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Case study for the report "Institutional innovations in African smallholder carbon projects" available at http://hdl.handle.net/10568/21222


Masiga, MosesMwima PKiguli, Lillian[Trees for global benefit program: Environmental Conservation Trust (ECOTRUST) of Uganda]Trees for global benefit program: Environmental Conservation Trust (ECOTRUST) of Uganda

Case study for the report "Institutional innovations in African smallholder carbon projects" available at http://hdl.handle.net/10568/21222


Shames, SethOnyango G[Sustaining Agriculture through Climate Change (SACC): CARE International]Sustaining Agriculture through Climate Change (SACC): CARE International

CIAT’s research showed that coffee production is highly sensitive to climate change and that by 2050 coffee growing areas will move approximately 300 meters up the altitudinal gradient and push farmers at lower altitudes out of coffee production, increase pressure on forests and natural resources...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[National adaptation policy adopted in Nicaragua and resulting investments in coffee and cocoa sector]National adaptation policy adopted in Nicaragua and resulting investments in coffee and cocoa sector

Scenarios are plausible stories about the different ways in which economic development might occur in the future and the role that agriculture may play, developed collectively based on information from participants with different, and sometimes opposing, experiences and views. CCAFS has promoted ...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Regional scenarios to guide policies, investments and institutional change]Regional scenarios to guide policies, investments and institutional change

Livestock production is responsible for 12% of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Managing sustainable intensification of livestock production systems could therefore soon become a key component of climate change mitigation efforts. Heifer International has been awarded additional fundin...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[East African Dairy Development program adopts Climate Smart Agriculture]East African Dairy Development program adopts Climate Smart Agriculture

Weather shocks can trap farmers and households in poverty. At the same time, the risk of such shocks occurring often discourage farmers from trying out innovations, such as new types of seed or different technologies, which could increase productivity and resilience. Conventional crop insurance r...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Improved rainfall thresholds for index insurance in India]Improved rainfall thresholds for index insurance in India

Working in partnership with national research institutions, IRRI has developed the Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) rice management practice. The practice reduces water use by up to 30% and methane emissions by 48% without impacting yield. With efficient nitrogen use and application of organic ...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Putting Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) on the map, globally and nationally]Putting Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) on the map, globally and nationally

With CCAFS support, vital seasonal rainfall forecasts are reaching around two million people across Senegal, helping smallholder farmers make better-informed decisions about agricultural management in a changing climate.


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Scaling up seasonal forecasts to over 2 million users in Senegal]Scaling up seasonal forecasts to over 2 million users in Senegal

India became the first nation in the world to adopt a comprehensive agroforestry plan when the President of India launched the National Agroforestry Policy (NAP) at the World Agroforestry Congress in February 2014, an event organized by ICRAF and partners. The policy recognises the potential of a...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[India’s new National Agroforestry Policy]India’s new National Agroforestry Policy

In sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, the limited availability of climate data and networks for sharing information can serve as a constraint to agricultural research and development. The lack of basic understanding of earth processes needed to detect flaws in climate models and decide how best t...


CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security[Beyond the climate science: CCAFS downscaled climate data applied by development agencies around the world]Beyond the climate science: CCAFS downscaled climate data applied by development agencies around the world

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