CGIAR Climate Impact Platform

🌍 New blog alert! : Bridging Science and Action: Bringing Understandings of Vulnerability and Climate Attribution Closer We're excited to share this thought-provoking blog authored by Dr. Joyce Kimutai, from the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment, Emmanuel Raju, Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE) and Laura Rabago, CGIAR Climate Impact Platform As climate change intensifies, understanding its impact on agriculture is more critical than ever. Surface temperatures in Africa are rising faster than the global average, significantly affecting agri-food systems. Climate #AttributionScience (CAS) is emerging as a vital tool to: 🔬 Identify the extent of human-induced #ClimateChange on extreme weather events. 🌱 Inform #ClimateAdaptation strategies in agriculture. 🌍 Integrate vulnerability assessments to address socio-economic factors affecting communities. The blog highlights the CAV-Kenya project, an interdisciplinary initiative aiming to merge CAS with socio-political understandings of vulnerability. By leveraging CAS, decision-making, resource allocation, and supporting communities most affected by climate change can be more effective. 👉 Read the full blog to explore how attribution science is contributing to shaping the future of #ClimateAction in agriculture to build a more sustainable and resilient agri-food system.: https://lnkd.in/dUiqGjvs Copenhagen Center for Disaster Research (COPE), School of Global Health, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, UCPH , Danmarks Meteorologiske Institut, Patricia Nying'uro, HSC , susan lebuluz, Imperial College London

At COP16 in Riyadh, the CGIAR #ClimateSecurity team will lead conversations on how land degradation and drought fuel fragility, displacement, and inequality—and explore solutions to reverse these trends. Desertification threatens food security, global stability, and climate adaptation. Our research at CGIAR Climate Security empowers communities to rehabilitate degraded land, optimize resources, and scale sustainable agriculture practices. 📍 Find us at the Food & Agriculture Pavilion (Dec 3-12).

🌍 COP29 Key Takeaways, Negotiations, Side Events and Coverage As the curtains close on #COP29 in Baku, we reflect on two weeks of intense negotiations, side events, and critical discussions. Branded as the “Finance COP,” this year’s conference set the stage for key conversations about global climate goals, adaptation, and finance. At CGIAR, we viewed these through the lens of food systems and agriculture. CGIAR played a significant role in advancing these dialogues. From hosting 44+ events at the Food and Agriculture Pavilion to leading 8 official UN Climate Change sessions, including a key session on Food and Agriculture Day, we championed the integration of science and innovation into climate solutions. Our team also launched 9 Issue Briefs, produced 11 Daily Briefs, and shared critical reflections, ensuring that the intersections of food systems, finance, and equity were well-represented in global discussions. 💡 Key Outcomes from COP29: New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG): USD 300 billion annually by 2035, scaling up finance to USD 1.3 trillion. Article 6 Adoption Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA): Launch of the Baku Adaptation Roadmap. Gender & Climate Change: Extension of the Lima Work Programme for another decade. Agriculture and Food Security: Adoption of the Sharm-el-Sheikh Joint Work text. Loss and Damage Fund: Now operational, with pledges reaching $759 million Catch Up on COP29: Did you miss our daily updates? Explore all our COP29 knowledge products including daily briefs here; https://lnkd.in/d68hhvjx 💚 A special thanks to our dedicated contributors who made this coverage possible! Laura Rabago, Louise Jeanneau, Pedro Anglaze Chilambe, Laura Salfi, Aditi Mukherji, Gina Edward-Uwadiale, Steve Leonard, Lidya Tesfaye, Dorcas Jalang'o, Issa Ouedraogo, Lucy Njuguna, Santosh Nepal, Judith Koren, Ma. Eliza Villarino, Valeria Llano Arias and Daniela Miranda

🌍 COP29: Multilateralism, Delays, Controversies, and Mixed Results for Climate Finance, Adaptation, and Agriculture Over the past two weeks at #COP29, CGIAR prioritized and closely followed seven critical negotiation tracks, including #NCQG, #GlobalGoalonAdaptation, #JustTransitions, and #Agriculture. In this latest blog, Daniela Miranda, who led CGIAR's curation of updates on these tracks, reflects on the negotiation outcomes and what they mean for the agriculture and food systems sector. From the adoption of the Baku Adaptation Roadmap to the disappointments around the Just Transition Work Programme, Daniela provides an in-depth analysis of the wins, setbacks, and the road ahead. 🔗 Read the blog: https://lnkd.in/dUPrRyTn #COP29 #ClimateAction #Agriculture

💡 Strengthening agricultural policies with science-based evidence is vital to influencing climate adaptation strategies that promote food sovereignty and agroecological sustainability. 🔗 From November 27 – 28, the CGIAR Climate Resilience Initiative will convene a national stakeholders’ workshop on science-policy advocacy strategy in collaboration with ICARDA; International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas, and the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Security and Livestock (MASAE), Senegal. The workshop will focus on: 🚦 Recommendations to enhance policy coherence for national adaptation priorities in agriculture. 🚦 Effective options to assist smallholder farmers and value chain actors minimize climate change risks. The goal is to co-create a collaborative strategy to strengthen advocacy and communication among key stakeholders to enhance climate adaptation strategies in Senegal’s agriculture sector. #ClimBeR #Foodsovereignty #ClimateAdaptation #Senegal

Egypt’s vulnerability to climate change is undeniable with threats like water scarcity, urban fragility, and displacement intensifying. These challenges intersect with pre-existing vulnerabilities, worsening inequalities. On Tuesday, 26 November 2024, CGIAR FOCUS Climate Security will convene experts, researchers, and youth leaders for the "Climate Change, Vulnerability, and Fragility: Shaping a Research Agenda for Egypt" workshop. This event will focus on: ⏩ Climate and livelihood security ⏩ Urban fragility ⏩ Migration and displacement The goal is to shape a research agenda for the CGIAR MENA Regional Climate Security Hub that informs equitable policies, anticipatory action, and resilience-building in Egypt and across the MENA region.

Earlier this week in Baku, the CGIAR Initiative on Climate Resilience (#ClimBeR) launched the Climate-Smart Governance dashboard at #COP29 together with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and the Directorate of Climate Change, Ecological Transition and Green Finance (DCCTEFV), Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition, Senegal. The dashboard is an innovative tool designed to assist nations in determining climate investment priorities and planning to promote social and economic development. Speaking at the event, representatives from early adopters such as Sri Lanka shared their experiences using the dashboard. Panelists also provided key recommendations to ensure the platform's success in helping developing countries meet national climate priorities and build resilience, as the team gets ready for its launch in Senegal. Read the event recap here: https://lnkd.in/dppJQunu Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT Issa Ouedraogo Amarnath Giriraj #OneCGIAR #COP29 #ClimateAction #Senegal

🎬 Loss and Damage in the #Agrifood sector – CGIAR's Climate Impact Platform video series 🌍 In our latest Issue Brief Series for Informing COP 29, we highlighted The true costs of loss and damage (L&D) in the agrifood sector. As #COP29 negotiations on L&D progress, watch our latest video to discover how L&D impacts food security, livelihoods, and global resilience—and what actions are urgently needed: 🌾 Agriculture is among the most weather-exposed sectors, making it particularly vulnerable to climate-induced L&D, with many vulnerable people dependent on this sector for their livelihood. 📊 Alarmingly, only about 35% of current climate action plans address L&D—underscoring the urgency of targeted solutions, especially in nations prioritizing agriculture. 💡 Currently under discussion at #COP29, the operationalization of the L&D Fund must prioritize agriculture, focusing on smallholders to safeguard food security and protect the livelihoods of the most vulnerable. 📺 Watch the full video here: https://lnkd.in/dFzPuxw7

One year on from the launch of the Alliance of Champions for Food Systems Transformation, we celebrated the progress made by member countries during Food, Agriculture and Water Day at #COP29, inspiring others to follow their lead, and urging governments & financial institutions to deliver #climatefinance for #foodsystems. We are delighted that the Government of Tanzania has now announced its intention to join the Alliance, and we very much look forward to seeing what they achieve in partnership with existing members. Here is just a taste of what has been achieved by member countries in the last year: In Brazil, the promotion of sustainable agroforestry practices via a National Program for Productive Forests (Programa Nacional de Florestas Produtivas). In Cambodia, the deployment of 1,600 agriculture officers in agricultural communes across the country, developing modern agricultural cooperatives to improve access to markets, capital and water. In Norway, an annual policy dialogue with farming unions to negotiate policy measures that are tailored to farmers’ needs. In Rwanda, a commitment by 2030 to halve per capita food waste at the retail and consumer levels, and to reduce food losses in farm production and along supply chains. In Sierra Leone, the implementation of the national flagship ‘Feed Salone’ strategy to drive local food production sustainably. These examples show what’s possible when countries take a ‘whole of government’ approach to food systems transformation. Think of the impact that could be unlocked if more countries signed up to putting food at the centre of their climate action. Learn more at: https://lnkd.in/ePv4CV2R ICYMI, catch our #COP29 event recording here: https://lnkd.in/ezjvpR68 #COP29 #AllianceOfChampions #ActionOnFood Food and Land Use Coalition (FOLU) WRI Food James Stapleton

Deutsche Welle reports that "talks at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan were deadlocked, two days before the talks wrap up. The sticking point is funding to help poor countries address the impacts of climate change. A new draft declaration has been released that includes two options - both suggesting around one trillion dollars per year. However, rich and developing countries remain far apart in terms of the exact amount needed and where it will come from." This video captures key reactions and insights from #COP29, including reflections from CGIAR's Aditi Mukherji on the current state of negotiations and their broader implications. Watch it here : https://lnkd.in/dMcsb2iS