As scientists, advocates, researchers, and political leaders prepared to head to Paris for Conference of Parties (COP21), a panel of experts laid out some of the most urgent aspects of climate change and agriculture. Join IFPRI as new results on the impact of climate change on agriculture and food security from the International Model for Policy […]
IFPRI BLOG: Why paying attention to gender matters for climate change adaptation
By Elizabeth Bryan, Patti Kristjanson, and Claudia Ringler Until recently, there has been little evidence supporting the need to focus on the gendered dimensions of agriculture and climate change. Why? Because few researchers have been talking to women in agriculture as well as men--both of whom contribute to solving the food security challenges posed by […]
CCAFS Info Note: Climate readiness indicators for agriculture
By Eva Wollenberg, Monika Zurek and Alex De Pinto Coping with climate change in agriculture while ensuring food security and reducing greenhouse gas emissions or emission intensities will require new information, technologies, finance instruments and possibly new institutions. Many countries are building these capabilities now, but there is much uncertainty about what is needed and what is feasible. Click here to […]
Building the Case for Climate Change-Resilient Agriculture in the Philippines
By Ioannis Vasileiou They say policies and politics are much about timing. Many would argue that development is a political process itself. Thus, when travelling to the Philippines earlier this fall to participate in a Policy Forum, just a few weeks before the world is supposed to achieve a universal agreement on climate, and while […]
Key Policy Ideas to Help Philippine Agriculture to Prosper Under Climate Change
By Timothy S. Thomas and Mark W. Rosegrant Before a new passenger jet is built, a much smaller model of the jet is built and then tested in a wind tunnel. The wind tunnel shoots very fast moving air past the model, revealing important information about airflow over the wing and structural stability of the aircraft […]
