There is limited documentation of soil and water management technologies that enhance adaptation to climate change in drylands of Kenya. Rainfall patterns were analyzed in the semi-arid Machakos and Makueni counties of eastern Kenya using historical data. A total of forty...
Recha, John W.M.
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Mati, Bancy M.
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Kimeli, Philip
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Kinyangi, James
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[Changing rainfall patterns and farmers ’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi- arid eastern Kenya]
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Changing rainfall patterns and farmers ’ adaptation through soil water management practices in semi- arid eastern Kenya
Rapidly changing climatic conditions in East Africa are increasing sources of vulnerability for rural agricultural communities. Current agricultural practices and institutional coping mechanisms are unable to cope with these changes, and calls for adaptation in agricultural systems. The CGIAR Res...
Kimeli, Philip
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[Strengthening Farmer Adaptive Capacity Through Farms of the Future Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya]
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Strengthening Farmer Adaptive Capacity Through Farms of the Future Approach in Nyando, Western Kenya
Women face barriers that significantly constrain their production and entangle them in a low productivity trap. These barriers encompass societal norms, the gender division of labour (GDOL), resource constraints (access to and use of land), no or low use of inputs (egdrought-adapted seeds), and ...
Nyasimi, Mary
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Huyer, Sophia
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[Closing the gender gap in agriculture under climate change]
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Closing the gender gap in agriculture under climate change
Several African countries are proactively putting in place policies and strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture at national and local levels. In order for policy makers to develop and implement successful climate change policies and programs, they require reliable a...
Mungai, Catherine
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Atakos, Vivian
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[Integrating climate change in agriculture and food security policies and strategies: Experiences and lessons from East Africa]
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Integrating climate change in agriculture and food security policies and strategies: Experiences and lessons from East Africa
SBSTA 45 in Marrakech represents a unique opportunity for Parties to decide on the future of agriculture within the UNFCCC. The process of discussions on issues related to agriculture initiated at COP17 in Durban 2011 culminates at COP22 in Marrakech 2016. The explicit reference to food security ...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Bacudo I
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Castro-Nuñez, Augusto
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Hedger, Merylyn
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Huyer, Sophia
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Iversen, P.
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Laure A
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Martius, Christopher
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Richards, Meryl
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Wollenberg, L.
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[Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators]
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Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators
El cambio climático afectará todos los cuatro aspectos de la seguridad alimentaria: disponibilidad, acceso, estabilidad y aprovechamiento de los alimentos (Schmidhuber y Tubiello 2007). La disponibilidad de alimentos provenientes de cultivos, ganadería y pesca se verá afectada (Campbell et al. 20...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Bacudo I
,
Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Castro-Nuñez, Augusto
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Hedger, Merylyn
,
Huyer, Sophia
,
Iversen, P.
,
Laure A
,
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
,
Martius, Christopher
,
Neufeldt, Henry
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Nyasimi, Mary
,
Richards, Meryl
,
Wollenberg, L.
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[Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators]
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[Opciones para la agricultura en la conferencia sobre cambio climático en Marrakech: mensajes para los negociadores de agricultura del grupo de trabajo SBSTA 45]
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Opciones para la agricultura en la conferencia sobre cambio climático en Marrakech: mensajes para los negociadores de agricultura del grupo de trabajo SBSTA 45
This study conducted in western Kenya demonstrates how a gendered intersectionality lens can be used to explore how and the extent to which farming communities are coping with climate change. Results from a quantitative survey undertaken with 51 farmers and from 4 focused group discussions held w...
Mungai, Catherine
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Opondo, Maggie
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Outa, George
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Nelson, Valerie
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Kimeli, Philip
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[Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture Through a Gendered Intersectionality Lens: Experiences from Western Kenya]
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Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture Through a Gendered Intersectionality Lens: Experiences from Western Kenya
The purpose of this report is to examine the interconnectedness between climate change and food and nutrition security in Latin America and to offer a suite of methods for measuring how they affect one another. This first part of the report offers a brief overview of food and nutrition security i...
Cramer, Laura
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Huyer, Sophia
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Lavado, Angela
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Etten, Jacob van
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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[Métodos propuestos para evaluar el impacto potencial del cambio climático sobre la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional en Centroamérica y la República Dominicana]
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[Methods Proposed to Evaluate the Potential Impact of Climate Change on Food and Nutrition Security in Central America and the Dominican Republic]
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Methods Proposed to Evaluate the Potential Impact of Climate Change on Food and Nutrition Security in Central America and the Dominican Republic
En Afrique, l’agriculture doit connaître une profonde
transformation pour relever les nombreux défis que
représentent le changement climatique, l’insécurité
alimentaire, la malnutrition, la pauvreté et les dégradations
environnementales. Les études de cas décrites ne sont que
quelques-unes des pr...
Nyasimi, Mary
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Amwata, D.
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Hove, L.
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Kinyangi, James
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Wamukoya, George
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[L’agriculture intelligente face au climat: Quel impact pour l’Afrique ?]
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L’agriculture intelligente face au climat: Quel impact pour l’Afrique ?
The gender perspective of climate information use is not well studied although
necessary for developing gender-responsive climate information services (CIS). This study
determined how CIS use by men and women farmers may be influenced by their perceptions
about climate change (CC), farm activitie...
Partey, Samuel T.
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Dakorah, Angela D.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Nikoi, Gordon K
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Huyer, Sophia
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[Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana]
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Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana