Climate change adaptation for nutrition

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: Quartz (20 Sep 2023)

As hotter temperatures and drought become the norm in places used to growing wheat, CIMMYT is working to face new and ongoing challenges to develop a more climate resilient wheat.

Innovations
In the media

Source: SeedWorld (10 Sep 2023)

Fernando Gonzalez, a retired plant breeder from CIMMYT, participated in the webinar hosted by Seed World Group, unveiling possible paths forward public and private plant breeding efforts.

Innovations
In the media

Source: The Herald (12 Sep 2023)

CIMMYT hosted a meeting to reflect upon the HAFIZ project nearest end, shaping the future of mechanisation policies and interventions in Zimbabwe.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: NewsDay (7 Sep 2023)

CIMMYT in partnership with various research institutions, seeks to increase livestock production and productivity by farmers through the Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim) project.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: Mongabay (28 Aug 2023)

CIMMYT research, Prasanna Boddupalli, emphasise the importance of reorienting food production systems and agricultural policy across the Congo Basin.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: Top African News ()

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and CIMMYT emphasize the need for continued research and efforts to understand the variation in El Niño impacts on maize yields in southern Africa.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: Mexico Business News (1 Aug 2023)

El Niño is here. In a recent op-ed, Bram Govaerts, CIMMYT director general, lays out action steps to mitigate El Niño’s effects on the agrifood systems that sustain livelihoods in the Global South.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

Facilitating collaborations and partnerships to advance research and development efforts to advance food security and mitigate climate change.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Publications

Crop simulation models predict that climate change will lower global wheat production by 2050 in Africa and South Asia, where food security is already threatened.

Innovations

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Environmental health and biodiversity
News

Securing biological diversity is a key mission for both organizations.

Environmental health and biodiversity
In the media

Source: Smart Farmer Africa (16 May 2023)

Plant health experts met on May 12, International Day of Plant Health, to discuss and address the challenges facing plant health management capacity in the Global South.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: The Nairobi Law Monthly (9 May 2023)

Civil society actors are stepping up to strengthen Africa’s potential to prevent greater food insecurity and regional instability caused by climate impacts.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: Mexico Business News (9 May 2023)

Bram Govaerts, CIMMYT Director General, addresses the root causes of forced migrations with five adaptation measures that public and private actors can adopt to strengthen agri-food systems and protect vulnerable regions from climate shocks.