In March 2017, a training was provided in Rwanda as part of the Rwanda Climate Services for Agriculture project, a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded initiative that seeks to improve agricultural planning and food security management in the face of a variable and changing cl...
Corral, John del
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Rose, Alison
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[Training in development and use of Growing Season Onset and Downscaled Seasonal Forecast Maprooms, Kigali, Rwanda, March 2017]
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Training in development and use of Growing Season Onset and Downscaled Seasonal Forecast Maprooms, Kigali, Rwanda, March 2017
2011 was the first year of operation of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). CCAFS brings together the work of all 15 international Centres in the CGIAR, and is a joint programme between the CGIAR and the Earth System Science Partnership (ESSP). 201...
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
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[Annual Report 2011: Groundwork for success]
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Annual Report 2011: Groundwork for success
The agrarian economy of Uganda has been declining due to many factors including climate change. With the majority of Ugandans depending on agriculture and agricultural related activities for their livelihoods, this decline is threatening their survival as well as Uganda’s future economic developm...
This study aimed at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change
adaptation in Uganda. It combined literature review on existing natural resource management
policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key
informants across various policy im...
Ampaire, Edidah L.
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Happy, Providence
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Asten, Piet J.A. van
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Radeny, Maren A.O.
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[The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda]
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The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda
The West African country of Mali experienced devastating drought from the late 1960s to the mid 1980s, followed by partial rainfall recovery that remains below pre-1960s climatology. Here, we examine the historical and projected temperature and rainfall variability across the Malian Sahel in an ...
Birkel SD
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Mayewski PA
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[Analysis of Historical and Projected Future Climate of Mali, West African Sahel]
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Analysis of Historical and Projected Future Climate of Mali, West African Sahel
Programs and projects are implemented to produce results that are beneficial to sustainable societal wellbeing (both human and environmental). These results are used to demonstrate the project’s progress and performance and they are varied but their documentation is critical in order to demonstra...
Nyangaga J
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[How CIAT’s climate research informs and influences decision making in IFAD and the cocoa and coffee sector globally: An outcomes validation report]
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How CIAT’s climate research informs and influences decision making in IFAD and the cocoa and coffee sector globally: An outcomes validation report
El siguiente informe abordará los resultados del primer y segundo taller de Priorización de Inversiones en Agricultura Sostenible Adaptada al Clima realizados los días 7 de Agosto de 2014 y 18 de Junio de 2015 respectivamente, en Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala. A través de las secciones se presen...
Lizarazo, Miguel
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Corner-Dolloff, Caitlin
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Nowak, Andreea
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Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María
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Rojas, E
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Mejia, M
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Sain, G
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Martínez Barón, Deissy
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Andrieu, Nadine
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Howland, Fanny Cecile
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Bonilla Findji, Osana
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Jarvis, Andy
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[Informe final: Priorizando inversiones en agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima en Guatemala]
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Informe final: Priorizando inversiones en agricultura sostenible adaptada al clima en Guatemala
This report was constructed to assess the current perceptions and policies regarding climate change in Myanmar. It is comprised of a country report outlining current policies relating to climate change, as well as results from two stakeholder perception surveys conducted at the local and national...
McKinley J
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Adaro, C.
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Pede V
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Setiyono T
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Aung, N.M.
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Htwe NM
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Nyo MH
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Than SM
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Hom NH
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Swe KL
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Quicho E
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Sheinkman, Michael
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Wassmann, Reiner
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[The Current State of Climate Change Perceptions and Policies in Myanmar: 2014 Report]
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The Current State of Climate Change Perceptions and Policies in Myanmar: 2014 Report
The goals of the Climate and Clean Air (CCAC) Agriculture Initiative are to disseminate best practices for
minimizing emissions of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) from agriculture while also enhancing food
security and livelihoods and meeting cross-sectoral climate change objectives.
The ...
Sander, Bjoern Ole
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Joven, B.P.
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[Report on Phase 1 Planning Meeting of the Paddy Rice Production Component CCAC Agriculture Initiative]
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Report on Phase 1 Planning Meeting of the Paddy Rice Production Component CCAC Agriculture Initiative
In the absence of clear international policy signals and strong global agreements on climate change and sustainable agriculture, countries are moving forward to test sustainability strategies through innovative policies and financing programmes. This paper explores how three countries – Brazil, E...
Negra, Christine
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[Integrated National Policy Approaches to Climate-Smart Agriculture. Insights from Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand]
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Integrated National Policy Approaches to Climate-Smart Agriculture. Insights from Brazil, Ethiopia, and New Zealand