This report presents 4 scenarios for the future of food security, agriculture, livelihoods and environments in East Africa. These scenarios were developed by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with a wide range of regional stakeholders. Th...
Vervoort, Joost M.
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Palazzo, Amanda
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Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Havlík, Petr
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Jost, Christine
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Rowlands, H.
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[The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Eastern Africa: four socio-economic scenarios]
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The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Eastern Africa: four socio-economic scenarios
The CGIAR Research Program Climate Change, Agriculture, Food Security (CCAFS) is a 10-year research initiative launched by CGIAR and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). CCAFS seeks to overcome the threats to agriculture and food security in a changing climate, exploring new ways of helpi...
Förch, Wiebke
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kiplimo, Joyce
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Sijmons, Koert
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Mutie, Ianetta
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Cramer, Laura
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Bhatta, Gopal Datt
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[CCAFS Site Portfolio: Core Sites in the CCAFS Regions: East Africa, West Africa and South Asia]
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CCAFS Site Portfolio: Core Sites in the CCAFS Regions: East Africa, West Africa and South Asia
This training-of-trainers manual is designed to train you to be able to deliver a capacity enhancement workshop (CEW) to rural women on climate change and gender. It has been designed by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and is appropriate to the ...
Vincent K
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Cull, T.
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Kapoor A
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Bhatta, Gopal Datt
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Lau, Charlotte
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Phartiyal P
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Parvin G
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Bisht S
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Nilormee S
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[Gender, climate change, agriculture, and food security: a CCAFS training-of-trainers (TOT) manual to prepare South Asian rural women to adapt to climate change]
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Gender, climate change, agriculture, and food security: a CCAFS training-of-trainers (TOT) manual to prepare South Asian rural women to adapt to climate change
Uganda, and especially the Rakai district, is highly vulnerable to climate variability and likely to be amongst the worst hit under climate change. Any responses to climate change affected communities cannot be considered complete unless women-specific responses are interwoven in a variety of ada...
Kyazze, Florence B.
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Owoyesigire B
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Chaudhury M
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[Using a gender lens to explore farmers’ adaptation options in the face of climate change: Results of a pilot study in Uganda]
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Using a gender lens to explore farmers’ adaptation options in the face of climate change: Results of a pilot study in Uganda
This paper analyses data from a household-level survey of 980 agricultural and fishing households in seven sites across southern Bangladesh. We examine the relationship between assets, livelihood strategies, food security and farming practice changes. These households are coping with huge demogra...
Wright, H
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Bhatta, Gopal Datt
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[Understanding Adaptive Capacity: Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security in Coastal Bangladesh]
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Understanding Adaptive Capacity: Sustainable Livelihoods and Food Security in Coastal Bangladesh
Getting a better understanding of how climate variability affects rural men and women differently, and in different regions, is challenging. Since their ability to respond to change and take action that will make them more resilient and able to adapt to a changing climate (alongside all the other...
Chaudhury M
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Kyagazze F
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Naab, Jesse B.
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Neelormi S
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[Participatory gender-sensitive approaches for addressing key climate change- related research issues: Evidence from Bangladesh, Ghana, and Uganda]
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Participatory gender-sensitive approaches for addressing key climate change- related research issues: Evidence from Bangladesh, Ghana, and Uganda
This paper presents the initial data analyses of the CCAFS gender survey implemented in four sites in Africa. Using descriptive statistics we show gender differences in terms of perceptions of climate change, awareness and adoption of climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices, and types and sour...
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Theme Linking Knowledge with Action (K2A) engaged in a two-year social learning process to develop tools, best practices and capacity building trainings around gender sensitive and participatory research for clima...
Ferdous, N.
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Jost, Christine
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Closing the Relevance Gap: Lessons in Co-Developing Gender Transformative Research Approaches with Development Partners and Communities]
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Closing the Relevance Gap: Lessons in Co-Developing Gender Transformative Research Approaches with Development Partners and Communities
This paper analyses gender differences in awareness and adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices. It examines what factors are associated with the likelihood of adoption of a wide range of CSA practices for 376 women and 375 men in two different areas of Kenya. This information is a...
Bernier, Quinn
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Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Haglund, E
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Kovarik, C.
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Bryan, Elisabeth
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Ringler, Claudia
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Silvestri, Silvia
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[Gender and Institutional Aspects of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: Evidence from Kenya]
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Gender and Institutional Aspects of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices: Evidence from Kenya
This paper presents six key issues from the Rethinking Impact: Understanding the complexity of poverty and change Workshop (RIW) held in Cali, Colombia, March 28, 2008. The workshop discussed how agricultural and natural-resources research can be more effective in generating solutions for povert...
Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Lilja, N.
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Watts, J.
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[Rethinking impact: understanding the complexity of poverty and change]
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Rethinking impact: understanding the complexity of poverty and change