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Liangzhi You

Liangzhi You is a Senior Research Fellow and theme leader in the Foresight and Policy Modeling Unit, based in Washington, DC. His research focuses on climate resilience, spatial data and analytics, agroecosystems, and agricultural science policy. Gridded crop production data of the world (SPAM) and the agricultural technology evaluation model (DREAM) are among his research contributions. 

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Learning Support for a Multi-Country Climate Resilience Programme for Food Security

Organized by CGIAR with support from World Food Programme (WFP) and The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)
Virtual Event

November 5, 2024

  • 9:00 – 10:30 am (America/New_York)
  • 3:00 – 4:30 pm (Europe/Amsterdam)
  • 7:30 – 9:00 pm (Asia/Kolkata)
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The Learning Support for a Sub-Saharan Africa Multi-Country Climate Resilience Program for Food Security, launched in 2023, aims to enhance food security and climate resilience across 14 African countries. This collaboration among CGIAR, the World Food Programme, and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) has three pillars: scaling disaster risk financing, transforming food systems with sustainable school meals and clean cooking, and supporting smallholder farmers. This work leverages CGIAR’s extensive experience in strategic program support, impact evaluations, and knowledge product development, and integrates the CGIAR’s Fragility, Conflict, and Migration (FCM) and Seed Equal initiatives. Ongoing efforts include strategic reviews, resilience assessments, and evaluations of WFP’s nutritional and crisis resilience interventions.

The event aims to disseminate research findings and showcase the partnership’s significant contributions to food security and climate resilience. Speakers from CGIAR, WFP, and Norad will present an overview of the program and highlights of research projects and findings, followed by a panel discussion by experts from several African countries.

To view the presentations, please click HERE.

Introduction and Opening Remarks

  • Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI; Managing Director, Systems Transformation, CGIAR
  • Arif Husain, Chief Economist and Director of Analysis, Planning and Performance, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP)
  • Daniel van Gilst, Senior Agriculture Adviser, The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)

An Overview of the CGIAR-WFP Activities Funded by Norway

Highlights of Selected Research Projects and Findings

  • Jessica Leight, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI
  • Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI  
  • Peter Läderach, Program Leader, Co-lead CGIAR Climate Security / Principal Climate Scientist, Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT (ABC)
  • Wolde Mekuria, Senior Researcher, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Panel Discussion

Moderated by: Sandra Ruckstuhl, Senior Researcher, International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

Closing Remarks 

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