Search Results - "Global South"

Women's vulnerabilities to climate insecurity and violence: Household-level evidence from Bangladesh by Suza, Ma, Warner, Jeroen, Pacillo, Grazia, Läderach, Peter, van Dijk, Han

“…The paper underscores addressing the deep-rooted social norms and institutionalized gender inequalities that deepen women's vulnerabilities to climate impacts in conservative societies like those found in Bangladesh and across large parts of the global South to protect them from violence.…”
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Agrarian transitions in rural Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga province, South Africa: understanding dynamics and determinants by Rusere, F., Mkuhlani, S., Soropa, G., Hunter, L., Twine, W., Samimi, C.

“…In the coming decades, smallholder agriculture in the Global South will experience significant transformations due to environmental challenges, urbanization and demographic shifts. …”
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Modular prefabricated water storage tank for easy transport and quick assembly in remote areas by Kumar, Gopal, Sena, Dipaka, Sikka, Alok, Malaiappan, Sudharsan, Sammadar, A., Madhu, M.

“…Affordable and scalable, the innovation aligns with CGIAR and IWMI priorities on climate-resilient water solutions, offering a replicable model for decentralized water storage and management across the Global South.…”
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Local social and environmental impacts of biofuels: Global comparative assessment and implications for governance by German, L., Schoneveld, George C., Pacheco, P.

“…The 2000s witnessed the rapid expansion of biofuel plantations in the global South in the context of a growing trend of crop plantation expansion. …”
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Biofuel Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Review of the Early Legal and Institutional Framework in Zambia by German, L., Schoneveld, George C.

“…While countries throughout the global South are positioning themselves to capture the economic benefits of this fuel transition, their capacity to do so is highly variable. …”
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Water for food security, nutrition and social justice by Mehta, Lyla, Oweis, Theib, Ringler, Claudia, Schreiner, Barbara, Varghese, Shiney

“…In many slums and informal settlements in the global South, the quality of water accessed by poor people is so bad that it adversely affects health and nutrition, especially of children and babies. …”
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Business models for urban food waste prevention, redistribution, recovery and recycling by Senanayake, Dehaja, Reitemeier, Maren, Thiel, Felix, Drechsel, Pay

“…The business models are presented under seven categories – measurement, redistribution, resell, value addition, responsible waste collection, resource recovery, and recycling – with a special focus on their application potential to the Global South.…”
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Anticipatory climate governance in Central America by Veeger, Marieke, Muiderman, Karlijn, Vervoort, Joost M.

“…Research into anticipatory climate governance processes in the Global South has remained very limited, while these regions are most vulnerable to climate change. …”
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Putting diverse farming households’ preferences and needs at the centre of seed system development by Mausch, K., Almekinders, Conny J.M., Hambloch, C., McEwan, M.

“…Over recent decades international agricultural research has shown that it can generate agricultural technologies with benefits for societies in the Global South that outstrip the investments many times over. …”
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Applying the WEF nexus at a local level: a focus on catchment level by Walker, S., Jacobs-Mata, Inga, Fakudze, Bhekiwe, Phahlane, M. O., Masekwana, N.

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TH3.2: Youth transitions and livestock in Kenya by Bullock, Renee, Miriti, Philip, López, Diana E.

“…So called ‘critical moments' may include completing education, moving from school to the labour force, leaving home, marriage, and parenthood. In the global south, sub–Saharan Africa in particular, agricultural and livestock assets are also culturally valued and often critical to supporting major achievements in transitions. …”
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Dietary inadequacy in Tanzania is linked to the rising cost of nutritious foods and consumption of food-away-from-home by Ignowski, Liz, Belton, Ben, Tran, Nhuong, Ameye, Hannah

“…This study contributes to the growing literature on dietary quality and accessibility in the Global South. We analyze the nutrition implications of changing dietary patterns between 2008 and 2019 in one of Africa's largest and fastest growing economies, Tanzania, and compare patterns at national and sub-national scales. …”
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Gender differences in smallholders' socioeconomic networks and acquisition of seed of improved wheat varieties in Ethiopia by Jaleta, Moti, Euler, Michael, Gartaula, Hom Nath, Krishna, Vijesh

“…Enhancing farmers' access to improved seeds is essential to increase productivity and ensure food security in the Global South. However, for many socially marginalized groups, seed access is constrained by the weak institutions governing the input supply chains and the dissemination of information. …”
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Reducing vulnerability to forced labour and trafficking of women migrant workers from South- to West-Asia by ElDidi, Hagar, van Biljon, Chloe, Alvi, Muzna, Ringler, Claudia, Ratna, Nazmun N., Abdulrahim, Sawsan, Kilby, Patrick, Wu, Joyce, Choudhury, Zahid ul Arefin

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Evolution of CGIAR funding by Beintema, Nienke M., Echeverria, Ruben G.

“…And given the relatively weak situation of many national agricultural research systems in the global South, it is imperative to reach economies of scale in investments in international initiatives. …”
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Assessing gender and social inclusion in seed access: A framework and Indicators by Bomuhangi, Allan, Puskur, Ranjitha, Yila, Jummai, Nchanji, Eileen, Tennet, Suchaita, Tihanyi, Krisztina, Mugoya, Mainza

“…Yet, systemic obstacles persist that prevent smallholder farmers in the Global South, particularly women and other vulnerable groups, from reliably accessing affordable, quality seed in adequate amounts in a timely manner from formal sources. …”
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Regulations drive circular bioeconomy in emerging economies, but further action is required by Sathiskumar, Abinaya, Taron, Avinandan, Drechsel, Pay, Gebrezgabher, Solomie A.

“…Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste is a key pillar in advancing the circular bioeconomy. In the Global South, efforts have primarily focused on waste management regulations, with varying enforcement in these countries. …”
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Promising strategies to enhance the sustainability of community seed banks by Vernooy, Ronnie, Adokorach, Joyce, Gupta, Arnab, Otieno, Gloria, Rana, Jai, Shrestha, Pitambar, Subedi, Abishkar

“…They are found in many countries of the Global South and increasingly in the Global North. Altogether, they maintain hundreds of crop and tree species and thousands of mostly local varieties and distribute tons of quality seed per year. …”
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Framing policy coherence toward improving climate-adaptive water productivity in Egypt by Eldabbagh, Fayrouz, Abdelwahab, Noura, Brouziyne, Youssef, Sanchez Ramirez, Juan Carlos, Nicol, Alan

“…The uncertainties around global markets challenge economies in the global south and climate change further exacerbates the urgent need for integrated management of natural resources and optimized investments and interventions. …”
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State of digitalization of seed companies and quality declared seed producers in Tanzania by Chima, Richards, Kibaza, Areth, Mutua, Mercy, Ngomuo, Munguatosha, Radegunda, Kessy, Kalemera, Sylvia, Ojiewo, Christopher Ochieng, Rubyogo, Jean Claude, Ochieng, Justus, Nassari, Peter, Tlankka, Nicodemus

“…Digital transformation holds vast potential for advancing sustainable agriculture in the Global South, yet significant gaps remain in sectors such as Tanzania’s seed industry, which plays a critical role in agricultural productivity and food security. …”
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