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You get further with a partner when turning research into practice
A new program is to be launched which will bring research on climate change and adaptation into action. The aim is for the program to work with the local community and other partners to achieve solid...
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par Caroline Ouanre Ce sujet a fait l’objet d’une minutieuse attention de la part des délégués à cette deuxième journée de la 18e Conférence des Parties (COP-18 sur les changements climatiques...
View ArticleLa problématique du droit de l’environnement en Afrique
par Caroline OuanreLa thématique n’est pas nouvelle. Bien au contraire. Des experts africains sur la question rapprochent l’apparition des premières notions sur le sujet aux années 1968. Mieux, c’est...
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Equity and capacity building: key when scaling-up climate services
Research in India found that in areas where women were involved in the delivery of climate services, the more likely it would be that they also used the services more actively. Photo: F. Fiondella...
View Article"Future food security depends on women farmers"
by Cecilia SchubertRobert Carlson, President of World Farmers' Organisation (WFO) took part in the High-level discussion at Agriculture, Landscapes and Livelihoods Day (ALL5) held earlier this month...
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“With habitat loss and biodiversity decline, we have lost valuable climate...
A farmer from Senegal pointed out at a recent climate services workshop, that there is a real need for reliable climate information for smallholder farmers as their climate and natural habitat are...
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Improving communication first step to enhance climate change adaptation in...
CCAFS West Africa Regional program recently held a high-level meeting, discussing the future of West Africa and CCAFS' role in the region. Photo: M.Tall (CCAFS WA)by Abdoulaye Moussa, West AfricaWest...
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Step-by-step, strategies for low-emission cultivation are being explored
Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) is a method used in rice cultivation which could potentially reduce water demand and GHG emissions. However, exactly how to calculate the emission reduction still...
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Adapting on the ground: Are farmers' needs being met?
Getting as much information as possible from local adaptation activities and farmers' reality are crucial for successful adaptation. Photo: Scott Wallaceby Laura CramerWhen people think of baseline...
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Taking the lead: Partner organisation officially carbon neutral
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has officially become carbon neutral. Among many other activities, the centre has decided to offset emitted carbon by buying carbon credits in a REDD+ project in...
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National mitigation actions in agriculture put under microscope in new brief
A silvopastoral system, where grazing and forestry are combined, is one mitigation measure that could be used to adapt the agriculture sector to a changing climate while mitigating its emissions....
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How will your forest grow? Climate Analogues provides clues for pine...
Climate Analogues can be used to visualize the future of a pine plantation, and help us know how it should be managed in the present to ensure that tree performance is not affected by climate change....
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High-resolution satellites could improve crop yield forecasts
A newly released CCAFS-supported report has concluded that a farmer can obtain a much more accurate yield forecast if high-resolution satellite imagery is used. Photo: Photon Quantique (Flickr)by Wilco...
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Participatory videos in Nepal: Voicing women’s perceptions on climate change
Participatory videos have the potential to bridge the communication gap between non- or less literate individuals and policy-makers due to its non-written form. Photo: Pawan Kumar by Floriane...
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Equal access to climate information between men and women farmers? Study...
Women farmers need climate information to adapt; women’s voices are also crucial for developing adaptation approaches. However, women don't always get reached by the information, or are invited to...
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Farmers become citizen scientists: Testing wheat crops for climate change...
Woman farmer testing three wheat varieties as part of crowdsourcing component of Seeds4Needs project. Photo: J. van Etten (Bioversity Int.). by Jacob van Etten “So we pulled out the radishes!” We are...
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Blind vegetable farming: One calabash at a time
Dry season vegetable farming in Ghana. Photo: Yemi Ademiluyi by Yemi AdemiluyiI tagged along with Jessica Thorn when she went out into the field in search of dry season farms. Jessica, a researcher...
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Global hunger and undernutrition could be worsened by climate change
One billion suffer from hunger, most of them women and children. One in three children therefore grows up lacking the nutrients needed to fend off diseases and develop properly. Photo: Dylan Thomas /...
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East Africa reached by participatory action research activities
Researchers from our partner organisation CIAT recently ventured out into our research sites in East Africa and undertook participatory action research activities and workshops with farmers. Photo: A....
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Climate smart villages in India show early signs of great reform achievements
Initial feedback from farmers participating in the climate-smart village project in South Asia shows a positive response. Photo: V.Reddy (ViDocs) by PK Aggarwal, GD Bhatta, PK Joshi, SA Prathapar, ML...
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