In Africa, where most agriculture is rainfed, crop growth is limited by water availability. Rainfall variability during a growing season generally translates into variability in crop production. While the seasonality of rainfall in the drier rangelands can play a significant role in productivity,...
This document outlines how the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) should work on monitoring and evaluation, outlining a strategy for the work. The Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy is structured into three main sections: Goals and Objectives; Theoreti...
Research and action toward better food security, environmental health and rural livelihoods under climate change in the developing world must deal with interacting natural and human systems change processes across multiple dimensions (e.g. biophysical, economic, policy, temporal) and scales (e.g....
Thornton, Philip K.
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Förch, Wiebke
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Kok K
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Ingram J
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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[The role of regional scenarios in CCAFS cross-scale research, planning and action toward improved food security, environments and livelihoods]
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The role of regional scenarios in CCAFS cross-scale research, planning and action toward improved food security, environments and livelihoods
In 2012, CCAFS plans to add two additional target regions to its portfolio, in order to make the program truly global. This document outlines the process for the selection of the two new regions, presents some analysis, and provides recommendations to the ISP.
Thornton, Philip K.
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Förch, Wiebke
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[Additional CCAFS Target Regions: Recommendations to the ISP]
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Additional CCAFS Target Regions: Recommendations to the ISP
Climate change will have far-reaching impacts on crop, livestock and fisheries production, and will change the prevalence of crop pests. Many of these impacts are already measurable. Climate impact studies are dominated by those on crop yields despite the limitations of climate-crop modelling, wi...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Reducing risks to food security from climate change]
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Reducing risks to food security from climate change
Decision makers in developing countries need evidence of the impacts climate change is having and will continue to have on agriculture and food systems as well as knowledge on how to design better policies to deal with such impacts. Research for development scientists are generating this evidence...
Cramer, Laura
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Dinesh, Dhanush
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Laderach, Peter
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Partey, Samuel
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Totin, Edmond
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Vasileiou, Ioannis
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Veeger, Marieke
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[Lessons on bridging the science-policy divide for climate change action in developing countries]
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Lessons on bridging the science-policy divide for climate change action in developing countries
Do CCAFS’ climate data and tools contribute to development outcomes?
The production of International PublicGoods (IPGs) – such as high quality, easy to use climate data and tools – is part of CGIAR CCAFS’ delivery promise. With CCAFS’ transition to a results-based management approach there is an ...
Rassmann, Kornelia
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Schuetz, Tonya
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Cramer, Laura
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[Exploring and developing effective evaluative approaches for evidencing the contribution of CCAFS climate data and tools towards development outcomes]
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Exploring and developing effective evaluative approaches for evidencing the contribution of CCAFS climate data and tools towards development outcomes
Climate change is currently acknowledged as one of the pressing global threats to the
environment and humanity. This threat has moved the global community to take action on
adaptation and mitigation efforts to cushion its devastating effects. Cognizance has been taken
of the disproportionate impa...
Aura, Ruth
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Cramer, Laura
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Gender review of climate change legislative and policy frameworks and strategies in East Africa]
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Gender review of climate change legislative and policy frameworks and strategies in East Africa
Robinson, Timothy P.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Francesconi, Gian N.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Chiozza, F.
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Cecchi, G.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Epprecht, M.
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Fritz, Steffen
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You, Liangzhi
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Conchedda, G.
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See, Linda
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[Global livestock production systems]
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Global livestock production systems
Increasing use of regionally and globally oriented impacts studies, coordinated across international modelling groups, promises to bring about a new era in climate impacts research. Coordinated cycles of model improvement and projection are needed to make the most of this potential.
Challinor, Andrew J.
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Martre, Pierre
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Asseng, Senthold
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Ewert, Frank
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[Making the most of climate impacts ensembles]
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Making the most of climate impacts ensembles