Supporting women farmers in a changing climate: five policy lessons
Every day, rural women around the world play a critical role in our global food system, particularly women in least developed countries. Climate change demands new approaches to agriculture: farmers’...
View ArticleA step-by-step guide to climate resilience in agriculture
Five years of research by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) has focused on seeking solutions to help the world's poorest farmers become climate-resilient....
View ArticleParis Climate Agreement unlocks opportunities for food and farming
Read the full analysisThe Paris Climate Agreement: what it means for food and farmingAfter two weeks of negotiations, nearly 200 nations have finally agreed on a global climate change agreement to...
View ArticleAider les femmes agricultrices à vivre le changement climatique : cinq...
Chaque jour, les femmes rurales à travers le monde jouent un rôle primordial dans notre système alimentaire mondial, en particulier les femmes dans les pays les moins avancés. Le changement climatique...
View ArticleApoyo a las mujeres agricultoras en un clima cambiante: cinco lecciones de...
Cada día, las mujeres rurales de todo el mundo juegan un papel fundamental en nuestro sistema alimentario mundial, en particular las mujeres de los países en vías de desarrollo. El cambio climático...
View Article‘Quién es quién’ detrás de las decisiones sobre agricultura y cambio...
La pasada cumbre de cambio climático de París (COP21) ratificó una vez más la influencia que el cambio climático ha venido tomando en las agendas de los países en todo el mundo, y en especial en...
View ArticleNew guidance for climate-smart agriculture in Southeast Asia
That gap continues to plague the research and development community - and those mandated to prepare adaptation and mitigation policies and plans. SourcebookA new sourcebook, and accompanying poster...
View ArticleNew papers detail latest knowledge on agriculture for upcoming climate change...
Agriculture has been historically slow to progress under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), but several recent decisions have opened the door for meaningful debate on...
View ArticleNew country profiles for action on climate-smart agriculture
"At COP21 in Paris a few weeks ago, four-fifths of UN-member states included activities related to agriculture in their commitments to tackle climate change. Agriculture couldn’t be ignored any...
View ArticleMyanmar’s climate-smart agriculture strategy: a roadmap to resilience and...
Myanmar is an agriculture-based country in Southeast Asia, with 61% of the country’s 53 million people depending on agriculture for their living. The country has also been experiencing more climate...
View ArticleCSA 101: your new online guide to climate-smart agriculture
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and partners developed a website presenting the climate-smart agriculture (CSA) approach to food security and...
View ArticleMajority of climate change pledges to the UN include climate change...
Analysis of UN Parties' Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to climate action found that countries are looking to agriculture as both a source of emissions reductions and a sector that...
View ArticleAnnual emissions reductions from agriculture must reach 1 GtCO2e per year by...
Wollenberg E, Richards M, Smith P, Havlík P, Obersteiner M, Tubiello FN, Herold M, Gerber P, Carter S, Reisinger A, van Vuuren D, Dickie A, Neufeldt H, Sander BO, Wassman R, Sommer R, Amonette JE,...
View ArticleImproving the productivity of small livestock under a changing climate
Small ruminants, mainly goats and sheep, can play a key role in helping farming communities adapt to and mitigate the effects of climate change. In Nyando, western Kenya where resilient cross breeds of...
View ArticleCan we tackle climate threats to Pacific Island food security?
Climate impacts in the Pacific Islands – which rely on fishing and small-scale farming for sustenance – are set to intensify pressure on this region’s food security, according to a new report published...
View ArticleSevere drought and salinity intrusion in Vietnam assessed by research centers
Severe drought episodes and salinity intrusion hit Vietnam due largely to the 2015-2016 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon, the second most severe since 1965. A cause of serious concern,...
View ArticleClimate change will reduce maize yields unless breeding and seed systems...
Knowing when and how climate change will impact crop production is essential for devising adaptation solutions. Recent advances in methods to measure the potential response of crops to the various...
View ArticleGlobal impact through local outcomes: CCAFS annual report highlights
Impacts through policies and partnershipsIn more than 20 countries, CCAFS researchers collaborate with farmers, civil society, governments and researchers to help advance the concept and practice of...
View ArticleCreando impacto global con resultados locales: aspectos destacados de nuestro...
Nota: El informe anual completo está escrito en inglésImpactos a través de políticas y alianzasEn más de 20 países, los investigadores de CCAFS trabajaron con agricultores, sociedad civil, gobiernos y...
View Article¿El maíz está perdiendo la carrera contra el cambio climático?
Saber cuándo y cómo el cambio climático tendrá un impacto en la producción de cultivos es esencial para la elaboración de soluciones de adaptación. Los recientes avances en los métodos para medir la...
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