CGIAR climate security team pilots a new research approach for the development of nature-based solutions in fragile settings

Responding to complex crises requires new systemic research approaches that help identify entry points for programmes that can simultaneously address risks of different nature while building long-term resilience of affected populations. Under CGIAR’s Food Frontiers and Security (FFS) and Climate Action Science Programmes (CASP), CGIAR’s Climate Security team has piloted a new research approach in Cabo Delgado, Northern Mozambique, combining ecosystem-based assessment with participatory conflict analysis. Commissioned by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the study allows for the targeted development of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in fragile settings.