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IFAD Strategy on Biodiversity 2022-2025

February 2022

The purpose of this strategy is to facilitate a more systematic, organized and generalized integration of the protection, sustainable use and promotion of biodiversity in IFAD operations.

Enhancing Engagement of Private Sector and Local Communities on Peatland Management: Innovative Policies and Monitoring System in Indonesia

March 2022

This brief describes how an IFAD-GEF project promotes sustainable peatland management, secure carbon stocks, and conservation of biodiversity, while improving the living standards of local communities.

Challenges and perspectives in the food and agriculture sector in post-2020 China

February 2022

This policy note discusses how China could further advance its food and agricultural development model, making it greener, more sustainable, and more inclusive.

The Biodiversity Advantage: Thriving with nature - biodiversity for sustainable livelihoods and food systems

October 2021

IFAD’s second Biodiversity Advantage report showcases five IFAD projects which highlight the integral importance of biodiversity in agriculture.

Rural Resilience Programme

January 2021

This brochure provides an overview of the Rural Resilience Programme (2RP), an innovative umbrella programme that consolidates multiple sources of financing channelled to small-scale producers and their communities.

The enhanced Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP+)

February 2023

This brochure provides an overview of ASAP+, which is expected to be the largest fund dedicated to channelling climate finance to small-scale producers.

The Sustainability, Stability and Security (3S) Initiative in Africa

January 2021

This brochure provides an over view of the Sustainability, Stability and Security (3S) Initiative in Africa. 

ASAP Technical Series: Nature-based solutions

October 2021

This paper presents key results and lessons learned on NbS, mainly from IFAD’s Adaptation
for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) portfolio, to inspire future programmes to
reach greater scale in supporting inclusive rural transformation.

What can smallholder farmers grow in a warmer world? Climate change and future crop suitability in East and Southern Africa

October 2021

With funding from ASAP2, eight Climate Risk Analysis reports were produced by the University of Cape Town, covering Angola, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

Climate Action Report 2020

November 2021

This third edition of the IFAD Climate Action Report (CAR) describes the efforts that IFAD has made during the year to integrate climate change into every aspect of its plans and operations. 

Leveraging Policy Tools to Improve Impact of Financial Instruments in Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

November 2021

This brief illustrates effective instruments that overcome barriers to investments and leverage existing policy tools and instruments to address sustainable financing in the AFOLU sector.

ASAP Technical Series: Building climate resilience in the Asia Pacific region

November 2021

This study examines six projects, in three principal ecosystems of the region: a mountainous region, wetlands and a river delta.

Transitioning shifting cultivation to resilient farming systems in South and Southeast Asia

July 2021

This resource book and policy briefs provide an overview of the impacts on food availability, ecosystem services and security of tenure in the shift to settled agricultural systems.

How to do note: Securing Women’s Tenure Rights

September 2021

The HtDN complements the IFAD toolkits on Poverty targeting, gender equality and empowerment and the Land Tenure Toolkit.

How to do note: Access to land for rural youth employment and entrepreneurship

April 2021

This How-to-do Note on access to land for rural youth employment and entrepreneurship complements the Toolkit on land tenure in IFAD-financed operations that highlights the importance of strengthening tenure security for rural development.

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