Agriculture is well represented in Parties’ adaptation and mitigation strategies as communicated in their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). There is much attention to conventional agricultural practices that...
Richards, Meryl
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Bruun, T.B.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Gregersen LE
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Huyer, Sophia
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Kuntze, V.
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Madsen STN
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Oldvig MB
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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[How countries plan to address agricultural adaptation and mitigation]
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How countries plan to address agricultural adaptation and mitigation
Agriculture, and consequently food security and livelihoods, is already being affected by climate change, according to latest science from the IPCC. The various strands of work already underway on agriculture within the UNFCCC process can be strengthened and made more coherent. A 2015 climate agr...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Wamukoya, George
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Kinyangi, James
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Wollenberg, L.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Minang, Peter A.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Vidal, Alain
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Hedger, Merylyn
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[The Role of Agriculture in the UN Climate Talks]
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The Role of Agriculture in the UN Climate Talks
Agriculture, and consequently food security and livelihoods, is already being affected by climate change, according to latest science from the IPCC (Porter et al. 2014). The IPCC agrees that the world needs to produce at least 50% more food than we do today in order to meet the goal of feeding a ...
Hedger, Merylyn
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Wamukoya, George
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Kinyangi, James
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Wollenberg, L.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Minang, Peter A.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Vidal, Alain
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Friis, Anette Engelund
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Millan, Alberto
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[Progress on agriculture in the UN climate talks: How COP21 can ensure a food-secure future]
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Progress on agriculture in the UN climate talks: How COP21 can ensure a food-secure future
Despite an increasingly urbanized world, the number of smallholder farmers will continue growing fast, from 550 million farms today to roughly 750 million by 2030. In the past 15 years, the adoption of agricultural innovations among smallholder farmers was low, commonly ranging between 0 and 15%....
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[How many farmers in 2030 and how many will adopt climate resilient innovations?]
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How many farmers in 2030 and how many will adopt climate resilient innovations?
Effective agricultural research for development (AR4D) faces many challenges that are exacerbated under climate change. Effective behaviours by AR4D programs may drive the likelihood and quality of positive outcomes when working with partners.Explicit principles about effective behaviours can imp...
Analysis of agriculture in countries’ climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies finds: Most Parties to the UNFCCC include agriculture in their mitigation targets (80%) and adaptation strategies (64%); Non-annex 1 Parties note the need for international financial support to implement the...
Richards, Meryl
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Gregersen L
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Kuntze, V.
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Madsen S
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Oldvig MB
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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[Agriculture's prominence in the INDCs]
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Agriculture's prominence in the INDCs