Bihar’s agricultural production is regularly affected by droughts and floods. The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) showcased climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices to high-level governm...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
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[Scaling up of Climate-Smart Villages across the 38 districts of Bihar]
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Scaling up of Climate-Smart Villages across the 38 districts of Bihar
To highlight the presence of agriculture in the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) ahead of the Conference of the Parties (COP) in Paris in December 2015, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and several partners systematically revi...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Analysis of Paris Agreement pledges informs UNFCCC negotiations]
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Analysis of Paris Agreement pledges informs UNFCCC negotiations
Climate change demands new approaches to agriculture: farmers’ practices will need to change to adapt to and mitigate the effects of changing conditions. Addressing gender inequality is key to ensuring this outcome. Agriculture is a fundamental part of women’s livelihoods globally, most markedly ...
Huyer, Sophia
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Twyman, Jennifer
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Koningstein, Manon
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Vermeulen, Sonja J.
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Hill, Catherine
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[Climate change, policy change: Five policy lessons to support women farmers in a changing climate]
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Climate change, policy change: Five policy lessons to support women farmers in a changing climate
The case study focuses on CCAFS CSVs in Nyando, Kenya and the approaches the initiative has taken to reach women -- through SMS and the kinds of technologies they have adopted, e.g. drip irrigation).
Global Gender and Climate Alliance
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[From Concept to Action: Stories of Gender and Climate Change]
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From Concept to Action: Stories of Gender and Climate Change
In the past, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MoAL) of Costa Rica worked with paper-based data, which hindered their response to emergencies. To increase adequate emergency responses to extreme climate events, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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Bioversity International
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[Supporting the adoption of a digital emergency response system in Costa Rica]
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Supporting the adoption of a digital emergency response system in Costa Rica
Niger’s population is highly dependent on agriculture but faces constant risks aggravated by climate change. The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) West Africa Program set up the Kampa Zarma Climate-Smart Village (CSV) in Niger to test climate-smart ag...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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World Agroforestry Centre
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[The World Bank scales up insights from Climate-Smart Villages in Niger]
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The World Bank scales up insights from Climate-Smart Villages in Niger
Agriculture represents a large part of Kenya’s gross domestic product (GDP). The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) developed a national climate-smart agriculture (CSA) profile for the World ...
International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Country level climate risk profiles guide USD 250 million investment in Kenya]
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Country level climate risk profiles guide USD 250 million investment in Kenya
Under the partnership initiated in 2015 between the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the Permanent Secretariat for Coordination of Agricultural Sector Policies (SP-CPSA), in collaboration with other CGIAR research programs and centers, an analysi...
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Rutting, Lucas
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Sidibe, Amadou
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Ouédraogo, Joachim
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Zida, Mathurin
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Rabdo, Abdoulaye
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Balinga, Michael
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Vervoort, Joost M.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Palé, Rémy
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Ouédraogo, Moumini
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Pouya, Clarisse
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Sondo, Marie Denis
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[Formulation of a Robust National Rural Sector Program in Burkina Faso: What new themes have emerged from the socio-economic and climate scenarios process?]
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Formulation of a Robust National Rural Sector Program in Burkina Faso: What new themes have emerged from the socio-economic and climate scenarios process?
Providing climate information services to the most vulnerable communities remains a challenge. To overcome this challenge, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) together with the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), set up Local Techn...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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[330,000 farmers in Honduras and Colombia use tailored seasonal forecasts]
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330,000 farmers in Honduras and Colombia use tailored seasonal forecasts
This synthesis paper provides a summary of main findings on climate resilient seed systems and access and benefit sharing of case studies from Uganda, Rwanda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. This study analyses what is actually happening at the national and subnational levels in terms of climate change, its...
Halewood, Michael
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Otieno, G.
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Nkhoma, C.
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Kasasa, P.
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Mulumba, J.W.
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Gapusi, J.
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Jonge, B. de
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[Access and benefit sharing policies for climate resilient seed systems: matching global commitments with national realities.]
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Access and benefit sharing policies for climate resilient seed systems: matching global commitments with national realities.