A five-day symposium was organized by the ACIAR and Can Tho University in Vietnam during 3-7 March, 2024. The symposium brought members from various countries. Representatives of funding and donor agencies, NGOs, government as well as salinity and conservation experts attended the symposium. A…
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature - Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ opened an office in Rwanda in 2016, in order to support the Government of Rwanda in achieving its overall conservation and development objectives. Since then, it has implemented various projects that have contributed to Rwanda’s…
In Tanzania's Kilombero district, a collaboration between small-scale farmers, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥, and other stakeholders is revolutionizing agriculture practices amid climate challenges. The SUSTAIN project, underpinned by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥'s commitment and government support, aims to bolster the sector through…
In 2019, in response to the challenges of landscape degradation and food insecurity, the Government of Rwanda through Rwanda Forestry Authority (RFA) and in collaboration with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) secured funding from the…
The Mekong Delta is highly vulnerable to flooding, droughts, and sea level rise. The situation is aggravated by high dikes, canals, sluice gates, and other water control infrastructure built for intensive rice production. This has caused large-scale soil fertility loss, eutrophication of water…
Rwanda’s Eastern Province contains the largest area of national farming lands, but it is highly vulnerable to increasing droughts. With smallholder farmers depending exclusively on rainfall, changes to weather seasonality including shorter and more intense rainy seasons have led to crop failure…
Rwanda is ranked among African countries in terms of natural resource dependency. In recent years, over the last decade, the frequency and severity of climate related impacts, particularly floods, droughts and landslides have significantly increased, resulting in loss of lives, crop and…
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) in collaboration with the Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa (ASARECA), under the leadership of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries…
The Government of Malawi in collaboration with the German Development Cooperation through GIZ and International Union for Conservation of Nature – Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ and other partners hosted the first-ever Chiefs Forum on Natural Resources Management and Transition to Sustainable Agriculture and Livelihood…
The comparative analysis was conducted across 20 farms situated within three micro-watersheds located in the western Guatemalan Highlands. This region is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and is characterized by elevated poverty rates.