This brief focuses on the challenges in making climate-smart agricultural production work for the poor, who will be the most vulnerable to climate impacts. It offers recommendations to overcome constraints, as even small management changes can have significant income and livelihood benefits.
Neufeldt, Henry
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Thorlakson, T.
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Gassner, Anja
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Norton-Griffiths, M.
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Place, Frank
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Langford K
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[Making climate-smart agriculture work for the poor]
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Making climate-smart agriculture work for the poor
Participatory and deliberative approaches were used in order to draw out and evaluate pathways of adaptation in maize farming in the Kenyan districts of Makueni (in Central Province) and Nandi/Nyando (in Western Province), whilst allowing participants to reflect on and share their own perceptions...
Whitfield, Stephen
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors]
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Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors
In CCAFS we are building our research for development agenda using outcomes thinking targeted towards five CGIAR intermediate development outcomes (IDOs). Each of our Flagship
research programs and regions are developing theories of change (TOCs), impact pathways (IPs), and monitoring and evaluat...
Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Jost, Christine
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[Lessons in theory of change: CCAFS Southeast Asia Research for Development Workshop]
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Lessons in theory of change: CCAFS Southeast Asia Research for Development Workshop
This brief focuses on the constraints that women face to more equitable participation in smallholder carbon and climatesmart initiatives. It highlights the important role that a flexible learning approach plays in advancing equity goals, and offers recommendations for concrete actions that can em...
Bernier, Quinn
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Franks P
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Otzelberger A
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Foster K
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[Addressing Gender in Climate-Smart Smallholder Agriculture]
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Addressing Gender in Climate-Smart Smallholder Agriculture
The focus of climate-smart agriculture CSA) research is often on creating technological solutions to climate problems. Yet female and male farmers differ in terms of their vulnerability to climate change and the ways in which they benefit from technical interventions. We believe that targeting wo...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Ferdous, N.
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Jost, Christine
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[Participatory approaches for gender-sensitive research design]
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Participatory approaches for gender-sensitive research design
In 2010 the research theme on Knowledge to Action (K2A) at CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) developed a plan of work, using a log frame structure. Our objective was to explore and jointly apply approaches and methods that enhance K2A linkages with a ...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Álvarez, S.
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Ferdous, N.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Jost, Christine
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[Lessons in theory of change: monitoring, learning and evaluating Knowledge to Action]
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Lessons in theory of change: monitoring, learning and evaluating Knowledge to Action
Lessons learned from working with gender and social inclusion within the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS).
Jost, Christine
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Ferdous, N.
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[Lessons in Theory of Change: Gender and Inclusion]
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Lessons in Theory of Change: Gender and Inclusion
Building on an earlier exploratory study, in 2007–2008 the CGIAR's
Standing Panel on Impact Assessment (SPIA) undertook an initiative in
collaboration with seven CGIAR centers to augment the evidence of
policy-oriented research (POR) impacts within the CGIAR system and to
further the developm...
Kaitibie, S.
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Omore, Amos O.
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Rich, Karl M.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Changing dairy marketing policy in Kenya: The impact of the Smallholder Dairy Project]
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Changing dairy marketing policy in Kenya: The impact of the Smallholder Dairy Project
Crop and climate models predict how climate change will impact yields of various crops in different regions. However, it is difficult to predict the impact of climate change on individuals’ lives. Different groups and types of people experience the impacts of climate change differently depending ...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Bernier, Quinn
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Bryan, Elisabeth
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Ringler, Claudia
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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[Implications of gender-focused research in Senegal for farmer's adaption to climate change]
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Implications of gender-focused research in Senegal for farmer's adaption to climate change
Les modèles agricoles et climatiques sont capables de pré-dire l’impact du changement climatique sur les rende-ments de différentes récoltes dans diverses régions. Cet impact est toutefois difficile à prévoir sur la vie des indivi-dus. Chaque groupe ou type de personnes vivra différemment les con...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Bernier, Quinn
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Bryan, Elisabeth
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Ringler, Claudia
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Badiane Ndour, Ndèye Yacine
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[Implications de la recherche centrée sur le genre au Sénégal pour l’adaptation au changement climatique]
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Implications de la recherche centrée sur le genre au Sénégal pour l’adaptation au changement climatique