Decision-relevant information on the past climate, recent trends, likely future trajectories, anomalies and associated impacts is a prerequisite for decision-making at different levels. Unfortunately, climate information is often not available or, where it does exist, is inaccessible to those tha...
Dinku, Tufa
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Thomson, Madeleine C.
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Cousin, Remi
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Corral, John del
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Ceccato, Pietro
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Hansen, James
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Connor, Stephen J.
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[Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) for development in Africa]
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Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) for development in Africa
Smallholder farmers in Africa are especially vulnerable to climate fluctuations and weather
extremes, and are expected to suffer disproportionately from climate change. Climate services
empower the poor particularly in climate-sensitive developing countries such as the ones in
Africa, and allow t...
Tesfaye, Abonesh
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Hansen, James
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Solomon, Dawit
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[Estimating the economic benefits of alternative options for investing in agricultural climate services in Africa: A review of methodologies]
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Estimating the economic benefits of alternative options for investing in agricultural climate services in Africa: A review of methodologies
On 21 September 2016, the Global Alliance for Climate-Smart Agriculture (GACSA), the
Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA), the CGIAR research
program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International
Research Institute for Climate and Society ...
Climate information services (CIS) involve the production, translation, transfer, and use of climate information for individual and societal decision-making. After years of focus on building CIS around available information, today the CIS community recognizes that effective CIS are aimed at speci...
Carr, Edward
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Goble, Rob
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Rosko, Helen M.
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Vaughan, Catherine
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Hansen, James
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[Identifying climate information services users and their needs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and learning agenda]
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Identifying climate information services users and their needs in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review and learning agenda
Weather and climate services (WCS) are expected to improve the capacity of Africa's agricultural sector to manage the risks of climate variability and change. Despite this, a lack of evidence prevents a realistic analysis of whether such services are delivering on their potential. This paper revi...
Vaughan, Catherine
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Hansen, James
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Roudier, Philippe
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Watkiss, Paul
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Carr, Edward
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[Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: Evidence, methods, and a learning agenda]
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Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: Evidence, methods, and a learning agenda
Weather and climate services (WCS) are expected to improve the capacity of Africa’s agricultural sector to
manage the risks of climate variability and change. Despite this, a lack of evidence regarding WCS prevents
a realistic analysis of whether services are delivering on their potential. This p...
Vaughan, Catherine
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Hansen, James
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Roudier, Philippe
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Watkiss, Paul
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Carr, Edward
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[Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: A learning agenda on climate information services in sub-Saharan Africa]
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Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: A learning agenda on climate information services in sub-Saharan Africa
Climate variability is a major source of risk to smallholder farmers and pastoralists, particularly in dryland regions. A growing body of evidence links climate-related risk to the extent and the persistence of rural poverty in these environments. Stochastic shocks erode smallholder farmers' long...
Hansen, James
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Hellin, Jon
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Fisher, Eleanor
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Cairns, Jill E.
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Stirling, Clare M.
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Lamanna, Christine
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Etten, Jacob van
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Rose, Alison
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction]
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Climate risk management and rural poverty reduction
The development of sustainable climate services is acknowledged as a key step in building climate-smart practices. Further, it has been noted that successful and sustainable climate services have structures of governance that are coherent and transparent for the stakeholders involved. To facilita...
Kruczkiewicz, Andrew
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Sayeed, Syed
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Hansen, James
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Furlow, John
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Rose, Alison
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Dinh, Dannie
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[Review of Climate Services Governance Structures: Case Studies from Mali, Jamaica, and India]
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Review of Climate Services Governance Structures: Case Studies from Mali, Jamaica, and India
Human activities and their relation with land, through agriculture and forestry, are significantly impacting Earth system functioning. Specifically, agriculture has increasingly become a key sector for adaptation and mitigation initiatives that address climate change and help ensure food security...
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Cooper, Peter J.M.
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Hansen, James
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Food and Earth Systems: Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Agriculture and Food Systems]
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Food and Earth Systems: Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Agriculture and Food Systems
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