CIAT‘s Cutting Edge Research Results in One Place

by Sylvia Pineda | Aug 24, 2017

By: Perla Castillo & Janelee Waldock The CGIAR and CIAT have gone through transformational changes in the past decade, and recently we are driven by an aspiration to become a learning organisation. Future success depends on our ability to track and demonstrate...

Aclímate Colombia (Acclimatize Colombia), a new light for Colombian farmers

by Sylvia Pineda | Aug 22, 2017

For the purpose of helping Colombian farmers be more prepared to face new climate patterns and adapt better to climate variability, CIAT, through its area of research in Decision and Policy Analysis (DAPA), trained the agro-climatology and systems teams from the...

“Why does CIAT need IP if we generate international public goods?” An update of intellectual property (IP) management at CIAT

by Sylvia Pineda | Aug 1, 2017

By: Carolina Roa. You may have asked this question yourself and have different conceptions of IP; for some of you “IP” might conjure mainly patents, for others, it could mean copyright or other forms of formal rights protecting creations of the mind. Yet IP is much...

What is the place of ‘resilience’ in the New Urban Agenda?

by Sylvia Pineda | May 25, 2017

By: Christophe Bene The New Urban Agenda adopted by the UN General Assembly on 23 December 2016 is centered on sustainability and equity. The vision of the declaration is one of ‘cities for all, referring to the equal use and enjoyment of cities and human settlements,...

Arturo Franco, the data “Magio”

by Sylvia Pineda | May 18, 2017

The creative writers of the famous TV show “The Simpsons” are ever on the alert for an interesting story about current traditions or themes and that is why they prepared a chapter featuring the parody of a secret society in Springfield called the Stonecutters (known...