Central to understanding the usefulness of climate and weather forecasts in support of agricultural decision-making is addressing the issue of who receives what information. Many contend that improved climate forecasts since the late 1990s have had limited impact on smallholder farming communitie...
Tall, Arame
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Chaudhury, M.
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McKune, Sarah
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Who gets the information? Gender, power and equity considerations in the design of climate services for farmers]
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Who gets the information? Gender, power and equity considerations in the design of climate services for farmers
This paper aims to understand the linkages between adaptive capacity and social protection within agroforestry contexts through a case study approach. It examines how elements of adaptive capacity which include assets, institutions, knowledge, innovation systems and governance, can support or be ...
Chaudhury, M.
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Ajayi, Oluyede C.
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Hellin, J.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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[Climate change adaptation and social protection in agroforestry systems: enhancing adaptive capacity and minimizing risk of drought in Zambia and Honduras]
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Climate change adaptation and social protection in agroforestry systems: enhancing adaptive capacity and minimizing risk of drought in Zambia and Honduras
The food systems/global environmental change nexus is a key area of research that links two major interconnected challenges humanity faces in the 21st century. This paper discusses the role of strategic foresight for tackling these challenges in spaces that aim to facilitate deliberative, multi-a...
Vervoort, Joost M.
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Bourgeois, R.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Kok, K.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Chaudhury, M.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Linking multi-actor futures for food systems and environmental governance]
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Linking multi-actor futures for food systems and environmental governance
In Uganda, Ghana and Bangladesh, participatory tools were used for a socio-economic and gender analysis of three topics: climate-smart agriculture (CSA), climate analogue approaches, and climate and weather forecasting. Policy and programme-relevant results were obtained. Smallholders are changin...
Jost, Christine
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Kyazze, Florence B.
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Naab, Jesse B.
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Neelormi, S
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Kinyangi, James
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Bhatta, Gopal Datt
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Chaudhury, M.
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Tapio-Bistrom, M.L.
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Nelson, S.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities]
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Understanding gender dimensions of agriculture and climate change in smallholder farming communities
Indonesia’s forestry sector is in a dilemma due to the long-standing disparity between high processing capacity of forest industries and the limited supply of timber. The supply crunch has led to over-harvesting in order to meet demand and resulted in a decline of natural forests. The Indonesian ...
Obidzinski, K.
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Chaudhury, M.
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[Transition to timber plantation based forestry in Indonesia: towards a feasible new policy]
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Transition to timber plantation based forestry in Indonesia: towards a feasible new policy
Data from rural Malawi are used to assess the role of forests in rural household adaptation to climate variability, and to examine implications for adaptation to future climate change. Although forests do not currently play a role in anticipatory adaptation by rural households, they do appear imp...
Fisher, M.
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Chaudhury, M.
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McCusker, B.
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[Do forests help rural households adapt to climate variability: evidence from southern Malawi]
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Do forests help rural households adapt to climate variability: evidence from southern Malawi
Global pressures on food security such as climate change, rising food prices and rising populations demand collaborative action from actors governing food systems across all levels and scales. This paper describes concerted efforts in East Africa, West Africa and South Asia to build capacity for ...
Vervoort, Joost M.
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Ingram, J.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Chaudhury, M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Multi-actor scenarios to build capacity for food systems governance at the sub-continental level]
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Multi-actor scenarios to build capacity for food systems governance at the sub-continental level