Climate change impacts on agriculture have become evident, and threaten the achievement of global food security. On the other hand, the agricultural sector itself is a cause of climate change, and if actions are not taken, the sector might impede the achievement of global climate goals. Science-p...
Dinesh, Dhanush
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Totin, Edmond
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Solomon, Dawit
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Shirsath, Paresh
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Pede, Valerien
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López Noriega, Isabel
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Läderach, Peter
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Körner, Jana
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Hegger, Dries
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Girvetz, Evan H.
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Friis, Anette Engelund
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Driessen, Peter P.J.
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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[Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement]
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Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
This booklet presents some of the emerging stories of success of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices that are positively changing the lives of smallholder farmers across East Africa. They were selected from a portfolio of climate-smart agriculture interventions and have potential...
Recha, John W.M.
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Kimeli, Philip
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Atakos, Vivian
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Mungai, Catherine
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[Stories of Success: Climate-Smart Villages in East Africa]
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Stories of Success: Climate-Smart Villages in East Africa
The production of tropical agricultural commodities, such as cocoa (Theobroma cacao) and coffee (Coffea spp.), the countries and communities engaged in it, and the industries dependent on these commodities, are vulnerable to climate change. This is especially so where a large percentage of the gl...
Schroth, Götz
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Läderach, Peter
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Martínez Valle, Armando Isaac
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Bunn, Christian
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[From site-level to regional adaptation planning for tropical commodities: cocoa in West Africa]
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From site-level to regional adaptation planning for tropical commodities: cocoa in West Africa
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) is an approach to help agricultural systems worldwide, concurrently addressing three challenge areas: increased adaptation to climate change, mitigation of climate change, and ensuring global food security – through innovative policies, practices, and financing. It...
Presentation by Lini Wollenberg on behalf of Meryl Richards, both from CCAFS and the University of Vermont Gund Institute for Environment International conference on agricultural emissions and food security: Connecting research to policy and practice
10-13 September 2018 Berlin, Germany
Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Richards, Meryl
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[National contributions to climate change mitigation from agriculture: allocating a global target]
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National contributions to climate change mitigation from agriculture: allocating a global target
Human activities and their relation with land, through agriculture and forestry, are significantly impacting Earth system functioning. Specifically, agriculture has increasingly become a key sector for adaptation and mitigation initiatives that address climate change and help ensure food security...
Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Campbell, Bruce M.
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Cooper, Peter J.M.
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Hansen, James
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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[Food and Earth Systems: Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Agriculture and Food Systems]
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Food and Earth Systems: Priorities for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation for Agriculture and Food Systems
Participatory Video is a methodology premised on particular attitudes and behaviors that value
collective and consensual decision-making and equalized power relations, seeking local solutions to
local problems, through coming together, reflecting, communicating, and taking positive action.
The PV...
Koningstein, Manon
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Azadegan, Shadi
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[Local perspectives on climate change, Participatory Video in Somotillo, Nicaragua]
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Local perspectives on climate change, Participatory Video in Somotillo, Nicaragua
International discussions on climate change increasingly recognize the importance of agriculture in adaptation and mitigation efforts. Adaptation has been generally prioritized in the most vulnerable countries, where a failure to adapt can constitute a threat to food security. However, synergies ...
Richards, Meryl
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Arslan, Aslihan
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Cavatassi, Romina
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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[Climate change mitigation potential of agricultural practices supported by IFAD investments An ex ante analysis]
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Climate change mitigation potential of agricultural practices supported by IFAD investments An ex ante analysis