AIM for Climate (2024)

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Leverages Historic U.S. Climate Leadership at Home and Abroad to Urge Countries to Accelerate Global Climate Action at U.N. Climate Conference

Since day one, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and the entire Biden-Harris Administration have treated climate change as the existential threat of our time.

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Secretary Vilsack Highlights U.S. Agriculture’s Climate Leadership at COP28

The United States’ leadership in climate-smart agriculture and forestry is taking center stage at the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) as Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and other U.S. Department of Agriculture officials highlight the U.S. commitment to investing in innovative climate solutions, quantifying and demonstrating results, and sharing resources and solutions with the world.

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AIM for Climate more than doubles Investments to $17B, Partners to 600+, and Innovation Sprints to 78 at COP28

AIM for Climate more than doubles Investments to $17B, Partners to 600+, and Innovation Sprints to 78 at COP28

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Final Day of AIM for Climate Summit Announces Groundbreaking Initiatives on the Road to COP28

Special U.S. Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry issued an urgent call today for climate action by announcing ways to partner and accelerate investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation during the final day of the AIM for Climate Summit, which was held in Washington D.C. May 8-10, 2023.

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AIM for Climate Summit Highlights Private Sector Investment in Driving Climate Action, Crucial Role of Women’s Leadership

The second day of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit kicked off with keynote remarks from His Excellency Engineer Mohammed Alameeri, Assistant Under Secretary, Food Diversity Sector, Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and U.S. Senator Stabenow, on the importance of climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation in providing solutions to address food insecurity and climate change.

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AIM for Climate Summit Opens with Global Food Systems Innovation and Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiatives

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, co-host for the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit, today announced during the Summit’s opening plenary that AIM for Climate partners from around the globe are increasing investment in, and support for, climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation.

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14 March 2023

AIM for Climate initiative announces three new Government Partners - India, Panama, and Paraguay

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative by the United Arab Emirates and the United States, has announced three new Government Partners - India, Panama, and Paraguay - to support its mission to significantly increase investment in and support for climate-smart-agriculture and food systems innovation over the period of 2021 to 2025, and to address crises such as global hunger, food insecurity, and climate change.

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Former Vice President Al Gore Announced as Opening Keynote Speaker at AIM for Climate Summit

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced former Vice President Al Gore as an opening keynote speaker at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Summit on May 8-10, 2023, in Washington D.C. The AIM for Climate Summit will bring together partners to increase and accelerate investment in and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation.

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FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Leadership to Tackle the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad Galvanizes Unprecedented Momentum at Start of U.N. Climate Conference (COP27)

In less than two years since taking office, President Biden’s leadership to tackle the climate crisis has boosted U.S. manufacturing and deployment of cost-cutting clean energy technologies, put the country on a durable path aligned with limiting warming to 1.5 °C, and galvanized global action by partners and the private sector – building unprecedented momentum towards achieving critical climate goals and strengthening global resilience.

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12 November 2022

Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Launches AI – Machine Learning Pitch Competition at COP27

Saturday, 12th November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, EGYPT: This week at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties 27 (COP27), the United States and the United Arab Emirates led initiative, Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), emphasized their commitment to increased investment in climate-smart agricultural and food systems innovation through the announcement of the AIM for Climate Grand Challenge: Leveraging the Power of AI and Machine-Learning.

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12 November 2022

United States to host AIM for Climate Summit in 2023 to Increase and Accelerate Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation

Saturday, 12th November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, EGYPT: United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced today that the United States will host the AIM for Climate Summit on May 8-10, 2023, in Washington, DC, bringing together partners to increase and accelerate investment in and support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation . Supported by the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research, this premier global event, exclusively for AIM for Climate partners, will provide a game-changing platform to raise ambition, build collaborations, and share knowledge on innovative solutions in the lead-up to COP28 in the United Arab Emirates.

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USDA Highlights AIM for Climate Accomplishments, Announces 2023 Plans

Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 12, 2022 – At the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP27) this week, United States Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack highlighted key accomplishments of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) in driving climate action by increasing investment and worldwide support for climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation.

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11 November 2022

Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate doubles investment, triples innovation sprints and partners and previews road ahead at COP27

Friday, 11th November 2022, Sharm El-Sheikh, EGYPT: The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative launched last November at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) by the United Arab Emirates and the United States, today announced a doubling of increased investments by partners in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation and a tripling of innovation sprints and partners since launch of the initiative at COP26. With the support of over 275 government and non-government partners, AIM for Climate announced an increased investment of more than $8 billion, up from $4 billion at COP26, representing a doubling of investments.

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USDA Highlights Importance of Innovation at G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists

At the G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture underscored the importance of agricultural research and development in tackling the challenges of global food security and climate change and called on G20 members to support the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate.

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United States Advances Agricultural Innovation at Inaugural AIM for Climate Ministerial

At the first Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) ministerial meeting in Dubai today, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack underscored the importance of joint international action and investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation, calling on AIM for Climate partners to continue on their ambitious path towards addressing global climate change and hunger challenges.

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AIM for Climate Seeks to Double Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation by COP27

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative led by the UAE and the US with the support of over 140 government and non-government partners, announced a new target to raise investment commitments from US$4 billion, pledged upon its launch in 2021, to US$8 billion by the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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FACT SHEET: Renewed U.S. Leadership in Glasgow Raises Ambition to Tackle Climate Crisis

On day one at the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), President Joe Biden made clear that Glasgow must raise global ambition during this decisive decade of climate action to preserve our shared future. The President reiterated that tackling the climate crisis requires the whole of society – communities, businesses, states, local governments, Tribal nations and nations around the world – to come together to deliver economic prosperity, peace, and security.

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USDA: Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate

On November 2, at the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), the United States and United Arab Emirates officially launched the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) alongside 31 countries and over 48 non-government partners. In remarks at the World Leaders Summit, President Biden announced that the United States intends to mobilize $1 billion in investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation over five years (2021-2025).

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Remarks by President Biden at “Accelerating Clean Technology Innovation and Deployment” Event

We don’t just want to innovate in the industrial sector, the agricultural sector also has a vital role to play. As stewards of the land, our farmers belong on the frontlines of the climate fight.And together with the United Arab Emirates, I’m proud to announce the launch of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate — AIM for Climate.This is something we first proposed at my Leaders’ Summit on Climate. Over the last six months, we’ve worked for more than — with more than 75 partners to catalyze public and private investment in climate-smart agriculture and food system innovation.Today, along with 75 partners, we’re going to launch a $4 billion initial investment globally. And the United States is planning to mobilize $1 billion of that $4 billion over the next five years. And I invite all of you to join us in working to double the investment by the time we meet at COP27.

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UN Food Systems Summit: USDA Actions and Deliverables

The U.S. Department of Agriculture participated in the United Nations Food Systems Summit September 23-24, 2021, catalyzing actions to end hunger and malnutrition and build more sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems in the U.S. and around the world.

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Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Supporters Triple Following Preview at Leaders Summit on Climate

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a major initiative to transform the global agricultural sector, announced the support of 12 new countries, as well as the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The announcement took place as part of the United Nations Food Systems Summit in New York.

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Biden-⁠Harris Administration Commit to End Hunger and Malnutrition and Build Sustainable Resilient Food Systems

The United States is committed to developing innovative, inclusive, science-based, and creative solutions to food systems transformation. It is committed to leveraging the power of well-functioning markets at the local and international levels to bolster food security and sustainable food systems by expanding income opportunities, stabilizing food supply and prices, reducing food loss and waste, and improving dietary diversity and nutrition.

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USDA Takes Significant Steps to Build More Sustainable, Resilient and Inclusive Food Systems

At the United Nations Food Systems Summit this week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture highlighted $5 billion in planned investments and several steps it has taken to advance the goals of ending hunger and malnutrition and building more sustainable, resilient and inclusive food systems.

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U.S. Government Advances Anti-Hunger, Climate Initiatives at Food Systems Pre-Summit

In the leadup to the United Nations Food Systems Summit in September, U.S. government officials took part in the Pre-Summit Ministerial meeting in Rome July 26-28, advancing proposals, building coalitions, and seeking solutions to end hunger and poverty and build more sustainable, equitable and resilient food systems.

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Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate

At President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate on April 23, 2021, the United States and United Arab Emirates, with endorsem*nt from the United Kingdom’s COP 26 Presidency, and with support from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Singapore, and Uruguay, announced plans to launch the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate).

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Launching Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate - USDA

At President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate on April 23, 2021, the United States and United Arab Emirates, with endorsem*nt from the United Kingdom’s COP 26 Presidency, and with support from Australia, Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Singapore, and Uruguay, announced plans to launch the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate).

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FACT SHEET: President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate

On Day One, President Biden fulfilled his commitment to rejoin the Paris Agreement. Days later, he took executive actions to ensure we tackle the climate crisis at home and abroad – all while creating jobs and strengthening our economy. This week, he held a historic summit with 40 world leaders to show that America is back.

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India joins US-UAE's AIM for Climate food initiative

India will join the US and the UAE mission to protect food production against climate change. At a meeting in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday, India pledged its support for the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate).US President Joe Biden set out the initiative at Cop26 in Glasgow, Scotland, to find new ways to safeguard food production amid global warming and ecological disasters that devastate crops.

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COP27 Adaptation and Agriculture Day highlights 3 initiatives including AIM for Climate

Egypt’s leading newspaper Al Ahram highlighted the key partnership between AIM for Climate and its Government Partner Egypt in strengthening the agricultural sector.

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UAE and US in $8bn drive to accelerate agriculture innovation for climate change

UAE’s The National spoke to HE Mariam Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change & Environment, on how AIM for Climate demonstrates the UAE’s approach to agriculture and food systems innovation.

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Green Farming Gets $8 Billion Boost at UN Climate Summit

U.S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke to Bloomberg on how AIM for Climate could help make agriculture “not only more productive and more sustainable but also more profitable.”

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COP27: Farm climate innovation commitments double to $8 billion

U.S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke to Reuters on the carbon sequestration capacity with AIM for Climate.

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AIM for Climate increases investments in agriculture and food systems innovations to $8bn

U.S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack spoke to Associated Press on the launch of the AIM for Climate Innovation Hub.

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At COP27, an acknowledgment that climate change can’t be solved without massive changes to the world’s food systems

Washington Post spoke to U.S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack on how AIM for Climate benefits smallholder farmers to curb Climate Change.

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How AIM for Climate can help future-proof US Food Systems

Newsweek spoke to U.S Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack and Dr Cary Fowler, Global Food Security, US Government on how AIM for Climate can help future-proof US Food Systems.

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Exploring solutions from world leaders to enhance Climate Resilience while reducing emissions

BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today spoke with Jaime Adams, Senior Policy Advisor for Climate, USDA to explore the solutions from world leaders to enhance Climate Resilience while reducing emissions

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The key partnership between AIM for Climate and its Government Partner Egypt

Egypt’s leading newspaper Al Ahram highlighted the key partnership between AIM for Climate and its Government Partner Egypt in strengthening the agricultural sector.

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Aleph Farms Joins AIM for Climate as Newest Innovation Sprint Partner to Advance Cellular Agriculture

Aleph Farms, the first cultivated meat company to grow steaks directly from non-genetically engineered animal cells, today announced that it has been officially recognized by the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) as an Innovation Sprint Partner.

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Food systems need to be more sustainable. Engaging global stakeholders can help (1) (1) (1)

Food systems are deeply entwined with the global climate crisis. In many parts of the world, people are dependent on vulnerable food systems. By engaging global stakeholders at all levels of the food ecosystem, we can collectively transform food systems to be more sustainable to boost food security.

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US-UAE agriculture programme looks to DNA-editing and seed coats to boost yields

A joint UAE-US programme to modernise agriculture will focus on gene editing and protective seed coatings to help farmers boost yields and overcome threats from climate change.US Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack said the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) project, being carried out in partnership with the UAE, would help farmers grow more and overcome price increases sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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Opinion: How tech is helping farmers increase productivity and sustainability

At Expo 2020′s Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods focus week in Dubai, CNBC’s Dan Murphy speaks to organizations including IBM and the Gates Foundation, which are actively supporting the AIM for Climate initiative set up to increase investment in agricultural innovation and infrastructures in predominantly low to middle income countries by 2025.

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Expo 2020 Dubai explored ways to build sustainable food systems for all, says Minister Almheiri

During the Food, Agriculture and Livelihoods Week at Expo 2020 Dubai, the UAE hosted the first ministerial meeting of the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative that the country runs jointly with the US, aimed at increasing and accelerating investments in agricultural innovation.

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Opinion: Climate change demands a new era of agricultural innovation

Today we face intersecting challenges of global hunger and the climate crisis. Nearly 1 billion people are hungry, and even more are food-insecure, meaning they struggle to get enough to eat. Conflicts and a global pandemic continue to impact food supply chains and increase global food insecurity.

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What will a future with climate-smart agriculture look like?

In an interview with Arabian Business, Jaime Adams, senior advisor for International Affairs at the US Department of Agriculture and David Livingston, senior advisor to John Kerry, the Special Presidential Envoy for Climate discuss the climate change challenges in the region and how AIM for Climate is addressing them.

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Opinion: Investing in Agriculture Innovation to Overcome Africa’s Climate Crisis

Today, with global attention increasingly focused on political conflicts and rising food prices, it can be challenging to equally focus on the hunger and humanitarian crisis unfolding across East Africa. It involves a prolonged drought decimating crop and livestock production—Africa’s primary source of income.

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Agritech Gets $8 Billion Boost As U.S. Agriculture Secretary Vilsack Addresses Dubai Climate Summit

A global initiative led by the U.S. and the U.A.E to make farming cleaner has announced plans to invest $8 billion into agriculture technology (agritech).Chairing the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate’s (AIM for Climate) first ministerial meeting in Dubai on Monday (21 February), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack, said much of the funding will go towards cutting edge areas of “agritech” such as “nanotechnologies, biotechnologies, robotics and AI.”

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AIM for Climate Seeks to Double Investment in Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems Innovation

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States (U.S.) with the support of over 140 government and non-government partners, announced a new target to raise investment commitments from $4 billion, pledged upon its launch in 2021, to $8 billion by the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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UAE and US aim to raise additional $4bn in drive to bolster food security

A UAE and US-led global coalition to enhance food security and limit the impact of climate change has announced a plan to double its investment target from $4 billion to $8bn by the time Cop27 begins in Egypt this November.

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AIM for climate seeks to double investment in climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation by COP27

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), a global initiative led by the UAE and the US with the support of over 140 government and non-government partners, announced a new target to raise investment commitments from $4 billion, pledged upon its launch in 2021, to $8 billion by the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt.

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U.S.-UAE push for another $4 billion in farming climate change investment

The United States and the United Arab Emirates are seeking an additional $4 billion of global investment in an initiative launched last year to make agriculture resilient to climate change and reduce its emissions. The global initiative now wants $8 billion in climate-smart investment commitments by the November COP27 climate talks in Egypt.

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The case for turbocharging investment in climate-smart agricultural and food system innovation

Our agriculture and food systems are under threat from climate change and are also a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Changing how we produce and consume food can deliver powerful climate solutions. But we need robust investment in the innovation it will take to get us there.

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Singapore to review its climate change target as world leaders agree COP26 deal

Throughout COP26, Singapore has signed up to several partnership coalitions: The Powering Past Coal Alliance, the Global Coal to Clean Power Transition Statement, the Global Methane Pledge, the Greening Government Initiative (GGI) and the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C).

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Food systems emissions rose 17% over past three decades, UN says

Global greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and food production have risen by 17 per cent over the past 30 years, according to UN data, underscoring their importance in limiting climate change.

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Americans can eat meat while cutting global heating, says agriculture secretary

Vilsack said greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture could be substantially reduced by new technology and employing different methods, but that it was also vital to look at how agriculture must adapt to become more resilient against the impact of a changing climate.

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COP26 is bringing many calls for action. Some are already taking action.

Vilsack said he has been closely following a host of agricultural innovations, from more efficient forms of fertilizer to a Stanford-affiliated project that literally aims to capture lightning in a bottle, and is also excited by the possibilities of a new U.S. and United Arab Emirates-led “Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate," which has the backing of some 30 countries and to which President Biden announced an investment of $4 billion.

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Minister of Climate Change and Environment says UAE wants to double £4bn AIM Climate investment 'in the next few years'

The UAE’s prominent role in climate change initiatives at the Cop26 summit shows the country is ready to "ride the crest of a wave" of global progress, said Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change and Environment.Ms Al Mheiri, who has been in Glasgow this week for the launch of the UAE and US joint initiative AIM for Climate to drive rapid and transformative climate action in the agriculture sector, said the nation began its energy transition 15 years ago.

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Markets For Clean Technology Innovation Get Global Boost With COP26 ‘Breakthrough Agenda’

Over 40 world leaders have backed and signed up to the Breakthrough Agenda which, it is hoped, will accelerate investment into clean energy technologies and stimulate collaboration between the public and private sectors. Signatories include the US, India, EU, China, developing economies and some of the countries most vulnerable to climate change – representing more than 70% of the world’s economy and every region.

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U.S., UAE lead $4-bln effort to help farming adapt to climate change (1)

The United States and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday used COP26 climate talks to launch efforts to channel funding into making agriculture resilient to climate change, as well as to cut its emissions.The farming industry, a major part of the U.S. economy, is already battling the effects of climate change, including unpredictable weather and increased drought and flooding.

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Bill Gates calls for ‘Green industrial revolution’ to beat climate crisis (1)

Ex-Microsoft CEO and philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday said the world needs a “green industrial revolution” to encourage development of technologies to halt climate change.Speaking to attendees at the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, Mr Gates said his foundation will contribute $315m in grants to CGIAR, the research organisation formerly known as the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research.

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U.S., UAE lead $4-bln effort to help farming adapt to climate change

The United States and the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday used COP26 climate talks to launch efforts to channel funding into making agriculture resilient to climate change, as well as to cut its emissions.The farming industry, a major part of the U.S. economy, is already battling the effects of climate change, including unpredictable weather and increased drought and flooding.

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Bill Gates calls for ‘Green industrial revolution’ to beat climate crisis

Ex-Microsoft CEO and philanthropist Bill Gates on Tuesday said the world needs a “green industrial revolution” to encourage development of technologies to halt climate change.Speaking to attendees at the Cop26 climate conference in Glasgow, Mr Gates said his foundation will contribute $315m in grants to CGIAR, the research organisation formerly known as the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research.

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World leaders join UK’s Glasgow Breakthroughs to speed up affordable clean tech worldwide

The UK Prime Minister is launching an international plan to deliver clean and affordable technology everywhere by 2030 at COP26 today [Tuesday]. Over 40 world leaders have backed and signed up to the new Breakthrough Agenda, including the US, India, EU, China, developing economies and some of the countries most vulnerable to climate change – representing more than 70% of the world’s economy and every region.

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UAE and US launch $4bn initiative to drive climate innovation in agriculture at Cop26

The UAE and US unveiled a joint initiative to drive rapid and transformative climate action in the agriculture sector at Cop26 on Tuesday, as they look to boost investment in science and innovation to ensure the sector contributes to solving the climate crisis.

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$4 billion of increased investment for joint US-UAE initiative for climate-smart agricultural innovation announced at COP26

The Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) – a major new initiative led by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United States (US) with the support of over 30 governments – officially launched today and announced an "early harvest" of US$4 billion of increased investment to accelerate innovation for climate-smart agriculture and food systems over the next five years. The UAE has pledged US$1 billion of increased investment as part of this initiative.

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Billionaire Bill Gates Calls For Green Industrial Revolution To Stop Climate Change

The philanthropist announced the latest project supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM4C) initiative launched by the United States and United Arab Emirates, which counts more than 30 member countries.“As part of our work with AIM4C, I am announcing today that the foundation will provide an additional $315 million over the next three years to an amazing organization called CGIAR. CGIAR supports climate-smart agricultural research to help smallholder farmers in the developing world,” he said.

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COP26: Climate Threats to Smallholder Farmers Drive New Investments in CGIAR Research

The quest at COP26 to secure more support for smallholder farmers is getting a significant lift from the launch of the new Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate or AIM4C. The coalition, which now includes more than 30 countries, was formed by the United States and the United Arab Emirates to generate new funding for basic breakthrough agriculture research, international partnerships and national agricultural research systems in low-income countries. A key focus of AIM4C is to significantly increase investments in “innovation sprints” – projects primed to translate new investments into immediate impact for smallholder farmers.

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COP26: Leaders agree global plan to boost green technology

More than 40 world leaders say they will work together to turbo-charge the uptake of clean technologies by imposing worldwide standards and policies.

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Biden announces rule to limit methane leaks, targeting oil and gas industry at COP26 climate summit

To jump-start agricultural innovation, the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates announced an "AIM for Climate" initiative to steer greater public and private sector investment for "climate-smart agriculture and food systems innovation." Biden committed to dedicating $1 billion in federal resources over the next five years toward the effort.

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Smallholder farming is a proven path out of poverty, but climate change is changing the rules

Along with the UN’s recently announced Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate), which seeks to increase investment in climate-smart agriculture and innovation, CGIAR is also focused on the critically important task of getting these new crops and innovations into farmers’ hands as quickly as possible. At a time when growing conditions are changing from year to year, speed is of the essence.

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UAE adopts modern technology, innovation in agriculture for future food security

The UAE minister explained that greenhouses, closed-system firms, closed-environment agriculture, vertical farms that can control the environment are some of the innovative agricultural systems picking up in the country as well, not only for the production of vegetables but also on the side of aquaculture.

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Q&A: How did climate change feature at the UN Food Systems Summit?

The two-day UN Food Systems Summit concluded this week with around 150 countries announcing voluntary commitments to ensure more “resilient, inclusive and sustainable” food systems around the world.

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Leaders call for inclusive global food system at UN summit

International officials and heads of state called upon fellow world leaders to prioritize the creation of a more inclusive global food system during the United Nations Food Systems Summit on Thursday.

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UAE-US plan to drive farming revolution set for launch, US agriculture chief says

US Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack has said a US-UAE plan to fight hunger by driving research into new farming techniques was growing fast and would likely be launched at key climate talks in Glasgow starting next month.

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UAE, UK agree to establish ambitious 'Partnership for the Future'

The UAE and the UK have issued a joint communiqué on the visit to London of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

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A critical decade for climate and food security

Whenever there is talk of eating locally-grown foods and the importance of buying locally-sourced ingredients for the sake of the environment, some people wonder what the food on your plate has to do with climate change and whether paying to support organic farms and local produce is really necessary.

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League of Arab States support UAE bid to host COP28 in Abu Dhabi

The League of Arab States (LAS) said it would endorse the country’s offer to host the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC) in Abu Dhabi in 2023. The move follows a similar endorsem*nt by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on May 24.

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Farmers Feel Impact on Forefront of Climate Change

While the global food system is a key contributor to greenhouse gas emissions, some agriculture experts contend that the solutions to climate change can be found through revolutionizing the way we farm.

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An Initiative that "AIMs" to Make World Agriculture More Climate-Smart

The U.S. is getting more countries to join an initiative to boost climate-smart innovation in agriculture. (Gary Crawford. President Joe Biden and Deputy Agriculture Secretary Jewel Bronaugh)

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More than 100 countries discuss visions for national food futures to accelerate global action ahead of September Summit

More than 100 countries came together over the course of three-days to discuss how they will transform their national food systems to drive progress against the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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UAE asserts strong climate action equals strong economic growth at UK talks

Dr. Sultan Bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE’s special envoy for climate change and minister of industry and advanced technology, met his counterparts in London for high-level talks ahead of November’s COP26 climate change summit in the UK.

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Denmark supports UAE, US initiative on Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate

Denmark has put its weight behind a joint climate initiative of the UAE and the USA, according to a top Danish diplomat. "Denmark is proud to support the United Arab Emirates’ and the United States’ Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate initiative along with several others," Franz-Michael S. Mellbin, Danish Ambassador to UAE and Qatar, told Emirates News Agency (WAM).

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Tackling climate challenge through food and agricultural innovation

Buried among the flurry of announcements made at the Leaders Summit on Climate was a new initiative to address a substantial driver of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions: food systems. One-third of global emissions come from the production, distribution and consumption of food around the world, and yet, the agriculture-climate connection is often overlooked.

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AIM for Climate Initiative to Spur Global Ag Research

Plans were announced to launch the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate, known as the AIM for Climate initiative during the recent Leaders Summit on Climate. The initiative is aimed at accelerating agricultural research and development that will enable the industry to better combat climate concerns. Led by the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) the initiative is being supported by several other partners including Australia, Brazil, and Denmark.

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International coalition formed to push climate-smart ag research, AIM for Climate Mission

Australia has joined an international supergroup to accelerate global research and development in climate-smart agriculture technologies and practises. The global partnership, Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate, is made up of some of the biggest agricultural powerhouses in the world, including the United States, Brazil and Denmark.

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New US-UAE initiative combats climate change through increased agricultural innovation

The United Arab Emirates and the United States, with support from the United Kingdom, Brazil, Denmark, Israel, Singapore, Australia and Uruguay, today announce the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) at President Biden’s Leaders Summit on Climate today. The initiative aims to increase and accelerate global agricultural innovation and research and development (R&D) over the next five years, to address climate change.

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UAE's 'AIM for Climate' champions agriculture for the future

As the climate crisis continues to pose a threat to lives and food production across the world, leaders and representatives of 40 countries came together on Thursday and Friday to put forward their plans and commitments to keep climate-related disasters from unfolding.

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Global Climate Summit: 'UAE to join world in Agricultural Innovation Mission'

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reiterated the UAE’s commitment to fight climate change with international partners, during the Global Climate Summit on Friday.

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Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) Initiative — Joint Press Release from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture, Livestock and Supply

Brazil has joined the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate) initiative, a joint United States-United Arab Emirates proposal to foster global innovation and research and development (R&D) on agriculture. The platform was announced at the Leaders Summit on Climate on April 23.

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