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Science–policy interfaces are critical in shaping agricultural and environmental governance. However, connecting science with policy has always been a challenge for both scientists and policymakers. In Ghana, Mali and Senegal, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Sec...


Zougmoré, Robert B.Partey, Samuel T.Totin, EdmondOuédraogo, MathieuThornton, Philip K.Karbo, NaaminongSogoba, BougounaDieye, Bounama[Science-policy interactions for climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa]Science-policy interactions for climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa

The development of sustainable climate services is acknowledged as a key step in building climate-smart practices. Further, it has been noted that successful and sustainable climate services have structures of governance that are coherent and transparent for the stakeholders involved. To facilita...


Kruczkiewicz, AndrewSayeed, SyedHansen, JamesFurlow, JohnRose, AlisonDinh, Dannie[Review of Climate Services Governance Structures: Case Studies from Mali, Jamaica, and India]Review of Climate Services Governance Structures: Case Studies from Mali, Jamaica, and India

The document attempts to distil what is currently known about the likely impacts of climate change on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of CGIAR and its 15 Centres. It was designed as one background document for a review carried out by the High Level Panel of Experts...


Thornton, Philip K.[Impacts of climate change on the agricultural and aquatic systems and natural resources within the CGIAR’s mandate]Impacts of climate change on the agricultural and aquatic systems and natural resources within the CGIAR’s mandate

This report summarizes a new contextual and gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation framework (M&E) to assess the added value of climate information and advisory services for smallholder farming communities across the developing world. The proposed M&E is based on three primary goals for cond...


Tall, ArameDavis, AliciaAgrawal, Sweta[Does climate information matter? A proposed monitoring and evaluation framework for participatory assessment of the impact of climate services for male and female farmers]Does climate information matter? A proposed monitoring and evaluation framework for participatory assessment of the impact of climate services for male and female farmers

This report reviews key ICTs for Development (ICT4D) Programs, Innovations and Information Exchange Platforms which are experimented within South Asia to explore the use and scale-ability of these innovative approaches to other parts of Africa and the developing world. Learning from the pionee...


Davis, AliciaTall, ArameDileepkumar, Guntuku[Reaching the last mile: best practices in leveraging the power of ICTs to communicate climate services to farmers at scale]Reaching the last mile: best practices in leveraging the power of ICTs to communicate climate services to farmers at scale

The climate of South Asia defies easy generalization, comprising a wide range of conditions across a large geographical scale and varied topography. India, for instance, hosts 6 major climatic sub-types, ranging from desert in the west, to alpine tundra and glaciers in the north, to humid tropica...


Ramakrishna, YS[Current status of agrometeorological services in South Asia, with special emphasis on the Indo-Gangetic Plains]Current status of agrometeorological services in South Asia, with special emphasis on the Indo-Gangetic Plains

This technical paper details findings and outcomes from the workshop hosted by the Climate Change Unit of Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Kenya, along with the FAO, ICRAF and CCAFS. The process engaged stakeholders from research, practice and policy and to interactively share ...


Chesterman, SabrinaNeely, Constance[Evidence and policy implications of climate-smart agriculture in Kenya]Evidence and policy implications of climate-smart agriculture in Kenya

Food security in Nepal is highly sensitive to climate risks. Recent climate-related events, such as the floods of 2008 and the winter drought of 2008/2009, have highlighted the potential impacts of climate on food production, access to markets and income from agricultural activities. However, the...


Krishnamurthy, PKHobbs, CMatthiasen, AHollema, SRChoularton, R.J.Pahari, KKawabata, M[Climate risk and food security in Nepal—analysis of climate impacts on food security and livelihoods]Climate risk and food security in Nepal—analysis of climate impacts on food security and livelihoods

Assessments of agricultural productivity and food security require process-based crop models to provide predictions of yields and diagnose past variations in the context of anthropogenic and climate factors. These models need detailed meteorological data as input, including precipitation, tempera...


Sheffield JChaney N[Developing high-quality meteorological data for East and West Africa from merged sources]Developing high-quality meteorological data for East and West Africa from merged sources
Autor: Purdon, M

Central to this working paper is the notion that the concepts and methods of comparative politics can shine light on political factors important for catalysing positive change on the governance climate change adaptation and food security in the developing world. I first introduce comparative poli...


Purdon, M[The Comparative Turn in Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security Governance Research]The Comparative Turn in Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security Governance Research

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