Climate

Climate change and climate shocks put the most vulnerable people at risk. Heat, drought, flood, and unpredictable growing seasons harm farmers and production systems.

CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals

CGIAR research to on climate change and sustainability contributes strongly to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and targets for the 2030 agenda, to address:

News

A breath of fresh air: New planting machinery offers solution to burning crisis in India
CGIAR

13.11.19
- Climate
- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
When the rice harvest season arrives in northwest India, farmers have only ten to twenty…
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Policy seminar: The Bridge Collaborative on bringing about bigger change faster
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

08.11.19
- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
The world faces complex, interwoven development challenges. Issues such as climate change, malnutrit…
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"Pay attention to nematodes, they have adverse effects on African food security”, scientists warn
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)

07.11.19
- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Although the world has fully turned its attention to climate change and is continually looking…
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Unity in the face of the global climate crisis: How sharing expert knowledge translates to on-the-ground solutions
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

01.11.19
- Biodiversity
- Climate
In the face of a global ecosystem collapse, the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods,…
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Healthy diets at risk by expansion of industrial agriculture
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

31.10.19
- Climate
In the face of a global ecosystem collapse, the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods,…
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Poor in Africa south of the Sahara face rising disproportionate risks from extreme weather
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

30.10.19
- Climate
- Securing PUBLIC HEALTH
Weather shocks driven by climate change pose huge and still uncertain risks to the world’s…
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Climate

CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals

News

A breath of fresh air: New planting machinery offers solution to burning crisis in India

Policy seminar: The Bridge Collaborative on bringing about bigger change faster

"Pay attention to nematodes, they have adverse effects on African food security”, scientists warn

Unity in the face of the global climate crisis: How sharing expert knowledge translates to on-the-ground solutions

Healthy diets at risk by expansion of industrial agriculture

Poor in Africa south of the Sahara face rising disproportionate risks from extreme weather

Events

GLF Luxembourg 2019

Transforming Africa’s Food System with Digital Technologies

CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Transforming rural livelihoods through effective climate services

CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Building a Resilient Future: Stepping up actions to build resilient food systems

CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Nature's Climate Hub: Transforming food systems through nature-based solutions

CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Building a Resilient Future: Transforming food systems under a changing climate

Publications

Developing Sustainable Community Forest Enterprises: Lessons from the Dryad Project in Cameroon

Food and Earth Systems: Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Agriculture and Food Systems

Cyclone Idai: Jump-starting farmer recovery in Mozambique. Outcome story.

Introduction to International Livestock Research Institute’s agenda for climate change adaptation in livestock systems

Importance of considering technology growth in impact assessments of climate change on agriculture

Leveraging improved genetics and breeding to support climate adaptation for livestock keepers in low-income countries