This document summarizes the strategic partnership between CGIAR, AAS, and Africa to address challenges of rural poverty, food insecurity, nutrition, and natural resource management. It outlines how CGIAR has reformed from 15 independent centers to a single consortium focused on 7 CRPs (CGIAR Research Programs) corresponding to the SLOs (System Level Objectives). One of these CRPs is the Aquatic Agricultural Systems program, which works in key geographies like the Mekong Delta and Africa to improve food security, nutrition, incomes and resilience for the 100 million people dependent on AAS globally, 66% of whom live in poverty. The document concludes by discussing partnerships between CGIAR, AAS and Africa