Blog | The threat of a super El Niño exposes the limits of today’s climate finance

By Natalia Rubiano   ‘’The world must treat [El Niño] as the urgent climate warning it is.’’ – Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General El Niño, the naturally recurring climate pattern linked to warmer-than-average sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific, was officially declared on 11 June by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration […]

Blog | From ambition to action: COP30 and accelerating the agriculture and food systems transformation

By Remus Bandacu   For years, agriculture and food systems have occupied an uncomfortable space in climate negotiations. Everyone acknowledges they’re critical (responsible for roughly one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions), yet the crucial link between food and climate was pushed to the background of official debates, with past negotiations focusing on boosting agricultural production. […]

Blog | Food for thought: How climate-resilient agriculture can secure our food future

By Patricia Katto The simultaneous challenges of food insecurity and climate change are deeply intertwined, with each exacerbating the impacts of the other. According to the IPCC, agriculture is responsible for nearly 23% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, mainly from livestock, fertilised soils, and land-use change. At the same time, agriculture is one of […]