Dossier: Water
IWMI and WMO: Improving climate-resilient water management

A new agreement aims to improve the provision and use of climate services in agriculture. Climate data will be integrated into water management solutions to help vulnerable communities in Africa and Asia anticipate and…

Dossier: Water
GFFA 2026 calls for a single concept for water security and food security

How can a sustainable use of the ever scarcer global water resources be achieved enabling all people to enjoy their right to adequate food and access to clean water? And how can conflicts over water use be eliminated and…

Dossier: Water
Berlin Agriculture Minister’s Conference – a commitment to strengthen global water governance

Concluding the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture in Berlin, Germany, minsters from 60 countries emphasised the nexus between water, food security and stability, and committed to take more action for effective global…

Dossier: Water
Water security as a foundation for global food security

The Rome Water Dialogue 2025 has highlighted the urgent need for smarter water management to secure global food supplies.

Dossier: Water
“Solarpreneurs” – powering irrigation in rural India

In India’s mint heartland, a solar-powered irrigation service is transforming agriculture. By replacing costly diesel pumps with clean, shared solar systems on a pay-per-use model, smallholder farmers gain reliable,…

With AgriBridge, Welthungerhilfe and the pan-African research organisation Akademiya2063 have launched a new policy network: AgriBridge. The aim is to promote sustainable agrifood systems on the African continent. The…

A 60-year global study covering 205 countries and regions has uncovered the evolutionary patterns of nitrogen and phosphorus use efficiency (NUE and PUE) in four major staple crops of rice, wheat, maize and soybean. Led…

Advocacy is an integral part of Helvetas’ projects and programmes. As an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) operating in 35 countries, its advocacy work combines both insider and outsider approaches,…

During droughts across Africa, when conventional forages disappear, the only remaining green biomass is from trees and shrubs. However, livestock rarely consume them. A field study by the Organisation Vétérinaires sans…

Global Risiks Report 2026

This report highlights the risks challenging global stability, why priorities are shifting, and what experts anticipate for the coming years.

After more than 20 years of negotiations among over 160 countries, the new WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies (“Fish I”) has recently entered into force. According to Fish I, the WTO Member States may no longer…

28-30 April 2026, Frick, Switzerland and online

IFOAM Animal Husbandry Alliance Conference 2026

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06-07 May 2026, Nairobi, Kenya, and online

Global Landscapes Forum Africa 2026

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19 May 2026, Berlin, Germany

Berlin Forum on Global Cooperation 2026

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16-18 June 2026, Mombasa, Kenya

11th Our Ocean Conference

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22-25 June 2026, Jakarta, Indonesia

Global Sustainable Development Congress

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29-30 June 2026, Hamburg, Germany

3rd Hamburg Sustainability Conference

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05-15 July 2026, New York, USA

High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development

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