Niger’s population is highly dependent on agriculture but faces constant risks aggravated by climate change. The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) West Africa Program set up the Kampa Zarma Climate-Smart Village (CSV) in Niger to test climate-smart ag...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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World Agroforestry Centre
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[The World Bank scales up insights from Climate-Smart Villages in Niger]
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The World Bank scales up insights from Climate-Smart Villages in Niger
Agriculture represents a large part of Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP). The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) developed a national climate-smart agriculture (CSA) profile for the World ...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Country level climate risk profiles guide USD 250 million investment in Kenya]
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Country level climate risk profiles guide USD 250 million investment in Kenya
Under the partnership initiated in 2015 between the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the Permanent Secretariat for Coordination of Agricultural Sector Policies (SP-CPSA), in collaboration with other CGIAR research programs and centers, an analysi...
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rutting, Lucas
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Sidibe, Amadou
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Ouédraogo, Joachim
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Zida, Mathurin
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Rabdo, Abdoulaye
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Balinga, Michael
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Palé, Rémy
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Ouédraogo, Moumini
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Pouya, Clarisse
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Sondo, Marie Denis
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[Formulation of a Robust National Rural Sector Program in Burkina Faso: What new themes have emerged from the socio-economic and climate scenarios process?]
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Formulation of a Robust National Rural Sector Program in Burkina Faso: What new themes have emerged from the socio-economic and climate scenarios process?
Providing climate information services to the most vulnerable communities remains a challenge. To overcome this challenge, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) together with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), set up Local Techn...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[330,000 farmers in Honduras and Colombia use tailored seasonal forecasts]
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330,000 farmers in Honduras and Colombia use tailored seasonal forecasts
In 2014, 170 Colombian rice farmers avoided massive losses by taking the advice of their producers’ federation, FEDEARROZ, not to plant in the first of the two annual growing seasons. The farmers who took the advice avoided economic losses estimated at USD 3.6 million. FEDEARROZ acted on a foreca...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Cracking patterns in big data saves Colombian rice farmers’ huge losses]
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Cracking patterns in big data saves Colombian rice farmers’ huge losses
Establishing well-designed insurance schemes in agriculture not only enhances resilience when climatic shocks occur, the presence of a safety net can help farmers overcome the risk of investing in climate-smart technologies. In India, 12 million farmers are already insured through weather-index s...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Scaling up and Improving Insurance Schemes for Farmers in India and Nigeria]
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Scaling up and Improving Insurance Schemes for Farmers in India and Nigeria
Climate change impacts bring great uncertainty, raising the need to plan for the future. As the impacts of climate change are complex and far-reaching, it can be extremely difficult to foresee exactly what the consequences will be, and how they will affect different regions and sectors. However, ...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[National climate, agriculture and socio-economic development policies and plans formulated with the use of scenarios across six global regions]
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National climate, agriculture and socio-economic development policies and plans formulated with the use of scenarios across six global regions
In Cambodia, agriculture plays an important role in poverty reduction, employment and national development goals, with 85% of the labour force still engaged in agriculture. However, the country’s agricultural sector is highly sensitive to the impacts of climate change, requiring urgent action. In...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[CCAFS Scenarios Guide the Cambodian Climate Change Priorities Action Plan for Agriculture]
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CCAFS Scenarios Guide the Cambodian Climate Change Priorities Action Plan for Agriculture
IWMI and its partners, Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) and
National Council for Disaster Management, Ministry of
Disaster Management and Human Rights, Sri Lanka,
conducted a study ‘Impact of Climate Change on Water
Resources and Agriculture in Sri Lanka: A Review and
Preliminary Vulnerability ...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[IWMI’s vulnerability mapping shapes Sri Lanka’s National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy]
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IWMI’s vulnerability mapping shapes Sri Lanka’s National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
How will we achieve food security as climate change approaches? To help answer this fundamental question, CCAFS convened the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, with support from the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. The Commission, consisting of thirteen senior s...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change informs diverse policy processes]
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Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change informs diverse policy processes