this type ever held in Zanzibar. Read more