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

Press release: Landmark study generates genomic atlas for global wheat improvement
CGIAR Research Program on Wheat

25.11.20
- Climate
- Genomics
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Canada), November 25, 2020. In a landmark discovery for global wheat produc…
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USAID Global Waters: Strengthening Drought Monitoring Across the Middle East and North Africa
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

25.11.20
- Climate
Despite the troublesome outlook, an innovative initiative launched in mid-2018 is increasing the cap…
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Charting the Path to Peace: Who Bears the Burden of Climate Variability in Indonesia?
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

23.11.20
- Climate
- Creating JOBS and GROWTH
- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Written by Grazia Pacillo. Image credit: IRRI CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security explores the role of…
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Charting the Path to Peace: Who Bears the Burden of Climate Variability in Vietnam?
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)

23.11.20
- Climate
- Promoting EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY
Written by Grazia Pacillo. Image credit: G. Smith (CIAT). CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security explores the…
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More abundant tree species unlikely to return after droughts
CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE)

21.11.20
- Biodiversity
- Climate
Researchers around the world have found an alarming lack of natural replacement of dominant tree…
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Faster results at a lower cost
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

19.11.20
- Climate
- Genomics
The current COVID-19 pandemic — and associated measures to reduce its spread — is projected…
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Climate

CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals

News

Press release: Landmark study generates genomic atlas for global wheat improvement

USAID Global Waters: Strengthening Drought Monitoring Across the Middle East and North Africa

Charting the Path to Peace: Who Bears the Burden of Climate Variability in Indonesia?

Charting the Path to Peace: Who Bears the Burden of Climate Variability in Vietnam?

More abundant tree species unlikely to return after droughts

Faster results at a lower cost

Events

Ocean Panel Global Launch & National Events

UN Food Systems Summit Action Track 4: Advance Equitable Livelihoods - Public Forum

Special FAO Seminar on Food and Nutrition: Urgent call for agri-food systems transformation to achieve healthy diets for all

The Big Fish Series - Alternative Seafood: A sustainable food future?

Virtual Event - Information Needs for Food Crisis Risk Early Warning: The Role of the Food Security Portal

Virtual Event - Food and Agricultural Trade in the New Policy Environment: How Can WTO Members Support Economic Recovery and Resilience in Latin America and the Caribbean?

Publications

Infiltration-Friendly Land Uses for Climate Resilience on Volcanic Slopes in the Rejoso Watershed, East Java, Indonesia

Prosopis juliflora – a potential game changer in the charcoal sector in Kenya

The Roles of Trees on Farms in Uganda: Current Status and Policy Recommendations for Future Development

Actions to Transform Food Systems Under Climate Change

Factors Affecting Adoption of Agroforestry Technologies by Women and Young Farmers in the Mt. Elgon Region, Eastern Uganda

Land degradation along a climatic gradient in Mali: Farmers' perceptions of causes and impacts