The livestock sector is responsible for 14% of all human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, making it a key sector for mitigation action. Within the dairy sector specifically, better feed production and feeding practises can bring strong mitigation and livelihood benefits, while providing increase...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Scaling up climate-smart dairy practices in Kenya through Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions]
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Scaling up climate-smart dairy practices in Kenya through Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
CCAFS
Scientists
at
the
World
Agroforestry
Centre
(ICRAF),
the
International
Center
for
Tropical
Agriculture(CIAT),
the
International
Maize
and
Wheat
Improvement
Center
(CIMMYT),
and
the
International
Livestock
Research
Institute
(ILRI)
are
developing
two
“Practical
Guides”
(PGs)
on
Climate-‐
Sm...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Informing CSA implementation at national, regional, and continental scales]
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Informing CSA implementation at national, regional, and continental scales
CCAFS researchers made important contributions to the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth
Assessment Report (AR5), which was published in 2014. In
this way, CCAFS helped decision makers worldwide to
prioritize and design agricultural sector interventions aimed
at mitigating a...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Reaching the world’s policy makers through IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report]
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Reaching the world’s policy makers through IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report
The Himalayan region is highly sensitive to climate change due to the high variation in altitudes. Increased temperatures are likely to change cloud cover and rainfall patterns, melt ice caps and glaciers, and reduce snowfall. This puts rivers, tributaries, catchments, and watersheds at the risk ...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[A watershed approach to building climate resilience in Nepal’s mountain eco-regions]
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A watershed approach to building climate resilience in Nepal’s mountain eco-regions
Although the high Andes are the place of origin of the potato, the growing conditions are harsh and prone to frost, drought and hailstorms. This, coupled with a general lack of support for remote communities, has resulted in high levels of malnutrition and childhood mortality amongst the area’s i...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes]
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Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes
In 2013, CCAFS surpassed the 3-year targets for two of its twelve Objectives, achieved the targets for seven Objectives and is behind target for three Objectives. Most progress has been made in East Africa (EA), West Africa (WA) and South Asia (SA) – the regions established at the start of CCAFS;...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[2013 Annual Report to CGIAR Consortium: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)]
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2013 Annual Report to CGIAR Consortium: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
In May 2015 the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) held its eight Independent Science Panel meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.
This concept note presents the new structure and function of CCAFS under a system of Results-Based Management (RBM), building on lessons learnt in CCAFS’s 2013/14 RBM trial for Flagship 4. Lessons from three external evaluations have been used to improve efficacy of management and delivery of out...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[CCAFS Extension Proposal: Concept Note for 2015-2016]
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CCAFS Extension Proposal: Concept Note for 2015-2016
Pre-proposal submitted to the CGIAR Consortium in August 2015. Climate change will have far-reaching consequences for agriculture and natural resources – demanding a response that integrates food security, adaptation and mitigation, and puts greatest investment towards poor agriculture-dependent ...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Pre-proposal for the Integrative CRP on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) ]
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Pre-proposal for the Integrative CRP on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) 
This report summarises outcomes from a portfolio of CCAFS projects on climate-smart agriculture (CSA).
This particular portfolio was selected for its potential of scaling up CSA, which aims for outcomes on food
security, building adaptive capacity and, where appropriate, increasing carbon sequest...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Implementing climate-smart agriculture for enhanced food security and resilience. Progress report August 2015.]
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Implementing climate-smart agriculture for enhanced food security and resilience. Progress report August 2015.