Climate prediction on decadal time scales is currently an active area of research. Although there are indications that predictions from dynamical models may have skill in some regions, assessment of this skill is still underway, and reliable model-based predictions of regional ‘near-term’ climate...
Greene AM
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Goddard L
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Hansen, James
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[A framework for the simulation of regional decadal variability for agricultural and other applications]
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A framework for the simulation of regional decadal variability for agricultural and other applications
This report summarizes the results of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate
Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) commissioned evaluation of India’s
Integrated Agro-meteorological Advisory Service (AAS). Conducted June-July of
2012, this assessment was a joint endeavour of CCAFS, the Inte...
Venkatasubramanian, K
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Tall, Arame
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Hansen, James
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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[Assessment of India's Agrometeorological Advisory Service from a farmer perspective]
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Assessment of India's Agrometeorological Advisory Service from a farmer perspective
This report captures a process of shared South-South learning and planning towards defining
priorities for strengthening and scaling-up climate information and advisory services for
agriculture and food security in West Africa, Eastern and Southern Africa, and South Asia.
The process began at ...
Sivakumar, MVK
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Collins, C
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Jay, A.
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Hansen, James
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[Regional priorities for strengthening climate services for farmers in Africa and South Asia]
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Regional priorities for strengthening climate services for farmers in Africa and South Asia
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is using theory of change (TOC) planning to specify research outputs, partnerships needed to produce outputs, and a plausible hypothesis on how these outputs will contribute to development outcomes. This learning ...
Schuetz, Tonya
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Förch, Wiebke
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Hansen, James
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Jarvis, Andy
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Coffey, Kevin
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Kinyangi, James
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Sajise, A.
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Richards, Meryl
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Jost, Christine
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Jay, A.
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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[Lessons in Theory of Change from a Series of Regional Planning Workshops]
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Lessons in Theory of Change from a Series of Regional Planning Workshops
Increasing weather risks threaten agricultural production systems and food security across the world. Maintaining agricultural growth while minimizing climate shocks is crucial to building a resilient food production system and meeting developmental goals in vulnerable countries. Experts have pro...
Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Jarvis, Andy
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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Kinyangi, James
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Recha, John W.M.
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Huyer, Sophia
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Hansen, James
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Álvarez Toro, Patricia
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Aguilar-Ariza, Andrés
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Arango-Londoño, David
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Patiño-Bravo, Victor
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Rivera, Ovidio
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Yen, Bui Tan
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[The climate-smart village approach: framework of an integrative strategy for scaling up adaptation options in agriculture]
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The climate-smart village approach: framework of an integrative strategy for scaling up adaptation options in agriculture
Growing awareness of how development outcomes are dependent on our variable and changing climate is focusing increasing attention on the role of climate information in agricultural development. Much of this attention is driven by the growing acceptance that human activity is altering the Earth’s ...
The way we produce food must adapt to a variable and changing climate. And key to achieving this is to improve the link between climate information and agricultural practices, especially those of smallholder farmers in developing countries. ‘Agro-climate tools’ do just that and some are introduce...
Our project explaining seasonal forecasting to farmers in central Senegal built common ground between scientific forecasting and traditional knowledge. It helped farmers understand and use seasonal forecasts to improve crop strategies, and let farmers explain to meteorologists what seasonal clima...
Ndiaye, Ousmane
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Seck, M.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Hansen, James
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[Communicating seasonal forecasts to farmers in Kaffrine, Senegal for better agricultural management]
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Communicating seasonal forecasts to farmers in Kaffrine, Senegal for better agricultural management
Extreme climate events can undermine agriculture and rural development. Even in years when extreme events do not occur, the uncertainty that results from climate-related risk is an impediment to sustainable intensification of agriculture and adoption of climate-smart agricultural production pract...
Coffey, Kevin
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Haile, Menghestab
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Halperin, Mea
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Wamukoya, George
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Hansen, James
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Kinyangi, James
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Tesfaye Fantaye, Kindie
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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[Improving early warning systems for agricultural resilience in Africa]
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Improving early warning systems for agricultural resilience in Africa
This report explores evidence and insights from five case studies that have made significant recent progress in addressing the challenge of insuring poor smallholder farmers and pastoralists in the developing world. In India, national index insurance programmes have reached over 30 million farmer...
Greatrex H
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Hansen, James
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Garvin S
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Diro, R.
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Le Guen M
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Blakeley S
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Rao, Kolli
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Osgood, D.
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[Scaling up index insurance for smallholder farmers: Recent evidence and insights]
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Scaling up index insurance for smallholder farmers: Recent evidence and insights