Persistent drought... incessant rain... flash floods... hurricanes.... forest fires... hardly a day passes without a news item on how climate change is affecting people’s lives and livelihoods. Climate change poses countless challenges for farmers, pastoralists, fishers, forest dwellers and...
18/05/2012
Written by: Manjurul Karim and Michael Phillips-WorldFish Center
Moshni is typical of many small villages in the vast coastal delta region of Bangladesh where the Bhramaputra and Meghna rivers meet the Bay of Bengal. Its inhabitants depend largely on agriculture and aquaculture for...
18/05/2012
Written by: Maryam Naseer
Climate Sustainable Agriculture or eco-friendly environment is on priority of many countries while discussing food security issues, especially feeding 9.1 billion people on a single planet till 2050. While climate change is a global phenomenon, its negative...
18/05/2012
Based on the latest scientific evidence, the London Planet Under Pressure conference provides a comprehensive update of our knowledge of the Earth system and the pressure our planet is now under. The London conference is focusing the scientific community’s and the wider world’s...
28/03/2012
This workshop will
review best practices and technologies being used to make agriculture climate smart
review latest knowledge of impacts of climate change on agriculture
identify gaps in solutions available and prioritize research and development needed...
27/03/2012
COP 17 Conference Participation Report
By T. Mamo, Member, CCAFS Commission on Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture
This is a short report submitted to the Global Forum on Agricultural Research (GFAR) concerning my participation in COP 17 Conference between 1-7 December...
20/02/2012
Written by Dr. Polycarpos Polycarpou[1]
Climatic changes are no longer a future event, but they are already happening in many places of the world, especially in the Mediterranean region. Extreme weather phenomena are observed almost every day. Climate change will affect the four dimensions of...
14/12/2011
Source:CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
Photo: N.Palmer (CIAT)
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK (13 December 2011) - After a grueling two weeks of negotiations, where it looked at times like climate talks might be deadlocked, world leaders on Sunday agreed to...
14/12/2011
Source: http://www.agricultureday.org/openletter
Our world faces formidable challenges. The global population has now crossed the seven billion mark and is projected to reach nine billion by mid-century, requiring at least a 70 percent increase in agricultural production to meet increased...
29/11/2011
Source: CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers
This month saw the 10th anniversary of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Plant genetic resources are important as they are the raw materials needed by farmers, scientists, and...
25/11/2011
