SBSTA 45 in Marrakech represents a unique opportunity for Parties to decide on the future of agriculture within the UNFCCC. The process of discussions on issues related to agriculture initiated at COP17 in Durban 2011 culminates at COP22 in Marrakech 2016. The explicit reference to food security ...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Bacudo I
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Castro-Nuñez, Augusto
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Hedger, Merylyn
,
Huyer, Sophia
,
Iversen, P.
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Laure A
,
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
,
Martius, Christopher
,
Neufeldt, Henry
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Richards, Meryl
,
Wollenberg, L.
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[Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators]
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Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators
El cambio climático afectará todos los cuatro aspectos de la seguridad alimentaria: disponibilidad, acceso, estabilidad y aprovechamiento de los alimentos (Schmidhuber y Tubiello 2007). La disponibilidad de alimentos provenientes de cultivos, ganadería y pesca se verá afectada (Campbell et al. 20...
Dinesh, Dhanush
,
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
,
Bacudo I
,
Martínez Barón, Deissy
,
Castro-Nuñez, Augusto
,
Hedger, Merylyn
,
Huyer, Sophia
,
Iversen, P.
,
Laure A
,
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
,
Martius, Christopher
,
Neufeldt, Henry
,
Nyasimi, Mary
,
Richards, Meryl
,
Wollenberg, L.
,
[Options for agriculture at Marrakech climate talks: messages for SBSTA 45 agriculture negotiators]
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[Opciones para la agricultura en la conferencia sobre cambio climático en Marrakech: mensajes para los negociadores de agricultura del grupo de trabajo SBSTA 45]
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Opciones para la agricultura en la conferencia sobre cambio climático en Marrakech: mensajes para los negociadores de agricultura del grupo de trabajo SBSTA 45
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
,
[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
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.
,
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
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
,
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
Policies, institutions and services to help farmers develop new approaches to deal with climate change will need to produce results for women farmers as well as men. This brief provides five policy lessons to support this process, based
on evidence from research in low- and middle- income countri...
Huyer, Sophia
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Koningstein, Manon
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Ashby, Jacqueline A.
,
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
,
[Supporting women farmers in a changing climate: five policy lessons]
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Supporting women farmers in a changing climate: five policy lessons
Une recherche récente présentée lors d’une
conférence à Paris co-organisée par le programme
de recherche du CGIAR sur le changement climatique,
l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire (CCAFS),
le Conseil international des sciences sociales (CISS)
et Future Earth a produit cinq recommandations
po...
Huyer, Sophia
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
Koningstein, Manon
,
Ashby, Jacqueline A.
,
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
,
[Aider les femmes agricultrices à vivre le changement climatique: cinq recommandations politique]
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Aider les femmes agricultrices à vivre le changement climatique: cinq recommandations politique
Climate
change
demands
new
approaches
to
agriculture:
farmers’
practices
will
need
to
change
in
order
to
adapt
to
and
mitigate
changing
conditions.
This
is
also
a
gender
issue:
in
the
least
developed
countries
79%
of
economically
active
women
report
agriculture
as
their
primary
economic
activity
...
Huyer, Sophia
,
Twyman, Jennifer
,
Koningstein, Manon
,
Ashby, Jacqueline A.
,
Vermeulen, Sonja J.
,
[Draft for discussion. Supporting women farmers in a changing climate: five policy lessons]
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Draft for discussion. Supporting women farmers in a changing climate: five policy lessons
Food systems contribute 19% 29% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, releasing 9,800 16,900 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (MtCO2e) in 2008. Agricultural production, including indirect emissions associated with land-cover change, contributes 80% 86% of total food syste...