In Africa, women play an important role in food production, both paid and unpaid, and use of natural resources, while also serving as key figures in communities and the family. In regards to climate change adaptation, women and men will have different preferences and priorities based on their vul...
Masiko, Winifred K
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Huyer, Sophia
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Mungai, Catherine
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[Gender implications of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture: Background paper for the AGNES pre-SBs 50 strategy meeting on agriculture and food security]
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Gender implications of the Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture: Background paper for the AGNES pre-SBs 50 strategy meeting on agriculture and food security
Engaging youth in agriculture is increasingly being recognized as a critical component of the sustainable development pathway. Worldwide, there is growing concern that young people have become disenchanted with agriculture. About 85% of the young people live in developing countries, where agricul...
Several African countries are proactively putting in place policies and strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture at national and local levels. In order for policy makers to develop and implement successful climate change policies and programs, they require reliable a...
Mungai, Catherine
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Atakos, Vivian
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[Integrating climate change in agriculture and food security policies and strategies: Experiences and lessons from East Africa]
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Integrating climate change in agriculture and food security policies and strategies: Experiences and lessons from East Africa
This report summarizes the proceedings of the stakeholders’ planning workshop for the Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project held in Kigali, Rwanda on 6-7 March 2017. Organized by the project team at the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), the meeting brought together 3...
Munyangeri, Yvonne Uwase
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Mungai, Catherine
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[Stakeholders’ planning workshop for the Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project]
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Stakeholders’ planning workshop for the Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project
This booklet presents some of the emerging stories of success of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices that are positively changing the lives of smallholder farmers across East Africa. They were selected from a portfolio of climate-smart agriculture interventions and have potential...
Recha, John W.M.
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Kimeli, Philip
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Atakos, Vivian
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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[Stories of Success: Climate-Smart Villages in East Africa]
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Stories of Success: Climate-Smart Villages in East Africa
This study conducted in western Kenya demonstrates how a gendered intersectionality lens can be used to explore how and the extent to which farming communities are coping with climate change. Results from a quantitative survey undertaken with 51 farmers and from 4 focused group discussions held w...
Mungai, Catherine
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Opondo, Maggie
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Outa, George
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Nelson, Valerie
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Kimeli, Philip
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[Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture Through a Gendered Intersectionality Lens: Experiences from Western Kenya]
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Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture Through a Gendered Intersectionality Lens: Experiences from Western Kenya
Climate variability and change poses significant threats to sustained economic growth and agricultural development, poverty reduction, food security and political stability globally. The threats are compounded by repeated food price spikes, a growing food crisis in many parts of the world, high f...
Solomon, Dawit
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Mungai, Catherine
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) for resilient agriculture, food security and inclusive business growth in East Africa]
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Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) for resilient agriculture, food security and inclusive business growth in East Africa
Concerns of climate change impacts and adaptations have continued to receive much attention in both local and international climate change debate. It is now understood that the challenge of climate change cannot be addressed as a standalone issue but within different social, economic, and environ...
Nyasimi, Mary
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Ayanlade, Ayansina
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Mungai, Catherine
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Derkyi, M.
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Jegede M.O.
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[Inclusion of gender in Africa’s climate change policies and strategies]
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Inclusion of gender in Africa’s climate change policies and strategies
Agricultural production systems in Ethiopia depend on seasonal rains, which are increasingly becoming variable, affecting the livelihoods of many farmers. Women in rural areas are more vulnerable to climate change and climaterelated risks due to existing social norms and gender inequalities (limi...