The climate smart villages are acknowledge by UN Environment

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 19, 2018

The Climate Smart Villages approach has been recognized by the Latin America Adaptation Awards, during National Adaption Plan Expo Regional, organized by Regatta initiative from UN Environment with the support of Spain government.   The Climate Smart Villages approach...

In Cali, the next agri-food revolution is being seeding

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 19, 2018

The next agri-food revolution begins in Cali having the 18th Triennial Symposium of The International Society for Tropical Root Crops (ISTRC), which will be held from October 22 to 25 at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) headquarters, having as...

Solving hunger and malnutrition in Africa requires business, governments, social justice

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Oct 14, 2018

The battle against hunger and malnutrition in Africa is heading in a positive direction, with impressive gains made across the continent in recent decades. But governments and the private sector still have many obstacles and opportunities to definitively bring an end...

Can we actually measure resilience?

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 23, 2018

Resilience is a concept that is being applied to many different domains, from infrastructure’s response to extreme events to a child facing domestic violence. “Is there a common unit of resilience, relevant to all those different cases?” was the question behind a...

CIAT Strategy refreshed for 2018–2020

by CIAT Comunicaciones | Aug 22, 2018

In the five years that have passed since CIAT’s current strategy (2014–2020) was prepared, we have embraced new initiatives such as sustainable food systems, big data, and land restoration. We have also incorporated into our agenda the mandates of the UN Sustainable...