ILRI

https://www.ilri.org/

The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for better and more sustainable use of livestock. ILRI is a CGIAR research centre – part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future.

IPBES

https://www.ipbes.net/

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body, established by member States in 2012. It provides policymakers with objective scientific assessments about the state of knowledge regarding the planet’s biodiversity, ecosystems and the benefits they provide to people, as well as the tools and methods to protect and sustainably use these vital natural assets. Our mission is to strengthen knowledge foundations for better policy through science, for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development. To some extent IPBES does for biodiversity what the IPCC does for climate change.

IPCC

http://www.ipcc.ch/

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC) is the international body for assessing the science related to climate change. The IPCC was set up in 1988 by the World Meteorological Organization WMO and United Nations Environment Programme UNEP to provide policymakers with regular assessments of the scientific basis of climate change, its impacts and future risks, and options for adaptation and mitigation.

IUCN

https://www.iucn.org/

IUCN/s mission is to Influence, encourage and assist societies throughout the world to conserve the integrity and diversity of nature and to ensure that any use of natural resources is equitable and ecologically sustainable. IUCN has been working in: - Eastern and Southern Africa for several decades and officially opened its offices in the region in the 1980s, pioneering a number of conservation initiatives. The IUCN East and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) works across 22 countries in the Horn of Africa, East Africa, Southern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean: - West and Central Africa - The West and Central Africa region, from the Gulf of Guinea to the southern limit of the Sahara to Gabon, comprises 23 countries. This region crosses a climatic gradient characterized by annual average precipitation ranging from 250 mm to 3,000 mm, which gives it a climatic peculiarity and a great diversity of ecosystems (terrestrial and maritime) containing a unique floristic and faunal diversity.

IWMI

http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/

IWMI’s work helps release the potential of improved water and land management for addressing key development challenges within the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). At the national level, researchers work with government ministries and agricultural research institutes as well as with a wide array of development partners, including private enterprises. In addition to conducting research with them, IWMI provide capacity building and training on diverse topics, while also supporting master’s and doctoral students. Central to the success of national and local water initiatives is knowing where and how to intervene for maximum shared benefits. Supplying answers to these questions is what IWMI does best. IWMI also helps attain the objectives of the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP), collaborates with the Secretariat of the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) and supports various regional initiatives as well. These include the agricultural policy of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy and Food Security Action Plan of the East African Community, and the Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan (RISDP) of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

MA

https://www.millenniumassessment.org/

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment MA was called for by the United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan in 2000. Initiated in 2001, the objective of the MA was to assess the consequences of ecosystem change for human well-being and the scientific basis for action needed to enhance the conservation and sustainable use of those systems and their contribution to human well-being. The MA has involved the work of more than 1,360 experts worldwide. Their findings, contained in five technical volumes and six synthesis reports, provide a state-of-the-art scientific appraisal of the condition and trends in the world’s ecosystems and the services they provide such as clean water, food, forest products, flood control, and natural resources and the options to restore, conserve or enhance the sustainable use of ecosystems.

RF

https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org/

The Rockefeller Foundation believes the fight against hunger, especially when anchored in science and markets, can be won. Food security is critical for both human welfare and economic growth in Africa. By supporting new scientific advances in human nutrition and food production, and carrying forward commitment to a Green Revolution in Africa, The Rockefeller Foundation is committed to reaching hundreds of millions of people with nourishing food while improving the sustainability of the global food system. The work on food is currently implemented through - YieldWise Food Loss - YieldWise Food Waste and - Alliance for Green Revolution (AGRA) launched in 2006, which is focused on doubling yield and incomes for African farmers.

SDC

https://www.eda.admin.ch/

Food security and supporting sustainable agricultural systems that help make it possible are global challenges. The SDC provides support to small farmers of both genders for the efficient use of natural resources conserving them for future generations, this all in the context of social and economic changes and the impact of climate change.

UN

www.un.org

On 1 January 2016, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development — adopted by world leaders in September 2015 at an historic UN Summit — officially came into force. Over the next fifteen years, with these new Goals that universally apply to all, countries will mobilize efforts to end all forms of poverty, fight inequalities and tackle climate change, while ensuring that no one is left behind. Sustainable development calls for concerted efforts towards building an inclusive, sustainable and resilient future for people and planet. For sustainable development to be achieved, it is crucial to harmonize three core elements: economic growth, social inclusion and environmental protection. These elements are interconnected and all are crucial for the well-being of individuals and societies.

UNCCD

https://www.unccd.int/

Established in 1994, the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is the sole legally binding international agreement linking environment and development to sustainable land management. The Convention addresses specifically the arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas, known as the drylands, where some of the most vulnerable ecosystems and peoples can be found. The Convention within the framework of Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) focusse on issues related to land and drought, land and human security, land and climate , land and sustainable development goals

UNCDF

http://www.uncdf.org/

The UN Capital Development Fund makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 47 least developed countries (LDCs). The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) of the UN Capital Development Fund serves as a mechanism to integrate climate change adaption into local governments’ planning and budgeting systems, increase awareness of and response to climate change at the local level, and increase the amount of finance available to local governments for climate change adaption. Local authorities of the least developed countries (LDCs) are uniquely positioned to identify the climate change adaptation responses that best meet local needs. Further, they typically have the mandate to undertake the small- to medium-sized adaptation investments needed to build climate resilience.

UNDP

http://www.undp.org/

UNDP’s support to countries on climate change and disaster resilience is shaped by three important global agreements: the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UNDP works with countries to help them reduce greenhouse gases and advance a long-term goal of zero-carbon development. At the same time, we work together with partners to adapt to the impacts of climate change, enhance access to clean energy, reduce the risk of disasters and, where needed, support resilient disaster recovery. Taken all together, these efforts are the path towards sustainable development that is risk-informed, zero-carbon and resilient.

UNEP

https://www.unenvironment.org/

UNEP has a number of activities related to ecosystem assessment, services, valuation, ecosystem-based adaptation and linkages with food security. The Poverty-Environment Initiative supports poverty-environment mainstreaming programmes in 24 countries across Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States, and Latin America and the Caribbean with the aim of increasing the capacity of governments to mainstream environment into national development processes and their implementation. While each country programme has been initiated to meet country-level demand and is tailored to specific national policy processes, the country programmes reflects the global Poverty-Environment Initiative scale-up outputs aiming to contribute to: - Pro-poor environmental outcomes being mainstreamed into development policies, plans and budgets making them more inclusive and pro-poor, gender responsive, and environmentally sustainable. - National and regional institutional capacity and coordination systems being strengthened to implement, monitor and report on pro-poor, gender responsive sustainable development policies and plans. - Pro-poor environmental outcomes being integrated into regional and global institutions and sustainable development debates

UNEP TEEB

http://www.teebweb.org/

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) is a global initiative focused on “making nature’s values visible”. Its principal objective is to mainstream the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services into decision-making at all levels. It aims to achieve this goal by following a structured approach to valuation that helps decision-makers recognize the wide range of benefits provided by ecosystems and biodiversity, demonstrate their values in economic terms and, where appropriate, suggest how to capture those values in decision-making.

UNFCCC

https://unfccc.int/

The UNFCCC secretariat is part of the United Nations. The UNFCCC secretariat (UN Climate Change) was established in 1992 when countries adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In addition to focussing largely on facilitating the intergovernmental climate change negotiations the secretariat provides technical expertise and assists in the analysis and review of climate change information reported by Parties.

USAID

https://www.usaid.gov/

The US Government remains the largest donor of food assistance in the world, with Food for Peace (FFP) programming more than $2 billion annually. The Vision: USAID’s Office of Food for Peace and its partners envision a world free of hunger and poverty, where all people live in dignity, peace, and security. Mission - We work together with others to reduce hunger and malnutrition and to ensure that adequate safe and nutritious food is available to, accessible to, and well utilized by all individuals at all times to support a healthy and productive life. We are committed to contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and to pursuing USAID’s mission to end extreme poverty and promote resilient, democratic societies. Expressing the compassion and good will of the people of the United States, we mobilize America’s resources to predict, prevent, and respond to chronic and acute hunger overseas. Through our emergency programs, we strive to provide food assistance to save lives, reduce suffering, and support the early recovery of populations affected by both acute and chronic emergencies. Our development programs help reduce the long-term need for food assistance by increasing household and community resilience and by strengthening the capacity of developing societies to ensure access to and utilization of food by their most vulnerable communities and individuals, especially women and children. USAID is working in all 12 project countries.

WB

https://www.worldbank.org/

With 189 member countries, staff from more than 170 countries, and offices in over 130 locations, the World Bank Group is a unique global partnership: five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries. The World Bank Group works with partners to improve food security and build food systems that can feed everyone, everywhere, every day. Activities include encouraging climate-smart farming techniques, improving supply chains for reducing food losses and strengthening safety nets to ensure vulnerable families have access to food and water.

WFP

http://www1.wfp.org/

The World Food Programme (WFP) is the leading humanitarian organization saving lives and changing lives, delivering food assistance in emergencies and working with communities to improve nutrition and build resilience. As the international community has committed to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition by 2030, one in nine people worldwide still do not have enough to eat. Food and food-related assistance lie at the heart of the struggle to break the cycle of hunger and poverty. On any given day, WFP has 5,000 trucks, 20 ships and 92 planes on the move, delivering food and other assistance to those in most need. Every year, WFP distribute more than 15 billion rations at an estimated average cost per ration of US$ 0.31. These numbers lie at the roots of WFP’s unparalleled reputation as an emergency responder, one that gets the job done quickly at scale in the most difficult environments. Thanks to half a century of experience, the World Food Programme (WFP) has acquired a comparative advantage in building resilience for food security and nutrition. Achieving Zero Hunger (SDG Goal 2) means that States must be able to draft and implement policies that promote food security and nutrition objectives. These underpin nations’ capacity to withstand shocks and stress factors which limit the availability of food or constrain access to it. To be relevant and effective, food security and nutrition policies must be rooted in strong governance, responsive institutions and an enabling environment. A combination is often involved of disaster risk management plans, robust social protection systems and inclusive economic and social programmes. Countries include: Burkina Faso, Burundi, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi , Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, , Tanzania, Uganda

WMO

https://public.wmo.int/

WMO is the specialised agency of the United Nations for meteorology weather and climate, operational hydrology and related geophysical sciences. The goal of the Programme is to strengthen the operational resources of National Meteorological Services to further provide weather/climate information and services to rural farmers and strengthen early warning systems for weather and climate risk management in the agricultural sector. Many Africans live in areas that are prone to droughts and floods, and famine or disease outbreaks. Climate imposes additional pressures on vital sectors, such as agriculture, health and water, which already face development challenges, limited funding and infrastructure, and ecosystem degradation. These, in turn, lessen Africa’s adaptive capacity, increasing its sensitivity to projected climate change. Strengthening the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) to provide better climate services will enhance the adaptive capacity of African Member States. Incorporating better climate risk management into development policies and strategies will enhance socio-economic development and improve the well-being of African peoples. The purpose is that smallholder farmers are able to access, interpret and use climate information and related agro-advisories for farm level planning and decision making. The first phase of this project has shown an increase in crop yields of up to 34% for some of the farmers who used the climate information provided.

WRI

www.wri.org

According to WRI research, the world will have to close a gap of nearly 70 percent between the amount of food available today and that required by 2050. It must reduce agriculture’s impact on climate, ecosystems, and water. And it needs to ensure that agriculture supports inclusive economic and social development.WRI works to meet these three needs. We develop analyses, partnerships, and strategies to secure a sustainable food future. WRI’s World Resources Report project develops solutions to the world’s food production and consumption problems. They identify ways to reduce food loss and waste and analyze strategies to sustainably increase food production, such as restoring degraded lands back into productivity, increasing pastureland yields, and improving land and water management. WRI advance methods to reduce food production’s impact on the environment, such as climate-smart agriculture. Some projects include – - Global Restoration Initiative (GRI) – Ethiopia, Kenya, Niger, Malawi - Forest Legality (FLI)– Ghana - Governance of Forests Initiative (GFI) – Malawi - Land and Resource Rights Initiative (LRR)– Tanzania - Access Initiative (TAI) – Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda

WWF

https://www.worldwildlife.org/

WWF works to secure a living planet that will sustain a more affluent population. From refining production and distribution to combating waste and environmental impacts, we want to improve how the world grows, transports and consumes this precious fuel. One of the biggest threats to biodiversity and ecosystems is where and how we produce food. WWF is working with retailers, buyers and producers responsible for key food commodities to establish credible, certification standards. These standards—including those already established for aquaculture, beef, soy, cotton, sugar and palm oil—measurably reduce key environmental impacts.