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There is rising interest among research and development practitioners to arrive at impact driven solutions in the field of gender and climate change adaptation. Climate change adaptation interventions can be better targeted by being linked with type of climatic risks experienced by women farmers,...


Chanana, NityaAggarwal, Pramod K.[Woman in agriculture, and climate risks: hotspots for development]Woman in agriculture, and climate risks: hotspots for development

A multi-level analysis has examined how policy processes within agriculture, forestry, natural resource- and land management in Uganda support or undermine climate change adaptive responses and policy implementation with a particular focus on the Nwoya and Rakai districts. This Info Note summariz...


Okolo, WendyTwyman, JenniferAmpaire, Edidah L.Acosta, M.[Barriers to successful climate change policy implementation in Uganda]Barriers to successful climate change policy implementation in Uganda

This chapter tackles fundamental issues of research methodology and philosophy of science regarding adaptation policy. Importantly, the authorsdistinguish between research methods and the epistemological and ontological assumptions that underwrite research methodology. First, in terms of methods,...


Purdon, MarkThornton, Philip K.[Research methodology for adaptation policy analysis: embracing the eclectic messy centre]Research methodology for adaptation policy analysis: embracing the eclectic messy centre

El Corredor Seco en Centroamérica ha sido afectado por la recurrencia de graves sequías en los últimos dos años, que afectan especialmente la producción de maíz y frijol, amenazando la seguridad alimentaria y nutricional de aproximadamente 2.5 millones de personas en la región. Más del 50% de la ...


Nowak, AndreeaLizarazo, MiguelCorner-Dolloff, CaitlinRojas, EdwinMejía, Mario[Priorizando portafolios de inversión en Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima (ASAC) en Guatemala]Priorizando portafolios de inversión en Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima (ASAC) en Guatemala

This infonote summarizes initial findings of a project entitled “Impact of communicating seasonal climate forecasts to cowpea and sesame farmers in Yatenga region, North Burkina Faso’” undertaken during the 2014 main agricultural season by scientists from the CCAFS West Africa programme and the I...


Ouédraogo, MathieuZougmoré, Robert B.Barry SSomé, LéopoldGrégoire B[The value and benefits of using seasonal climate forecasts in agriculture: evidence from cowpea and sesame sectors in climate-smart villages of Burkina Faso]The value and benefits of using seasonal climate forecasts in agriculture: evidence from cowpea and sesame sectors in climate-smart villages of Burkina Faso

Participatory and deliberative approaches were used in order to draw out and evaluate pathways of adaptation in maize farming in the Kenyan districts of Makueni (in Central Province) and Nandi/Nyando (in Western Province), whilst allowing participants to reflect on and share their own perceptions...


Whitfield, StephenKristjanson, Patricia M.[Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors]Envisaging change in maize farming: the push and pull factors

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from agriculture now exceed emissions from land use, land use change and forestry, including deforestation, and are growing at a rate of about 1% per year (Tubiellio et al. 2015). The main livestock emission sources – enteric fermentation, manure management and manu...


Wilkes, Andreas[Measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: current practices and opportunities for improvement]Measurement, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock: current practices and opportunities for improvement

Agriculture is essential to the economies of East African countries. Climate change, with its effects on temperature and precipitation, threatens this important economic activity. How to foster agricultural development and food security in East Africa as the effects of climate change become more ...


Waithaka, MichaelNelson, Gerald C.Thomas, Timothy S.Kyotalimye, Miriam[East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.]East African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Issue Brief.

The first decade of the 21st century has seen several harbingers of a troubled future for global food security. The food price spike of 2008, with its consequent food riots and resulting political changes in several countries, awoke the world’s leaders to the re-emergence of this threat to human ...


Nelson, Gerald C.Rosegrant, Mark W.Palazzo, AmandaGray IIngersoll CRobertson, Richard D.Tokgoz SZhu, T.Sulser TBRingler, ClaudiaMsangi SYou, Liangzhi[Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: Scenarios, results, policy options]Food security, farming, and climate change to 2050: Scenarios, results, policy options

This blog book tells the story of CCAFS research theme ‘Linking Knowledge with Action’; its approach and lessons learned throughout the years, especially 2014, while illustrating its many achievements through blogs and photos.


Kristjanson, Patricia M.Jost, ChristineVervoort, Joost M.Ferdous, N.Schubert, Cecilia[Moving from Knowledge to Action: Blogging research and outcome highlights]Moving from Knowledge to Action: Blogging research and outcome highlights

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