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Lorsque des évaluateurs indépendants adressent leurs recommandations à des décideurs, que se passe-t-il? Les évaluations indépendantes ne sont véritablement utiles que si les recommandations se traduisent par des mesures tangibles. Cet article vise à explorer l’utilisation des évaluations indépendantes, le rôle déterminant des réponses de la direction aux recommandations d’évaluations et la manière dont les organes de gouvernance de CGIAR,

Cuando los evaluadores independientes comunican la verdad a los que ostentan el poder, ¿qué sucede después? El verdadero valor de las evaluaciones independientes yace en si sus recomendaciones generan acción. Este blog explora cómo se utilizan las evaluaciones independientes, el papel fundamental de las Respuestas de la gerencia (management responses, MR) y cómo los organismos de gobernanza, como la Junta

This post is the first in a two-part series on Sudan’s overlapping food, water, and energy crises.  The ongoing conflict in Sudan has been devastating, with no end in sight. The two warring parties—the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF)—desperate to gain the upper hand, have bombed, looted, raped, and destroyed huge swathes of the country,

This post is the second in a two-part series on Sudan’s overlapping food, water, and energy crises. Read the first part here. The low levels of food, water, and energy security across Sudan have resulted in both extreme levels of immediate suffering and devastating long-term implications for the country’s eventual rehabilitation. In Part 1, we examined how Sudan’s war has

The term NDC has become increasingly relevant in the context of climate change. However, as with many acronyms, people’s understanding of its meaning is often taken for granted, leaving many people out of the conversation. If you’ve ever wondered what NDCs are and why they matter, this blog is for you. What are NDCs? First, let’s be clear: NDC

Join the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT at the Bonn SB62 climate conference. The United Nations mid-year climate talks take place annually in Bonn, Germany. The sessions of the UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies, as they are known, serve as a crucial checkpoint for negotiators and other contributors to build momentum and make progress on the issues that will define the larger

Press Release June 12, 2025 In the wake of overlapping global crises of the recent years—including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia–Ukraine war, and escalating climate variability—fertilizer markets have been affected by unprecedented volatility. These shocks have had far-reaching implications for farm-level profitability, national food security strategies, international trade, and environmental sustainability. The new special issue of the journal Food Policy brings together a

ICARDA, UNDP, EU Unite for Climate Action and Food Security Thursday, June 12, 2025 – 16:50 year 2025 First author (ICARDA author) ICARDA Communication Team Director general blogs On ICARDA expert author ICARDA Communication Team