8 months ago // Climate Finance
The Asian Development Bank has long called itself the region's “climate bank” but the phrase was hardly anywhere to be found at its annual meetings last week in Milan, Italy.
8 months ago // Food Systems
The Asian Development Bank joins the World Bank and African Development Bank in investing in food systems as a foundation of long-term economic development. A quarter of the $26 billion in additional ADB investments will go to nutrition.
over 1 year ago // Techonlogy
Smartphone apps and chatbots are diagnosing pests and farm animal diseases and dispensing crop-specific advice based on the weather — even for farmers with limited literacy or internet connectivity.
almost 2 years ago // Food systems
Investments of about $205 billion a year, or 2% of global food systems revenues, could slash emissions by nearly half and unlock new opportunities for food companies.
almost 2 years ago // Food systems
The International Fund for Agricultural Development focused its annual Governing Council meeting in Rome on innovations to help smallholder farmers face challenges such as climate change and economic turmoil.
almost 2 years ago // Climate finance
Missed nominations risk delaying aid for climate-vulnerable communities in the global south.
about 2 years ago // Inclusive Development
From visas to shared languages, a new open letter calls for a shift to include local partners in development events, conversations, and agenda-setting processes.
about 2 years ago // WASH
Losing toilets to neglect costs countries billions of dollars due to its negative impact on children's health, families' incomes and job creation, a new study finds.
about 2 years ago // The Road to COP 28
From seed breeding, to weather intelligence, to cutting livestock emissions, some of the adaptation solutions for African agriculture already exist and only need funding to scale, according to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
about 2 years ago // Climate Finance
Ahead of COP 28, a new UNEP report says the international community must find hundreds of billions of dollars per year to fund climate adaptation.