This study was coordinated by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) to identify areas that are food insecure and vulnerable to the impacts of future climate change, across the priority regions for the CGIAR centres. The research was undertaken by a te...
Ericksen, Polly J.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Cramer, Laura
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Jones, Peter G.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Mapping hotspots of climate change and food insecurity in the global tropics]
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Mapping hotspots of climate change and food insecurity in the global tropics
This paper describes the start of a data sharing process to develop a consolidated community cropland map, which was initiated through a recent workshop on characterizing and validating global agricultural land cover. Participants from different organizations around the world were asked to contri...
See, Linda
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Fritz, Steffen
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Justice, Chris
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Becker-Reshef, Inbal
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Leo O
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Herrero, Mario T.
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You, Liangzhi
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[Building a consolidated community global cropland map]
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Building a consolidated community global cropland map
Global pressures on food security such as climate change, rising food prices and rising populations demand collaborative action from actors governing food systems across all levels and scales. This paper describes concerted efforts in East Africa, West Africa and South Asia to build capacity for ...
Vervoort, Joost M.
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Ingram, J.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Chaudhury, M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[Multi-actor scenarios to build capacity for food systems governance at the sub-continental level]
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Multi-actor scenarios to build capacity for food systems governance at the sub-continental level
Information about the global structure of agriculture and nutrient production and its diversity is essential to improve present understanding of national food production patterns, agricultural livelihoods, and food chains, and their linkages to land use and their associated ecosystems services. H...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Power, B.
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Bogard, Jessica R.
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Remans, R.
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Fritz, S.
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Gerber, James S
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Nelson, Gerald C.
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See, L.
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Waha, K.
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Watson, R.A.
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West, Paul C.
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Samberg, L.H.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Stephenson, E.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Havlík, Petr
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[Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human use: a transdisciplinary analysis]
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Farming and the geography of nutrient production for human use: a transdisciplinary analysis
Estimates of global greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions attributable to livestock range from 8 to 51%. This variability creates confusion among policy makers and the public as it suggests that there is a lack of consensus among scientists with regard to the contribution of livestock to global GHG em...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Gerber, Pierre J.
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Vellinga, T.
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Garnett, Tara
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Leip, A.
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Opio, C.
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Westhoek, H.J.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Olesen, J.E.
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Hutchings, N.
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Montgomery, H.
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Soussana, J.F.
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Steinfeld, H.
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McAllister, T.A.
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[Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions: The importance of getting the numbers right]
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Livestock and greenhouse gas emissions: The importance of getting the numbers right
Climate-induced livelihood transitions in the agricultural systems of Africa are increasingly likely. There is limited evidence on what such transitions might look like. We carried out fieldwork in 12 sites in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to understand changes in farming systems in the recent past,...
Rufino, Mariana C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley
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Mutie, Ianetta
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Jones, Peter G.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Transitions in agro-pastoralist systems of East Africa: Impacts on food security and poverty]
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Transitions in agro-pastoralist systems of East Africa: Impacts on food security and poverty
Food security is high on the global policy agenda. Demand for food is increasing as populations grow and gain wealth to purchase more varied and resource-intensive diets. There is increased competition for land, water, energy, and other inputs into food production. Climate change poses challenges...
Garnett, Tara
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Appleby, M.C.
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Balmford, A.
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Bateman, I.J.
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Benton, T.G.
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Bloomer, P.
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Burlingame, B.
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Dawkins, M.
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Dolan, L.
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Fraser, D.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Hoffmann, I.
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Smith, Pete
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Toulmin, C.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Godfray, H. Charles J.
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[Sustainable intensification in agriculture: premises and policies]
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Sustainable intensification in agriculture: premises and policies
We developed a global dataset of downscaled future projections developed by applying a statistical method for climate model downscaling and bias correction. To develop the dataset, we applied the delta method, which comprises the sum of interpolated anomalies of each GCM to the WorldClim 1-km spa...
Navarro-Racines, Carlos E.
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Tarapues Montenegro, Jaime Eduardo
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Jarvis, Andy
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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[CCAFS-CMIP5 Delta Method Downscaling for monthly averages and bioclimatic indices of four RCPs]
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CCAFS-CMIP5 Delta Method Downscaling for monthly averages and bioclimatic indices of four RCPs
Climate change impacts on agriculture have become evident, and threaten the achievement of global food security. On the other hand, the agricultural sector itself is a cause of climate change, and if actions are not taken, the sector might impede the achievement of global climate goals. Science-p...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Totin, Edmond
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Solomon, Dawit
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Shirsath, Paresh
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Pede, Valerien
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López Noriega, Isabel
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Läderach, Peter
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Körner, Jana
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Hegger, Dries
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Friis, Anette Engelund
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Driessen, Peter P.J.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement]
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Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
If climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is meaningfully to address the development challenges posed by climate change, effective approaches will be needed to scale up research findings. Here, eleven case studies are used to exemplify scaling-up strategies based on (1) value chains and private sector i...
Westermann, Olaf
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Förch, Wiebke
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Körner, Jana
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Cramer, Laura
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture]
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Scaling up agricultural interventions: Case studies of climate-smart agriculture