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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, ArameKristjanson, Patricia M.Chaudhury, M.McKune, SarahZougmoré, Robert B.[Who gets the information? Gender, power and equity considerations in the design of climate services for farmers]Who gets the information? Gender, power and equity considerations in the design of climate services for farmers

Using a 9-country dataset from sub-Saharan Africa, and integrating quantitative household-level analyses with qualitative work, the paper shows that gender relations affect agricultural practices and adaptation. The women farmers in our sample control less land than men, the land they control is ...


Pérez, CarlosJones, E.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Cramer, LauraThornton, Philip K.Förch, WiebkeBarahona, C.[How resilient are farming households, communities, men and women to a changing climate in Africa?]How resilient are farming households, communities, men and women to a changing climate in Africa?

Havemann T[Financing mitigation in smallholder agricultural systems: Issues and opportunities]Financing mitigation in smallholder agricultural systems: Issues and opportunities

Olander, LReed DMalin, DaniellaHaugen-Kozyra K[C-AGG, T-AGG, M-AGG: A model for building collaborative actions and common understanding on agricultural GHG mitigation]C-AGG, T-AGG, M-AGG: A model for building collaborative actions and common understanding on agricultural GHG mitigation

Given the projected increase in the demand for animal-source foods in developing countries, trends in livestock GHG emissions and other environmental impacts, there is an urgent need to change livestock production. Despite its significant role in global GHG emissions, the livestock sector also ha...


Dijk, S. vanTennigkeit, TimmWilkes, Andreas[Climate-smart livestock sector development: the state of play in NAMA development]Climate-smart livestock sector development: the state of play in NAMA development

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, BlaneEnsor, JonathanGarside, BenWoodend, JohnNaess, Lars OttoCarlile, Liz[Social learning in practice: A review of lessons, impacts and tools for climate change]Social learning in practice: A review of lessons, impacts and tools for climate change

Rainfall in the Northern India-Nepal-Bangladesh region is crucial for farmers, water managers and others in the region. Most precipitation falls predominantly during the south Asian summer monsoon season. The phase of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) affects the monsoon as well as winter rainf...


Robertson AWBell, M.Cousin, RemiCurtis ALi S[Online tools for assessing the climatology and predictability of rainfall and temperature in the Indo-Gangetic plains based on observed datasets and seasonal forecast models]Online tools for assessing the climatology and predictability of rainfall and temperature in the Indo-Gangetic plains based on observed datasets and seasonal forecast models

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.Cappiello SVermeulen, Sonja J.Campbell, Bruce M.Zougmoré, Robert B.Kinyangi, James[Large-scale implementation of adaptation and mitigation actions in agriculture]Large-scale implementation of adaptation and mitigation actions in agriculture

This report presents 4 scenarios for the future of food security, agriculture, livelihoods and environments in East Africa. These scenarios were developed by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with a wide range of regional stakeholders. Th...


Vervoort, Joost M.Palazzo, AmandaMason-D'Croz, DanielEricksen, Polly J.Thornton, Philip K.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Förch, WiebkeHerrero, Mario T.Havlík, PetrJost, ChristineRowlands, H.[The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Eastern Africa: four socio-economic scenarios]The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Eastern Africa: four socio-economic scenarios

National governments across East Africa are in the process of formulating and implementing adaptation and mitigation strategies to assist farmers cope with climate change. These include formulating actions, frameworks and programs to address climate change and embedding these within the long-term...


Nyasimi, MaryRadeny, Maren A.O.Kinyangi, James[Climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives for agriculture in East Africa]Climate change adaptation and mitigation initiatives for agriculture in East Africa

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