The CGIAR 2030 Global Strategy For Resilient Drylands – A Bold Vision Unveiled

4th December, UNCCD COP16, Riyadh: We are thrilled to launch the CGIAR 2030 Global Strategy for Resilient Drylands (GSRD), a groundbreaking initiative to revolutionize agriculture to deliver food security and livelihood resilient for communities living in the world’s driest regions.

Spearheaded by ICARDA and ICRISAT, the GSRD aims to transform the lives of the 2.7 billion people who call drylands home, while focusing on Africa and Asia. Traditionally viewed as fragile, drylands are emerging as key frontiers in climate adaptation, offering an abundance of climate-adapted biodiversity and technology, while already supporting 44% of global agriculture and nearly half the world’s livestock.

Explore the GSRD here: CGIAR 2030 Global Strategy for Resilient Drylands (GSRD)