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
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
This brief addresses the major challenges and opportunities to financing climate change mitigation and adaptation pathways for smallholder farmers in developing nations. It underlines the need for an innovative and integrated approach to climate finance that can connect rural farmers to public an...
Foster K
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Franks P
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Diro, R.
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Munden, L
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Anand M
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Climate Finance for Agriculture and Livelihoods]
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Climate Finance for Agriculture and Livelihoods
The purpose of this brief is to share insights on agriculture and NAPs with national-level decision makers in developing countries and Least Developed Countries (LDCs), multilateral agencies, UNFCCC negotiators and donors. This brief explores how countries are overcoming the biggest challenges in...
Kissinger, Gabrielle
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Sova, Chase
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Allassane, B
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Maïga, IA
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Benefor, DT
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Nutsukpo, D.K.
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Ky-Zerbo, AZ
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Roth-Liehoun, C
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King'uyu, S.M.
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Orindi, VA
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Rojas, E
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Rivera, JL
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Mishra, JP
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Singh, R.
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Joshi, Pramod K.
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Kinyangi, James
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Jarvis, Andy
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[Climate adaptation and agriculture: Solutions to successful national adaptation plans]
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Climate adaptation and agriculture: Solutions to successful national adaptation plans
Agriculture, and consequently food security and livelihoods, is already being affected by climate change, according to latest science from the IPCC (Porter et al. 2014). The IPCC agrees that the world needs to produce at least 50% more food than we do today in order to meet the goal of feeding a ...
Hedger, Merylyn
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Wamukoya, George
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Kinyangi, James
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Verchot, Louis V.
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Wollenberg, L.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Minang, Peter A.
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Vidal, Alain
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Friis, Anette Engelund
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Millan, Alberto
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[Progress on agriculture in the UN climate talks: How COP21 can ensure a food-secure future]
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Progress on agriculture in the UN climate talks: How COP21 can ensure a food-secure future