This Info Note explores major barriers for effective climate change policy implementation in Ghana, Mali and Senegal with a particular focus on agriculture and food systems. It aims to provide insights to researchers, policy makers and development practitioners working on climate change issues an...
Totin, Edmond
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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Schubert, Cecilia
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[Barriers to effective climate change policy development and implementation in West Africa]
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Barriers to effective climate change policy development and implementation in West Africa
Decision makers in developing countries need evidence of the impacts climate change is having and will continue to have on agriculture and food systems as well as knowledge on how to design better policies to deal with such impacts. Research for development scientists are generating this evidence...
Cramer, Laura
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Laderach, Peter
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Partey, Samuel
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Totin, Edmond
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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Veeger, Marieke
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[Lessons on bridging the science-policy divide for climate change action in developing countries]
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Lessons on bridging the science-policy divide for climate change action in developing countries
Innovation platforms have emerged as a way of enhancing the resilience of agricultural and food systems in the
face of environmental change. Consequently, a great deal of theoretical reflection and empirical research have
been devoted to the goal of understanding the factors that enhance and cons...
Totin, Edmond
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Roncoli, Carla
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Traoré, Pierre Sibiry
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Somda, Jacques
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Roncoli, Carla
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[How does institutional embeddedness shape innovation platforms? A diagnostic study of three districts in the Upper West Region of Ghana]
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How does institutional embeddedness shape innovation platforms? A diagnostic study of three districts in the Upper West Region of Ghana
The potential of participatory scenario processes to catalyse individual and collective transformation
and policy change is emphasised in several theoretical reflections. Participatory scenario
processes are believed to enhance participants’ systems understanding, learning, networking and
subsequ...
Totin, Edmond
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Butler, James
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Sidibe, Amadou
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Partey, Samuel
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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[Can scenario planning catalyse transformational change? Evaluating a climate change policy case study in Mali]
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Can scenario planning catalyse transformational change? Evaluating a climate change policy case study in Mali
Climate change impacts on agriculture have become evident, and threaten the achievement of global food security. On the other hand, the agricultural sector itself is a cause of climate change, and if actions are not taken, the sector might impede the achievement of global climate goals. Science-p...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Totin, Edmond
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Solomon, Dawit
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Shirsath, Paresh
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Pede, Valerien
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López Noriega, Isabel
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Läderach, Peter
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Körner, Jana
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Hegger, Dries
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Friis, Anette Engelund
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Driessen, Peter P.J.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement]
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Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
Science–policy interfaces are critical in shaping agricultural and environmental governance.
However, connecting science with policy has always been a challenge for both scientists and
policymakers. In Ghana, Mali and Senegal, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change,
Agriculture and Food Sec...
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Totin, Edmond
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Karbo, Naaminong
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Sogoba, Bougouna
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Dieye, Bounama
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[Science-policy interactions for climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa]
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Science-policy interactions for climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is increasingly seen as a promising approach to feed the growing world population under climate change. The review explored how institutional perspectives are reflected in the CSA literature. In total, 137 publications were analyzed using institutional analysis fra...
Totin, Edmond
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Segnon, Alcade C
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Schut, Marc
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Affognon, Hippolyte D.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Institutional Perspectives of Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review]
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Institutional Perspectives of Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review
Le Projet Flagship 4 du CCAFS mis en oeuvre au Mali, depuis 2014 considère qu’une
large adoption des pratiques respectueuses du climat peut contribuer à améliorer le
revenu des producteurs et réduire les risques de pertes de récoltes. Mais l’adoption des
options proposées ne serait possible que s...
Traoré, Kadari
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Totin, Edmond
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Sogoba, Bougouna
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Fonctionnement et organisation du cadre institutionnel du changement climatique au Mali]
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Fonctionnement et organisation du cadre institutionnel du changement climatique au Mali
Les changements et variabilités climatiques représentent des défis majeurs pour la
mise en oeuvre des plans et politiques nationaux de développement. Le Sénégal, avec
l’appui du programme « Climate Change Agriculture and Food Security » (CCAFS) a
formé une Plateforme Multi-acteurs pour faciliter ...
Dia, L.
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Dieye, B
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Totin, Edmond
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Analyse du contexte institutionnel de gestion du changement climatique au Sénégal]
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Analyse du contexte institutionnel de gestion du changement climatique au Sénégal
Mainstreaming climate change strategies on the basis of Science, Technology and
Innovation (STI) into agricultural food security policies demands multi-dimensional
approaches. In sub-Saharan Africa, the demand is made more complex by the socioeconomic
challenges such as poverty, unstable markets,...
Owuso Essegbey, George
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Totin, Edmond
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Karbo N
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Assessment of climate change policy and institutional context: The case of Ghana]
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Assessment of climate change policy and institutional context: The case of Ghana