ABSTRACT In future decades, Senegal will face challenges to ensure its food security and improve the […]
ABSTRACT With its territory of 1,030,700 km2, Mauritania has an Atlantic coast and is bordered by […]
ABSTRACT Mali’s economic performance improved markedly following the economic reforms of the 1980s and 1990s. Between […]
ABSTRACT The political instability of the last several years has severely impacted the agricultural sector. The […]
ABSTRACT Guinea has considerable assets to protect its population from food and nutritional insecurity and to […]
ABSTRACT The current resident population in Cape Verde is estimated at 556,000 inhabitants, mostly rural (64%) […]
ABSTRACT ENGLISH BELOW Suite aux Ateliers Régionaux 2019 et 2020, tenus avec les projets des pays […]
ABSTRACT Climate change-induced increases in temperature and humidity are predicted to impact East African food systems, […]
SUMMARY Anticipatory action (A-A) is attracting global attention with the number of pilot initiatives delivering support […]
ABSTRACT Land degradation (LD) in Mali is prevalent and leads to an enduring environmental and humanitarian […]
ABSTRACT In their Review “Measuring the success of climate change adaptation and mitigation in terrestrial ecosystems” […]
July 2017 | The final webinar in the FARMD + CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, […]
Droughts and floods during the past two seasons have slowed Malawi’s economic growth and made […]
Niger, owing to its climatic, institutional, livelihood, economic, and environmental context, is one of the most […]
Despite uneven performance, Senegal’s agricultural sector remains vital to the national economy. It accounts for roughly […]
This note examines agricultural risk in Mozambique and its impacts on crop production between 1992 and […]
Climate change is becoming a source of significant additional risks for agriculture and food systems. Climate […]
According to the most recent IPCC report, changes in climates over the last 30 years have […]
A scoping study to assess demand, opportunities, and potential for the use of interactive radio to […]
Nearly a quarter of damages wrought by natural disasters on the developing world are borne by […]
There is a growing consensus among development community that the risk insurance can provide an effective […]
Alongside expected climate changes, the LMB is undergoing significant socio-economic and physical changes affecting livestock production, […]
This report presents the results of the fisheries component of the USAID Mekong ARCC Climate Change […]
Growing conditions for agriculture are diverse in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB), from the mountainous areas […]
It is important to analyse the impacts of climate change on target production system. However, it […]
Le changement climatique a le potentiel d’exacerber les conflits, de provoquer des crises humanitaires, de déplacer […]
Agriculture is the backbone of the Ugandan economy. Most of it is rain-fed and relies on […]
Crop models are essential tools for assessing the threat of climate change to local and global […]
This paper presents the impacts of climate change for different choices of cultivars, nutrient treatments, and […]
ABSTRACT Climate change affects the mean and variability of weather conditions and the frequency of extreme […]
After two consecutive seasons of inadequate rainfall since 2010, the impacts of drought have dominated the […]
Termites (Order: Isoptera) constitute an integral component of various ecosystems in Africa. Termites are also amongst […]
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is predicted to experience considerable negative impacts of climate change. The IPCC Fourth […]
This brief two pager provides a background to the issue fo climate change and food security. […]
By 2050, the world’s population is likely to reach 9 billion. Most of these people are […]
A qualitative screening-level risk assessment was developed to evaluate relative levels of risk from climate change […]
Climate change will certainly affect agriculture, but agriculture can also be harnessed to mitigate greenhouse gas […]
The countries of the Caribbean community (CARICOM) have great cause for concern when it comes to […]
The aim of this report is to provide decision-makers with a systemic way of answering questions […]
This report seeks to elevate discussion of the interconnected dimensions of sustainable agriculture, food security and […]
This paper examines agriculture-climate change policy discussions in Ghana in the context of, on the one […]
This paper explores climate change – agriculture debates in Malawi in view of the increasing interest […]
The following suite of case studies were developed for an agriculture and climate change workshop supported […]
This paper focuses on weather information, and how information and communications technologies can be used to […]
Recent research paints an ominous picture of climate impacts on agriculture, in contrast to the relative […]
Human-induced climate change is resulting in less and more erratic rainfall, especially in regions where food […]
This briefing outlines the key research highlights to date on the impacts of climate change on […]
The central government of China has in recent years allocated special funding for activities collectively known […]
This presentation provides an overview of the work of the project “Adapting to Climate Change in […]
Climate change, population growth, increasing water demand, overexploitation of natural resources and environmental degradation have significantly […]
The 2000s were Africa’s “decade of growth.” Countries in Africa south of the Sahara reached milestones […]
To achieve food security for many in low-income and middle-income countries for whom this is already […]
Exposure to a high degree of climate risk is a characteristic feature of rainfed agriculture in […]
The unimpeded growth of greenhouse gas emissions is raising the earth’s temperature. The consequences include melting […]
The objective of this report is to catalyse thinking about the ways in which agriculture – […]
A basic integrated assessment model is presented in order to assess the likely impacts of greenhouse […]
This paper provides an analysis of the potential role of the agriculture sector in sequestering carbon, […]
African countries are preparing for and responding to the potential consequences of climate change by building […]
Human induced change of ecosystems over the past 50 years has resulted in an unprecedented and […]
Key messages: Smallholder farmers can contribute significantly to climate change mitigation but will need incentives to […]
The agriculture sectors¹ are facing the enormous challenge of feeding the world’s growing population in the […]
Climate change will influence yields while sea level rise can inundate producing lands. The research reported […]
Climate risks are not new to farmers of the lower Mekong. Important climate risks that are […]
Abiotic stresses observed in the village Kaudikol , district Cuttack, Orissa have been recorded for 8 […]
Countries spend large sums of money to eradicate and control animal and plant diseases and pests. […]
The Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) is a premier national institution bringing together research programmes in […]
This project investigated the impact of climate change on an important disease of potato, Late Blight, […]
The 2011 Global Food Policy Report is a new annual IFPRI publication that provides a comprehensive, […]
In October 2011, the CGIAR program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the […]
The impacts of global climate change on agriculture will vary over time and across locations, depending […]
No one understands better than farmers do how the weather, especially when it takes a turn […]
Climate change impacts food production systems, particularly in locations with large, vulnerable populations. Elevated greenhouse gases […]
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) is a science organization that provides impartial information on the […]
With the recent passing of the fiftieth anniversary of the first U.S. weather satellite, questions on how to […]
Aimed at supporting policy and decision-makers in the Member States of the region, adaptation and peacebuilding practitioners worldwide, […]
Climate change is a major threat to sustainable food security. Temperatures are rising, precipitation patterns are changing, and […]
Vulnerability analyses for Ethiopia suggest that environmental changes over the coming decades present a serious threat to […]
A model that integrates biophysical simulations in an economic model is used to analyze the impact […]
Climate has obvious direct effects on agricultural production. The reverse is more apparent than ever as […]
This paper proposes to discuss the current vulnerability of the southern African region to climate variability, […]
This paper is an attempt to remind us that the maxim “RICE IS LIFE” does not show […]
The Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change has reviewed the scientific evidence to identify a […]
The workshop organised by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) […]
This study investigates the impact of different soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies on the variance […]
Climate change has become a hotter topic than ever before, thanks to the new political leadership […]
Because of the dimension that the negative impact of climate change on global agricultural production has, […]
South Asia is home to nearly 22% of the world’s population, including 40% of the world’s […]
As the global population grows and incomes in poor countries rise, so too, will the demand […]
Climate change poses important challenges for agriculture and food security in Africa. It directly affects food […]
This is a conference presentation from a June 2010 event where climate change negotiators gathered in […]
Since last year, the project builds on the NAPA Follow-up project Phase I’s experience to achieve […]
The main issues discussed in this report include greater climate variability which could affect pests, diseases, […]
New thinking to recognize vulnerable farmers as critical partners in delivering solutions is needed to increase […]
The expert consultation meeting that this technical background paper details considered cross-sectoral linkages among climate change, […]
This is a factsheet for IFAD’s operations in climate change related to agriculture focused on adaptation. […]
This project attempted to comprehend ‘the agriculture as a system of relationship between human and nature’, […]
Climate variability poses a severe threat to subsistence farmers in southern Africa. Two different approaches have […]
Weather index insurance underwrites a weather risk, typically highly correlated with agricultural production losses, as a […]
This article outlines current perspectives on adaptation and discusses what a pro-poor view of adaptation might […]
This article concludes that with the true extent, magnitude and impact of climate change on agricultural […]
This report addresses the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR)’s activities in mainstreaming disaster […]
The South–South Cooperation Program is a new GFDRR initiative to facilitate collaboration among low- and middle-income […]
The objective of this pilot study is two-pronged. First, the study intends to propose a new […]
The Weather Risk Management Facility (WRMF) is a joint United Nations partnership established in 2008 between […]
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to establish […]
The Caribbean Risk Management Initiative (CRMI) was an umbrella programme launched in 2004 by the UNDP’s […]
This presentation is an overview of risk management in agriculture generally and is primarily comprised of […]
This issue of Climate and Society examines the use of index insurance to help reduce vulnerability […]
The paper is an initial attempt to consider the adaptation role of insurance and related risk […]
This presentation introduces the methodology developed for a pilot zone in Nicaragua and seeks to find […]
Climate change will affect all four dimensions of food security: food availability, food accessibility, food utilization […]
This Synthesis Paper contains a necessarily rapid appraisal of the implications of the Fourth Assessment Report […]
Systematic observation, adaptation programs, improved institutional frameworks for disaster risk management, and partnerships at all levels […]
Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change and the research underlying this report provides detailed estimates […]
Index insurance and probabilistic seasonal forecasts are becoming available in developing countries to help farmers manage […]
This Guide provides a set of tools to assess existing structures and capacities of national, district […]