This learning brief is part of a series to capture the process, progress and lessons from CCAFS in its endeavor to plan, implement and deliver research outcomes. Since the last of these learning
notes was published1, the process for finalizing the impact pathways (IPs) was considerably simplified...
Schuetz, Tonya
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Förch, Wiebke
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Wollenberg, L.
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Hansen, James
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Jarvis, Andy
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Coffey, Kevin
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Sebastian, Leocadio S.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Kinyangi, James
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Sajise, A.
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Khatri-Chhetri, Arun
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Richards, Meryl
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Jost, Christine
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Jay, A.
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[Learning Brief: Lessons in Theory of Change from a Series of Regional Planning Workshops]
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Learning Brief: Lessons in Theory of Change from a Series of Regional Planning Workshops
Cette note d’information résume les principales conclusions de l’étude, faite dans le cadre de la plateforme nationale de dialogue science-politique sur le changement climatique, l’agriculture et la sécurité alimentaire, ou plateforme C-CASA créée en 2012, sur l’importance de ce dialogue chercheu...
Sogoba, Bougouna
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Ba, Allassane
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Samaké, Ouodiouma B.
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[Comment instaurer un dialogue efficace entre chercheurs et décideurs sur l’adaptation au changement climatique au Mali]
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Comment instaurer un dialogue efficace entre chercheurs et décideurs sur l’adaptation au changement climatique au Mali
Understanding the level of adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies and practices and its drivers is needed to spur large-scale uptake of CSA in West Africa. This paper used the Average Treatment Effect framework to derive consistent parametric estimators of the potential adoption...
Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Houessionon, Prosper
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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[Uptake of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies and Practices: Actual and Potential Adoption Rates in the Climate-Smart Village Site of Mali]
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Uptake of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies and Practices: Actual and Potential Adoption Rates in the Climate-Smart Village Site of Mali
Central to understanding the usefulness of climate and weather forecasts in support of agricultural decision-making is addressing the issue of who receives what information. Many contend that improved climate forecasts since the late 1990s have had limited impact on smallholder farming communitie...
Tall, Arame
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Chaudhury, M.
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McKune, Sarah
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[Who gets the information? Gender, power and equity considerations in the design of climate services for farmers]
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Who gets the information? Gender, power and equity considerations in the design of climate services for farmers
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
This working paper examines the development of regional socioeconomic scenarios for West Africa’s development, agriculture, food security and climate impacts. We present four globally consistent regional scenarios framed and outlined by regional experts who crafted narratives and determined key d...
Palazzo, Amanda
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Rutting, Lucas
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Havlík, Petr
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Jalloh, Abdulai
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Aubee, Ernst
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Helfgott, Ariella E.S.
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Mason-D'Croz, Daniel
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Islam, Shahnila
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Segda, Zénabou
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Moussa, Abdoulaye S.
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Bayala, Jules
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Kadi Kadi, Hame A.
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Valin, Hugo
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[The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Western Africa: Four socio-economic scenarios]
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The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Western Africa: Four socio-economic scenarios
Agriculture remains vital to the economy of most African countries and its development
has significant implications for food security and poverty reduction in the region. Increase
in agricultural production over the past decades has mainly been due to land area expansion,
with very little change ...
Williams, Timothy O.
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Mul, Marloes L.
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Cofie, Olufunke O.
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Kinyangi, James
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Wamukoya, George
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Nyasimi, Mary
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Mapfumo, Paul
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Speranza, Chinwe Ifejika
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Amwata, D.
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Frid-Nielsen, Snorre
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context]
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Climate Smart Agriculture in the African Context
This Info Note explores major barriers for effective climate change policy implementation in Ghana, Mali and Senegal with a particular focus on agriculture and food systems. It aims to provide insights to researchers, policy makers and development practitioners working on climate change issues an...
Totin, Edmond
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Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Homann-Kee Tui, Sabine
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Tabo, Ramadjita
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Schubert, Cecilia
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[Barriers to effective climate change policy development and implementation in West Africa]
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Barriers to effective climate change policy development and implementation in West Africa
The policy document – National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020) – provides the implementation framework for an effective development of climate-smart agriculture in the ground. It formulates specific strategies that will contribute developing climate-re...
Owuso Essegbey, George
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Nutsukpo, D.K.
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Karbo N
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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[National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020)]
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National Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Security Action Plan of Ghana (2016-2020)