The month in pictures: July
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Building climate resilience: How eco-innovators are reducing water stress in the mountainous Kyrgyz Republic
How savings groups and cooking classes are combating malnutrition and building climate resilience in Madagascar
In Madagascar, where climate-related effects threaten the food security of millions, rural families are learning new farming techniques and recipes that are diversifying their family’s diet, improving their nutrition, and supporting them in becoming more climate-resilient
Energy Plus: AKF and EU launch €35m programme to improve access to clean energy for 350,000 people in northern Pakistan
New programme part of broader efforts to promote a low-carbon, sustainable economy and society in Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral
“The money we used for chemicals, we now use for food”: How regenerative farming is improving food security and building climate resilience in Madagascar
As farmers in Madagascar struggle to cope with the devastating effects of climate change and the economic shocks it brings, some are turning to regenerative farming
“Disability is not inability”: Salma’s devoted leadership to disability rights in Zanzibar
For more than 20 years, Community Weaver Salma has advocated for women with disabilities in Zanzibar
The month in pictures: June
Traditional Kyrgyz performances, planting mangroves and microforests in Kenya, and bringing healthcare to rural Tajikistan: explore AKF’s work around the world this month
“We haven’t run out of water, but we are going to”
Rising temperatures and historical legacies place the Kyrgyz Republic's vital waterways – and those who depend on them – under pressure
BBC StoryWorks produces new film for AKF, exploring women-led mangrove restoration in Mozambique
Blue Horizons, a new series presented by the World Ocean Council, includes ‘The Guardians of Mozambique’s Coasts’, produced for AKF by BBC StoryWorks
Madagascar’s first embryo transfer in cows set to boost dairy production and climate resilience
Madagascar’s first female embryo transplant among cattle is set to increase milk production — diversifying dairy farmers’ incomes, improving their food security and nutrition, and ultimately help farmers cope with climate change effects
5 ways AKF is restoring land, combatting desertification, and building drought resilience across mountains, plains and coasts
On World Environment Day, find out how we are supporting communities to strengthen their resilience to desertification and drought