The report on the State of the Climate in Africa 2021 is the result of collaboration between the African Union Commission (AUC), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), and other specialized agencies of the United Nations. This multi-agency effo...
Ashift from agriculture to manufacturing was one of the hallmarks of job creation, poverty reduction, and rapid growth in low-income countries during the latter half of the 20th century. This experience in earlier decades of structural transformation...
The "Local Solutions from the Global South: Changing the Narrative of the Climate Debate" sheds light on local innovations and practical solutions from organisations headed by Catalyst 2030 members. They are climate champions who are making a differe...
In this issue of CLUED-iN we examine how storytelling can help entrepreneurs grow their businesses, attract investment and partners, monitor their progress and increase visibility of their brand.
Nutrition and food systems are not sectors by themselves; they are dependent on actions that originate from a range of sectors such as agriculture, food security, public health, water, sanitation and hygiene, and social protection. Their interrelatio...
In Sub-Saharan Africa, 52% of women are employed in the agricultural sector making it impossible to talk about agribusiness without including women. The youth agribusiness strategy must thus explicitly engage young women and men equally. It must also...
This report discusses short-term measures combined with medium- to long-term policy actions that can strengthen African countries' capacity to build resilience and seize opportunities to unlock productivity-enhancing growth while protecting the poor...
Diet and nutrition are critical to health, well-being and longevity. The economic and health burdens associated with poor quality diets are a worldwide concern, but for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the long-term impact of these burdens h...
Between 19 December 2021 and 14 January 2022, following a request by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forest (MoA&F), the Food Security Technical Secretariat (FSTS), assisted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Wo...
In the Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) analysis in Guinea-Bissau, crop diversification, improved agricultural practices and social protection interventions were examined alongside nutrition-specific interventions targeting vulnerable individuals. The aim...
2021 was the third-costliest year on record for climate-related disasters, totalling US$329 billion in economic losses and accounting for four megadisasters with response costs of over US$20 billion.1 More frequent and intense droughts, floods and st...
To better understand the impact of insecurity on cropland dynamics, the World Food Programme (WFP) in collaboration with the Ministry of Rural Development (MDR) and the involvement of technical services and partners: AGIR Cell, CPS/SDR, DNA, DRA (Gao...