Climate and resilience blog posts

Freely-available satellite data can help assess water management interventions in sub-Saharan Africa’s smallholder irrigation schemes.

Policy and action research by the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems to improve rural energy access for smallholder farmers and entrepreneurs shows full alignment with the UNFCCC Race to Zero global campaign for decarbonizing economies.

An evaluation of CGIAR's work on 'solar power as a remunerative crop' finds that it has contributed to the adoption of a more inclusive and sustainable approach in major Indian government programs

A series of e-learning modules from Agro Landscapes aims to promote the systems thinking needed to transform how our agriculture and food systems interact with the environment and contribute to human wellbeing.

Inclusive Weather Index Insurance may not only benefit farmers, but could also significantly contribute towards reaching national (and global) development policy objectives.

Two seminars convened by WorldFish, IWMI and IRRI at World Water Week focused on the importance of integrating fisheries in rice-dominated landscapes and reconsidering irrigation schemes in Asia.

The Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health – or Global Soil Hub – has been inspired by the UN Food Systems Summit and brings together countries, research organizations, farmers, the private sector and others to improve soil health.

Scientists say organic carbon and nitrogen not changed following long-term prescribed burning and livestock exclusion in the Sudan savanna woodlands of Burkina Faso and the Ethiopian rangelands.

Across sub-Saharan Africa, companies are using an interactive mapping tool to expand the sales of solar irrigation pumps that could boost the livelihoods and climate resilience of millions of farmers

Scientists warn that restoration action is at risk of failure if it doesn't address social and political considerations.

A new special issue of the journal Ecological Restoration stresses that social inclusion must be at the heart of the ecological restoration agenda, and not just on the periphery.

Researchers discuss the potential of subseasonal weather forecasting – and the important role it can play to optimize agricultural production and help reduce farmer vulnerability to climate-related disasters.