The Power of Partnerships - London Climate Action Week event

On June 25, 2026 the UK-CGIAR Centre and CGIAR co-hosted an event as part of London Climate Action Week. The high-level panel event explored how UK agricultural science can be better harnessed to support climate resilience and food security efforts. The panellists examined the case of the UK-CGIAR Centre and discussed why innovative partnerships between the UK, CGIAR, and local partners will be pivotal to achieving impacts which benefit both the Global North and the Global South. PANEL Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR Professor Sir John Edmunds, FCDO Chief Scientific Adviser and Director for Research and Evidence Tim Willis, Head of International Relations, the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council Prof. Nitya Rao Professor of Gender and Development at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom and Director of the Norwich Institute for Sustainable Development MODERATOR Dr. Anjana Ahuja, Science journalist and contributing writer