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Grosjean, GodefroyMonteils, F.Hamilton, S. D.Blaustein-Rejto, D.Gatto, M.Talsma, T.Bourgoin, ClémentSebastian, Leocadio S.Catacutan, D.Mulia, R.Bui, Y.Tran, D.N.Nguyen, K.G.Pham, M.T.Lan, Le NgocLäderach, Peter[Increasing resilience to droughts in Viet Nam: The role of forests, agroforestry, and climate smart agriculture]Increasing resilience to droughts in Viet Nam: The role of forests, agroforestry, and climate smart agriculture

En las últimas décadas la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en América Latina y el Caribe se ha fortalecido, pasando de un 14.7% de población afectada por el hambre en 1990 a un 5.5% en 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), cumpliendo con la meta del hambre de los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio. Sin embar...

In recent decades, food and nutrition security in Latin America and the Caribbean has strengthened, decreasing the number of the population affected by hunger from 14.7% in 1990 to 5.5% in 2014 (FAOSTAT, 2016), meeting the hunger goal of the Millennium Development Goals. However, climate change, ...


Cramer, LauraHuyer, SophiaLavado, AngelaLoboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana MaríaMartínez Barón, DeissyNyasimi, MaryThomas, Timothy S.Thornton, Philip K.Etten, Jacob vanWijk, Mark T. van[Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana]Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana

Voluntary certification programs are one type of intervention used to incentivize the commodity agricultural sector in tropical forest landscapes to reduce deforestation and improve sustainability. These programs encourage supply-chain actors to produce and source products according to agreed sta...


Winters, P.Kuo HWNiljinda CChen, B.Ongun MAlves-Pinto, H.N.Daryanto, S.Newton, Peter[Designing for value: Structuring voluntary certification programs to increase stakeholder acceptance]Designing for value: Structuring voluntary certification programs to increase stakeholder acceptance

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture comprise 10-12% of anthropocentric global emissions; and 76% of the agricultural emissions are generated in the developing world. Landscape GHG accounting is an effective way to efficiently develop baseline emissions and appropriate mitigation appro...


Ingraham PBhatta, Gopal DattSalas WWollenberg, Eva K.[Estimating global warming potential for agricultural landscapes with minimal field data and cost]Estimating global warming potential for agricultural landscapes with minimal field data and cost

Costa Rica is developing a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Activity (NAMA) that will provide climate finance for best livestock management practices that generate climate change mitigation benefits. The LivestockPlus research project, implemented by the International Center for Tropical Agricul...


Farnworth, Cathy R.[Gender, livestock and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica]Gender, livestock and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica

This study was undertaken in Wote division, Makueni district, Eastern province, Kenya, to test the effectiveness of different methods of communicating downscaled seasonal climate forecast information, and to assess its impact on management and productivity of smallholder farms. The communication ...


Rao, K.P.C.Hansen, JamesNjiru EGithungo WNOyoo A[Impacts of seasonal climate communication strategies on farm management and livelihoods in Wote, Kenya]Impacts of seasonal climate communication strategies on farm management and livelihoods in Wote, Kenya

Low emissions development strategies (LEDS) are national economic and social development plans that promote sustainable development while reducing GHG emissions. While LEDS programs have helped to mainstream economy-wide planning for low emissions, planning for low emissions agriculture has remai...


Nash JGurwick NWollenberg, Eva K.Costa, C.Galford, Gillian L.[Methods for identifying low emissions development options for agriculture]Methods for identifying low emissions development options for agriculture

Substantial evidence now exists suggesting that agricultural yields will have to increase significantly in order to meet food needs during the 21st century. One such way of increasing yields is to develop high yielding cultivars through crop improvement. This Working Paper summarises the results ...


Ramírez Villegas, JuliánHeinemann, Alexandre B.[Environmental characterisation to guide breeding decisions in a changing climate]Environmental characterisation to guide breeding decisions in a changing climate

This report reflects the summary of baseline findings in Malawi, under the auspices of the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Adaptation Programme in Africa. It identifies gaps in climate information access and use at the local level, types of climate services farmers and pastoralists n...


Tall, ArameKaur, HarneetHansen, JamesHalperin, Mea[Malawi Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa]Malawi Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa

This report reflects upon the consolidated findings from the baseline and scoping studies conducted under the auspices of Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) Adaptation Programme in Africa. It identifies gaps in climate information access and use at the local level, type of climate servi...


Tall, ArameKaur, HarneetHansen, JamesHalperin, Mea[Tanzania Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa]Tanzania Summary of Baseline Studies: Country Report for the GFCS Adaptation Program in Africa

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