This paper identifies sixteen cases of large-scale actions in the agriculture and forestry sectors that have adaptation and/or mitigation outcomes, and distils lessons from the cases. The cases cover policy and strategy development (including where climate-smart objectives were not the initial ai...
Cooper, Peter J.M.
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Cappiello S
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Kinyangi, James
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[Large-scale implementation of adaptation and mitigation actions in agriculture]
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Large-scale implementation of adaptation and mitigation actions in agriculture
Climate change fundamentally shifts the agricultural development agenda. Changing temperature and precipitation, sea level rise, and the rising frequency of extreme climate events will significantly reduce global food production in this century unless action is taken. Major investments, private an...
New agricultural development pathways are required to meet climate change adaptation and mitigation needs in the food systems of low-income countries. A research and policy agenda is provided to indicate where innovation and new knowledge are needed. Adaptation requires identifying suitable crop ...
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Wassmann, Reiner
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Neufeldt, Henry
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Rosswall, T.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Hellin, J.
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Jarvis, Andy
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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Snook, L.K.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Kinyangi, James
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[Setting the agenda: Climate change adaptation and mitigation for food systems in the developing world]
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Setting the agenda: Climate change adaptation and mitigation for food systems in the developing world
Global warming will have far-reaching consequences for agriculture that will dispropotionately affect poor and marginalized groups who depend on agriculture for their livelihoods and have a lower capacity to adapt. Sustainable food security in a world of growing population and changing dieats is ...
Campbell, Bruce M.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Hansen, James
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Jarvis, Andy
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[How can we feed nine billion people while reducing GHG emissions?]
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How can we feed nine billion people while reducing GHG emissions?
The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted under the Paris Agreement propose a country’s contribution to global mitigation efforts and domestic adaptation initiatives. This paper provides a systematic analysis of NDCs submitted by South Asian nations, in order to assess how far thei...
Amjath-Babu, T.S.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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[Climate action for food security in South Asia? Analyzing the role of agriculture in nationally determined contributions to the Paris agreement]
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Climate action for food security in South Asia? Analyzing the role of agriculture in nationally determined contributions to the Paris agreement
Climate change creates widespread risks for food production. As climate impacts are often locally specific, it is imperative that large-scale initiatives to support smallholder farmers consider local priorities and integrate lessons from successful autonomous adaptation efforts. This article expl...
Wright, H.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Laganda, G.
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Olupot, M.
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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[Farmers, food and climate change: ensuring communitybased adaptation is mainstreamed into agricultural programmes]
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Farmers, food and climate change: ensuring communitybased adaptation is mainstreamed into agricultural programmes
Climate change creates widespread risks for food production. As climate impacts are often locally specific, it is imperative that large-scale initiatives to support smallholder farmers consider local priorities and integrate lessons from successful autonomous adaptation efforts. This article expl...
Wright, H
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Laganda, G
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Olupot, M
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Jat, Mangi Lal
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[Farmers, food and climate change: ensuring community-based adaptation is mainstreamed into agricultural programmes]
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Farmers, food and climate change: ensuring community-based adaptation is mainstreamed into agricultural programmes
The Paris Agreement opens the door for more adaptation and mitigation in the agriculture sector. Countries must take urgent action to reduce emissions from the agriculture sector in order to limit global warming below 2 degrees C. Funding and political will are needed to support developing countr...
Meadu, Vanessa
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Coche I
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Friis, Anette Engelund
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[The Paris Climate Agreement: what it means for food and farming]
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The Paris Climate Agreement: what it means for food and farming
Increasing weather risks threaten agricultural production systems and food security across the world. Maintaining agricultural growth while minimizing climate shocks is crucial to building a resilient food production system and meeting developmental goals in vulnerable countries. Experts have pro...
Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Jarvis, Andy
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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Kinyangi, James
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Recha, John W.M.
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Ramírez Villegas, Julián
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Huyer, Sophia
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Hansen, James
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Álvarez Toro, Patricia
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Aguilar-Ariza, Andrés
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Arango-Londoño, David
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Patiño-Bravo, Victor
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Rivera, Ovidio
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Yen, Bui Tan
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[The climate-smart village approach: framework of an integrative strategy for scaling up adaptation options in agriculture]
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The climate-smart village approach: framework of an integrative strategy for scaling up adaptation options in agriculture
Agriculture is considered to be “climate-smart” when it contributes to increasing food security, adaptation and mitigation in a sustainable way. This new concept now dominates current discussions in agricultural development because of its capacity to unite the agendas of the agriculture, developm...
Neufeldt, Henry
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Jahn, Molly M.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Beddington, J.R.
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DeClerck, Fabrice A.J.
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Pinto, Alex de
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Gulledge, J
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Hellin, J.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Jarvis, Andy
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LeZaks, D
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Meinke, H
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Scholes, M
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Scholes, Robert J.
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems]
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Beyond climate-smart agriculture: toward safe operating spaces for global food systems