Key messages
◼ About one-third of countries in Latin America express an intent to use agroforestry to meet national climate commitments.
◼ Despite this interest, technical and institutional barriers often prevent agroforestry from being represented and counted in United Nations Framework Conventi...
Suber, Marta
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Wilkes, Andreas
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Jallo, Courtney
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Namoi, Nictor
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Bulusu, Medha
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Rosenstock, Todd S.
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[Making Trees Count in Latin America and the Caribbean: Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of agroforestry in the UNFCCC]
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Making Trees Count in Latin America and the Caribbean: Measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of agroforestry in the UNFCCC
An info note published by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security (CCAFS) documented a study about the use of farmer-specific climate services. According to the study, climate services such as weather forecasts and agro-advisories contribute greatly in farming...
Thoai Quang Trinh
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Simelton, Elisabeth
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Tam Thi Le
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[Farmer demand for climate services: Survey results from Ha Tinh province, Vietnam]
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Farmer demand for climate services: Survey results from Ha Tinh province, Vietnam
The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness. It aims to achieve food security and broader development goals under a changing climate and increasing food demand.
CSA initiatives sustainably incre...
The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects an ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness. It aims to achieve food security and broader development goals under a changing climate and increasing food demand.
CSA initiatives sustainably incre...
Argote, Karolina
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Jarvis, Andy
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Nowak, Andreea
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Lizarazo, Miguel
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Imbach, Pablo
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Halliday, Andrew
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Zavariz-Romero, Beatriz
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Prasodjo, Rauf
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Baca, María
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Cervantes De Blois, Chelsea
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Zamora, Juan Carlos
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Louman, Bastian
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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Edmeades, Svetlana
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Bucher, Ana
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[Agricultura Climáticamente Inteligente en Colombia]
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[Climate-Smart Agriculture in Colombia]
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Colombia
This Benin country CSA profile provides a snapshot of a developing baseline created to initiate discussion, both within countries and globally, about entry points for investing in CSA at scale.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
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[Climate-Smart Agriculture in Benin]
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Benin
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration on agricultural land decreases the costs of climate change mitigation while promoting increased food security. SOC has the potential to sequester up to 3.5 GtCO2eq/yr by 2050 in a scenario consistent with 1.5 ºC warming. In total, the SOC sequestration pote...
Frank, Stefan
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Havlík, Petr
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Soussana, Jean-Francois
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Wollenberg, Eva K.
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Obersteiner, Michael
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[The potential of soil organic carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation and food security]
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The potential of soil organic carbon sequestration for climate change mitigation and food security
The agriculture sector is the backbone of Ethiopia’s economy and livelihoods. Yet, heavy reliance on rain-fed systems has made the sector particularly vulnerable to variability in rainfall and temperature. Climate change may decrease national gross domestic product (GDP) by 8–10% by 2050, but ada...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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United States Agency for International Development
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[Climate-Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia]
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Climate-Smart Agriculture in Ethiopia
The brief summarizes the results of a literature review on equity, empowerment and gender relations for climate-smart agriculture programming. The review found out that a wider and more equitable gender sensitivity is now seen amongst policy makers and local government, with a corresponding enhan...
Villavicencio, Francia
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Rosimo, Magnolia
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Vidallo, Rene
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Oro, Emilita
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Gonsalves, Julian
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[Equity, empowerment and gender relations: A literature review of special relevance for climate-smart agriculture programming]
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Equity, empowerment and gender relations: A literature review of special relevance for climate-smart agriculture programming
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): a strategic partnership contributes to poverty alleviation and food security]
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD): a strategic partnership contributes to poverty alleviation and food security
Using socio-economic scenarios in policy formulation allows for an anticipatory approach to governance processes and the formulation of policies/plans that take into account future uncertainty To fully benefit from the dividends of scenario planning in the Ugandan context, there is need to build ...
Rutting, Lucas
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Tumuhereze, Martin
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Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Muchunguzi, Perez
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Acosta, Mariola
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Okiror, John Francis
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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[Scenario-guided policy planning in Uganda]
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Scenario-guided policy planning in Uganda