Climate change science

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.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

As rising temperatures and water scarcities threaten food production and affecting global food security and livelihoods since last century, leading research organizations have joined efforts around solutions that can also benefit climate-threatened, staple food farming in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: Times of India (20 Jan 2023)

Farmers in India learn how to adapt their methodologies to climate change.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Publications

CIMMYT researchers comb through data to enumerate the benefits, and costs, of specific climate mitigation initiatives in the AFOLU sector of Mexico.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Publications

Researchers provide data-driven approach to systematically analyze the production and diffusion of knowledge on food systems and climate change.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: Tech and Science Post (15 Dec 2022)

The seemingly small shift in the planting season had a cascading effect that delayed the fire season by about two weeks and exacerbated air pollution.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: VoxDev (5 Nov 2022)

Paswel Marenya, Adoption and Impact Assessment Economist at CIMMYT, explains on a podcast how bundling genetic and financial technologies can make small-scale agriculture more resilient and productive.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

Around one thousand farmers flocked to a recent two-day climate-smart seed and mechanization fair in Zimbabwe’s Masvingo district, signaling strong interest in these two climate adaptation strategies.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Publications

The goals for breeding new crops have been changed by the rising demands for climate-ready crops, originating from the urgent need to adapt to climate change.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

Catch up on presentations from CIMMYT scientists and researchers at COP27, held between November 6-18.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Publications

Responses of yields and N₂O emissions to N inputs could be used to design appropriate N management strategies for addressing the dual challenge of food insecurity and climate crisis.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

CIMMYT and ICAR partner to reward Indian farmers for utilizing climate smart agricultural practices.