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 this paper we examine conditions that underlie vulnerability and resilience possibilities for households and communities that face and respond to climate- and other changes, in nine East and West African countries. We base our analysis on a unique integrated qualitative and quantitative datase...
Pérez, Carlos
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Jones, E.M.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Cramer, Laura
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Barahona, C.
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[How resilient are farming households and communities to a changing climate in Africa? A gender-based perspective]
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How resilient are farming households and communities to a changing climate in Africa? A gender-based perspective
This implementation manual is to be used in conjunction with the step-by-step guide, as well as the templates for the debriefing document and the site analysis report. In the first half of 2011, CCAFS will undertake village-level baseline studies at 14 initial CCAFS sites in Eastern Africa, West ...
Förch, Wiebke
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Barahona, C.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Mango, Joash
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Onyango, Leah
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Noor F
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[CCAFS village baseline study - implementation manual]
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CCAFS village baseline study - implementation manual
The chapter presents a research for development program’s shift from a Logframe Approach to an outcome and results-based management oriented Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) system. The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is designing an impact...
Schuetz, Tonya
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Förch, Wiebke
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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[Pathway to impact: Supporting and evaluating enabling environments for research for development]
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Pathway to impact: Supporting and evaluating enabling environments for research for development
International research for development is under increasing pressure to demonstrate development outcomes that enhance people’s food security and well-being while preserving the natural resource base. The CGIAR Research Programme on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) integrates t...
Förch, Wiebke
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Cramer, Laura
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Barahona, C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Back to baselines: measuring change and sharing data]
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Back to baselines: measuring change and sharing data
Silvestri, Silvia
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Douxchamps, Sabine
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mutie, J.
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Quirós, Carlos
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Ndungu, Anthony
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Ndiwa, Nicholas N.
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Mango, Joash
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Claessens, Lieven
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Rufino, Mariana C.
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[Exploring gender differences in household food security and implications for climate change adaptation in East Africa]
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Exploring gender differences in household food security and implications for climate change adaptation in East Africa
If climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is meaningfully to address the development challenges posed by climate change, effective approaches will be needed to scale up research findings. Here, eleven case studies are used to exemplify scaling-up strategies based on (1) value chains and private sector i...
Westermann, Olaf
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Förch, Wiebke
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Körner, Jana
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Cramer, Laura
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture]
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Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture
This module looks at assessment, monitoring and evaluation frameworks that are necessary for the successful adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA). Focus is placed mainly at the subnational and national levels. However, some case studies address activities at the farm or project level. The m...
Kanamaru H
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Hancock, J.
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Bockel, Louis
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Braimoh, A.K.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Grewer, Uwe
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Hiepe C
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Jonsson M
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Krishnamurthy K
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Marais S
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Medeiros K
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Matteoli F
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Seeberg-Elverfeldt, C
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Touchemoulin O
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Vantwout T
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[Module 18: Assessment, monitoring and evaluation]
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Module 18: Assessment, monitoring and evaluation
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and
Food Security (CCAFS1) is challenging its own community of scientists and partners to understand the importance of co-created knowledge in finding solutions to local climate change issues. Local communities dealing with the daily reali...
Carlile, Liz
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Ballantyne, Peter G.
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Ensor, Jonathan
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Förch, Wiebke
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Garside, Ben
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Harvey, Blane
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Patterson, Zachary
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Woodend, John
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[Climate change and social learning (CCSL): supporting local decision making for climate change, agriculture and food security]
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Climate change and social learning (CCSL): supporting local decision making for climate change, agriculture and food security
Given the different roles that women and men play in households and communities, strategies to improve food security and build adaptive capacity need to take gender differences into account. In many developing countries, local organizations have a role to play in it. However, the degree to which ...
Cramer, Laura
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Förch, Wiebke
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Mutie I
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Connecting women, connecting men: How communities and organizations interact to strengthen adaptive capacity and food security in the face of climate change]
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Connecting women, connecting men: How communities and organizations interact to strengthen adaptive capacity and food security in the face of climate change