PDF, Fact Sheet, 702 KB, 2 pps
ID: 007
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Adaptation Partnership: USAID Supports
Climate Change Adaptation through Knowledge Exchange, Collaboration and
Implementation
November 2013
CCRD Program(s): Adaptation
Partnership, Climate Resilient Infrastructure Services (CRIS), Climate Services,
High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), Small Grants
Description: This fact sheet
presents information on USAID’s Adaptation Partnership, a global coalition
founded in 2010 to share information and lessons learned about climate change
adaptation. USAID supported 10 regional capacity-building Adaptation
Partnership workshops in Africa, Asia, and Latin America on climate change
vulnerability and adaptation issues related to food security, climate services,
urban climate resilience, coastal and marine protected areas, and high-mountain
glacial regions. Outcomes of the workshops included: (1) communities of
practice (CoP) to facilitate communication and collaboration on climate
services, glacial retreat, and climate resilient agriculture, (2) scientific
research and technical analyses to learn more about climate change issues,
including glacial lake formation and the economic value of climate services;
and (3) small-grant programs with $25,000 to $550,000 awards.
Related Topics: Glacial events, Afghanistan/Pakistan,
Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, coastal, water
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PDF, Technical Report, 5.4 MB, 178 pps
ID: 025
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Assessing Mali's Direction Nacionale De
La Meteorologie Agrometeorological Advisory Program: Preliminary Report on the
Climate Science and Farmer Use of Advisories
May 2014
CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate Services
Description: This report, the first of two,
presents an assessment of Mali's “Direction Nationale de la Météorologie”
agrometeorological advisory program, called Meteo Mali. Mali initially
established Meteo Mali, which provides advisories for communities, households,
and individuals, as an emergency measure to address food insecurity; Mali
reported that its program led to yield increases of 20 to 60%, depending on the
part of the country in which the information was used. This report assesses the
advisories’ forecasts, science, and use at the community, household, and
individual level in southern Mali; provides recommendations to enhance Meteo
Mali's program; identifies future research needs; suggests that future climate
services build in post-hoc monitoring and evaluation documentation, from the
outset, to facilitate learning, evaluation, and evidence-based program
adjustment; and defines criteria that can inform the programming, design, and
implementation of climate services for farmers in the Global South.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation
changes, temperature changes, Africa, agriculture
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PDF, Case Study, 5.3 MB, 72 pps
ID: 016
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An Assessment of Water Security, Development, and Climate Change in Iloilo, Philippines, and the Tigum-Aganan Watershed
February 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework
Description: This report details a water security and climate risk
assessment that USAID performed in Iloilo, Philippines, and the surrounding
Tigum-Aganan Watershed. In Iloilo, climate impacts such as floods, intense
storms, droughts, and changes in temperatures and precipitation will interact
with existing water security stressors to adversely affect the population. The
report provides a case study demonstrating how to incorporate USAID’s
Climate-resilient Development Framework into water sector planning for
infrastructure projects, monitoring programs, and governance decisions. The
report also covers assessment methods; ways to translate an assessment into
adaptation options; and how to evaluate options according to criteria, such as
effectiveness, feasibility, and cost.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, adaptive technology, disaster response, innovative governance, protection, adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise, temperature changes, Asia, agriculture, coastal, infrastructure, tourism, water
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PDF, Technical Report, 2.3 MB, 43pps
ID: 049, B2 | The Caribbean Agrometeorological Initiative (CAMI): An Evaluation of Climate Services
March 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description:
This report presents an evaluation of the Caribbean Agrometeorological
Initiative (CAMI). For the last three years, CAMI has brought together
the meteorological and agricultural agencies of 10 Caribbean nations to
deliver climate services to farmers. Services have included developing
new agro-meteorological information, creating an effective means to
share this information with farmers, and convincing farmers across the
10 countries to change farming activities to enable increased
agricultural productivity. Although the ultimate goal of CAMI is to
raise agricultural productivity, this evaluation focuses on intermediate
measures of success related predominantly to capacity building.
However, the evaluation is limited because three years is too short a
time for CAMI partner countries to have begun delivering climate
services to farmers. This report concludes with recommendations for
near-term actions to enhance the progress accomplished by CAMI to date.
Related Topics:
Adaptive practice/behavior, extreme weather events, precipitation
changes, temperature changes, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture
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PDF, Workshop Summary, 516 KB, 12 pps
ID: 021
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Climate Change Adaptation and Peacebuilding: Developing conflict-sensitivity guidelines for adaptation policy in Africa
October 2013
CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate-resilient Development Framework, National Adaptation Planning and Implementation
Description: This workshop summary details the proceedings of an
October 2013 workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, which convened international
experts for a community of practice to explore issues concerning climate
adaptation, conflict, and development. Workshop activities included a site
visit to a rural village, Sululta, Ethiopia, as well as a variety of
presentations on: Africa’s climate
vulnerability; relevant projects, guidelines, and tools; assessing if and how
national adaptation plans address conflict; and factors influencing compound
risks associated with climate change and conflict, such as family planning,
population age and growth, and urbanization. The report finishes with a list of
specific conclusions and recommendations.
Related Topics: Innovative governance, adaptation research, Africa, agriculture,
infrastructure, water
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PDF, Technical Report, 7.9 MB, 163 pps
ID: 036
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Climate Change and Water: An Annex to the
USAID Climate-Resilient Development Framework
January 2015
CCRD Program(s): Climate-Resilient Development Framework
Description: As an annex to the
USAID climate-resilient development framework, this technical publication
provides water managers and development practitioners with a comprehensive yet
succinct summary of climate vulnerability and change and the challenges it
poses for freshwater resources and development. It further provides key
strategies for adapting to climate and non-climate stressors. Appendix A
provides documentation on several adaptation actions within an integrated water
resources management context. The publication also suggests resources for
further reading and provides information briefs on various international
adaptation projects, including: improving water distribution (Ethiopia),
capturing airport runway runoff (Marshall Islands), canal improvement to ensure
irrigation (Afghanistan), grey water (Jordan), reclaiming water (Namibia and
Singapore), wastewater recycling and desalination (Middle East and North
Africa), water supply and demand (India), limiting fertilizer use (Nicaragua
and Guatemala), wetlands restoration (Iraq), rethinking leather production
(Zimbabwe), protecting coastal zones and assessing freshwater resources
(Tanzania), elevating homes (Bangladesh), disaster preparation and warning
(Mozambique), preventing flooding (Honduras and India), microfinance and
insurance (Haiti), restoring wetlands (China), institutional support and
strengthening program (Jordan), training for local stakeholders (Kenya),
enhancing transparency and accountability (Zambia), educating stakeholders
(Mexico), trans-boundary diagnostic analysis (Angola, Namibia, Botswana),
integrating water governance (Panama), coordinating water management (Uganda),
and coordinating information sharing (Mekong River Basin).
Related Topics: Adaptive Practice/behavior, adaptive technology, disaster
response, innovative governance, protection, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise,
temperature changes, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Africa, Asia, Latin
America/Caribbean, Middle East, agriculture, health,
infrastructure, natural resources management, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 440 KB, 2pps
ID: 060, B2 | Climate Change Resilient Development
CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate Services, National Adaptation Planning and Implementation
Description:
This fact sheet provides an overview of USAID's CCRD project, as
envisioned at the beginning of the project. CCRD activities increase the
resilience of people, assets, and livelihoods to climate change impacts
by integrating adaptation strategies into the broader development
agenda and inducing donors, governments, and the private sector to
invest in cost-effective adaptive strategies. The CCRD program focuses
on three areas, providing: 1) support to USAID Bureaus and Missions
through the development and dissemination of guidance, training, and
capacity-building to strengthen the agency’s portfolio of adaptation
projects, as well as the mainstreaming of climate concerns into other
programs and projects; 2) coordination and support for activities
related to U.S. Government climate change programs, including the
Adaptation Partnership and Partnership Workshops programs; and 3)
technical leadership in emerging areas of climate vulnerability and
adaptation that need further innovation, including glaciers and
mountains, climate services, and climate-resilient long-term planning.
Related Topics:
Extreme weather events, glacial events, precipitation changes, sea
level rise, temperature changes, agriculture, coastal, health,
infrastructure, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 649 KB, 2 pps
ID: 011
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The Climate Change Resilient Development
Project: Integrating Climate into the Development Decision-making Process
May 2014
CCRD Program(s): Adaptation Partnership, Climate-resilient
Development Framework, Climate Services, High Mountains Adaptation Partnership
(HiMAP), Small Grants
Description: USAID stresses the importance of integrating climate
into the development decision-making process. This fact sheet summarizes the
purpose and key activities of the USAID CCRD project. It also presents a
diagram explaining the five stages of the CCRD framework (i.e., Scope, Assess,
Design, Implement, and Evaluate).
Related Topics: Extreme weather events, glacial events, Africa, Asia, Latin
America/Caribbean, agriculture
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PDF, Technical Report, 2.6 MB, 40 pps
ID: 034
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Climate-Resilient Development: A Framework for Understanding and Addressing Climate Change
March 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework
Description: This report
describes the Climate-resilient Development Framework, a “development-first”
approach to climate change adaptation. The framework recommends practitioners use
climate analyses to complement those normally undertaken in the course of
development planning; this helps ensure that current and future climate
variability does not hinder progress on existing development goals. The
intended audience for this report includes development and adaptation
practitioners; city planners; resource managers; and other decision-makers in
national, regional, and local governments.
The report discusses the rationale behind
climate-resilient development and describes the five stages of the framework.
Other key content includes: an
adaptation-focused glossary, a compilation of resources for scoping actions, a
list of potential assessment criteria for adaptation options, examples of
relevant project work from Jamaica and the Philippines, and a guide to
sector-specific direct and indirect climate impacts.
Related Topics: Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 109 KB, 2 pps
ID: 009
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Climate Resilient Development: Building
Climate Resilience to Safeguard Development Gains
2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient Development Framework,
High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP)
Description: This fact sheet
provides an overview of USAID's work to help developing countries build their
resilience to climate change today and in the future, which will help protect
current development gains and future development outcomes. The fact sheet
discusses how USAID supports (1) access to science and analysis for
decision-making by focusing on climate services, which produce, interpret,
share, and use knowledge about climate and weather to support decision-making,
policy, and planning; (2) effective governance systems, assisting partner
countries to take leadership roles on adaptation as they plan for development;
and (3) climate resilience, creating new tools to help developing countries
implement adaptation measures quickly and effectively.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response,
extreme weather events, glacial events, precipitation changes, sea
level rise, temperature changes, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, coastal, tourism, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 793 KB, 2 pps
ID: 012 |
Climate-resilient Farming: Improving
Agricultural Decision Making in Central America and the Caribbean
August 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate services
Description: USAID supports agricultural resilience in Central
America and the Caribbean by fostering collaborative relationships between
climate services’ technical staff and the farmers who can use climate and
weather information to select seeds, schedule planting and harvesting, manage
pests, and make other decisions to reduce risks and enhance productivity. This
factsheet describes climate-resilient farming programs in Honduras, El
Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, and Jamaica. It also displays a diagram
explaining the process for providing climate services to farmers.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes,
Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 1.1 MB, 2 pps
ID: 001
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Climate Services: Better Information for
Climate-resilient Decision Making
November 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate
Services, Small Grants
Description: This factsheet describes CCRD projects that foster
development and promote effective use of climate services: USAID participation in the Climate Services
Partnership (CSP); support of SERVIR, a global satellite network for climate
information; cooperation on drought forecasting in Jamaica; evaluations of
climate services programs; and an evaluation of a model climate services
program in Mali. Climate services deliver timely, tailored, decision-relevant
information so that people in developing countries can manage current climate
variability, build resilience to future climate change, and reduce impacts on
agriculture, infrastructure, health, and other sectors.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, adaptation research, extreme weather events, temperature changes,
precipitation changes, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture
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Website, URL
ID: 045
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Climate Services Partnership Website
CCRD Program(s): Climate
Services
Description: The Climate Services Partnership (CSP) website
offers a platform for knowledge-sharing and collaboration that advances
resilience and climate-service capabilities worldwide. The CSP is an informal,
interdisciplinary network of climate information users, providers, donors, and
researchers who share an interest in climate services and are actively involved
in the climate services community. The CSP website presents information on how
to participate in the partnership and the activities of associated
collaborations, working groups, and communities of practice. The site also
provides access to a collection of relevant resources, including general
information on climate services; materials from events and conferences
concerning climate services; past newsletters; and an interactive map of global
climate services projects.
Related Topics: Adaptation
research, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes,
wildfires, Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, infrastructure,
water
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PDF, Technical Report, 2.8 MB, 54 pps
ID: 055, B2 | Climate Vulnerabilities and Development in Burkina Faso and Niger: Background Paper
November 2012
CCRD Program(s): Other Technical Assistance
Description:
This report provides background information on the development context
of Burkina Faso and Niger: economic, social, and ecological background;
climate change impacts and variability; existing adaptation priorities,
ongoing adaptation programs, and remaining adaptation gaps; and
recommendations to increase climate resilience. The adaptation
recommendations described in the report focus on agriculture, food
security, natural resource management, water systems, urban populations,
health, infrastructure, and disaster risk reduction. An overarching
recommendation is for the national governments of Burkina Faso and Niger
to continue to strengthen and implement their long-term climate
policies, based on input from a broad range of constituencies, infusing
these policies into existing legal and regulatory frameworks across all
sectors.
Related Topics: Adaptation research, adaptive
practice/behavior, adaptive technology, capacity building, disaster
response, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature
changes, Africa, agriculture, health, infrastructure, natural resources
management, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 2.5 MB, 2 pps
ID: 002 |
Climber-Scientist Grants Promote Climate
Resilience in the High Mountains
November 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate-resilient
Development Framework, High Mountains Adaptation Partnership (HiMAP), Local
Adaptation Planning and Implementation, Small grants
Description: The Climber-Scientist
Small Grants program provides field-based, hands-on research
opportunities to scientists and practitioners working in high mountain regions.
This fact sheet summarizes eleven grants that USAID awarded in July 2012. The
focus of the grants ranges from developing a framework for climate-resilient
development and adaptation to address climate change risks to producing a
feature-length film to document the complex relationships among local
communities in three regions of Nepal.
Related Topics: Adaptive
practice/behavior, disaster response, adaptation research, extreme weather events, glacial
events, Afghanistan/Pakistan, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, natural resources management, tourism, water
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PDF, Technical Report, 2.8 MB, 74 pps
ID: 020
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Gender and Climate Change in Agrarian Settings
October 2013
CCRD Program(s): Support for Gender Development
Description: This report presents case studies from three rural, sub-Saharan
villages in the countries of Ghana, Mali, and Malawi. The case studies examine
the role of gender in climate change adaptation, offering extensive empirical
evidence that climate adaptation research needs to move beyond binary gender
analysis. To develop a complete understanding of the impacts of climate change,
and to explain why and how adaptation measures succeed or fail, researchers
need to apply methods that explore the intersection of gender, livelihoods,
strategies, and vulnerability. The report’s appendix contains a literature
review of feminist scholarship on agriculture and rural development in the
Global South.
Related Topics: Precipitation changes, Africa, agriculture
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 793 KB, 2 pps
ID: 014
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Index Insurance: Building Agricultural Resilience to Climate Variability and Change
February 2014
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description: This fact sheet describes index insurance, an
affordable alternative to conventional insurance that pays out benefits based
on conditions exceeding pre-determined thresholds (e.g., rainfall amounts)
instead of damage assessment to individuals’ property. USAID partners with the
private sector, universities, and local organizations to test and evaluate crop
and livestock insurance tailored for farmers and herders in developing
countries. The fact sheet summarizes index-insurance programs in the Dominican
Republic, Ethiopia, and Senegal and describes how index insurance can
complement proactive resource management efforts (such as water storage) that
increase production.
Related Topics: Adaptive technology, adaptive
practice/behavior, disaster response, extreme weather
events, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture,
natural resources management
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 555 KB, 2 pps
ID: 013
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Jamaica's Success Story: Becoming More
Resilient and Less Vulnerable to Climate Change
September 2013
CCRD Program(s): National
Adaptation Planning and Implementation, Climate-resilient
Development Framework
Description: This factsheet
highlights how USAID’s development-first approach is being used to help Jamaica
build the country’s resilience to climate change and vulnerability. Jamaica has
integrated climate change considerations into its development plan, Vision 2030 Jamaica, and is improving
its weather and climate information services to farmers and other weather-dependent
stakeholders. Lessons learned from Jamaica are being applied in Tanzania and 11
West African countries as they prepare their own adaptation plans.
For example, USAID is supporting Jamaica's efforts to develop a low
emission development strategy, build its capacity to access and use climate and
weather data by building technical capacity to gather and share more robust
information on climate and weather, and provide forecasts and early
warnings to farmers across different timescales.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, disaster response, extreme
weather events, precipitation changes, sea level rise, temperature changes,
Latin America/Caribbean, agriculture, tourism
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PDF, Technical Report, 7.7 MB, 72 pps
ID: 018
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Kazakhstan Stakeholder
Consultations--Workshop Report February-March 2013
April 2013
CCRD Program(s): Kazakhstan
Description: This technical report
details the findings of four stakeholder workshops that USAID helped conduct as
part of a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) project called “Improving
the Climate Resiliency of Kazakhstan Wheat and Central Asian Food Security.”
Participants in one workshop were national-level policy makers and
stakeholders; participants in the other three workshops were farmers and local
authorities. Small group exercises included discussions of the top problems
facing the wheat sector, decision-making at the farm level, perceptions of
climate change and potential impacts on the wheat sector, assessing
vulnerability to climate change and variability, and options for addressing
vulnerability.
Related Topics: Adaptive technology, adaptive practice/behavior, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes, Asia, agriculture
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PDF, Technical Report, 4.7 MB, 38 pps
ID: 022 |
National Adaptation
Planning: A Report on Three Workshops
August 2014
CCRD Program(s): National
Adaptation Planning and Implementation, Climate-resilient Development Framework
Description: This report presents
the findings from USAID workshops held in support of National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
development for Jamaica, Tanzania, and Ghana in 2012 and 2013. The workshops
employed a development-first process based on USAID's climate-resilient
development framework. Participants identified and prioritized their
development goals, the ways that climate change and other risks can affect
these goals, the actions and institutional roles necessary to respond to these
risks and achieve their country's development vision, and the economic sectors
critical to the country's or region's development. Breakout sessions covered: (1)
mapping relationships across economic sectors, (2) identifying climate and
non-climate stressors for each sector, and (3) identifying ways to address the
risks and constraints with each sector.
Related Topics: Adaptation research, extreme weather events, precipitation
changes, sea level rise, temperature changes, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean,
agriculture, coastal, infrastructure, water
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PDF, Fact Sheet, 1.2 MB, 2 pps
ID: 006
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National Adaptation Planning:
Developing Countries Can Become More Resilient to Climate Change by Integrating
Adaptation and Development
November 2013
CCRD Program(s): National
Adaptation Planning and Implementation, Climate-resilient Development Framework
Description: This fact sheet presents the USAID
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process, which uses a “development-first”
approach to address climate threats in the context of broader development
goals. The NAP process begins with a workshop that helps stakeholders develop
an approach, build ownership and momentum, and agree on priorities for next
steps and action.
The fact sheet introduces the
experiences of Jamaica and Tanzania, which have already organized NAP workshops
and are following USAID's approach. USAID is also supporting 11 countries in
West Africa by helping the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
facilitate regional coordination on coastal adaptation planning and work with
the countries on their NAP processes.
Related Topics: Innovative governance, extreme
weather events, precipitation changes, temperature changes, Africa, Latin
America/Caribbean, agriculture, coastal, energy, infrastructure,
water
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PDF, Workshop Report, 903 KB, 47pps
ID: 052, B2 | Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia: Proposal Writing and Planning, Cross-Regional Approaches
June 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description:
CCRD convened four proposal writing workshops in June and July 2013 in
Kenya, Senegal, and Nepal to help participants apply for competitive
grants to implement project ideas developed during a December 2012
workshop, "Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South
Asia." This workshop report presents the findings from the workshop held
in Nairobi, Kenya. The report articulates participants’ vision for
reducing climate vulnerabilities and improving the resilience of
smallholder farmers. Participants envisioned providing climate and
weather services by scaling up a set of integrated and sustainable
approaches; this would enable 1.5 million farmers to increase their
livelihood security. The report also describes participants’ vision for
inter-regional capacity-building initiatives: to enhance the
livelihoods of smallholder farmers by improving their understanding and
application of climate information, services, and advisories. The report
also describes workshop participants’ grant application for a project
that would establish regional networks to link African and South Asian
farmers to enhance their knowledge sharing concerning climate services
and products.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, Africa, Asia, agriculture
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PDF, Workshop Report, 1 MB, 39pps
ID: 053, B2 | Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia: Proposal Writing and Planning Workshop, South Asia
July 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description: CCRD convened four proposal writing workshops in June and
July 2013 in Kenya, Senegal, and Nepal to help participants apply for
competitive grants to implement project ideas developed during a
December 2012 workshop, "Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in
Africa and South Asia." This workshop report presents the findings from
the workshops held in Kathmandu, Nepal. The report discusses
participants’ vision for generating and disseminating farmer-friendly
climate services for smallholders in South Asia: to increase the
livelihood security of 1.5 million farmers through their use of
effective climate information and services. Participants also
articulated a vision for inter-regional capacity-building initiatives
for improved climate services for farmers: to encourage growth in
national and regional food security and enhance the livelihoods of
smallholder farmers by supporting knowledge-based climate risk
management. The report also describes the participants’ grant
application for a project that would strengthen the generation and
dissemination of climate-based agro-advisories for smallholder farmers
in South Asia.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, Africa, Asia, agriculture
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PDF, Workshop Report, 601 KB, 35pps
ID: 051, B2 | Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia: Proposal Writing and Planning Workshops, West Africa
July 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description:
CCRD convened four proposal writing workshops in June and July 2013 in
Kenya, Senegal, and Nepal to help participants apply for competitive
grants to implement project ideas developed during a December 2012
workshop, "Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South
Asia." This workshop report presents the findings from the workshops
held in Dakar, Senegal. Participants at the proposal writing and
planning workshop articulated a vision for their efforts: to ensure
that by 2020, more than 50% of smallholder farmers in West Africa will
have access to and make better use of climate information and products
to enhance on-farm decision making. Participants filled out a grant
application for a project that would be a first step towards this
vision.
Related Topics: Adaptive practice/behavior, extreme weather events, precipitation changes, Africa, Asia, agriculture
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PDF, Technical Report, 992 KB, 54 pps
ID: 028
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The Value of Climate Services Across Economic and Public Sectors: A Review of Relevant Literature
October 2013
CCRD Program(s): Climate Services
Description: This report summarizes a review of literature related to the use and
value of climate services – including information such as observational climate
data, climate system monitoring, and climate projections. The report lists the
practical applications and benefits metrics of climate services for various
economic and public sectors, including agriculture, energy, water, fisheries,
transportation, tourism, and disaster management. The report also covers the
key issues associated with the research conducted to date and describes the
factors affecting the value of climate services, the barriers, the next steps
for continued research, and the need to raise awareness of the value of climate
services.
Related Topics: Adaptation research, agriculture, coastal, infrastructure, natural resources management,
tourism, transportation, water
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