International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

ICARDA
Syrian Arab Republic
Academic & Scientific
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Mission

ICARDA's mission is to improve the welfare of poor people and alleviate poverty through research and training in dry areas of the developing world, by increasing the production, productivity and nutritional quality of food, while preserving and enhancing the natural resource base.

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Addressing climate displacement in the MENA region

Climate change threatens the viability of agriculture, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods in the Middle East and North Africa, possibly triggering climate displacements. A new resilience strategy by ICARDA and CGIAR gives rural people the chance to stay put and build productive lives or to receive assistance to leave climate-vulnerable areas.

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
Climate change threatens the viability of agriculture, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods in the Middle East and North Africa, possibly triggering climate displacements. A new resilience strategy by ICARDA and CGIAR gives rural people the chance to stay put and build productive lives or to receive assistance to leave climate-vulnerable areas.
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Heat-tolerant wheat can help farmers adapt to climate change

Non-GM molecular breeding techniques have allowed scientists to develop heat-tolerant durum wheat that can withstand up to 40°C heat. This could help fight hunger as well as assist farmers in adapting to rising temperatures. The wheat grows fast, allowing it to be grown in the period between rice cultivation.

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
Non-GM molecular breeding techniques have allowed scientists to develop heat-tolerant durum wheat that can withstand up to 40°C heat. This could help fight hunger as well as assist farmers in adapting to rising temperatures. The wheat grows fast, allowing it to be grown in the period between rice cultivation.
Meetings and conferences
Kuwait City
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In person
International conference on adaptation to climate change and food security in West Asia and North Africa
Background The countries of West Asia and North Africa (WANA) have long had the challenge of providing sustainable livelihoods for their populations in the fragile ecosystems of semi-arid and arid areas facing the challenging issues of absolute water
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Meetings and conferences
Aleppo
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WANA Regional consultation on the development of the CGIAR Mega Program 5 (MP5) on water, land and ecosystems
The one-day meeting will be held at ICARDA headquarters in Aleppo on the 8th of August 2010. The meeting will have participation from national and international research leaders, representatives of NGOs, private sector, donors and farmers organizations in
The one-day meeting will be held at ICARDA headquarters in Aleppo on the 8th of August 2010.
Documents and publications
Food security and climate change in dry areas: abstracts

A compilation of abstracts of new research presented at the International conference on Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas addressing the following themes:
 - Current status of climate change in the dry areas: simulations and scenarios

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
A compilation of abstracts of new research presented at the International conference on Food Security and Climate Change in Dry Areas addressing the following themes:
Meetings and conferences
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In person
International conference on food security and climate change in dry areas
A global food security conference to take place in Amman, Jordan. Conference themes 1.Current status of climate change in the dry areas: simulations and scenarios 2.Impacts of climate change on natural resource availability (especially water)
A global food security conference to take place in Amman, Jordan. Conference themes 1.Current status of climate change in the dry areas: simulations and scenarios

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Voluntary Commitments

The organization has no registered commitments.

The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.

Contact information

http://www.icarda.org
[email protected]
+66 022882745