Oluwadara Alegbeleye, Adama Ndour, Girma T. Kassie As climate change dismantles the systems that are critical to sustain humanity [1], the Global South, which is typically most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, is emerging as an essential source of innovation for global food security.
Fighting climate change requires a comprehensive strategy that spans energy, transport, and, crucially, food and agriculture. Halting deforestation and adopting sustainable practices in irrigation, biodiversity management, and land use, are imperative. Plant breeding can help.
While carbon markets often steal the limelight, COP30 is also turning attention to Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement, which deals with Non-Market Approaches (NMAs) to climate action. Simply put, Article 6.8 encourages countries to cooperate on climate efforts without exchanging carbon credits or finance in a market setting. Examples of NMAs could include: sharing technology and expertise, forming partnerships to build
What is just transition in the context of climate change? A just transition seeks to ensure that the substantial benefits of a transition to a low-emission, carbon-neutral economy that is needed to stabilize our climate systems and halt climate change are shared widely by ensuring that those who stand to lose economically, in the short term due to this transition
As COP30 opens in Belém, the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA) is a key track for CGIAR. Established under the Paris Agreement’s Article 7, the GGA aims to enhance adaptive capacity, strengthen resilience, and reduce vulnerability worldwide. After years of technical work – including the adoption of the UAE Framework for Global Climate Resilience at COP28, which set thematic targets for
Climate change impacts are not gender-neutral and vary across population groups. Women, children, minority groups, refugees, the elderly, and people with disabilities face differential vulnerabilities linked to resilience and adaptive capacity to diverse shocks and hazards.
By Nicoline de Haan, Director, CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform Originally published on Farming First Indigenous Peoples’ relationship with food systems is profound and intricate, embodying essential knowledge for climate resilience and a heightened vulnerability to climate and environmental impacts. As custodians of most of the world’s remaining biodiversity, Indigenous communities possess invaluable insights into sustainable agricultural practices that could help