The “How To Do Note: Climate change risk assessments in value chain projects” provides guidance for the design and development of climate-smart value chains. A number of tools and resources are available to support decision makers at various stages in value chain development. Mainstreaming clima...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Läderach, Peter
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Mwongera, Caroline
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[How can we develop value chain programs that address climate risks?]
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How can we develop value chain programs that address climate risks?
At the 5th Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Bali, CCAFS, IFAD and USDA-FAS organized the Side event “Accelerating innovation development and scaling climate-smart agriculture to drive a transformation in food systems”. High-level representatives of > 20 governments, resea...
Koerner, Jana
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Firmian, Ilaria
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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[Accelerating innovation development and scaling processes for agricultural transformation]
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Accelerating innovation development and scaling processes for agricultural transformation
Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is an approach to address the interlinked challenges of food
security and climate change, and has three objectives: (1) sustainably increasing agricultural
productivity, to support equitable increases in farm incomes, food security and development;
(2) adapting and...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Frid-Nielsen, Snorre
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Norman, James
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Mutamba, M
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases]
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Is Climate-Smart Agriculture effective? A review of selected cases
The impacts of a warming world are affecting food production in every corner of the globe. From shifting rainfall patterns and growing seasons, to more frequent and extreme droughts and floods, to increasingly severe pest and disease outbreaks among crops and livestock, farming as we know it is u...
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Birch, James
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Meza, Laura
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Sunga, Ishmael
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Bong, Bui Ba
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Rabbinge, Rudy
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Reddy, Matthew
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Korner, Jana
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Millan, Alberto
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Hansen, James
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Huyer, Sophia
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Feeding the World in a Changing Climate: An Adaptation Roadmap for Agriculture]
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Feeding the World in a Changing Climate: An Adaptation Roadmap for Agriculture
Decision makers in developing countries need evidence of the impacts climate change is having and will continue to have on agriculture and food systems as well as knowledge on how to design better policies to deal with such impacts. Research for development scientists are generating this evidence...
Cramer, Laura
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Laderach, Peter
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Partey, Samuel
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Totin, Edmond
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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Veeger, Marieke
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[Lessons on bridging the science-policy divide for climate change action in developing countries]
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Lessons on bridging the science-policy divide for climate change action in developing countries
In the context of rapid and unprecedented environmental change, there is growing emphasis amongst the scientific community to engage in policy processes and realise societal outcomes in addition to generating new knowledge. But, how can science-policy engagement efforts be delivered? What are the...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Downing, Clare
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[Stepping up science-policy engagement to tackle environmental change: Methods and examples for achieving policy impact]
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Stepping up science-policy engagement to tackle environmental change: Methods and examples for achieving policy impact
CSA strategies, policies, partnerships and investments; ‘CSA-Plan’: strategies to put CSA into practice; The mitigation pillar of CSA; Agricultural diversification as an adaptation strategy; Climate services and insurance: scaling; CSA Closing the gender gap in agriculture under climate change; H...
Against the backdrop of population increase, changing dietary patterns, increased affluence and rising demands on land for the generation of biofuels, agricultural productivity is required to increase significantly in the coming years. This increase will take place in a context of constrained res...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Olesen, Asger S
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Richards, M
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Guizani, Sara
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Andersen, S.P.
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[Agriculture Initiatives and COP22: A step towards fighting climate change]
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Agriculture Initiatives and COP22: A step towards fighting climate change
As climate change pushes livestock, crop and tree production systems towards new realities, societies may seek more comprehensive solutions. Examples of truly radical adaptation — pre-emptive actions at scale that address the root causes of climate risks and reduce climatic footprint — are still ...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Mason M
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Adolph, Barbara
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[Radical adaptation in agriculture: tackling the roots of climate vulnerability]
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Radical adaptation in agriculture: tackling the roots of climate vulnerability
SBSTA 45 in Marrakech represents a unique opportunity for Parties to decide on the future of agriculture within the UNFCCC. The process of discussions on issues related to agriculture initiated at COP17 in Durban 2011 culminates at COP22 in Marrakech 2016. The explicit reference to food security ...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Bacudo I
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Castro-Nuñez, Augusto
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Hedger, Merylyn
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Huyer, Sophia
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Iversen, P.
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Laure A
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Martius, Christopher
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Richards, Meryl
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Wollenberg, L.
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[Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators]
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Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators