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With research staff from more than 60 countries, and offices across the globe, IFPRI provides research-based policy solutions to sustainably reduce poverty and end hunger and malnutrition in developing countries.

Kalyani Raghunathan

Kalyani Raghunathan is Research Fellow in the Poverty, Gender, and Inclusion Unit, based in New Delhi, India. Her research lies at the intersection of agriculture, gender, social protection, and public health and nutrition, with a specific focus on South Asia and Africa. 

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IFPRI currently has more than 600 employees working in over 80 countries with a wide range of local, national, and international partners.

IFPRI @ 29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29)

Baku Olympic Stadium

Baku, Azerbaijan

November 11 to 22, 2024

  • 9:00 – 5:00 pm (Asia/Baku)
  • 12:00 – 8:00 am (US/Eastern)
  • 10:30 – 6:30 pm (Asia/Kolkata)

IFPRI is pleased to participate in the 29th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP29) being held in Baku, Azerbaijan from November 11 to November 22, 2024.

COP29 is a pivotal opportunity to accelerate action to tackle the climate crisis. With global temperatures hitting record highs, and extreme weather events affecting people around the globe. A key focus of COP29 will be on finance, as trillions of dollars are required for countries to drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect lives and livelihoods from the worsening impacts of climate change. This conference will bring together leaders from governments, business and civil society to advance concrete solutions to the defining issue of our time.

The Food and Agriculture Pavilion

(Pavilion Partners: CGIAR and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO))


November 12, 2024, 3:00PM (Asia/Baku) | Pavilion F9, Baku Olympic Stadium / Video Livestream

Is Net-Zero food within reach? Tackling Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Production and Fertilizer Use and Production


November 14, 2024, 3:00PM (Asia/Baku) | Pavilion F9, Baku Olympic Stadium / Video Livestream

The AI-Energy-Climate Nexus: Insights on Interlinked Impacts

  • IFPRI Participant: Jawoo Koo, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

November 15, 2024, 1:00PM (Asia/Baku) | Pavilion F9, Baku Olympic Stadium / Video Livestream

Mainstreaming Extension System Reforms for Achieving Climate Resilient Food Systems

  • IFPRI Participant: Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow / Head of Capacity Strengthening, IFPRI

November 15, 2024, 3:30PM (Asia/Baku) | Pavilion F9, Baku Olympic Stadium / Video Livestream

Building a Future-Ready Innovation Ecosystem: Unlocking Technology’s Potential to Tackle Today’s and Tomorrow’s Challenges in agrifood systems

  • IFPRI Participant: Jawoo Koo, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI

November 16, 2024, 5:00PM (Asia/Baku) | Pavilion F9, Baku Olympic Stadium / Video Livestream

Accelerating Food Systems Transformation: A Collaborative Approach to Deliver on the COP28 Declaration on Agriculture, Food and Climate

  • IFPRI Participant: Channing Arndt, Senior Director, Transformation Strategies, CGIAR and IFPRI

Official UNFCCC Events


November 20, 2024, 1:15PM (Asia/Baku) | Venue: Side event 04

Co-organized by IFPRI and International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

Think Global, Act Local: Reducing Food Loss and Waste for Climate Change Adaptation for Security in the Global South

  • IFPRI Participant: Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow / Head of Capacity Strengthening, IFPRI