Promoting innovation development and scaling at the intersection of climate change, food security, and agriculture

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Investing in innovation for climate change, food security and agriculture

The Innovation Commission promotes innovation development and scaling at the intersection of climate change, food security, and agriculture. The Commission identifies high return investments in innovation for climate mitigation and adaptation in agriculture and food security. In many cases, even once innovations have been developed, market or government failures prevent them from reaching an efficient scale. The Commission identifies such barriers and proposes institutional mechanisms to efficiently stimulate innovation and take the most effective ones to scale. It also examines the role of meta-innovations: mechanisms for encouraging innovation development and scaling, such as open, tiered, evidence-based social innovation funds, and Advance Market Commitments for climate change, food security, and agriculture.

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Drawing from leaders in academia, government, international organizations, and society

The Commission Secretariat draws on published knowledge as well as consultations with experts from academia, government, the private sector, international organizations, and civil society to generate actionable proposals to transition innovations to scale.

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Vera Songwe
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Shameran Abed Headshot
Shameran Abed
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Mauricio Cardenas Headshot
Mauricio Cárdenas
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Makhtar Diop
Makhtar Diop
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Andrew Youn Headshot
Andrew Youn
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Naoko Ishii
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Ernesto Zedillo
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Michael Kremer
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Paul Winters
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Imara Salas
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Promoting innovation development and scaling at the intersection of climate change, food security, and agriculture

About

Investing in innovation for climate change, food security and agriculture

The Innovation Commission promotes innovation development and scaling at the intersection of climate change, food security, and agriculture. The Commission identifies high return investments in innovation for climate mitigation and adaptation in agriculture and food security. In many cases, even once innovations have been developed, market or government failures prevent them from reaching an efficient scale. The Commission identifies such barriers and proposes institutional mechanisms to efficiently stimulate innovation and take the most effective ones to scale. It also examines the role of meta-innovations: mechanisms for encouraging innovation development and scaling, such as open, tiered, evidence-based social innovation funds, and Advance Market Commitments for climate change, food security, and agriculture.

Team

Drawing from leaders in academia, government, international organizations, and society

The Commission Secretariat draws on published knowledge as well as consultations with experts from academia, government, the private sector, international organizations, and civil society to generate actionable proposals to transition innovations to scale.

Commissioners

Vera Song Headshot
Vera Songwe
View Bio
Shameran Abed Headshot
Shameran Abed
View Bio
Mauricio Cardenas Headshot
Mauricio Cárdenas
View Bio
Makhtar Diop
Makhtar Diop
View Bio
Andrew Youn Headshot
Andrew Youn
View Bio
Naoko Ishii headshot
Naoko Ishii
View Bio
Ernesto Zedillo headshot
Ernesto Zedillo
View Bio
Michael Kremer Headshot - DIL
Michael Kremer
View Bio

The Commission Secretariat

paul-winters
Paul Winters
View Bio
kylemurphy
imara-salas
Imara Salas
View Bio
vijaya-ramachandran
conradrein

INNOVATIONS

Watch Innovations Identified by the Commission