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Drills are an important element of disaster management, helping to increase preparedness and reduce the risk of real‐time failure. Yet, they are not applied systematically to slow‐onset disasters such as a drought, which causes damage that is not instantly apparent and thus does not solicit immed...


Muller, A.Mora, V.Rojas, E.Díaz, J.Fuentes, OGrion, E.Gayaan, A.Etten, Jacob van[Emergency drills for agricultural drought response: A case study in Guatemala]Emergency drills for agricultural drought response: A case study in Guatemala

Production of livestock and dairy products in Sub-Saharan Africa struggles to keep pace with growing demand. The potential exists to close this gap in a climate-friendly way through the introduction of improved forage varieties of the Brachiaria genus. We assess the potential economic impact of t...


Schiek, BenGonzález, Carlos EduardoMwendia, Solomon W.Prager, Steven D.[Got forages? Understanding potential returns on investment in Brachiaria spp. for dairy producers in Eastern Africa = Comprender los retornos potenciales de la inversión en Brachiaria ssp. para los productores de leche en el Este de África]Got forages? Understanding potential returns on investment in Brachiaria spp. for dairy producers in Eastern Africa = Comprender los retornos potenciales de la inversión en Brachiaria ssp. para los productores de leche en el Este de África

Borrell, J.S.Biswas, M.K.Goodwin, M.Blomme, GuySchwarzacher, T.Heslop-Harrison, J.S.Wendawek, A.M.Berhanu, A.Kallow, S.Janssens, S.Molla, E.L.Davis, A.P.Woldeyes, F.Willis, K.Demissew, S.Wilkin, P.[Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple]Enset in Ethiopia: a poorly characterized but resilient starch staple

Gender integration across national policy processes is critical to ensure effective implementation of climate change adaptation interventions in agriculture. This is especially so for countries like Nepal, where climate vulnerability and women participation in agriculture is high, accompanied by ...


Paudyal, Bimala RaiChanana, NityaKhatri-Chhetri, ArunSherpa, LakpaKadariya, IshwariAggarwal, Pramod K.[Gender Integration in Climate Change and Agricultural Policies: The Case of Nepal]Gender Integration in Climate Change and Agricultural Policies: The Case of Nepal

Using biophysical and social analysis methods, this paper evaluated agricultural practices under changing climate in the Koshi Basin and assessed adaptation options. Agricultural trend analysis showed that in the recent three to four decades, the total cultivated area had declined in all parts of...


Bastakoti, Ram C.Bharati, LunaBhattarai, U.Wahid, Shahriar M.[Agriculture under changing climate conditions and adaptation options in the Koshi Basin]Agriculture under changing climate conditions and adaptation options in the Koshi Basin

Despite the considerable progress made in the last decade towards building governance systems for climate change adaptation in Africa, implementation still limits positive responses. This study applies an iterative process of field assessments and literature reviews across multiple governance lev...


Ampaire, Edidah L.Jassogne, Laurence T.P.Providence, H.Acosta, M.Twyman, JenniferWinowiecki, Leigh A.Asten, Piet J.A. van[Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: a case study on policy action gaps in Uganda]Institutional challenges to climate change adaptation: a case study on policy action gaps in Uganda

Research on climate change policies can contribute to policy development by building an understanding of the barriers faced in policy processes, and by providing knowledge needed throughout policy cycles. This paper explores the thematic coverage of research on climate change policies related to ...


Locatelli, BrunoAldunce, PaulinaFallot, AbigailLe Coq, Jean FrançoisSabourin, EricTapasco, Jeimar[Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps]Research on Climate Change Policies and Rural Development in Latin America: Scope and Gaps

The increasing frequency of climatic risks, such as flood, drought, heat and cold waves, is causing significant loss of farm productivity and income in agriculturally dependent communities. Timely availability of reliable information on weather conditions, agro-advisories, and market information ...


Gangopadhyay, Prasun K.Khatri-Chhetri, ArunShirsath, Paresh BAggarwal, Pramod K.[Spatial targeting of ICT-based weather and agro-advisory services for climate risk management in agriculture]Spatial targeting of ICT-based weather and agro-advisory services for climate risk management in agriculture
Mengistu, D.K.Kiros, A.Mohammed, J.Tsehaye, Y.Fadda, Carlo[Exploitation of diversity within farmers' durum wheat varieties enhanced the chance of selecting productive, stable and adaptable new varieties to the local climatic conditions]Exploitation of diversity within farmers' durum wheat varieties enhanced the chance of selecting productive, stable and adaptable new varieties to the local climatic conditions

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