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Agrilinks
Agrilinks captures new learning in food security and agricultural development, disseminates it among practitioners, USAID mission staff, and other donors, and connects those actors to each other in order to improve development outcomes around the world. Using a knowledge-driven approach…
Global Alliance for Climate Smart Agriculture, CSA.org at FAO
Achieving food security and responding to the challenges of climate change are two goals that must be achieved together. That’s why agriculture, fisheries and forestry in developing countries must undergo a significant transformation As population is on the rise food…
Climate Science Communications
NOAA Climate Diagnostics and Prediction Workshop Webinar: Special Session on Climate Science Communication Wednesday, October 23, 2013 1:30 pm Eastern * To what extent does the public understand climate science? * To what extent do scientists understand the public? *…
FAO Climate-Smart Agriculture for Development
There has been a rapid uptake of the term Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) by the international community, national entities and local institutions, in the past years. However, implementing this approach is challenging, partly due to a lack of tools and experience.…
Feed the Future
Feed the Future is the United States Government’s global hunger and food security initiative. It supports country-driven approaches to address the root causes of hunger and poverty and forge long-term solutions to chronic food insecurity and undernutrition. Drawing upon resources…
Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Collaborative Research for Adapting Livestock Systems to Climate Change
The US Agency for International Development (USAID) awarded the Livestock-Climate Change Collaborative Research Support Program (LCC CRSP) to Colorado State University in 2010. The LCC CRSP has its origins in the Global Livestock CRSP (GL CRSP) at UC Davis which…
USAID Environment and Global Climate Change
In just 60 years, the world’s population has accelerated from 2.5 billion people to 7 billion people today. By 2050, another 2 billion will join our planet—mostly in developing countries—increasing the rapidly growing demand for our planet’s resources. Threatening to…
USAID Tropical Forest Alliance 2020
TFA 2020 was born out of discussions between the U.S. Government and the Consumer Goods Forum, a network of over 400 companies with annual sales topping $3 trillion. TFA 2020 is a whole-of-U.S. government effort, engaging a full range of…
World Bank – Climate Smart Agriculture
Climate change is a fundamental threat to sustainable economic development and the fight against poverty. The World Bank is concerned that without bold action now, the warming planet threatens to put prosperity out of reach of millions and roll back…
WRIInsights – Learning from African Farmers: How “Re-greening” Boosts Food Security; Curbs Climate Change
Re-greening—a process where African farmers manage and protect trees that grow on their farms, rather than cutting them down—is already beginning to transform the continent’s drylands. Supporting and scaling up the low-tech process can not only increase crop yields in…
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