Climate change and conflict

Presented by Dr. Caroline Delgado, Senior Researcher and Director of the Food, Peace and Security Programme at SIPRI. 

“Planting trees in Africa,” a common marketing slogan for climate compensation, ​​has become a popular way to offset carbon dioxide emissions. However, research shows that tree-planting projects often put too little focus on benefiting the people on site.

The concurrence of recent shocks has added additional pressure on the food system’s capacity to meet the food security needs of the growing population, leading to an unprecedented ‘perfect storm’ that is now striking Egypt’s food system.

SIANI funds cross-sector working groups to support dialogue around food systems transformation.

The Call for Abstracts for our 9th Annual Meeting is open!

The ongoing food crisis is a result of multiple factors, and food systems have started to receive more attention at COP27. Reflecting on 2022, what do we need to ensure long-term resilience in our interconnected food systems?

While COP15 is crowned with the title 'Paris Agreement for nature,' what are the concerns over its '30x30' target and its impacts on Indigenous peoples?

Food production and food security issues will remain at the top of the agenda

This brief focuses on the most crucial opportunities, barriers and actions for disseminating agroforestry systems more widely