The climate change research community’s shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) are a set of alternative global development scenarios focused on mitigation of and adaptation to climate change. To use these scenarios as a global context that is relevant for policy guidance at regional and national le...
Palazzo, Amanda
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
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Rutting, Lucas
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Havlík, Petr
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Islam, Shahnila
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Bayala, Jules
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Valin, Hugo
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Kadi Kadi, Hame A.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Linking regional stakeholder scenarios and shared socioeconomic pathways: Quantified West African food and climate futures in a global context]
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Linking regional stakeholder scenarios and shared socioeconomic pathways: Quantified West African food and climate futures in a global context
Klapwijk, C.J.
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Wijk, Mark T. van
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Giller, Ken E.
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[Analysis of tradeoffs in agricultural systems: current status and way forward]
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Analysis of tradeoffs in agricultural systems: current status and way forward
The authors discuss the main climate change impacts on pastoralist societies,
including those on rangelands, livestock and other natural resources, and their
extended repercussions on food security, incomes and vulnerability. The impacts of
climate change on the rangelands of the globe and on the...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Addison, Jane
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Bedelian, Claire
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Carabine, Elizabeth
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Havlík, Petr
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Henderson, Benjamin B.
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Le changement climatique et le pastoralisme : effets, conséquences et adaptation, Cambio climático y pastoreo: efectos directos, repercusiones y adaptación]
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[Climate change and pastoralism: impacts, consequences and adaptation]
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Climate change and pastoralism: impacts, consequences and adaptation
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
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
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