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This fact sheet, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network in 2022, distils findings from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report regarding climate change impacts, future risks, and adaptation strategies specifically for Central Africa.

This fact sheet, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network in 2022, synthesizes findings from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report regarding the impacts of climate change in Central Africa. It details observed temperature and precipitation trends, future projections for health and biodiversity, and the economic consequences of warming. The document also outlines adaptation strategies, such as nature-based solutions and integrated water management, while highlighting critical gaps in climate research funding and data collection for the region.

This fact sheet, based on the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report, details the current and future climate risks for East Africa. It highlights that the region has warmed faster than the global average, leading to increased drought frequency, glacier loss, and severe impacts on food systems, human health, and economic growth. The document outlines adaptation strategies, such as ecosystem-based solutions and climate-smart agriculture, while emphasizing the critical need for increased finance, improved climate literacy, and robust governance to build regional resilience.

This fact sheet, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network in 2022, summarizes findings from the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report specifically for North Africa. It details observed climate changes, such as rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns, and projects future risks including increased heat-related mortality, biodiversity loss, and threats to food and water security. The document also outlines adaptation strategies, the necessity of increased climate finance, and the specific vulnerabilities of coastal cities and cultural heritage sites in the region.

This factsheet, published by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network in 2022, distils findings from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report specifically for southern Africa. It details observed climate changes, future risks to health, food systems, and economies, and outlines adaptation strategies and critical investment areas needed to build regional resilience.

A briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute examining the rise in agricultural and mining commodity prices since early 2020 and the resulting risks to climate goals, deforestation targets, and food security in low-income countries.

This research paper examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on food security across Africa, highlighting how economic shocks and trade disruptions exacerbated hunger. It analyzes the varying vulnerability of different income groups and regions, the role of protectionist policies, and the potential for the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) to build long-term resilience by increasing intra-continental food trade.

This research paper evaluates the local food security impacts of biofuel crop production in Sub-Saharan Africa, specifically comparing sugarcane and jatropha projects across Mozambique, Malawi, and Eswatini.

This policy brief, based on a quantitative assessment of six key agricultural commodities, argues that transboundary climate risks to global food security are mounting and largely unrecognized, necessitating a shift from national self-interest toward cooperative multilateral adaptation strategies.

This fact sheet describes 'Cooling as a Service' (CaaS) and the 'Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant' (Your VCCA) mobile application, designed to reduce food waste and increase revenues for smallholder farmers in India through affordable, sustainable cold storage.

The report proposes a 'Cooling as a Service' (CaaS) model for India to provide smallholder farmers with affordable, clean, decentralized cold storage via a pay-as-you-go system. Supported by the 'Your Virtual Cold Chain Assistant' (VCCA) app for price and shelf-life analytics, the model aims to reduce food waste and increase farmer incomes by an estimated 36%. Pilot projects in Bihar and Himachal Pradesh are designed to test viability, with long-term targets of mobilizing USD 200 million and benefiting 1.5 million farmers.

This case study describes AgDevCo, a subsidized impact investor and project developer targeting early-stage small and medium agri-businesses in Sub Saharan Africa to improve food security, employment, and climate resilience for smallholder farmers.

This case study examines a World Food Program (WFP) initiative in Mozambique that provided unconditional cash transfers and food vouchers to vulnerable households following severe droughts and cyclones. The program, funded by DFID and implemented with government partners, reached over 24,000 households to improve food security and climate resilience.

This case study describes the African Risk Capacity (ARC), a sovereign risk pool and early response mechanism that provides drought insurance to African Union member states to protect food security for vulnerable populations.

A case study on Ethiopia's Productive Safety Net Program (PSNP), a large-scale social protection initiative designed to address food insecurity and climate vulnerability through cash and food transfers.

The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative, launched in 2011 by the World Food Program and Oxfam America, integrates risk reduction, transfer, taking, and reserves to improve food and income security for farmers facing climate risks.

This expert report by Nicholas King, commissioned by the Centre for Environmental Rights, analyzes the projected physical, socio-economic, and ecological impacts of climate change on youth and future generations in South Africa from 2021 through 2060 and beyond. It argues that under current 'business as usual' trajectories, large portions of the country may become uninhabitable, leading to systemic collapses in food and water security, infrastructure, and mental wellbeing.

The IAI Scientific Agenda, adopted in June 2021, establishes a framework for scientific research on global environmental change (GEC) in the Americas. It defines the primary objective of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) as advancing comparative studies that exceed national program scopes to improve the region's ability to sustain itself and cope with GEC. The agenda is structured around four interrelated research themes—human dimensions, climate variability, ecosystems/biodiversity, and atmospheric/oceanic modulations—and is designed to be revised every 3-6 years in alignment with the IAI's Strategic Plan.

This policy brief examines transboundary climate risks, using the 2007-8 global food price crisis to illustrate how interdependent national responses to climate impacts and the far-reaching effects of such impacts can exacerbate global damage and disruption.

This briefing document presents the revised Scientific Agenda of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) for adoption by the Conference of the Parties (CoP) at its 29th meeting. The agenda defines the institute's research priorities, strategic areas, and foundational principles to address Global Environmental Change (GEC) across the Americas.