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Written by Marianne Gadeberg Longstanding engagement with Kenya’s ministries of environment and agriculture as well as county governments has enabled researchers from the CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience (ClimBeR) to influence national and county-level policies aiming to leverage climate action for peace and security. Climate change poses significant threats to Kenya’s agricultural sector, food security, and overall peace and security.

‘The Climate and Us’ was launched by BBC StoryWorks and the Global Climate & Health Alliance in October 2023, sharing case studies from across the world that underscore how the natural environment and human health are interdependent. The series includes four short episodes produced for CGIAR, including one about an Alliance project in Sri Lanka, restoring ancient water management ‘tank

Experts in agriculture and innovation convened to engage in an open and inclusive dialogue on developing and deploying agritech solutions in Egypt. On 7 February 2024 at Cairo, CGIAR Centers – Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, ICARDA, IWMI, IFPRI, and supported by the CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform (A4IP) – in collaboration with the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology

Across the drylands, there is a widespread misconception surrounding rural women’s involvement in rangelands. Women’s roles in livestock rearing, crop cultivation, and climate change adaptation, are either diminished or altogether invisible, perpetuating a loop of missed opportunities and a lack of institutional support. Tunisia is no exception. ICARDA Gender Scientist Dina Najjar and Bipasha Baruah -who holds the Canada

At COP30 in Belém, Non-Market Approaches (NMAs) gained significant momentum by formally being linked to the UNFCCC's Mitigation Work Programme, elevating their role as a crucial complement to market-based climate action under Article 6.8 of the Paris Agreement.

  Roundup of research, journal and other academic articles from July and August. This summer, many regions of the world were hit by extreme weather events. Floods, droughts, and heat waves again demonstrated the urgency of developing smart water and groundwater solutions for health and food security, ecosystems protection and climate adaptation. In July and August of this year, our

By Vartika Singh, Mohammad Faiz Alam, and Ruchi Sharma India plays a pivotal role in global agriculture, being the second largest producer of significant crops like rice, wheat, sugarcane, pulses, and cotton. Within India, the Ganges River Basin is critical for food security both nationally and in the wider region. It provides over one-third of available surface water in India,

Every year on March 22, the world unites to recognize World Water Day, a global observance highlighting water’s critical role in our lives and the urgent need to address water challenges.  This year’s theme, “Glacier Preservation,” emphasizes the vital role of glaciers in sustaining freshwater supplies, regulating climate, and supporting ecosystems. Glaciers act as natural water storage systems, slowly releasing