In September 2024, the CGIAR Gender Platform published the working paper, "Bridging norms and resources: Enhancing gender equality and adaptive capacities in Bangladesh’s climate-stricken agrifood systems." Abstract In the context of changing agrifood systems (AFS) and climate change, it is critical to uncover how gender equality and adaptive capacity within AFS can be simultaneously addressed. […]
Report – Food Security and Nutrition in Bangladesh: Evidence-Based Strategies for Advancement
Abstract/Description Food is fundamental for human survival. The right to food is recognized as a basic human right. Food and nutrition security, a cornerstone of national development, is intricately linked to the well-being of Bangladesh’s population. Ensuring consistent access to sufficient and nutritious food for millions of Bangladeshis is a critical responsibility for those guiding the […]
VIRTUAL EVENT: Near-Real-Time Monitoring of Food Crisis Risk Factors: State of Knowledge and Future Prospects
Background On May 8, the Food Security Portal and the FSN Forum will host a webinar on important food crisis risk monitoring efforts. The event will highlight priority research and policy questions, identify gaps in existing monitoring efforts, and pinpoint opportunities for collaboration to inform policy. Food security and nutrition security, particularly in low-income countries, […]
IFPRI: Inaction to see 80m more food-insecure people by 2050
Averting a global crisis is possible but the window is closing International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has feared that if the adverse impacts of the climate change remain unaddressed, 80 million more people may become food-insecure by 2050. In a statement issued on Sunday, on the eve of the United Nations Climate Action Summit […]
80 million more to suffer by 2050: Daily Sun
Shenggen Fan, Director General of International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), said though agri-food systems have been central to recent unprecedented reductions in poverty, hunger, and undernutrition, the systems face mounting climate impacts that threaten their ability to feed a growing population. All the while global hunger and food insecurity are once again on the […]