CIRDAP – Enabling Rural Communities
Field of Interest :
Coastal management and tourism, climate change and sea-level rise, small islands, tsunami-impacted coasts and mangroves.
Field of Interest :
Coastal management and tourism, climate change and sea-level rise, small islands, tsunami-impacted coasts and mangroves.
Field of Interest :
Coastal management and tourism, climate change and sea-level rise, small islands, tsunami-impacted coasts and mangroves.
Field of Interest :
Coastal management and tourism, climate change and sea-level rise, small islands, tsunami-impacted coasts and mangroves.
CIRDAP knowledge series is going to organize the next webinar, ‘Empowering Smallholders: Seed System Innovation for Rural Growth’ is going to be held (Thursday), January 22, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. Bangladesh time (10:30 a.m. India time). Dr. Swati Nayak, Scientist and South Asia Lead– Seed System and Product Management, Rice Breeding Innovation Department, CGIAR International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), will be joining as the distinguished specialist and speaker of the webinar. Click here to join the webinar https://zoom.us/j/94880692791?pwd=bdCMbPf5d5cP9zrcnSKWSEly6bO54d.1 Meeting ID: 948 8069 2791 Passcode: 497248 — Join instructions https://zoom.us/meetings/94880692791/invitations?signature=zRur88TmvD0BM-uVbz86XCULcJZy5349SJb4Q_-wR74 Mark Your Calendars! Your insights and participation would be highly valuable to this webinar.We would greatly appreciate it if you could also circulate this invitation within your network to help broaden the impact!
Climate risks such as floods, droughts, heatwaves, and cyclones are increasingly threatening agriculture and food security across Asia and the Pacific. To address these challenges, CIRDAP is organizing an International Online Training Programme on Climate Risks and Risk-Sensitive Planning for Sustainable & Resilient Agri-food Systems, to be held on 24–26 February 2026. The programme will strengthen the capacity of policymakers, researchers, and development practitioners through expert-led sessions, regional case studies, and interactive peer learning, with a focus on climate risk assessment and risk-sensitive planning for agri-food systems. Key benefits Free registration (deadline: 20 February 2026): https://forms.gle/cVTZLB4KNzuq8jYF6 More details: https://cirdap.org/InternationalOnlineTrainingProgramBrochure
Field of Interest :
Coastal management and tourism, climate change and sea-level rise, small islands, tsunami-impacted coasts and mangroves.
Field of Interest :
Coastal management and tourism, climate change and sea-level rise, small islands, tsunami-impacted coasts and mangroves.
Field of Interest :
Coastal management and tourism, climate change and sea-level rise, small islands, tsunami-impacted coasts and mangroves.
HE. Dr. P. Chandra Shekara, Director General, CIRDAP, addressed as Chief Guest at the inauguration of the International Workshop on “Empowering Early Career Researchers in Advancing Climate-Resilient Agriculture Research and Collaboration” held in Karnataka, India. The workshop was organized by Keladi Shivappa Nayaka University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Shivamogga, in collaboration with the Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich, UK, with support from the British Council. In his address, he encouraged early career researchers to focus on solutions that are practical, inclusive, and grounded in local realities. He emphasized learning from existing knowledge, working closely with farmers, cooperatives, FPOs, and extension systems, and ensuring that research moves beyond publications to real climate action. Dr. Shekara highlighted the importance of holistic climate-resilient agriculture packages, post-harvest management, affordable digital solutions, farmer-to-farmer extension, and branding of climate-smart products to turn resilience into income. He also stressed collaboration with startups, government programmes, and the use of social media to scale good practices.