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Authors: Esther Nzuki, Benson Kenduiywo, Victor Villa (Alliance of Bioversity & CIAT); Contributions by: Lydia Kimani, Wambui Muchaba, Daphne Muchai Climate change transcends the boundary of a mere environmental concern, evolving into a critical element that influences global peace and security. As ecological conditions deteriorate due to global warming, Arid, and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) communities face heightened risks of conflict over

The CGIAR Multifunctional Landscapes (MFL) Science Program envisions landscapes that are biodiverse, productive, resilient, and low in emissions. In the 2025 season, the program is actively implementing interventions in several countries, building upon the work and successes of previous CGIAR Initiatives including Agroecology, Nature Positive Solutions, Work Package 3 of the Livestock and Climate Initiative, and the Environmental Health and

By Sanju Koirala “You can be an engineer and not be empowered.” A junior officer from a Nepali ministry summed up the experience of women professionals who work in the water, energy, agriculture, and ecosystems (WEFE) sectors. A senior officer supported this feeling of frustration: “Women are brainwashed by patriarchy, and since female officers face a lot of resistance, they

Over the last three years, the My Farm Trees project has evolved from a bold idea into a transformative model for forest-landscape ecosystem restoration, socio-economic empowerment, climate action and improved livelihoods.

Ponds are one of nature’s major freshwater resources and an ecologically important lentic habitat – ecosystems that entail a body of standing water – that is primarily found in agricultural landscapes. As an essential component of blue-green infrastructures, ponds offer a variety of ecosystem services that lower the risk of flooding, lessen climatic fluctuations, improve the quality of runoff water

WASHINGTON DC, Aug 23 2021 (IPS) – A population of more than 9 billion people, hotter temperatures, decaying ecosystems and increasingly severe natural disasters. That is what our world is facing by 2050 because of climate change. Even before the addition of some two billion people, the world still struggles to ensure enough food for all, with around 700 million people going hungry worldwide

Policy and action research by the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems to improve rural energy access for smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs shows full alignment with the UNFCCC Race to Zero global campaign for decarbonizing economies. With adverse climate change impacts growing in number and intensity, many world leaders at this year’s COP26 meetings in Glasgow developed joint,

Policy is essential to fostering innovations that address pressing global challenges, from food insecurity to environmental sustainability. On Innovation Day at UNCCD COP16, Cargele Masso, CGIAR Environmental Health and Biodiversity Platform Director, joined international leaders to explore how policy can enable sustainable innovations that meet the needs of diverse communities. As the climate crisis intensifies, technical and social innovations must