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Colombian farmer

Climate Services: Bringing Smallholder Farmers into the Space Age!

January 21, 2021
Agrilinks
Blog Post
This post is written by Steven D. Prager and Julian Ramirez-Villegas, Alliance Bioversity CIAT . When you think about a farmer getting ready for...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate science, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
Providing access to health care services during the pandemic in Eswatini

Deforestation Makes Pandemics More Likely

October 19, 2020
Eric Haxthausen
Blog Post
This is the first of three blogs examining the lessons and implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for sustainable landscapes programs. At a time when...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, biodiversity, forest/forestry, health, land use, Sustainable Land Management, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Global
Emissions from the livestock sector account for about 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

New Guidance Launched to Help Countries Track Livestock Emissions

October 7, 2020
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security CCAFS
Blog Post
92 developing countries included livestock-related emissions as a target for mitigation in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) . One of...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, emissions, food security, forest/forestry, low emission development strategies, mitigation
Geography: 
Global
Photo of GHG emissions graph

How Can Food Loss and Waste Reduction Best Deliver Climate Benefits?

July 1, 2020
CCAFS
Blog Post
Our food systems are failing us. However, they are also complex and each is unique, which requires many different behavioral changes and...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, climate policy, climate science, emissions, food security, mitigation
Geography: 
Global
A drip irrigation system drops water onto small plants.

Enabling Environment Considerations for Water Use in Agriculture

March 17, 2020
Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security
Blog Post
In this post, the Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security (EEFS) project describes how its Water Governance Scorecard can inform...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, Climate Risk Management, food security, governance, water
Geography: 
Global
Famers maintaining a stone wall photo

Farming Better and Improving Food Security in Malawi

March 2, 2020
Dooshima Tsee
Blog Post
In Southern Malawi, the United in Building and Advancing Life Expectations (UBALE) project, completed in 2019, helped over 240,000 families in three...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, Climage Risk Management, forest/forestry, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Global
Woman climate smart ag photo

Editor’s Pick: Food security and climate risk management tools and resources on Climatelinks

February 28, 2020
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Special Report on Climate Change and Land , changing precipitation patterns, increasing...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, food security, land use, resilience
Geography: 
Global
Farmland photo Kinyua

Common Themes Have Emerged from CRM Screenings of Food Security Programs

February 25, 2020
Christine Chumbler
Blog Post
Many of the effects of changing climate patterns on food security are obvious. For example, more frequent and extreme droughts and floods are making...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, Climage Risk Management, food security
Geography: 
Global
Rice farmers Vietnam photo

Why Prize Competitions Are a Viable Model for Scaling Climate-Smart Technologies

December 9, 2019
Justin Kosoris
Blog Post
“No pilots fail, but no pilots scale.” Dr. Bruce Campbell, director of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security,...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, climate finance, emissions, private-sector engagement
Geography: 
Global
Mara River Basin photo

Announcing the Winners of the Climatelinks 2019 Photo Contest

December 3, 2019
Steve Hardeman
Blog Post
The Climatelinks photo contest received an impressive total of 170 submissions from the Climatelinks community, representing more than 40 countries...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, biodiversity, clean energy, climate change integration, Climate Risk Management, coastal, conflict, disaster, food security, forest/forestry, gender, health, indigenous, infrastructure, land use, mitigation, mountain, partnership, resilience, safeguards, Self-reliance, urban, WASH, water
Geography: 
Global
A group of female farmers sit facing a male facilitator with a paper map in between the two groups.

A Farmer-led Approach to Shrinking the Climate Information Gap

September 25, 2019
Kristin Lambert
Amanda Lewis
Mary Allen
Blog Post
In a crowded banquet hall in Niamey, a dozen people gather around a large piece of paper, chatting excitedly in Hausa and French. They are a diverse...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, resilience, weather & climate services
Geography: 
Global
A group of women and children gather over a poster-sized paper for discussion.

Editor’s Pick: Building Local Capacity Tools and Resources on Climatelinks

September 10, 2019
Isabela Barriga
Blog Post
This month we are exploring what it means to build local capacity to address climate change. Building local capacity starts with an understanding of...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, forest/forestry, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+)
Geography: 
Global
A group of people walks towards a nearby agricultural plot.

As Climate Change Shrinks the World’s Resources, Gap Between Men and Women Widens

August 27, 2019
Agrilinks Team
Blog Post
This post was written by Renz Louie Celeridad with World Agroforestry (ICRAF), and originally appeared on the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, food security, gender
Geography: 
Global
USAID FAB Photo MRV

Editor’s Pick: Resources for Measurement, Reporting, and Verification on Climatelinks

August 1, 2019
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) are essential for transparency between countries as they track their greenhouse gas emissions. By...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, forest/forestry, land use, low emission development strategies, mitigation, Monitoring & Evaluation, reducing emissions from deforestation & degradation (REDD+)
Geography: 
Global
A woman in Bangladesh waters a field.

Climatelinks Celebrates World Water Day 2019

March 21, 2019
Stephan Hardeman
Blog Post
Happy World Water Day! This year’s “Water for All” theme highlights the importance of leaving no one behind. It brings to light the fact that...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, food security, forest/forestry, resilience, sustainable landscapes, water
Geography: 
Global

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