This Adaptation Insight builds on GCA’s technical assistance under the Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program, which has influenced DCAS integration across 17 major agricultural investment projects across Africa with the potential to improve resilience for millions of smallholder farmers. It draws on the expertise and insights developed in deep collaboration and engagement with governments, international finance institutions, CGIAR and private sector partners to provide a practical roadmap for moving from scattered pilots to scalable, country-owned national systems.

Climate change poses an existential threat to global food security, livelihoods, and ecosystems. In the Global South, where agricultural productivity and rural incomes are most vulnerable to climate impacts, the need for resilient, adaptable solutions has never been more urgent. The Global Center on Adaptation- CGIAR partnership is a strategic alliance designed to bridge the gap between pioneering research and real-world impact, ensuring that climate adaptation innovations reach the communities and ecosystems that need them most.

This paper discusses the role of digital climate-informed advisory services in building the resilience of small-holder producers by 2030.

Addressing the inextricable links between agriculture, forests, water, biodiversity and energy, as well as how these are influenced by other social, economic and political challenges will be required.

Agroecological approaches involve the application of integrated ecological, economic and social principles to the transition of smallholder farming systems, towards greater resilience.

Despite decades of attention to agricultural development, food security and rural poverty, poverty and food insecurity remain, especially amongst rural dwellers in Asia, Africa and Central America.

The effects of climate change are increasingly felt among vulnerable populations in many developing countries, particularly those relying on agriculture for their livelihoods, but also the urban poor.