ACIAR is proud to be participating in the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). COP is the event that brings together all states that are Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). At the Conference, Parties review the implementation of the Convention and make decisions about how to accelerate it.

The participation of ACIAR at COP26 comes at an important time. ACIAR recently established the Climate Change Research Program, which progresses the science and practice of transforming food systems and livelihoods that are under the most pressure to adapt or reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

By participating in COP26, ACIAR is seeking to deepen climate partnerships as well as create new ones. We aim to build on existing initiatives and connect with organisations which are most aligned with the Climate Change Research Program.

ACIAR is engaging most closely with organisations that are focused on transformative adaptation in the agricultural sector. This effort is spearheaded by running a hybrid event, Agricultural Transformation in Practice: A Gamified Experience, whereby participants are engaged in a dynamic and interactive experience that provides a forum to collaborate, network and dialogue with contemporaries interested in agricultural transformation.

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Agricultural Transformation in Practice: A Gamified Experience

5 November 2021 

A dynamic and interactive event providing a unique forum to collaborate, network and dialogue with diverse contemporaries interested in agricultural transformation.

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Climate Change Program Fact Sheet

2021

Download the fact sheet.

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Climate Change Program Brochure

2021

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Investing in soil health – a foundation for smallholder climate resilience

3 November 2021

Smallholder farmers across the Indo-Pacific play a key role in reducing carbon emissions from food systems. ACIAR Soil expert Dr James Quilty takes a closer look at how collective action could support them to do so.

A farmer uses two bullocks to plough a farm in the Eastern Gangetic Plains.

Livestock – not just for eating

17 November 2021

Livestock expert Dr Anna Okello highlights that livestock is not just a source of nutrition for the developing world, but also an opportunity to improve livelihoods and build sustainable food systems.