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Los escenarios socioeconómicos se enfocan específicamente en analizar y luego mejorar las condiciones institucionales, que permiten o restringen la adaptación e implementación de medidas de mitigación por parte de CCAFS y sus socios. Por lo tanto, los escenarios ofrecen una actividad altamente co...

In this issue, we share with you the latest updates on the status of agriculture from the recently concluded nineteenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 19) held from 11 to 22 November 2013 in Warsaw, Poland. We also update you on our work with National partners to integrate climate ...

A CCAFS-supported project led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and undertaken in collaboration with African partners, is exploring the relationship between changing weather patterns and agricultural production in sub-Saharan Africa. Published as a set of three books, t...

Climate variability affects food security directly, as a result of failed or bumper harvests, and indirectly, for example when flash flooding damages a road vital for access to markets. To what extent does climate variability figure in the decision-making that underpins plans to cope with threats...

In the early 2000s, the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) started developing a tool to capture key factors of farming systems in standardized, quantitative data sets, ready to feed into models. Their product, the Integrated Modelling Platform for Mixed Animal-Crop Systems (IMPACT)...

The purpose of the workshop was to support the development of national mitigation planning to advance climate smart agriculture. Key messages resulting from the workshop: 1. Agricultural NAMAs can be a pathway to green growth, food security and sustainable development. 2. Several Non-Annex 1 ...

We share with you program updates on climate change, agriculture and food security matters based on our work and that of partners. As world leaders look forward to the September 2014 UN Climate Summit that is part of a global effort to mobilize action and ambition on climate change, 26 African co...

En Afrique de l’Ouest, les changements climatiques font peser des menaces additionnelles sur le quotidien déjà précaire des populations. Pour atténuer l’impact de ces changements et assurer la sécurité alimentaire des populations de la sous-région, le renforcement du dialogue entre acteurs clés p...

Climate change hits smallholder farmers hard. More variable weather patterns cause crops to fail, undermining livelihoods and food security. At the same time, farming generates greenhouse gases (GHGs) that contribute to the problem. What practical steps can smallholder farmers take to adapt their...

Since 2010, the team has built regional scenarios for East and West Africa, South and Southeast Asia, Central America and the Andes. Recently their focus has shifted to helping national officials develop their own scenarios to improve specific policies. That work is now starting to pay off in sce...