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Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Sustainable agriculture, resilient food systems, and climate action: A post-COP28 look at policy imperatives at international and country levels

Feb 1st, 2024 • by Channing Arndt, Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla, Dan Gilligan, Danielle Resnick, Claudia Ringler, Rob Vos, Keith Weibe

Despite the inconclusive outcome on the COP27 Sharm El-Sheikh Implementation Plan in Dubai, COP28 has nonetheless been hailed for putting a much needed and strong focus on food systems, which are simultaneously threatened by and contribute to climate change.

Climate goals and SDGs: Money, that’s what (we) want

Nov 18th, 2023 • by Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla

First in a series of posts examining key issues involving climate and food systems—here, climate finance—as the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai approaches (November 30-December 12).

Progress and challenges in achieving zero hunger and food security for all

Aug 25th, 2021 • by Swati Malhotra

The world continues to face the challenge of ending hunger and malnutrition (undernutrition and obesity) in all its forms. The progress made towards reducing hunger in the last two decades has been reversed, especially due to economic slowdown and geographic closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic during which food security, nutrition, poverty reduction and agricultural productivity—all have suffered.