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Policy pathways for advancing climate resilient irrigation in Kenya
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180197
Abstract
Climate change is causing the frequency and severity of heat waves, droughts and floods to increase in many parts of sub-Saharan Africa. This necessitates an improved understanding of the potential impacts of climate change on food systems and how we might adapt to avoid worsening food and nutrition insecurity. We assess the potential benefits of planned irrigation expansion in Kenya for delivering climate-resilient…
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Apomixis in farmers’ fields: Overview, case studies from forage grasses and considerations for future apomictic crops
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178849
Publication year
2025
Authors
Jank, Liana
Rios, Esteban
Santos, Mateus Figueiredo
Jauregui, Rosa Noemi
Baccili Zanotto Vigna, Bianca
Barrios, Sanzio Carvalho Lima
Acuña, Carlos Alberto
Zilli, Alex Leonel
Borges do…
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Aligning Colombian policies with biodiversity conservation goals: Insights from the Global Biodiversity Framework
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180220
Publication year
2025
Authors
Hidalgo, Francisco
Blanco, Maria
Mockshell, Jonathan
Full Citation
Hidalgo, F.; Blanco, M.; Mockshell, J. (2025) Aligning Colombian policies with biodiversity conservation goals: Insights from the Global…
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CS-PAT Climate Services – Participatory Assessment Tool
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180218
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CS-PAT (Climate Services – Participatory Assessment Tool) is a structured, participatory framework designed to assess the readiness, performance, and investment needs of national climate service systems. By combining standardized indicators with stakeholder-led diagnostics, CS-PAT identifies institutional strengths, gaps, and bottlenecks across the climate services value chain. The tool translates assessment results into actionable…
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Full Report — Climate resilience in displacement: Examining UNHCR’s SuLMER intervention in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180191
Abstract
The CGIAR Science Program on Food Frontiers and Security’s partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) aims to advance climate action and strengthen protection, climate resilience, and peace for forcibly displaced and stateless people. In response to recurring floods and general environmental degradation, in 2019 UNHCR began developing the…
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Monitoreo de la degradación de tierras en Guatemala: indicadores e implicaciones para la movilidad humana
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178739
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El presente estudio analiza la degradación de tierras en Guatemala entre 2000 y 2024 mediante un índice satelital que combina el verdor de la vegetación y la temperatura superficial, complementado con datos climáticos y registros de personas retornadas en 2023. El objetivo es describir patrones espaciales y estacionales de la degradación, relacionarlos con los déficits hídricos y…
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Unlocking Africa's climate ambition: Assessing NDC 3.0, NAPs, and LT-LEDS: A review report
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180176
Abstract
Africa faces disproportionate vulnerability to climate change, with intensifying hazards threatening its agriculture, water security, and development. In response, countries are developing key policy instruments under the Paris Agreement: updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0s), National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and Long-Term Strategies (LT-LEDS). This paper provides a systematic…
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Measuring the climate–conflict nexus: Where we go wrong and how to fix it
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180074
Publication year
2025
Authors
Pacillo, Grazia
Full Citation
Pacillo, G. (2025) Measuring the climate–conflict nexus: Where we go wrong and how to fix it. [Video] Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Presented on 19 November 2025.
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Integrating climate security into the future of UN peacekeeping in Africa
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180076
Abstract
This blogpost reports on a CGIAR intervention on climate security and UN peacekeeping in Africa at an international conference.
Publication year
2025
Authors
Rabie, Sara
Taiwo, Ibukun
Full Citation
Rabie, S.; Taiwo, I. (2025) Integrating climate security into the future of UN…
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From relief to resilience: Rethinking flood response in Pakistan
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180073
Abstract
Between June and September, 2025, floods in Pakistan have killed more than 1,000 and affected 7 million people in total, including 3.5 million who have been displaced. Crops and harvests have also been destroyed, livestock lost, and food insecurity and malnutrition are rising among affected populations. This blog post argues that locally led, nationally integrated, and internationally supported efforts are needed to…
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Conflict-sensitive nature-based solutions strengthen resilience for 7,000 households in Northern Mozambique
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180081
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In northern Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado province, years of violent conflict and environmental degradation have combined to erode livelihoods and deepen vulnerability. New research is now helping recovery efforts avoid reinforcing tensions, by grounding nature-based solutions in both ecological evidence and local conflict dynamics.
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CGIAR research helps UNHCR integrate climate and nature data into global operations
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180080
Abstract
More than 90 million refugees and internally displaced people live in places where climate shocks and environmental degradation increasingly shape daily risks. Floods, droughts, heat stress, and ecosystem loss now affect not only why people are displaced, but also how safe and viable displacement settings remain over time. Yet until recently, humanitarian operations have had limited tools to systematically…
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From correlation to causation: Rethinking evidence in climate-conflict research
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180084
Abstract
In this podcast episode, host Marina Mastrorillo speaks with Tilman Brück of the International Security and Development Center and Antonio Scognamillo of FAO about one of climate-conflict research’s toughest questions: how to distinguish correlation from causation. They unpack endogeneity, overlapping drivers like food security and migration, and the limits of econometrics. The discussion highlights why causal…
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Promoting information integrity about climate change
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180090
Abstract
CGIAR research mapping disinformation about the Amazon biome strengthens policy responses and public trust in Brazil.
Publication year
2025
Authors
Taiwo, Ibukun
Full Citation
Taiwo, I. (2025) Promoting information integrity about climate change. [Blog post] CGIAR News. Published online 23 December 2025. URL: https://…
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The multiplier effect of mentorship in policy-relevant research
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/180087
Abstract
This is Part 2 of a blog series on Building Local Research Capacity through Time, Trust, and Knowledge Transfer. In this edition, we unpack the real costs and inputs of mentorship and how these investments translate into measurable outcomes, giving a clear picture of the “cost curve” from mentorship to impact.
Publication year
2025
Authors
Desai, Bina…
