The aim of this report is to provide a detailed review of documented social learning processes for climate change and natural resource management as described in peer-reviewed literature. Particular focus is on identifying (1) lessons and principles, (2) tools and approaches, (3) evaluation of so...
Harvey, Blane
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Ensor, Jonathan
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Garside, Ben
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Woodend, John
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Naess, Lars Otto
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Carlile, Liz
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[Social learning in practice: A review of lessons, impacts and tools for climate change]
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Social learning in practice: A review of lessons, impacts and tools for climate change
Kabarole Research Centre (KRC, an NGO) started a radio food security awareness raising campaign for farmer groups in Western Uganda. More than 144 radio drama series on the topic of food security were performed and aired on radio as an entertaining means of discussing the topic. Listener demand ...
Harvey, Blane
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Ensor, Jonathan
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Garside, Ben
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Woodend, John
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Naess, Lars Otto
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Carlile, Liz
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[Creative communications campaign fostering social learning loops]
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Creative communications campaign fostering social learning loops
Moroccan farmers are becoming more involved in managing supply chains, notably through local and regional cooperatives, particularly for milk. However, despite the state’s attempts to transfer responsibilities to associations of water users, it retains control of large-scale irrigation schemes. I...
Harvey, Blane
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Ensor, Jonathan
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Garside, Ben
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Woodend, John
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Naess, Lars Otto
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Carlile, Liz
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[Developing self-perpetuating social learning: moving from constructive intervention to more autonomous group learning for drip irrigation in Morocco]
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Developing self-perpetuating social learning: moving from constructive intervention to more autonomous group learning for drip irrigation in Morocco
Agronomist researchers in Italy with a traditional approach to research wanted to raise awareness of nitrate levels in eco-systems. A “nitrate emergency” was declared in the 1990’s where levels of nitrates in drinking water were above safe levels. The response was compulsory reduction of the use ...
Harvey, Blane
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Ensor, Jonathan
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Garside, Ben
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Woodend, John
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Naess, Lars Otto
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Carlile, Liz
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[Shifting from a top-down research approach to ecosystem wide social learning and governance in managing nitrate levels]
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Shifting from a top-down research approach to ecosystem wide social learning and governance in managing nitrate levels
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and
Food Security (CCAFS1) is challenging its own community of scientists and partners to understand the importance of co-created knowledge in finding solutions to local climate change issues. Local communities dealing with the daily reali...
Carlile, Liz
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Ballantyne, Peter G.
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Ensor, Jonathan
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Förch, Wiebke
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Garside, Ben
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Harvey, Blane
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Patterson, Zachary
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Woodend, John
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[Climate change and social learning (CCSL): supporting local decision making for climate change, agriculture and food security]
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Climate change and social learning (CCSL): supporting local decision making for climate change, agriculture and food security
CARE International launched the five-year Adaptation Learning Programme (ALP) for Africa in 2010, implemented in Ghana, Niger, Mozambique and Kenya, in partnership with local civil society and government institutions. The programme seeks to identify successful approaches to Community-Based Adapt...
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America (ELLA) was established as a programme in 2009 by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) as a way to synthesise research and policy lessons from Latin America and discuss them with a global audience – as part of a responsible exit strategy fr...
Harvey, Blane
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Ensor, Jonathan
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Garside, Ben
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Woodend, John
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Naess, Lars Otto
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Carlile, Liz
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[Evidence and Lessons from Latin America (ELLA)]
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Evidence and Lessons from Latin America (ELLA)