Commitments coming out of COP26 last week from global leaders mark a step change towards reducing emissions and mitigating the impacts of climate change. But what are the potential implications to security of these mitigation projects? How will they affect communities on the ground, and how do we make sure projects don’t end up doing more harm than good to
BY MAN LI, ZHE GUO AND WEI ZHANG Excess nitrogen produced by agricultural activities, mainly from manure and chemical fertilizers, is a primary source of nutrient pollution and presents serious environmental threats to natural ecosystems and human health. Particularly when it reaches bodies of water, excess nitrogen can lead to dead zones, hypoxia, fish kills and algal blooms that threaten biodiversity,
Prime Minister Boris Johnson greets Dr Mohammad Shtayyeh, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority, on arrival to COP26 World Leaders Summit https://www.flickr.com/photos/186938113@N07/51647043749/ The world’s attention for two weeks has been fixated on Glasgow’s COP26, where delegates from around the world came together to agree on action to tackle the climate crisis. The last-minute deal brokered at the eleventh hour, ushered
The digital revolution has changed the ways of working, accessing information, and connecting with each other. Over the past three decades, the world saw a tremendous increase in the amount of data that can be recorded, shared, and stored. How can this revolution be used to create a more efficient global food system, in a world facing climate variability and
The Ministry of Science and Technology, through the Pakistan Council of Research in Water Resources (PCRWR), in collaboration with International Water Management Institute (IWMI) Pakistan and the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE), is jointly organizing the Pakistan Water Week 2021 International Conference. The conference will take place in Islamabad, Pakistan from 6 – 9 December, under
In Rwanda, beans are the main staple food providing households with 32% of required calories and 65% of protein across the country. Rwandans have the highest per capita bean consumption in the world, with an estimated per capita bean consumption of around 164 grams/day. Though beans remain a major staple food crop, they are also the most important source of revenue
A group of policymakers and officials from across India recently experienced ICRISAT’s sustainable research-for-development practices being implemented in the country’s Bundelkhand region which are benefitting 30,000 families reliant on farming. A travel workshop-cum-exposure visit was organised for the group during 9-11 October 2021 where the knowledge generated was shared. Participants got to observe climate-smart agriculture technologies being adopted at farm
To enhance skills in modelling of crop systems by the agricultural research community in West Africa, a five-day workshop was recently conducted. The workshop trained researchers in the use of the Agricultural Production Systems Simulator (APSIM) platform. The workshop was organized by ICRISAT-Nigeria and the Centre for Dryland Agriculture, Bayero University Kano (CDA-BUK), Nigeria, where it was also held. New