Photo credit: U.S. Department of State Grazia Pacillo, CGIAR Climate Security FOCUS Senior Economist Hopes were dashed last week for a first-of-its-kind UN Security Council resolution that would have officially designated the climate crisis as a threat to international peace and security. A veto from Russia ended efforts by temporary council members Ireland and Niger to make global warming a central
Droughts have long posed a threat to farmers in southern Africa, and models predict they will become more frequent, unpredictable, and intense as global warming continues. Drought-tolerant sweetpotato varieties have proven to be lifesavers for farmers who lose their maize or other crops for lack of rain. For this reason, more climate-resilient sweetpotato varieties with characteristics consumers want are urgently needed and this is why drought tolerance is a priority target at the regional sweetpotato breeding platform in Mozambique. Continue reading Using drones to select drought-tolerant sweetpotatoes at International Potato Center.
Remote sensing data enables IWMI researchers to identify irrigated areas at a resolution of 30 meters, providing valuable insights for water policy and agricultural planning. The post Researchers map Ethiopia’s irrigated areas at a previously unavailable resolution first appeared on International Water Management Institute (IWMI).
The Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021 took place on 7–8 December 2021. Ahead of the summit, on 2 December 2021, the International Institute for Environment and Development and the International Livestock Research Institute hosted a side event on the role of informal markets within future food systems. The purpose of the side event was to derive a set of principles to
While Zambia’s aquaculture sector is growing considerably, which is largely contributed to the rapid development of the private sector, a lack of training and experience among young producers is preventing the sector from reaching its full potential. Read more
The recent UN Food Systems Summit and COP26 generated a consensus around the urgent need to reshape food systems that can deliver diets to everyone that are healthy, safe, secure and sustainable. The challenge now for world leaders and policymakers is to turn these aspirations into realistic policies and actions on the ground…or, indeed, in the water. Aquatic foods and
While the Independent Science for Development Council (ISDC) is exploring the co-design of a 2022-24 Science Forum series on Innovation in support of the One CGIAR Research and Innovation Strategy and Initiative portfolio, it is worth recalling the last Science Forum (SF18), themed: “Win more, lose less: Capturing synergies between SDGs through agricultural research.” SF18 was organized by the Independent
Frans Schapendonk, Giulia Caroli, Alice Taylor, Grazia Pacillo, Peter Laderach Climate change has and will continue to profoundly impact our world in complex ways, impacting our communities, economies, landscapes and politics. Our modern world is becoming increasingly interconnected, with knock on effects, such as those witnessed during the Covid-19 pandemic. Climate effects have the potential to spill over with multiple