Live with Water project area before project start
A view of the "Live with Water" project by CRES prior to the project's start.
People must work with the planet to stay out of trouble - scientists
If we are serious about our human wellbeing - from local communities to the global world economy - we need to now reconnect our entire world to the planet
With drought looming, Sri Lanka tries something new: preparing
Officials are removing taxes on imported rice, restricting reservoir use and looking for alternatives to hydropower as drought looms
In India's dry regions, crowd-funding comes to a lake's rescue
Community campaign to de-silt lake has also helped farmer incomes in region hit by farmer suicides
It’s time to stop ignoring conflict in efforts to build resilience
Many climate change adaptation and development efforts work in unstable countries - and that reality needs to be taken into account
Desert-fringed Middle East, North Africa put on drought warning
The region must move away from simply responding to the effects of drought and prepare for the worst, the FAO said.
Weather information by phone in Mali life changing for farmers in Tèrèkungo and Parana
This year, farmers of Mali's Tèrèkungo, Parana and dozens more villages have had access to tailored weather information through a telephone messaging system dubbed "Sandji"
Unleash the entrepreneur in every small farmer - new UN agency chief
Gilbert Houngbo, who served as Prime Minister of Togo from 2008 to 2012, was appointed as president of IFAD on Tuesday evening
BRACED Resilience Exchange
The Resilience Exchange explores what the BRACED programme has learned so far.
Caribbean states and Branson launch green fund to fight disasters
The Caribbean Climate-Smart Accelerator marks the culmination of talks that began last year