Climate change

  1. Call for Applications - Doctoral Programme with HORTINLEA
    Applications for the Doctoral Programme within the framework of the joint international research project HORTINLEA are welcome. The general objective of project HORTINLEA is to address pressing challenges of undernutrition, poverty and sustainability and to improve the livelihood and…
  2. Call for concept notes: IFAD-CCAFS Learning Alliance
    Source: CCAFS   The IFAD-CCAFS Learning Alliance is calling for concept notes with the focus on economic valuation of climate risks and adaptation responses in agricultural development projects.   Closing date: 10 November 2014, 08h00 CET.   Rationale for the call…
  3. UN Climate Summit Takes Steps to Ensure Food Security for 9 Billion People by 2050
    Stakeholders from the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR), including the CGIAR, the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development, FAO, IFAD, International Farmers Organizations, and Regional Agricultural Research Fora, joined more than 20 Governments and 30 organizations and companies…
  4. Partners’ Meeting for the Global Alliance on Climate-Smart Agriculture
    GFAR Chair, Juan Lucas Restrepo, and Harry Palmier, Senior Partnerships Adviser represented GFAR in its role of active member of the Friends of the Alliance on Climate-Smart Agriculture (ACSA) assembled under the leadership of the UN Secretary General’s special envoy, David Nabarro, at the…
  5. Climate Change is Real!
    Climate Change is Real! says the lyrics of the song[1] which energized participants at the Regional Consultative meeting on the building of the Alliance on Climate Smart Agriculture (ACSA), Hanoi June 8-11, 2014.   The Governments of Viet Nam, South-Africa and The Netherlands co-…
  6. Climate-Smart Agriculture Hits the 21st Century
    Written by Andy Jarvis The buzz and crackle of a car radio tuner searching for a clear station is a sound most of us are familiar with. On a long road trip we can juggle back and forth between lots of semi-decent options, the talk-show hosts shouting over the classic rockers, who in…
  7. G8 1st Food Security Working Group Meeting: Healthy Soil for Future Generations
    Moscow, Russian Federation, February 27-28, 2014   Under the presidency of the Russian Federation, the G8 Food Security Working Group recognized the underlying importance of healthy soils for food security - and the threat posed to humanity by their loss. Mark Holderness, GFAR…
  8. ICIMOD Observes World Environment Day 2014
    Written by David Molden   The occasion of World Environment Day gives us yet another opportunity to reflect on the state of our planet from both global and local perspectives. It’s an appropriate occasion to shore ourselves up for the biggest common challenge we face today – climate…
  9. E-Consultation on Combating Soil Salinization in Eurasia
    We would like to kindly remind you that you are invited to participate in an e-consultation on Combating Soil Salinization in Eurasia that will run between May 12 and June 6, 2014.  Sponsored by the Eurasian Center for Food Security (ECFS) and the World Bank, the objective of this e-…
  10. Abu Dhabi Ascent - In support of Climate Summit 2014
    In preparation for the September 23rd Climate Summit organized by the UN Secretary General in New York, the Abu Dhabi Ascent took place on May 4th and 5th 2014.     The meeting was attended by 60 participants from Governments, Regional Organizations, Civil Society, Business, and …
Subscribe to Climate change