IFPRI's global change research has a number of ongoing and emerging links with both internal, CGIAR, and external research programs.

• Water Resource Allocation
• Land Resource Management for Poverty Reduction
• Food and Water Safety: includes studies on Avian Influenza
• Cross-Cutting Research on Country and Regional Agricultural Strategies
• Pro-poor Science and Technology Policies
  • Program for Biosafety Systems

• Systemwide Livestock Program: Collaboration on global 'drivers' and biofuels potential
• HarvestPlus
• Water and Food
• Generation Challenge Programme
• Alternatives to Slash and Burn

• Global Environmental Change and Food Systems (GECAFS)
• Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM–CRSP)