This report presents the highlights of a scoping study conducted by the International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR) in Myanmar. The study was funded by CCAFS in support of a plan to test and develop climate-smart villages in Myanmar. In 2015, through the initiative of CCAFS and after ...
Barbon, Wilson J.
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Vidallo, Rene
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Gonsalves, Julian
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[The Promotion of Climate-Smart Villages to Support Community-Based Adaptation Programming in Myanmar]
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The Promotion of Climate-Smart Villages to Support Community-Based Adaptation Programming in Myanmar
Participatory research allows groups and individuals to reflect and decide on their societal issues together. Such research was employed in Tra Hat Climate-Smart Village (CSV) in Vietnam to see if specific climate-smart agriculture (CSA) techniques could be adopted in the village. In line with th...
Ngo Dang Phong
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Tran Nhat Lam Duyen
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Le Minh Duong
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Wassmann, Reiner
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Sander, Bjoern Ole
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[Participatory prioritization of climate-smart agriculture techniques: Case study of processes and outcomes from the Tra Hat Climate-Smart Village in Vietnam]
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Participatory prioritization of climate-smart agriculture techniques: Case study of processes and outcomes from the Tra Hat Climate-Smart Village in Vietnam
This study estimated the economic value of agricultural climate services for strengthening the resilience of smallholder farmers to climate variability and risks in Ethiopia. Using a choice experiment approach, the study introduced a hypothetical package of improved climate services to 600 random...
Abonesh Tesfaye Tulu
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Hansen, James
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Kassie, Girma T.
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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Solomon, Dawit
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[Estimating the economic value of climate services for strengthening resilience of smallholder farmers to climate risks in Ethiopia: A choice experiment approach]
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Estimating the economic value of climate services for strengthening resilience of smallholder farmers to climate risks in Ethiopia: A choice experiment approach
The working paper aims to identify recommendations for gender-aware monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of rural climate services, highlighting system design and indicator development. Drawing from the literature from rural development sectors, the paper first identifies key lessons learned on gender...
Gumucio, Tatiana
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Huyer, Sophia
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Hansen, James
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Simelton, Elisabeth
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Schwager, Saroja
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[Inclusion of gender equality in monitoring and evaluation of climate services]
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Inclusion of gender equality in monitoring and evaluation of climate services
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) Climate Risk Management Flagship aims to enable the transition towards more climate-smart agricultural systems and climate-resilient rural livelihoods in high-risk environments. It does this in part by supporting ...
Brown, Douglas R.
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[Review of climate screening approaches and tools for agricultural investment: Areas for action and opportunities to add value]
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Review of climate screening approaches and tools for agricultural investment: Areas for action and opportunities to add value
Ehui, Simeon K.
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Benin, S.E.
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Williams, T.
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Meijer, S.
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[Food security in sub-Saharan Africa to 2020]
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Food security in sub-Saharan Africa to 2020
A pre-Pest Smart (baseline) and post-Pest Smart intervention study was carried out 15 months after the baseline study was conducted to assess the influence of the Pest Smart activities on farmers’ practices, attitudes and beliefs on pest management in Tra Hat village, Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam. ...
Sivapragasam, Annamalai
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Le Minh Duong
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Van Chien, Ho
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Khing Su Li
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[Pest Smart interventions and their influence on farmer pest management practices in Tra Hat village, Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam]
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Pest Smart interventions and their influence on farmer pest management practices in Tra Hat village, Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam
In 2018, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in Southeast Asia (CCAFS SEA) catalysed a collaborative radio-based distance learning project with the Philippine Department of Agriculture Regional Office 2 (DA- RFO2), Philippine Federation of Rural Broadcaster...
Rex Navarro
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Rogelio Matalang
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Hector Tabbun
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Leocadio Sebastian
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[Reaching the Unreached: School-on-the-air on Climate-Smart Agriculture (SOA-CSA) in Cagayan Valley]
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Reaching the Unreached: School-on-the-air on Climate-Smart Agriculture (SOA-CSA) in Cagayan Valley
To guide climate adaptation policies and investments, the majority of least developed
countries (LDCs) have developed National Adaptation Programmes of Action (NAPAs).
Agricultural biodiversity is an important, but often overlooked, element in climate adaptation;
new crop varieties, cropping and ...
Bedmar Villanueva, A.
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Halewood, Michael
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López Noriega, Isabel
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[Agricultural biodiversity in climate change adaptation planning: An analysis of the National Adaptation Programmes of Action]
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Agricultural biodiversity in climate change adaptation planning: An analysis of the National Adaptation Programmes of Action
Approximately 30% of total global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are from the agriculture, forestry, and other land use (AFOLU) sectors. There is increasing interest in identifying sources and sinks of GHG emissions due to the rising negative impacts of climate change. This has resulted in the cr...
MacSween, Kirsten
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Feliciano, Diana
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[Co-benefits of mitigation options in the CCAFS- Mitigation Options Tool (CCAFS-MOT)]
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Co-benefits of mitigation options in the CCAFS- Mitigation Options Tool (CCAFS-MOT)