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The livestock sector is responsible for 14% of all human-induced greenhouse gas emissions, making it a key sector for mitigation action. Within the dairy sector specifically, better feed production and feeding practises can bring strong mitigation and livelihood benefits, while providing increase...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Scaling up climate-smart dairy practices in Kenya through Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions]Scaling up climate-smart dairy practices in Kenya through Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions

CCAFS Scientists at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture(CIAT), the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) are developing two “Practical Guides” (PGs) on Climate-­‐ Sm...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Informing CSA implementation at national, regional, and continental scales]Informing CSA implementation at national, regional, and continental scales
Autor: Georgis K

Climate change research must be nationally relevant for research outputs to be used broadly. This is why CIMMYT-CCAFS conducted its research in close collaboration with the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) and other stakeholders in Ethiopia. The climate research outputs generat...


Georgis K[Planning national adaptation responses to climate change]Planning national adaptation responses to climate change

CCAFS researchers made important contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), which was published in 2014. In this way, CCAFS helped decision makers worldwide to prioritize and design agricultural sector interventions aimed at mitigating a...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Reaching the world’s policy makers through IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report]Reaching the world’s policy makers through IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report

The Himalayan region is highly sensitive to climate change due to the high variation in altitudes. Increased temperatures are likely to change cloud cover and rainfall patterns, melt ice caps and glaciers, and reduce snowfall. This puts rivers, tributaries, catchments, and watersheds at the risk ...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[A watershed approach to building climate resilience in Nepal’s mountain eco-regions]A watershed approach to building climate resilience in Nepal’s mountain eco-regions

Although the high Andes are the place of origin of the potato, the growing conditions are harsh and prone to frost, drought and hailstorms. This, coupled with a general lack of support for remote communities, has resulted in high levels of malnutrition and childhood mortality amongst the area’s i...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes]Low-cost greenhouses improve food security in the Andes

Sanogo, DiaminatouDayamba, Sidzabda DjibrilOuédraogo, MathieuZougmoré, Robert B.Bayala, JulesNdiaye, OusmaneSall, MoussaDiop, MouhamadouCamara, Baba AnsoumanaNdour, YacineSangare, Sheick K.Ky-Dembele, CatherinePartey, Samuel T.Ouédraogo, Jean S.Jarvis, AndyCampbell, Bruce M.[Case study of Daga-Birame CSV for CCAFS ISP11/6.1.2 – Senegal][The Climate-Smart Village approach: what research and insights from current implementation in Daga-Birame CSV in Senegal?]The Climate-Smart Village approach: what research and insights from current implementation in Daga-Birame CSV in Senegal?

Climate Airwaves is a project for building capacity among community radio broadcasters to investigate the local impact of climate change. The vision behind the project was to build the confidence of broadcasters to do stories by developing their skills in doing action research with communities on...


Harvey, BlaneEnsor, JonathanCarlile, LizGarside, BenPatterson, ZacharyNaess, Lars Otto[Climate Airwaves]Climate Airwaves

Initiated in 2007, the Maarifa Centres (Maarifa is the Swahili word for knowledge) are a project that aims through multimedia tools, to facilitate the exchange of ideas, experiences, and knowledge among communities to enhance learning for improved socio-economic empowerment. The project involves ...


Harvey, BlaneEnsor, JonathanCarlile, LizGarside, BenPatterson, ZacharyNaess, Lars Otto[Maarifa Knowledge Centres]Maarifa Knowledge Centres

Index-based livestock insurance (IBLI) products represent a promising and exciting innovation that could allow the benefits of insurance to protect the climate-related risks that vulnerable rural smallholder farmers and livestock keepers face. An interactive "game" workshop to explain index based...


Harvey, BlaneEnsor, JonathanCarlile, LizGarside, BenPatterson, ZacharyNaess, Lars Otto[Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI)]Index Based Livestock Insurance (IBLI)

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