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Decision makers in developing countries need evidence of the impacts climate change is having and will continue to have on agriculture and food systems as well as knowledge on how to design better policies to deal with such impacts. Research for development scientists are generating this evidence...


Cramer, LauraThornton, Philip K.Dinesh, DhanushJat, Mangi LalKhatri-Chhetri, ArunLaderach, PeterMartínez Barón, DeissyOuédraogo, MathieuPartey, SamuelTotin, EdmondVasileiou, IoannisVeeger, Marieke[Lessons on bridging the science-policy divide for climate change action in developing countries]Lessons on bridging the science-policy divide for climate change action in developing countries

This is a guideline for a rapid evaluation of agro-climate information systems. The questionnaire serves to evaluate project impacts and specific aspects of the climate service in need of improvements before scaling and is designed to provide both quantitative and qualitative response data. The g...


Simelton, ElisabethLe, Tam Thi[Guide for impact assessment of agro-climate information services]Guide for impact assessment of agro-climate information services

With data collected from 750 farming households using survey questionnaire and 25 Focus Group Discussions (FGD), this report documents farmers’ perception of climate change and adaptation strategies in the Brong Ahafo and Upper West regions of Ghana. Results showed that DTM varieties are a via...


Abdoulaye, TahirouBamire, Simeon AdebayoAkinola, Adebayo A.Etwire, Prince M.[Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana]Smallholder farmers’ perceptions and strategies for adaptation to climate change in Brong Ahafo and Upper West Regions of Ghana

This report provides an overview of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting process for national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories with particular focus on the methodology used for estimating direct nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from mineral fertiliser. Example...


Stirling, Clare M.[Accounting for mitigation of N-fertiliser emissions at national and project scales]Accounting for mitigation of N-fertiliser emissions at national and project scales

The unpredictability of crop yields in climate vulnerable regions is damaging in many ways, negatively impacting food security as well as imports, exports, food prices, and people’s livelihoods. The CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox (CRAFT) is an open source, flexible crop-forecasti...


Gyawali, Dhiraj RajShirsath, Paresh BhaskarKanel, DamodarBurja, KurtArun, K.C.Aggarwal, Pramod K.Hansen, James W.Rose, Alison[Inseason crop yield forecasting for early warning planning of food security using CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox (CRAFT) in Nepal]Inseason crop yield forecasting for early warning planning of food security using CCAFS Regional Agricultural Forecasting Toolbox (CRAFT) in Nepal

The purpose of this paper is to analyze how the policy environment in Senegal influences pastoral climate change adaptation. The analysis of the link between policy environment and pastoral adaptation is based on a case study in the Ngnith municipality of the Senegal River delta and other localit...


Crane, Todd A.Meunier, Julien[Pastoral adaptation and policy environment: How discourses shape knowledge, policy and adaptation]Pastoral adaptation and policy environment: How discourses shape knowledge, policy and adaptation

Climate change is currently acknowledged as one of the pressing global threats to the environment and humanity. This threat has moved the global community to take action on adaptation and mitigation efforts to cushion its devastating effects. Cognizance has been taken of the disproportionate impa...


Aura, RuthNyasimi, MaryCramer, LauraThornton, Philip K.[Gender review of climate change legislative and policy frameworks and strategies in East Africa]Gender review of climate change legislative and policy frameworks and strategies in East Africa

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) has been promoted since 2011 to increase productivity, improve resilience to climate variability and change and reduce greenhouse gas emission, where feasible, in farming systems globally and especially in Sub-Saharan Africa. CSA is unique, by comparison, to some o...


Bell, PatrickNamoi, NictorLamanna, ChristineCorner-Dolloff, CaitlinGirvetz, Evan H.Thierfelder, ChristianRosenstock, Todd S.[A Practical Guide to Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in Africa]A Practical Guide to Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in Africa

Improving productivity of sheep and goats (i.e. small ruminants- SR) under smallholder farming systems faced with challenges of unfavourable climatic events has been identified as one means of enhancing livelihoods of communities living in these areas. Interventions are targeted through clusters ...


Ojango, Julie M.K.Audho, James O.Oyieng, Edwin P.Recha, John W.M.Muigai, Anne W.T.[Sustainable small ruminant breeding program for climate-smart villages in Kenya]Sustainable small ruminant breeding program for climate-smart villages in Kenya

Rice production is integral to agriculture and food security in Vietnam, but it also contributes greenhouse gas emissions. In 2010, paddy rice production emitted 44.61 million tons carbon dioxide equivalents (MtCO2e), 18% of total national GHG emissions. A variety of options to mitigate GHG emiss...


Tran, Van TheMai, Van TrinhNguyen, Thi Dieu TrinhLe, Hoang AnhRichards, MerylSebastian, Leocadio S.Wollenberg, Eva K.Vu, Duong QuynhSander, Bjoern Ole[An investment plan for low-emission rice production in the Mekong River Delta region in support of Vietnam's Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement]An investment plan for low-emission rice production in the Mekong River Delta region in support of Vietnam's Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement

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