Climate

Climate change and climate shocks put the most vulnerable people at risk. Heat, drought, flood, and unpredictable growing seasons harm farmers and production systems.

CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals

CGIAR research to on climate change and sustainability contributes strongly to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and targets for the 2030 agenda, to address:

News

New dual-purpose pearl millet shows promise as excellent fodder in Niger
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)

06.12.19
- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Two varieties of dual-purpose (food and fodder) pearl millet were shown to increase weight and…
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Agricultural solutions to tackle humanity’s climate crisis
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

06.12.19
- Climate
- Living within PLANETARY BOUNDARIES
More than 11,000 scientists signed on to a recent report showing that planet Earth is facing a…
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Nurture soil as our food and climate insurance
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

05.12.19
- Climate
Kassim Massi and Joyce Makawa have learned how conservation agriculture nurtures the soil of their…
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Aljazeera.com: Forget about water at your peril
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

05.12.19
- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
IWMI's Rachael McDonnell stresses the need for a more central role for water in climate…
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Adaptations Thirst: Accelerating the Convergence of Water and Climate Action
International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

05.12.19
- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Climate-resilient water management should be the unifying agenda for water and climate change adapta…
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Is research capturing the multiple, overlapping climate risks farmers face?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

04.12.19
- Climate
- Sustaining FOOD AVAILABILITY
Second in a series of blog posts examining the role of risk in agriculture under…
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Climate

CGIAR and the Sustainable Development Goals

News

New dual-purpose pearl millet shows promise as excellent fodder in Niger

Agricultural solutions to tackle humanity’s climate crisis

Nurture soil as our food and climate insurance

Aljazeera.com: Forget about water at your peril

Adaptations Thirst: Accelerating the Convergence of Water and Climate Action

Is research capturing the multiple, overlapping climate risks farmers face?

Events

GLF Luxembourg 2019

Transforming Africa’s Food System with Digital Technologies

CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Transforming rural livelihoods through effective climate services

CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Building a Resilient Future: Stepping up actions to build resilient food systems

CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Nature's Climate Hub: Transforming food systems through nature-based solutions

CCAFS @ Climate Week NYC | Building a Resilient Future: Transforming food systems under a changing climate

Publications

Financing the transformation of food systems under a changing climate: key messages

Developing Sustainable Community Forest Enterprises: Lessons from the Dryad Project in Cameroon

Transforming Food Systems Under a Changing Climate: Future technologies and food systems innovation for accelerating progress towards the SDGs: key messages

Transforming Food Systems Under a Changing Climate: Changing diets and transforming food systems: key messages

Food and Earth Systems: Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Agriculture and Food Systems

Cyclone Idai: Jump-starting farmer recovery in Mozambique. Outcome story.