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Agroecology is gaining momentum
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126081
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The triple threat of climate change, Covid, and conflict is revealing the inherent fragility of food systems worldwide along with their negative impacts on natural resources as well as their prominent role in worsening climate change and social inequities. Agroecology shows enormous potential for helping address these crises, and the time has come for more concerted action to realize its possibilities. This was a central message of the recent “set off”…
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CGIAR Initiative to help develop low-emission food systems, key to meeting global climate targets
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126084
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The CGIAR Research Initiative on Low-Emission Food Systems, Mitigate+, will help low- and middle-income countries reduce food systems emissions without impeding progress toward development goals. With a food systems approach to cutting greenhouse gas emissions, this work could lead to a reduction in global emissions by 2 percent in 10 years.
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Agroecology versus alternative concepts
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126102
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A comprehensive undertaking on agroecology as a CGIAR initiative requires a deliberate capacity strengthening effort for its more than 100 collaborating researchers from eight CGIAR centers together with CIFOR – ICRAF, and CIRAD along with partners in seven countries: Burkina Faso, India, Kenya, Laos, Peru, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe.
Indeed, the initiative unites members of different organizations in each of its five research themes so that it has become…
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Co-design of agroecological transition pathways: Outcomes of an early Pause and Reflect of the CGIAR Initiative on Agroecology
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126110
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While CGIAR has several past and ongoing research experiences on agroecology it is the first time that such an ambitious initiative is being supported, in a way that integrates capacities across the CGIAR and with partners. This is one of the reasons why the Initiative leadership invited project members for an early Pause & Reflect workshop that was held in…
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How developing countries can pursue low-emission development
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126168
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Seven years since the landmark Paris Agreement, 53 of 195 parties have so far submitted their long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies. The slow pace of the submission of long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies is not surprising. Lowering greenhouse gas emissions, also known as climate change mitigation, has been a touchy topic in climate talks, particularly among developing countries.…
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New analysis finds pandemic didn’t dampen deforestation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126173
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Despite the massive upheavals in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, deforestation globally proceeded more or less as expected from the trends established over the last 15 years, according to a recent study from researchers at the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT. In the paper “Has global deforestation accelerated due to the COVID-19 pandemic?” published in mid-November 2022, the researchers used historical…
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CLIFF-GRADS awards scholarships to 46 Ph.D. fellows from the global south
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126187
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The Climate, Food and Farming, Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships Programme (CLIFF-GRADS) announced 46 new awardees from low- and middle-income countries. CLIFF-GRADS is a joint initiative of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) and the One CGIAR Mitigate+ Initiative on Research for Low-Emission Food Systems. CLIFF-GRADS is an excellent program for building global…
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New paper highlights the co-benefits of coordinating climate action and peacebuilding
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126200
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A recently published paper authored by researchers from the Alliance, Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research and Humboldt University of Berlin discussed how climate mitigation and peace building can become a virtuous cycle that generates sustainable development co-benefits.The authors argued for the need for the peace building and environmental sectors to collaborate based on the understanding…
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Reference year proposal for the voluntary deforestation-free commitments in the Peruvian Amazon
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126320
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This Policy Brief presents a proposal based on an extensive review of bibliographic sources and structured interviews, as part of a study on the reference year for voluntary deforestation-free commitments in the Peruvian Amazon. Subsequently, the information has been validated through two consultation workshops with key stakeholders, including decision makers from the public and private sectors…
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Economic and environmental evaluation of a silvo-pastoral system in Colombia: An ecosystem service perspective
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126338
Publication year
2022
Authors
Sandoval, Danny
Flórez, Fernando
Enciso, Karen
Sotelo, Mauricio E.
Burkart, Stefan
Full Citation
Sandoval, D.; Florez, F.; Enciso, K.; Sotelo, M.; Burkart, S. (2022) Economic and…
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Socially inclusive digital tools for agriculture: A way forward
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126398
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KEY MESSAGES
◼ Socially inclusive digital tools are necessary to support diverse smallholder farmers’ access to digital services such as technical advice and access to markets. Improving smallholders’ access to digital resources and providing tool functions and features that enhance social inclusion are both necessary.
◼ Tool features that enable two-way communication, multiple channels of communication, co-creation of…
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Social learning in situations of complexity: guidelines for fostering Communities of Practice
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126616
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One way that actors can share experiences and knowledge about what works for a collective goal is through engaging in Communities of Practice. A Community of Practice, or CoP, has been defined as “a gathering of individuals motivated
by the desire to cross organizational boundaries, to relate to one another, and to build a body of actionable knowledge through coordination and collaboration” (World…
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Climate services needs in Mekong River Delta: flood irrigation paddy
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126747
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This info brief presents the key findings from the climate risk workshop (CRW) in Vietnam specifically from the Mekong River Delta region. CRW is part of the climate service demand assessment by determining the climate and risk impact on main agricultural livelihoods, mapping the current and available farm management practices that farmers and local networks carry out to cope with climate variability to identify…
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Climate services needs in Kampong Speu province: Wet and dry season rice cultivation
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126751
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This info brief presents the key findings from Cambodia's climate risk workshop (CRW), specifically from the province of Kampong Speu. CRW is part of the climate service demand assessment by determining the climate and risk impact on main agricultural livelihoods, mapping the current and available farm management practices that farmers and local networks carry out to cope with climate variability in…
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The development of crop decision trees for climate risk management
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126754
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This brief summarizes how location-specific crop decision trees are developed from their basic structure, starting from a top-down approach combined with local-level validation to ensure relevance and applicability at the farm level.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Kwang-Hyung, Kim
Barlis, Angelica
Palao, Leo Kris…
