This study aimed at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change
adaptation in Uganda. It combined literature review on existing natural resource management
policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key
informants across various policy im...
Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Happy, Providence
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda]
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The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda
Agricultural policies in sub-Saharan Africa have paid insufficient attention to sustainable intensification. In Uganda, agricultural productivity has stagnated with aggregate increases in crop production being attributed to expansion of cultivated land area. To enhance sustainable crop intensific...
Pali, Pamela N.
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Schut, Marc
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Kibwika, P.
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Wairegi, L.W.I.
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Yami, M.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Manyong, Victor M.
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[Opportunities and pitfalls for researchers to contribute to the design of evidence-based agricultural policies: lessons from Uganda]
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Opportunities and pitfalls for researchers to contribute to the design of evidence-based agricultural policies: lessons from Uganda
Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Pypers, Pieter
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Birachi, Eliud Abucheli
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Nyagaya, M
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Schagen, B. van
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Huising, Jeroen
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Ouma, Emily A.
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Blomme, Guy
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Integrated soil fertility management in Central Africa: experiences of the consortium for Improving agriculture based livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA)]
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Integrated soil fertility management in Central Africa: experiences of the consortium for Improving agriculture based livelihoods in Central Africa (CIALCA)
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
Muchunguzi, P.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Vanlauwe, Bernard
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Blomme, Guy
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[Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa. The story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement.]
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Overcoming challenges for crops, people and policies in Central Africa. The story of CIALCA stakeholder engagement.
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