This Info Note summarizes the findings from the monitoring efforts of CSA practices conducted in 2018 in the Climate-Smart Villages of Guatemala and Honduras within the framework of the project “Generating evidence on gender-sensitive climate-smart agriculture to inform policy in Central America”...
Acosta, Mariola
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Eitzinger, Anton
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Arora, Diksha
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Martinez- Baron, Deissy
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Bejarano, Gustavo
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Suchini, Jose Gabriel
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[Examining gender differences in the access to and implementation of climate-smart agricultural practices in Central America]
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Examining gender differences in the access to and implementation of climate-smart agricultural practices in Central America
Climate change impacts are manifesting throughout the world and they are especially significant in developing countries, including Ghana, that are particularly vulnerable. The impacts of climate change are complex and uncertain in nature that the usual conventional planning often falls short to a...
Botchway, Vincent Ansah
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Sam, Kingsley Odum
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Karbo, Naaminong
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Essegbey, George Owusu
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Nutsukpo, Delali
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Agyemang, Kingsley
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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[Scenario-Guided Review of the Ghana Livestock Policy]
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Scenario-Guided Review of the Ghana Livestock Policy
This document highlights the key messages drawn from climate adaptation efforts and events done with Philippines’ Department of Agriculture-Regional Field Offices (DA-RFOs) across the country. This brief, developed for the Climate Change Consciousness Week, offers DA a synthesis of lessons from t...
Globally the picture on climate change and its effects on humanity appear quite disturbing as food systems and consumption patterns are sliding towards low against prediction values. In Ghana population expansion as a driver has quadrupled now and
calls for more food and fibre needs than ten deca...
Botchway, Vincent Ansah
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Sam, Kingsley Odum
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Karbo, Naaminong
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Essegbey, George Owusu
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Nutsukpo, Delali
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Agyemang, Kingsley
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Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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[Scaling up of CSA Platforms at the Subnational (District) Levels in Ghana: a Progressive Achievement of Theghana CCAFS Science-Policy Platform]
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Scaling up of CSA Platforms at the Subnational (District) Levels in Ghana: a Progressive Achievement of Theghana CCAFS Science-Policy Platform
Agricultural index-based insurances can increase smallholder farmers’ resilience in a changing climate. CCAFS science successfully informs different insurance schemes around the globe. However, scaling up insurance products for the most vulnerable population remains a challenge, beyond the need t...
Koerner, Jana
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Loboguerrero, Ana Maria
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[10 things to consider for scaling climate-smart agricultural index-based insurances]
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10 things to consider for scaling climate-smart agricultural index-based insurances
Los actuales y futuros cambios ambientales impactarán de manera diferenciada a los distintos grupos sociales en términos de, por ejemplo, los recursos naturales que disminuyen y emergen, los cambios en los patrones de migración, y las nuevas tensiones dentro del hogar relacionadas al trabajo domé...
Gumucio, Tatiana
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Tafur, Mariana
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Muriel, Juliana
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[Resumen de insumos y consideraciones clave para la Actualización de la Política Pública “Por la Dignidad de las Mujeres en el Cauca”.]
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Resumen de insumos y consideraciones clave para la Actualización de la Política Pública “Por la Dignidad de las Mujeres en el Cauca”.
Located in the Horn of Africa, Eritrea has a long coastline on the Red Sea. The country has varied topography, rainfall, and climate, with altitude ranging from 60 to more than 3,000 meters above sea level. Eritrea’s total population is about 5.27 million people, of whom 50–60 percent live in hig...
Ghebru B
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Araia, W.
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Ogbazghi W
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Gebreselassie M
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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[East African agriculture and climate change: Eritrea]
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East African agriculture and climate change: Eritrea
Agriculture is the main source of employment and income for southern Africa’s rural population. This crucial economic activity is endangered by climate change. This study, Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis, focuses on ways to foster agricultural development...
A mix of demographic, technological, climate and environmental changes make anticipating and planning the future a complex - but critical step - to increase our food supply while sustaining natural resources. Successful interventions which meet these twin objectives are a priority for governments...
Girvetz, Evan H.
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Osiemo, Jamleck
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Prager, Steven D.
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[Strategic foresight analysis for high impact interventions in agriculture and food security]
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Strategic foresight analysis for high impact interventions in agriculture and food security
Natural resource degradation and environmental damage are important concerns today. Through the influence of overgrazing, overstocking and feeding of crop residues, livestock have undoubtedly contributed to these processes. All too often, however, allegations about the detrimental impact of lives...
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Li Pun, H.H.
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Mares, V.
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Shapiro, Barry I.
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[The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection]
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The role of livestock in food security and environmental protection