Bioversity International's 'Seeds for Needs' initiative works with
farmers to research how agricultural biodiversity can help minimize the
risks associated with climate change. The concept is simple – if farmers
have better information and access to a wide range of varieties, they
are mor...
A 2-page overview brochure of the Seeds for Needs initiative led by Bioversity International to help farmers adapt better to climate change through the use of agricultural biodiversity.
Introduction brochure to the project 'Integrating Traditional Crop Genetic Diversity into Technology: Using a Biodiversity Portfolio Approach to Buffer against Unpredictable Environmental Change in the Nepal Himalayas'.
The project aims to contribute to the conservation of globally important cro...
Rural climate services can provide benefits to both women and men by addressing gender-based challenges that prevent access to and action on weather and climate information. Working with women’s groups and identifying gender-based preferences for use of information and communication technologies ...
Countries vary in their institutional technical and financial abilities to prepare for climate change in
agriculture and to balance food security, adaptation, and mitigation goals.Indicators for climate readiness provide guidance to countries and enable monitoring progress. Readiness assessments ...
International governance arrangements and national policy frameworks already provide a robust foundation for adaptation in agricultural systems. National planning using prioritization tools can result in efficient, effective and equitable allocation of limited resources to benefit the most vulner...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Submission from the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, to UNFCCC SBSTA 44 on issues related to agriculture in response to SBSTA decision FCC/SBSTA/2014/L]
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Submission from the Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, to UNFCCC SBSTA 44 on issues related to agriculture in response to SBSTA decision FCC/SBSTA/2014/L
Fitzgibbon, C.
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Crosskey, A.
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[Disaster risk reduction management in the drylands in the Horn of Africa: Brief prepared by a Technical Consortium hosted by CGIAR in partnership with the FAO Investment Centre]
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Disaster risk reduction management in the drylands in the Horn of Africa: Brief prepared by a Technical Consortium hosted by CGIAR in partnership with the FAO Investment Centre
The frequency and intensity of tropical cyclones in the Philippines have increased in recent years, with detrimental effects for the economy, socioeconomic welfare, and food security. An archipelago known for its climatic and ecological diversity, the Philippines is strongly affected by the adver...
Thomas, Timothy S.
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Pradesha, Anga
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Pérez, Nicostrato D.
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[Agricultural growth, climate resilience, and food security in the Philippines: Subnational impacts of selected investment strategies and policies]
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Agricultural growth, climate resilience, and food security in the Philippines: Subnational impacts of selected investment strategies and policies
For most countries, high productivity growth in the agricultural sector has been a key driver of structural transformation promoting long-term economic growth. Historically, low agricultural productivity growth has hindered economic growth and employment creation in the Philippines, where agricul...
Rosegrant, Mark W.
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Pérez, Nicostrato D.
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Pradesha, Angga
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture]
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The economywide impacts of climate change on Philippine agriculture