Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
Figure: COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase
CGIAR November 15 2025
The United Kingdom, Belgium, Denmark, and Canada reaffirm their commitment to sustainable, resilient food systems amid a global agricultural crisis.
COP30, Brazil, November: CGIAR is thrilled to receive over USD 142 million in pledges from its generous funders, aimed at advancing agricultural research and innovation for a climate-resilient future.
During the Agricultural Innovation Showcase at COP30, hosted by Embrapa and the Gates Foundation on November 10th, the United Kingdom (GBP 76 million), Denmark (USD 18.5 million), and Belgium (EUR 16 million) strengthened their commitment to CGIAR’s mission of uniting research, policy, and finance innovations, to help close the adaptation finance gap and drive science solutions to ongoing global agricultural challenges.
On November 13th, Canada then committed C$8 million to advance CGIAR’s partner-led research on reducing agricultural emissions while building resilient, equitable land, water, and food systems that support climate adaptation for rural farmers on the frontlines of the agricultural crisis.
“We are deeply grateful for the generous investment in our research today,” said Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, “Agricultural innovation is central to how the world can adapt, mitigate, and thrive amid a climate crisis. This funding will enable us to continue generating the evidence-based data that countries need to build the business case for adaptation, while ensuring that our partner-led science delivers measurable impact across food, land, and water systems.”
A key focus of COP30 is the shift towards approaches that track climate action – guiding adaptation finance and turning climate commitments into country-level progress. Key to this effort is the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA), a framework that evaluates real-world climate risks and offers relevant solutions. Through its partner-led research, CGIAR provides evidence-based data that countries need to set GGA indicators and measure progress, in turn attracting and aligning finance to support smallholder resilience.
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