For three days in August 2026, communities from Kenya and Ethiopia came together in Moyale for the first-ever cross-border camel caravan—a 12-kilometre journey celebrating the role of camels in their communities. Representatives of these communities walked together across the border, using camels and cultural traditions to reconnect communities that have shared grazing lands, trade and ways of life for generations. One of the most significant moments was the revival of Qumbi, a traditional peace ceremony practiced by the Borana and Gabra communities that had not been performed for 40 years. Beyond cultural exchange, the caravan highlighted the role of camels in pastoral livelihoods and the opportunities to expand economic activities, particularly for women and young people. #Pastoralism #Camels #Peacebuilding Tahira Mohamed Shariff | International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) | CGIAR
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CGIAR's Food Frontiers & Security Program will focus on three food systems of growing importance: fragile and conflict-affected food systems, urban and peri-urban food systems, and island food systems. These systems are highly vulnerable to shocks and crises, marked by large youth populations, isolation with limited and resource-scarce food value chains, significant food and water insecurity, widespread malnutrition, and severe environmental threats and degradation. There is weak governance across these systems, and new solutions and investments must be catalyzed to support the world's most vulnerable communities.
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Droughts and cyclones can strain the relationship between displaced people and the communities hosting them. A research collaboration between CGIAR Climate Security, IOM Mozambique and Penn State University in Cabo Delgado and Manica, Mozambique, showed that resource scarcity, unequal aid and the cause of displacement all influenced how the two groups related to each other. The findings point to responses that support displaced people and hosts together, while adapting to the different pressures created by sudden and slow-onset climate events. Swipe for more. Read the full study: https://lnkd.in/dKZH7ZYf Cyanne E Loyle | Giulia Caroli | Anna Benetello | Daniela Miller
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Droughts and cyclones can strain the relationship between displaced people and the communities hosting them. A research collaboration between CGIAR Climate Security, IOM Mozambique and Penn State University in Cabo Delgado and Manica, Mozambique, showed that resource scarcity, unequal aid and the cause of displacement all influenced how the two groups related to each other. The findings point to responses that support displaced people and hosts together, while adapting to the different pressures created by sudden and slow-onset climate events. Swipe for more. Read the full study: https://lnkd.in/dKZH7ZYf Cyanne E Loyle | Giulia Caroli | Anna Benetello | Daniela Miller
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When Cyclone Dineo flooded Tsholotsho in 2017, around 300 households were relocated far from the farmland they depended on. Many women still walked over 12 km a day to farm their former fields, while water shortages at the new site fuelled tensions. But the women still found ways to rebuild their livelihoods. They grew vegetables near a borehole, formed savings groups and started small businesses. In The Conversation Africa, CGIAR Climate Security researchers Dr Gracsious Maviza (nee Ncube) and Joyce Takaindisa argue that recovery programmes should be designed with affected communities, with women involved in decisions so support reflects their needs and priorities. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/d9NsnSSx
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More than half of Southern Africa’s nearly 6.5 million international migrants come from within the region. Yet cooperation on migration has struggled to keep pace with changing patterns of movement, including labour migration, displacement, irregular migration and climate-related mobility. In a new Migration Policy Institute article, researchers from the Southern Africa Hub of the CGIAR Climate Security team examine what these patterns mean for regional integration and social cohesion. They make the case for stronger regional coordination, more inclusive migration planning and policies that respond to emerging forms of mobility. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/eufawbG2 Giulia Caroli | Dr Gracsious Maviza (nee Ncube) | Joyce Takaindisa
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What enables organisations to work effectively in fragile and conflict-affected settings? In these contexts, conflict, displacement, climate shocks and institutional fragility often intersect, and conditions on the ground can change during a project. CGIAR is developing a global operational strategy for working in fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS). To inform this strategy, CGIAR Food Frontiers and Security is convening a listening session with practitioners, experts and partners from across Africa and MENA. The discussion will focus on practical approaches, recurring operational challenges, local partnerships and participation, and the capabilities organisations need as contexts change. 📅 5 October 2026 | 3:00 PM EAT | 8:00 AM EDT 💻 Zoom 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/eT9TkArE Grazia Pacillo | Sandra Ruckstuhl, PhD | Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku | Josey KAMANDA, PhD
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When scale isn’t size, what does success actually look like? At #ScalingWeek2026, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) convened Scaling Against the Odds, bringing together the CGIAR Scaling for Impact and CGIAR Food Frontiers and Security Science Programs to explore responsible scaling in fragile and conflict affected settings. The discussion drew on ongoing Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office funded work led by IWMI in partnership with the WFP Innovation Accelerator under Scaling for Impact AoW3, supporting four innovators as they navigate the realities of scaling in fragile contexts. Perspectives from research, island food systems, enterprise, innovation acceleration and donors helped unpack a central question: how do we remain ambitious about scale while recognising that context shapes what meaningful and sustained impact looks like? Key takeaways: 🔸 Fragility changes the conditions for scaling. Conflict, displacement, weak or disrupted markets, institutional gaps, recurrent shocks and limited infrastructure all shape what is feasible, how quickly scale can happen, and what meaningful success looks like in that context. 🔸 Responsible scaling means looking beyond reach alone. We also need to ask whether scaling strengthens resilience, builds local institutions and ownership, avoids harm, and creates impact that can last. 🔸 Bring accelerator expertise in from the start. Scaling pathways, timelines, resources and expectations for SME growth need to be realistic from the outset. 🔸 Scaling expectations need realistic timeframes. A short accelerator cycle cannot immediately be expected to generate large numbers. Sustained scaling requires time, appropriate partnerships and continued support. 🔸 Small numbers can still represent significant impact. In island and other small or geographically dispersed contexts, beneficiary numbers alone can understate impact. Reaching fewer people may still be highly significant where vulnerability is high and delivery is inherently more difficult. Ngowenani Nohayi | Hampus Eriksson | Josey KAMANDA, PhD | Anna Okello | Sandra Ruckstuhl, PhD | Seeseei Molimau-Samasoni | Claire MacPherson | Ayoola Dominic | Inga Jacobs-Mata | Jeremy Stone | Regina Schmidt | The Scientific Research Organisation of Samoa | Koolboks #Scaling #FCAS #FragileContexts #Innovation Photos: Douglas Kiobo
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What enables organisations to work effectively in fragile and conflict-affected settings? In these contexts, conflict, displacement, climate shocks and institutional fragility often intersect, and conditions on the ground can change during a project. CGIAR is developing a global operational strategy for working in fragile and conflict-affected settings (FCAS). To inform this strategy, CGIAR Food Frontiers and Security is convening a listening session with practitioners, experts and partners from across Africa and MENA. The discussion will focus on practical approaches, recurring operational challenges, local partnerships and participation, and the capabilities organisations need as contexts change. 📅 5 October 2026 | 3:00 PM EAT | 8:00 AM EDT 💻 Zoom 🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/eT9TkArE Grazia Pacillo | Sandra Ruckstuhl, PhD | Kelvin Mashisia Shikuku | Josey KAMANDA, PhD
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🪰 In Nairobi, schoolchildren are turning lunch leftovers into animal feed and fertilizer. Their secret workers: black soldier fly larvae. Nairobi generates around 2.5 tonnes of organic waste a day, most of it heading to dumpsites. At three pilot schools and a farmers' hub in Ruaka, World Vegetable Center and International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), under CGIAR Food Frontiers and Security, are feeding that waste to black soldier fly larvae. The larvae become protein-rich feed for poultry and pigs, and what remains, called frass, goes back into vegetable gardens as fertiliser. The first cycle yielded 50 kilograms of larvae across the three schools, and production has since improved by 30 to 60%. Students now run the biopods themselves, and parents are asking how to start at home. 🌱 Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/edx9waez International Potato Center (CIP) #FoodSecurity #CircularEconomy
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#InternationalDay_of_Awareness_of_Food_Loss_and_Waste In Lucky Summer, Nairobi, we are exploring how household organic waste can be separated at source and redirected into productive uses, including Black Soldier Fly farming. Such community-led approaches show that what we often consider waste can become a valuable resource, while creating cleaner neighborhoods and contributing to more sustainable urban food systems.
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