'This ongoing power struggle is making people more receptive to solar energy. Governments ,can leverage this sentiment, driving wider adoption and turning frustration into a powerful catalyst for progress.' Namukolo Covic of ILRI.org CGIAR

Dairy farmer Melissa Griffin plays What A Wonderful World on the trumpet next to her cows at the Clessons River Farm in Massachussets.

Pleased to announce a new ILRI.org AGRA - Sustainably Growing Africa’s Food Systems. collaboration on 'Strengthening system linkages for harmonized digital climate advisory services and solutions for deployment in East, Southern and West Africa’s agriculture and food systems. Linked to AICCRA IRI

TCAR! Trans-boundary Climate Adaptation Risks, quite a new terminology in the climate change space, but it is very key to effective adaptation in Africa. Stay tuned

An end of an era...a profound sense of loss and vacuum left...a true nation builder...a lot of us owe what we have become to him...RIP Ratan Tata...if only everyone had the sense of duty like you did...you truely led by example... bbc.com/news/articles/…

Do good to those who need it

Exciting session by ⁦SPARC_Ideas⁩ on #dryalndsfinancing. Great panelist Rupsha R Banerjee⁩, Alexis and colleagues at #Agrifinlearningevent by ⁦Mercy Corps⁩

Was an absolute pleasure to be one of the panelists in the AgriFin Master Class on Livestock investment with my fellow esteemed colleagues; read about it in this blog! whylivestockmatter.org/articles/sparc… ILRI.org SPARC_Ideas Mercy Corps

Read about how community members in the pastoral areas not only help collect near real time information but also help in dissemination to enable better decision making! aiccra.cgiar.org/news/beyond-sm…

#ILRI@50 Livestock and Fisheries Minister Abdalah Ulega highlighted ILRI’s crucial role in enhancing institutional and policy support, particularly through development of the Tanzanian Livestock Master Plan of 2022. Register for ILRI@50 event here: ilri-org.zoom.us/j/82173669272?…

Alan Duncan Rupsha R Banerjee Michael Victor Cynthia mugo Anticipation Hub ICPAC Nathan Jensen ... a good read on #anticipatoryaction and #drylands #pastoralism

At ILRI.org, we are using #citizenscience 4 #realtime monitoring of shocks & resilience in #drylands. #KAZNET disseminates crowdsourced markets and rangelands info to pastoralists. Read more: ilri.org/news/beyond-sm…. SPARC_Ideas Jameel Observatory for Food Security Early Action CGIAR AICCRA Rupsha R Banerjee

Our work with AICCRA enable national met agencies like MALI-METEO link to the actors that deliver context specific, actionable climate information to farmers and pastoralists. The agdatahub launch is a step to institutionalising the platforms that support last mile delivery

NiMet pledges support for Nigeria’s climate resilience efforts punchng.com/nimet-pledges-… ILRI.org

First of many engagements to explore how innovative solutions such as livestock insurance and digital services can tackle issues such as climate risk, conflict in Northern Nigeria ILRI, CDA partner to tackle climate risks in livestock sector solacebase.com/?p=199695 ILRI.org

2) In conjunction with @cda_buk, the 20 Nov workshop explored existing risk management strategies for #livestock and identified ways to overcome challenges of different types of risks, like droughts & conflict, which affect the livestock value chain. #RiskManagement #KanoWorkshop

Say hello to Jonathan he was born in 1832 & is 192 years old

Dry seasons challenge pastoralists with scarce grazing and poor livestock health. Hay-bale storage ensures nourished animals, protects livelihoods, and prevents overgrazing. SAT empowers communities to adopt sustainable practices for resilience. #Pastoralism #SustainablePractices

Leaders are best when people barely know they exist

DRIVE program transforms pastoralist livelihoods across Kenya's arid counties citizen.digital/news/drive-pro… ILRI.org