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
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
The challenges facing agriculture in the coming decades are daunting. Recent research suggests that the impacts of climate change on agriculture and food systems may be wider-ranging than previously understood. Can feasible pathways to a food secure and sustainable future be identified? The scale...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Cramer, Laura
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Agriculture in a changing climate: Keeping our cool in the face of the hothouse]
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Agriculture in a changing climate: Keeping our cool in the face of the hothouse
Incremental adaptation may be inadequate to deal with rapid shifts and tipping points for food production under climate change. The concepts of transformative and transformational adaptation have emerged in recent years to address the need for major, non-marginal transitions in sectors, such as a...
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Howden, S. Mark
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Cramer, Laura
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Transformation in Practice: A Review of Empirical Cases of Transformational Adaptation in Agriculture Under Climate Change]
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Transformation in Practice: A Review of Empirical Cases of Transformational Adaptation in Agriculture Under Climate Change
This Gender Strategy is intended to strengthen CCAFS’ development impact through the
integration of gender issues into research in keeping with commitments in the CGIAR Strategy and Results Framework to ensure that rural women benefit from its contribution to poverty reduction, enhanced environme...
Ashby, Jacqueline A.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[CCAFS Gender Strategy]
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CCAFS Gender Strategy
Projections of climate change are available at coarse scales (70–400 km). But agricultural and species models typically require finer scale climate data to model climate change impacts. Here, we present a global database of future climates developed by applying the delta method –a method for clim...
Navarro-Racines, Carlos Eduardo
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Tarapues, Jaime
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Jarvis, Andy
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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[High-resolution and bias-corrected CMIP5 projections for climate change impact assessments]
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High-resolution and bias-corrected CMIP5 projections for climate change impact assessments
A review of farm household models to analyse food security in a changing climate (van Wijk et al., 2014) suggested that although there are many examples of models, they are often weak in the areas of decision theory and risk analysis. Currently, there are few tools that can comprehensively evalua...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Parsons, David
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[Prioritising climate-smart agricultural interventions at different scales]
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Prioritising climate-smart agricultural interventions at different scales