Environmental health
Food systems are a major driver of the unsustainable use of the planet’s increasingly fragile ecosystem. Water, land, forests and the biodiversity they contain are precious, yet finite, natural resources. Agriculture and food systems account for up to 29% of greenhouse gas emissions, and yet will be profoundly affected by the more rapidly changing climate that those emissions cause. Agriculture is driving the loss of the world’s forests and productive land, with 5 million hectares of forests lost every year and a third of the world’s land already classified as degraded. Agriculture accounts for about 70% of water withdrawals globally, is a major cause of water stress in countries where more than 2 billion people live, and water pollution from agricultural systems poses a serious threat to the world’s water systems.
CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals
CGIAR research to improve natural resources and ecosystem services contributes strongly to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and targets for the 2030 agenda, to address:
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News
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CGIAR's Accreditation to UNEA: Strengthening Science for Global Environmental Policy
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program15.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has recently been accredited as an i…
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Multifunctional Landscapes that Incentivize Green Innovations and Improve Livelihoods
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program10.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Environmental health
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Thriving Landscapes, Vibrant Futures Blog Series #2 Sustainable landscape transformation will not …
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
Multifunctional Landscapes Science Program09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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Harnessing digital tools in securing soil health for Africa’s food future
Sehlule Muzata27.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Nairobi, 27 June 2025 (IITA) - As it marks its first anniversary, the Regional Hub…
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Harnessing digital tools in securing soil health for Africa’s food future
Sustainable Farming Science Program27.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Nairobi, 27 June 2025 (IITA) - As it marks its first anniversary, the Regional Hub…
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Raising productivity and profits, How AgWise is Closing Yield Gaps through AI
Sehlule Muzata20.06.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Nairobi, 20 June 2025 (IITA) - Across Africa smallholder farmers battle working with degraded soils,…
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Events
Publications
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Stakeholders in Nepal work together to enhance collective action for municipal groundwater management
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)05.06.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Responses of surface runoff and soil water-erosion to changes in seasonal land cover and rainfall intensity; the case of Shilansha Watershed, Rift Valley Basin of Ethiopia
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)02.04.25-
Environmental health
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Mitigation
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Designing a monitoring plan for microbial water quality and waterborne antimicrobial resistance in the Akaki Catchment, Ethiopia
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)10.03.25-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Performance of four wastewater treatment plants serving Ethiopia’s capital city, Addis Ababa
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)05.03.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Why we need to fix the global energy governance architecture
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)10.12.24-
Environmental health
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Beyond dams: assessing integrated water storage in the Shashe Catchment, Limpopo River Basin
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)01.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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