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Food security and agriculture

Activities aimed to ensure access to and availability of adequate food supplies and the preservation of agricultural livelihoods under the pressures of climate hazards and food chains threats.

Crop resistance and household resilience – The case of cassava and sweetpotato in the Philippines
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How climate change is impacting farmers in the Pacific and what can be done to adapt

The Fijian Minister for Agriculture explains how climate change is affecting the country’s vital farming sector.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The complex links between food security, migration, and fragility in Northern Central America

This report examines the interlinked dynamics of fragility, food insecurity, shocks, and migration in the Northern Central America (NCA) region, composed of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

World Bank, the
Two African men inspecting lettuce crops and a mango tree nursery on the fertile banks of the Niger river close to Niamey.
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When heat rises, farmers shift gears: How extreme temperatures are reshaping agricultural input use decisions in West Africa

A new study of groundnut farming in Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria asks: when temperatures soar, how do farmers change what they put into the ground?

World Bank, the
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Global warming and increasing wildfire risk threaten viability of elite wine-growing regions in California – but others may boom

Mendocino and Monterey could become increasingly favorable for premium vintages under shifting climate, while Napa and Sonoma may face increased pressure in grape cultivation.

Frontiers in Climate
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The role of social assistance in advancing climate adaptation and nature based solutions in least developed countries

This working paper examines how social assistance programs can support climate adaptation and nature-based solutions (NbS) in least developed countries (LDCs).

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In Guatemala, Indigenous women build climate resilience with old and new farming methods

Ancestral knowledge combined with climate-smart techniques is boosting food security and increasing family incomes in the Lake Atitlán region.

Climate Home News
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Diverse connections between climate extremes and agricultural loss across the Southern Slopes of the Himalayas

This report assesses how drought, heat stress, and extreme precipitation influence crop productivity under single and double cropping systems at the Southern Slopes of the Himalaya.

Geophysical Research Letters (AGU)
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Climate adaptation, governance gaps and the future of Europe’s coastal fisheries

Paul Müller from the Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) explores climate adaptation, governance challenges, and the future of coastal fisheries in Europe

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