Key messages
The development and research sectors have begun monitoring communication and engagement efforts over the last decade, with the result that there are now a number of tools available.
It is rare that blueprints of tools can be applied across a variety of communication and engagemen...
Schuetz, Tonya
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Meadu, Vanessa
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Atakos, Vivian
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Schubert, Cecilia
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Urrea Benitez, José Luis
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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[Selected outcome-focused monitoring tools for communication and engagement]
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Selected outcome-focused monitoring tools for communication and engagement
CCAFS (through the International Livestock Research Institute and the International Research
Institute for Climate and Society) and the Africa Climate Policy Center sponsored a workshop
on ‘Strengthening Regional Capacity for Climate Services in Africa’, held on 27th October
2015 at Victoria Fall...
Mungai C
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Atakos, Vivian
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Hansen, James
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[Strengthening regional capacity for climate services in Africa, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 27 October 2015.]
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Strengthening regional capacity for climate services in Africa, Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, 27 October 2015.
Read about the importance of gender responsive adaptation and mitigation policies and
strategies in ensuring a productive agriculture sector. In Uganda, the government is working to prioritize agriculture adaptation actions from the National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA). We also show how...
Preliminary results from climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives in the Nyando climate-smart villages. Key messages include: shift in farming techniques reduces number of households eating one or no meals each day, households adopt three to five crop innovations and above, greatly ex...
Kinyangi, James
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Recha, John W.M.
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Kimeli, Philip
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Atakos, Vivian
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[Preliminary results from climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives in the Nyando climate-smart villages]
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[Climate-smart villages and the hope of food secure households]
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Climate-smart villages and the hope of food secure households
Key messages
Initial steps towards outcome-focused monitoring, evaluation & learning (MEL) on communication and engagement can be small, but they must be systematic.
To achieve broad participation, MEL needs to be lean and do-able.
Well-designed MEL adds value by feeding information and les...
Schuetz, Tonya
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Meadu, Vanessa
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Atakos, Vivian
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White, Julianna M.
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Schubert, Cecilia
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Urrea Benitez, José Luis
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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Cramer, Laura
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[Measuring how communication and engagement efforts help deliver outcomes]
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Measuring how communication and engagement efforts help deliver outcomes
Engaging youth in agriculture is increasingly being recognized as a critical component of the sustainable development pathway. Worldwide, there is growing concern that young people have become disenchanted with agriculture. About 85% of the young people live in developing countries, where agricul...
Several African countries are proactively putting in place policies and strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture at national and local levels. In order for policy makers to develop and implement successful climate change policies and programs, they require reliable a...
Mungai, Catherine
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Atakos, Vivian
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[Integrating climate change in agriculture and food security policies and strategies: Experiences and lessons from East Africa]
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Integrating climate change in agriculture and food security policies and strategies: Experiences and lessons from East Africa
This booklet presents some of the emerging stories of success of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices that are positively changing the lives of smallholder farmers across East Africa. They were selected from a portfolio of climate-smart agriculture interventions and have potential...
Recha, John W.M.
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Kimeli, Philip
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Atakos, Vivian
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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[Stories of Success: Climate-Smart Villages in East Africa]
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Stories of Success: Climate-Smart Villages in East Africa
Recha, John W.M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kinyangi, James
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Kimeli, Philip
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Atakos, Vivian
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Lyamchai, Charles
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Ngatoluwa R
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Sayula, George
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[Climate-smart villages and progress in achieving household food security in Lushoto, Tanzania]
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Climate-smart villages and progress in achieving household food security in Lushoto, Tanzania
Collective action has led to increased agricultural investments, and provided an avenue for dissemination of climate-smart technologies. Cereal–legume intercrop innovations offer farmers multiple benefits that contribute to increased farm resilience, greater food security and better incomes. Far...
Recha, John W.M.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Kimeli, Philip
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Atakos, Vivian
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Kisilu, Rachel
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Kinywee, Julius
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[Building adaptive capacity and improving food security in semi-arid Eastern Kenya]
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Building adaptive capacity and improving food security in semi-arid Eastern Kenya