{"id":29,"date":"2025-07-18T02:13:59","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T02:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icarda2024.wpengine.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2025-09-14T17:56:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:56:41","slug":"leadership-message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/leadership-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Reflections and a Look Ahead to 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"29\" class=\"elementor elementor-29\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c99d460 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c99d460\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd807d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd807d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec11c3d iar-video-bg elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"ec11c3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;start&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;play_on_mobile&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;mute&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/1_DG_and_BC-Message-MediumBitRate-1.mp4\" autoplay=\"\" loop=\"\" muted=\"muted\" playsinline=\"\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Leadership-Message-video-bg.png\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88f5b30 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88f5b30\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6904127 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6904127\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;slideInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b79105 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b79105\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ICARDA 2024 Report<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d34afc0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d34afc0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Reflections and a Look Ahead to 2025<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78527d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"78527d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In conversation with Mr. <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/about-us\/director-general\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aly Abousabaa \u2013 Director General, ICARDA<\/a> and CGIAR Regional Director of Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA), and <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/about-us\/board-trustees\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr. Tareq Alzabet\u202f\u2013 Board of Trustees Chairperson, ICARDA<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4111884 e-con-full iar-scroll-down e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4111884\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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down\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48f3465 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"48f3465\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db0a906 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db0a906\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad5a66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7ad5a66\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87866b elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f87866b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What major challenges affected research in dryland food systems in 2024?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da47d0b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da47d0b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65cc068 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"65cc068\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2727813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2727813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aly Abousabaa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfe74f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfe74f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite climate pressures and geopolitical instability across several ICARDA regions where ICARDA operates, our teams and partners have demonstrated remarkable dedication in ensuring that our critical dryland research progressed uninterrupted, even in active conflict zones such as parts of the Middle East and Sudan. A key achievement was the emergency transfer of 14 vital crop species from our genebank Lebanon to Morocco, a decisive action to safeguard their precious genetic diversity and ensure continuity of our breeding and conservation efforts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c866da e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2c866da\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9801aad elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9801aad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Aly-Abousabaa-giving-a-speech-scaled.webp\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a700a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e1a700a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb94ff2 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eb94ff2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0859fa0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0859fa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Tareq-Alzabet-giving-a-speech-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-126\" alt=\"Tareq Alzabet giving a speech\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Tareq-Alzabet-giving-a-speech-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Tareq-Alzabet-giving-a-speech-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Tareq-Alzabet-giving-a-speech-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Tareq-Alzabet-giving-a-speech-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Tareq-Alzabet-giving-a-speech-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Tareq-Alzabet-giving-a-speech-2048x1366.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f00139 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f00139\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7b4912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7b4912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tareq Alzabet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3710a35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3710a35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board is pleased to see ICARDA\u2019s adaptability in an increasingly unpredictable world, supported by two foundational frameworks \u2013 the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/about-us\/strategic-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICARDA 2030 Research and Innovation Strategy<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgiar.org\/global-strategy-resilient-drylands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CGIAR Global Strategy for Resilient Drylands<\/a>. These are guiding us to stay a step ahead of accelerating climate change threats and capitalize on emerging transformative opportunities, such as genome editing, artificial intelligence, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/blog\/unlocking-potential-plant-genetic-resources-genome-wide-prediction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bio-digital transformation<\/a> of ICARDA\u2019s genebanks to speed up breeding efforts to develop climate smart crops. As we celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2025, the message is clear: embracing change is essential for survival.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18caedd e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18caedd\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e193924 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e193924\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1313097 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1313097\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11cf469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"11cf469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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elementor-element-77dd7d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"77dd7d0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-223cc7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"223cc7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">New Partnerships Established<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38fca19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38fca19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Strategic alliances to scale ICARDA\u2019s reach and impact.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0c8d0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e0c8d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd27f29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd27f29\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87117d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"87117d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"224\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e210c15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e210c15\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Outreach activities to connect, inform, and mobilize.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e1082f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5e1082f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6798971 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6798971\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e74281b elementor-widget elementor-widget-counter\" data-id=\"e74281b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"counter.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-counter-number-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-prefix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number\" data-duration=\"2000\" data-to-value=\"103\" data-from-value=\"0\" data-delimiter=\",\">0<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-counter-number-suffix\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a6d073 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1a6d073\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/fi_2666469.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-295\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16e507d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16e507d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49fee08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49fee08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ISI Papers<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-996b7d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"996b7d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Peer-reviewed scientific publications advancing global dryland research.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2dc7c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2dc7c2\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f4429 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"68f4429\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7270697 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7270697\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf209ba elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf209ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Could you highlight a few key 2024 scientific outcomes?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6a6a0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6a6a0f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afead6a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"afead6a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b9bcf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b9bcf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1441\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Wheat-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-130\" alt=\"Wheat\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Wheat-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Wheat-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Wheat-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Wheat-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Wheat-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Wheat-2048x1153.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c4f19 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c5c4f19\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbe5779 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cbe5779\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aly Abousabaa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30ff0c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30ff0c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The climate crisis is rendering many crops unviable. So it is encouraging to see our drought-tolerant wheat varieties thriving in the dry fields of <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/new-wheat-variety-boost-rainfed-agriculture-syria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Syria<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/rebuilding-sudans-wheat-sector\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sudan<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/promise-summer-wheat-zimbabwe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zimbabwe<\/a>, and the return of forgotten, resilient crops to farms, diets, and markets in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/icarda-and-odisha-agriculture-partner-revitalize-forgotten-crops-and-boost-livelihoods\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/rural-women-reviving-forgotten-crops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morocco<\/a>, restoring both nutrition and resilience. Local action is key to meeting climate goals, supported by training, financial incentives, inclusive policies, and integrated technology bundles that empower all farmers to succeed. These combine innovations like improved seeds, mechanized tools including the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/transformative-innovation-dryland-agriculture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lightweight raised bed machine<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/maximizing-wheat-productivity-supplemental-irrigation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supplemental irrigation<\/a>, and capacity-building programs.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b177546 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b177546\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-854490e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"854490e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e994571 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e994571\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tareq Alzabet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b224f1b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b224f1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Building on this point, decision-makers also need better and timely access to reliable information and user-friendly resources to navigate the increasingly complex and constantly shifting policy landscape. ICARDA is responding with science-backed solutions that translate research into action. ICARDA tools, such as APLED, which analyzes the economics of land degradation, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/blog\/united-land-regenerative-grazing-combat-desertification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sustainable Rangeland Management toolkit<\/a>, which guides the restoration of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/native-species-restoring-degraded-silvopastoral-systems-dry-regions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">degraded landscapes using native species<\/a>, are helping them do this along with tested innovations such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/blog\/carbon-smart-farming-breakthroughs-drylands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Water-Energy-Food Nexus<\/a> project which is achieving a 64% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions during field trials; offering a scalable model for climate-smart dryland transformation..<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16707f1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16707f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2e9ec8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2e9ec8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1703\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Reflections-and-a-Look-Ahead-to-2025-hero-image-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-121\" alt=\"Reflections and a Look Ahead to 2025 hero image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Reflections-and-a-Look-Ahead-to-2025-hero-image-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Reflections-and-a-Look-Ahead-to-2025-hero-image-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Reflections-and-a-Look-Ahead-to-2025-hero-image-1024x681.webp 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Reflections-and-a-Look-Ahead-to-2025-hero-image-768x511.webp 768w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Reflections-and-a-Look-Ahead-to-2025-hero-image-1536x1022.webp 1536w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Reflections-and-a-Look-Ahead-to-2025-hero-image-2048x1363.webp 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d664fe8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d664fe8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9b973 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd9b973\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a224471 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a224471\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a059a6 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a059a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How is ICARDA equipping dryland communities to deliver on climate action?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ec484 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8ec484\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-533ca1d e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"533ca1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd6524a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cd6524a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aly Abousabaa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33a7555 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33a7555\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among ICARDA\u2019s major achievements from 2024 include launching <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/malis-first-ever-community-based-breeding-program-launched\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mali\u2019s first Community-Based Breeding Program<\/a> so livestock keepers can take an active role in shaping genetic improvement strategies. We\u2019ve also invested in <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/blog\/effective-data-management-game-changer-smallholder-sheep-and-goat-breeding-programs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">more effective data systems for smallholder breeders<\/a>, which are proving transformational in goat and sheep programs by improving decision-making and accelerating genetic gains. These kinds of initiatives show ICARDA\u2019s continual emphasis on supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/blog\/investing-women-inspiring-inclusion-strengthening-climate-resilience\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">women<\/a>, youth, and marginalized groups across increasingly precarious dryland conditions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-739c57e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"739c57e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbb72ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbb72ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1345\" height=\"896\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Malis-first-Community-Based-Breeding-Program.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-132\" alt=\"Mali\u2019s first Community-Based Breeding Program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Malis-first-Community-Based-Breeding-Program.jpg 1345w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Malis-first-Community-Based-Breeding-Program-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Malis-first-Community-Based-Breeding-Program-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Malis-first-Community-Based-Breeding-Program-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1345px) 100vw, 1345px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4327404 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4327404\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc3d0ac e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc3d0ac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9506734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9506734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Odisha-Integrated-Irrigation-Project.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-133\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Odisha-Integrated-Irrigation-Project.jpg 900w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Odisha-Integrated-Irrigation-Project-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/Odisha-Integrated-Irrigation-Project-768x384.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb765af e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb765af\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52b31bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52b31bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tareq Alzabet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee6984 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ee6984\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Board has been very impressed with initiatives like the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/odisha-integrated-Irrigation-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Odisha Integrated Irrigation Project<\/a>, ICARDA\u2019s work in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/exploring-pastoral-living-landscape-tunisias-arid-drylands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pastoral systems in Tunisia<\/a>, and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/listeners-changemakers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">From Listeners to Changemakers<\/a> program. We have also seen how, sometimes, even in drylands, excess water can be a problem, which is why our work to expand <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/blog\/cultivating-hope-vulnerable-lands-unleashing-agricultural-potential-grasspea-char-areas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">grasspea cultivation in flood-prone areas in Bangladesh<\/a> is critical.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd35930 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd35930\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-245d8f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"245d8f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=vHUROWKtG2o&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6576ebb e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6576ebb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-456b911 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"456b911\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aly Abousabaa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8854dd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8854dd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2024, ICARDA actively contributed to discussions at the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/events\/icarda-cop29-climate-smart-blueprint-drylands\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate (UNFCCC) COP29<\/a> in Baku and the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/events\/icardas-highlights-cop16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Desertification (UNCCD) COP16<\/a> in Riyadh. We partnered with Egypt\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/icarda-and-egypt-unite-new-agreement-boost-research-sustainable-water-management\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation<\/a> during Cairo Water Week, presented research at the Salon International de l\u2019Agriculture au Maroc (<a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/advancing-climate-resilient-agriculture-siam-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SIAM<\/a>), and maintained strong engagement with CGIAR leadership. It is inspiring to see the growing synergy and collaboration within the dryland agricultural research community, exemplified by initiatives such as the <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/research\/integrated-desert-farming-innovation-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Integrated Desert Farming Innovation Platform<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e27cd6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7e27cd6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8273c6e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8273c6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2fd661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2fd661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tareq Alzabet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2aa698 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2aa698\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Equally encouraging is the continued confidence and support of ICARDA\u2019s funding and strategic partners, including a major commitment from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to combat the spread of <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/battling-red-palm-weevil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">red palm weevil<\/a> and continued collaboration with key partners like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/tomorrows-agri-experts-tottori-students-icarda\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottori University<\/a>, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/innovating-agriculture-egypt-highlights-kafr-el-sheikh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FAO<\/a>), and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icarda.org\/media\/news\/crop-diversity-and-food-security-highlights-rabat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crop Trust<\/a>. A 2024 highlight was a high-level meeting with Bill Gates and the successful conclusion of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)-funded project on <a href=\"https:\/\/icarda.org\/media\/news\/smarter-conservation-agriculture-crop-and-livestock-integration\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">smarter conservation agriculture with crop and livestock integration<\/a>, which leaves a strong legacy across multiple countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a4467b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a4467b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4a77c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd4a77c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1230\" height=\"922\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/the-spread-of-red-palm-weevil.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-135\" alt=\"the spread of red palm weevil\" srcset=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/the-spread-of-red-palm-weevil.jpg 1230w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/the-spread-of-red-palm-weevil-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/the-spread-of-red-palm-weevil-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/the-spread-of-red-palm-weevil-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1230px) 100vw, 1230px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9066650 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9066650\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585e6a9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"585e6a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc8f6e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc8f6e0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83d3062 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"83d3062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How will ICARDA build on these 2024 successes going into 2025 and beyond?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f8b4f e-con-full e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e8f8b4f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15ad917 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"15ad917\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a19acf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a19acf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aly Abousabaa<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5d8ef8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5d8ef8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2025, we aim to expand regional initiatives and align closely with CGIAR\u2019s new Science Programs, focusing on dryland resilience through technical innovation and fostering robust institutional and community partnerships. The challenges ahead are significant, but so too is the potential.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64cd445 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64cd445\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;300&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b04cd2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8b04cd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tareq Alzabet<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dfcdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11dfcdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Indeed. The dryland communities we serve face growing pressure, and ICARDA has to continue to deliver, whether in the field, in the lab, through emergency response, or strategic collaboration. Its ability to stay focused and achieve meaningful impact under such demanding conditions has been truly remarkable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bbebc3 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bbebc3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:&quot;200&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b6e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3b6e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/07\/How-will-ICARDA-build-on-these-2024-successes-going-into-2025-and-beyond-scaled.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-137\" alt=\"How will ICARDA 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.elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-position:center center;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover;}.elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt{font-family:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );font-weight:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );color:var( --e-global-color-text );}.elementor-140 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2c45f9e.elementor-element{--align-self:center;}.elementor-140 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2c45f9e{text-align:center;font-family:\"Inter\", Sans-serif;font-size:24px;font-weight:700;text-transform:none;line-height:1.5em;letter-spacing:0px;color:var( --e-global-color-secondary );}@media(max-width:1280px){.elementor-140 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c{--padding-top:50px;--padding-bottom:50px;--padding-left:30px;--padding-right:30px;}.elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );}}@media(max-width:1024px){.elementor-140 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c{--padding-top:50px;--padding-bottom:50px;--padding-left:30px;--padding-right:30px;}}@media(max-width:820px){.elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );}}@media(max-width:767px){.elementor-140 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c{--min-height:310px;--padding-top:50px;--padding-bottom:50px;--padding-left:70px;--padding-right:70px;}.elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt{font-size:var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size );line-height:var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );letter-spacing:var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing );}.elementor-140 .elementor-element.elementor-element-2c45f9e{font-size:20px;}}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-22 post-22 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry page-category-projects\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161315c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"161315c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" href=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/global-drylands\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c45f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"2c45f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tGlobal Drylands\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-140\">.e-loop-item-25 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-25 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Genetic-Resources-featured-image.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-25 post-25 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry page-category-projects\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161315c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"161315c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" href=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/genebanks-crops-seed-systems\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c45f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"2c45f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tCrops and Genetic Resources\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-140\">.e-loop-item-26 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-26 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/5.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-26 post-26 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry page-category-projects\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161315c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"161315c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" href=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/soil-water-agronomy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c45f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"2c45f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSoil, Water, and Agronomy\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-140\">.e-loop-item-27 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-27 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Soil-Water-Argonomy-featured-image.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-27 post-27 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry page-category-projects\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161315c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"161315c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" href=\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/agrosilvopastoral-systems\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c45f9e elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"2c45f9e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAgrosilvopastoral Systems\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<style id=\"loop-dynamic-140\">.e-loop-item-28 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), .e-loop-item-28 .elementor-element.elementor-element-161315c > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image:url(\"https:\/\/annual-report.icarda.org\/2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2025\/08\/Cross-Cutting-featured-image.jpeg\");}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"140\" class=\"elementor elementor-140 swiper-slide e-loop-item e-loop-item-28 post-28 page type-page status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry page-category-projects\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-161315c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"161315c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:-4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_laptop&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet_extra&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_hover_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" 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