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The Countdown initiative aims to revolutionise the way we monitor food system transformation in support of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals

Meet the SIANI expert groups and learn about their important work.

Sanitation is vital for health and dignity, particularly for menstruating girls’ school attendance. Toilets provide sanitary conditions for the user, whereas the safe management of excreta aim to prevent ”downstream” contamination and disease transmission

To mark the International Year of Camelids, we interview with Bernard Faye about camels' potential in combating desertification, improving nutrition and llivelihoods, and their cultural and social significance.

FLARE had innovative sessions on forests and livelihoods. Four women show us different ways innovation can be done in research.

How can improved management of water increase food security? A recent seminar presented possible solutions.

In this interview, Karen Nobre Krull discusses how agroecology empowered women in rural settlements of São Paulo, Brazil

The study finds that women's participation in water user groups is increasing, especially for those who have had a migrant in their household in the past five years.

According to a UNEP report Daniel Ddiba contributed to, over 400 billion cubic metres of wastewater is generated annually, but less than half undergo treatment. The rest, filled with pollutants, ends up in natural ecosystems, contributing to environmental degradation.