Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement

Climate change impacts on agriculture have become evident, and threaten the achievement of global food security. On the other hand, the agricultural sector itself is a cause of climate change, and if actions are not taken, the sector might impede the achievement of global climate goals. Science-poli...

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Main Authors: Dinesh, Dhanush, Zougmoré, Robert B., Vervoort, Joost M., Totin, Edmond, Thornton, Philip K., Solomon, Dawit, Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar, Pede, Valerien O., López Noriega, Isabel, Läderach, Peter R.D., Körner, Jana, Hegger, Dries, Girvetz, Evan Hartunian, Friis, Anette Engelund, Driessen, Peter P.J., Campbell, Bruce M.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: MDPI 2018
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96265
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author Dinesh, Dhanush
Zougmoré, Robert B.
Vervoort, Joost M.
Totin, Edmond
Thornton, Philip K.
Solomon, Dawit
Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar
Pede, Valerien O.
López Noriega, Isabel
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Körner, Jana
Hegger, Dries
Girvetz, Evan Hartunian
Friis, Anette Engelund
Driessen, Peter P.J.
Campbell, Bruce M.
author_browse Campbell, Bruce M.
Dinesh, Dhanush
Driessen, Peter P.J.
Friis, Anette Engelund
Girvetz, Evan Hartunian
Hegger, Dries
Körner, Jana
Läderach, Peter R.D.
López Noriega, Isabel
Pede, Valerien O.
Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar
Solomon, Dawit
Thornton, Philip K.
Totin, Edmond
Vervoort, Joost M.
Zougmoré, Robert B.
author_facet Dinesh, Dhanush
Zougmoré, Robert B.
Vervoort, Joost M.
Totin, Edmond
Thornton, Philip K.
Solomon, Dawit
Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar
Pede, Valerien O.
López Noriega, Isabel
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Körner, Jana
Hegger, Dries
Girvetz, Evan Hartunian
Friis, Anette Engelund
Driessen, Peter P.J.
Campbell, Bruce M.
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description Climate change impacts on agriculture have become evident, and threaten the achievement of global food security. On the other hand, the agricultural sector itself is a cause of climate change, and if actions are not taken, the sector might impede the achievement of global climate goals. Science-policy engagement efforts are crucial to ensure that scientific findings from agricultural research for development inform actions of governments, private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international development partners, accelerating progress toward global goals. However, knowledge gaps on what works limit progress. In this paper, we analyzed 34 case studies of science-policy engagement efforts, drawn from six years of agricultural research for development efforts around climate-smart agriculture by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Based on lessons derived from these case studies, we critically assessed and refined the program theory of the CCAFS program, leading to a revised and improved program theory for science-policy engagement for agriculture research for development under climate change. This program theory offers a pragmatic pathway to enhance credibility, salience and legitimacy of research, which relies on engagement (participatory and demand-driven research processes), evidence (building scientific credibility while adopting an opportunistic and flexible approach) and outreach (effective communication and capacity building).
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spelling CGSpace962652025-03-13T09:44:58Z Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement Dinesh, Dhanush Zougmoré, Robert B. Vervoort, Joost M. Totin, Edmond Thornton, Philip K. Solomon, Dawit Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar Pede, Valerien O. López Noriega, Isabel Läderach, Peter R.D. Körner, Jana Hegger, Dries Girvetz, Evan Hartunian Friis, Anette Engelund Driessen, Peter P.J. Campbell, Bruce M. climate change cambio climático agriculture adaptation adaptación climate change mitigation mitigación del cambio climático food security seguridad alimentaria agricultura climáticamente inteligente climate-smart agriculture gender Climate change impacts on agriculture have become evident, and threaten the achievement of global food security. On the other hand, the agricultural sector itself is a cause of climate change, and if actions are not taken, the sector might impede the achievement of global climate goals. Science-policy engagement efforts are crucial to ensure that scientific findings from agricultural research for development inform actions of governments, private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international development partners, accelerating progress toward global goals. However, knowledge gaps on what works limit progress. In this paper, we analyzed 34 case studies of science-policy engagement efforts, drawn from six years of agricultural research for development efforts around climate-smart agriculture by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). Based on lessons derived from these case studies, we critically assessed and refined the program theory of the CCAFS program, leading to a revised and improved program theory for science-policy engagement for agriculture research for development under climate change. This program theory offers a pragmatic pathway to enhance credibility, salience and legitimacy of research, which relies on engagement (participatory and demand-driven research processes), evidence (building scientific credibility while adopting an opportunistic and flexible approach) and outreach (effective communication and capacity building). 2018-07-26 2018-07-31T14:11:52Z 2018-07-31T14:11:52Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/96265 en Open Access MDPI Dinesh, Dhanush; Zougmore, Robert; Vervoort, Joost; Totin, Edmond; Thornton, Philip; Solomon, Dawit; Shirsath, Paresh; Pede, Valerien; Lopez Noriega, Isabel; Läderach, Peter; Körner, Jana; Hegger, Dries; Girvetz, Evan; Friis, Anette; Driessen, Peter; Campbell, Bruce M. (2018). Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement. Sustainability, 10(8), 2616.
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cambio climático
agriculture
adaptation
adaptación
climate change mitigation
mitigación del cambio climático
food security
seguridad alimentaria
agricultura climáticamente inteligente
climate-smart agriculture
gender
Dinesh, Dhanush
Zougmoré, Robert B.
Vervoort, Joost M.
Totin, Edmond
Thornton, Philip K.
Solomon, Dawit
Shirsath, Paresh Bhaskar
Pede, Valerien O.
López Noriega, Isabel
Läderach, Peter R.D.
Körner, Jana
Hegger, Dries
Girvetz, Evan Hartunian
Friis, Anette Engelund
Driessen, Peter P.J.
Campbell, Bruce M.
Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
title Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
title_full Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
title_fullStr Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
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title_short Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
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topic climate change
cambio climático
agriculture
adaptation
adaptación
climate change mitigation
mitigación del cambio climático
food security
seguridad alimentaria
agricultura climáticamente inteligente
climate-smart agriculture
gender
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