- About
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Research
- Overview
- On-farm technologies in social context – improving local adaptive capacities and inclusive scaling mechanisms
- Digitally enabled services to manage climate risk
- System-level research and interventions for building resilient, low-emission livestock production systems
- Financing the transition to low-emission and resilient livestock agrifood systems
- Improving the enabling policy environment for more resilient, low-emission livestock agrifood systems
- News & Events
- Resources
- Partners
- Results


Initiative:
Livestock and Climate
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Livestock and Climate addresses the challenges that climate change poses to livestock production, supporting livestock-dependent communities without accelerating greenhouse gas emissions or degrading land, water, and biodiversity.
Highlights
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Initiative Result
Colombian cattle farm Hacienda San José secures US$7.5 million investment, supported by CGIAR tropical grass and sustainable livestock certification innovations
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Initiative Result
Empowering 20,000 Guatemalan Farmers to Thrive Despite Climate Change
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Initiative Result
Implementation of climate services promotes behavior changes in the public sector in Guatemala
Featured News & Events
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news
In the field: Listening to Adaptation Pioneers
CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate27.06.24-
Adaptation
Field days are events that bring people together. In this case, adaptation pioneers, other farmers,…
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Supporting sustainable livestock value chains to restore large rangelands
CGIAR Initiative on Livestock and Climate27.06.24-
Adaptation
Rangelands are critical for biodiversity, ecosystem services, and the livelihoods of millions of pas…
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news
Blending indigenous traditional knowledge with scientific weather predictions to enhance livestock production in Baringo, Kenya
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)19.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
For indigenous pastoralist groups in Baringo County, Kenya like the Ilchamus, Pokot and Tugen, life…
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Featured Resources
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publication
Cattle farming in Colombia and its strategic response to conflict situations: A municipal-level analysis during the peak of the internal armed conflict
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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publication
La ganadería en Colombia y su respuesta estratégica ante situaciones de conflicto: Un análisis a nivel municipal durante el punto álgido de la crisis de violencia interna
The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)21.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Research activities
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On-farm technologies in social context – improving local adaptive capacities and inclusive scaling mechanisms
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Digitally enabled services to manage climate risk
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System-level research and interventions for building resilient, low-emission livestock production systems
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Financing the transition to low-emission and resilient livestock agrifood systems
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Improving the enabling policy environment for more resilient, low-emission livestock agrifood systems
Where We Work
Countries
- Colombia
- Ethiopia
- Guatemala
- Kenya
- Mali
- Senegal
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