Despite the considerable progress made in the last decade towards building governance systems for climate change adaptation in Africa, implementation still limits positive responses. This study applies an iterative process of field assessments and literature reviews across multiple governance lev...
Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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Providence, Happy
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Acosta, Mariola
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda]
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Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: A case study on policy action gaps in Uganda
This article provides a description of intra-household survey data that were collected in Uganda and Tanzania in 2014 and 2015, respectively. The surveys were implemented using a structured questionnaire administered among 585 households in Uganda and 608 in Tanzania. Information on decision maki...
Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Nyakundi, Fridah
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Acosta, Mariola
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Läderach, Peter
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[Survey data of intra-household decision making and smallholder agricultural production in northern Uganda and southern Tanzania]
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Survey data of intra-household decision making and smallholder agricultural production in northern Uganda and southern Tanzania
Approaches that aim to identify and prioritize locally appropriate climate smart agriculture (CSA) technologies will need to address the context-specific multi-dimensional complexity in agricultural systems. The climate smart agriculture rapid appraisal (CSA-RA) is a mixed method approach that dr...
More than twenty years have passed since the 1995 Beijing Platform for Action, where gender mainstreaming was acknowledged as an indispensable global strategy for achieving gender equality. Since then, Tanzania has undoubtedly made efforts in mainstreaming gender in its national policies and stra...
Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Okolo, Wendy
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Jassogne, Laurence T.P.
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[Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Tanzania: A Gender Policy Review]
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Climate Change Adaptation in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management in Tanzania: A Gender Policy Review
Key messages: Participants in policy processes require constant communication and networking among stakeholders to be able to exploit the available policy windows. The review process requires a dynamic and engaging tool. The robustness of a review tool is one step toward having a good and fruitfu...
Muchunguzi, Perez
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Acosta, Mariola
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Rutting, Lucas
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Tumuhereze, Martin
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Okiror, John Francis
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Scenario guided policy planning: processes, comparisons, and lessons from East Africa]
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Scenario guided policy planning: processes, comparisons, and lessons from East Africa
Research shows that climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is beneficial in increasing productivity, promoting resilience and reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Achieving benefits in all three dimensions is difficult, and so necessary choices among competing investments and objectives must be made.
The ...
Mwongera, Caroline
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Läderach, Peter
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Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Lamanna, Christine
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[Assess whole-farm trade-offs and synergies for climate-smart agriculture]
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Assess whole-farm trade-offs and synergies for climate-smart agriculture
Clearly showing the benefits of certain climate-smart agricultural (CSA) interventions over others in a particular context is key to facilitating prudent investment of scarce resources.
Ranking certain CSA practices over others is complex because CSA implies multiple outcomes, which vary with co...
Lamanna, Christine
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Mwongera, Caroline
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Läderach, Peter
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Acosta, Mariola
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Mwungu, Chris Miyinzi
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Shikuku, K.M.
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Winowiecki, Leigh A.
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[Prioritize among climate-smart agricultural options and benefits for greater impact]
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Prioritize among climate-smart agricultural options and benefits for greater impact