Search Results - Local Futures

Local solutions for transformative development and sustainable futures by Gadu, Siyaxola, Maviza, Gracsious, Maphosa, Mandlenkosi

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Forest futures: Linking global paths to local conditions by Kemp-Benedict, Eric, Jong, W. de, Pacheco, P.

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“The future will be local.” Omställning Sverige – the transition towns movement in Sweden : from local communities to counter-hegemony? by Pühringer, Maria Franziska

Protecting Ghana’s water futures through citizen science by Amponsah, Andoh Kweku, Tilahun, Seifu A., Atampugre, Gerald, Cofie, Olufunke O.

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Partnerships, capacity building and entrepreneurship for a sustainable future in the Yangambi landscape by Center for International Forestry Research

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Evaluating the local economywide impacts of irrigation projects: Feed the future in Tanzania by Filipski, Mateusz J., Manning, Dale, Taylor, J. Edward, Diao, Xinshen, Pradesha, Angga

“…This paper presents the findings of a local economywide impact evaluation of Feed the Future irrigation projects in the Morogoro region of Tanzania, using a local economy-wide impact evaluation (LEWIE) simulation model. …”
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Workshop on climate change and future scenarios to guide local adaptation plans by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

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Wheat policy reform in Egypt: adjustment of local markets and options for future reforms by Kherallah, Mylene, Lofgren, Hans, Gruhn, Peter, Reeder, Meyra M.

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Wheat policy reform in Egypt: adjustment of local markets and options for future reforms by Kherallah, Mylene, Lofgren, Hans, Gruhn, Peter, Reeder, Meyra M.

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Wheat policy reform in Egypt: adjustment of local makets and options for future reforms by Kherallah, Mylene, Lofgren, Hans, Gruhn, Peter, Reeder, Meyra M.

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How far do shocks move across borders? Examining volatility transmission in major agricultural futures markets by Hernandez, Manuel A., Ibarra, Raul, Trupkin, Danilo R.

“…From a policy perspective, these findings suggest that any potential regulatory scheme to address (excessive) price volatility in agricultural exchanges should be coordinated across markets; localized regulation will have limited effects given the high level of interrelation between markets.…”
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Partenariats, renforcement des capacités et entrepreneuriat pour un futur durable dans le paysage de Yangambi by Center for International Forestry Research

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Expansion of Oil Palm Plantations in Indonesia’s Frontier: Problems of Externalities and the Future of Local and Indigenous Communities by Andrianto, A., Komarudin, Heru, Pacheco, P.

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Global Futures by Harvey, Blane, Ensor, Jonathan, Carlile, Liz, Garside, Ben, Patterson, Zachary, Naess, Lars Otto

“…IFPRI have aspirations to target farmers more directly but it is not clear how the farmers will receive this information as much of it is presented through an online platform and would need some interpretation for context and use of local language. Getting research into use (how this case study does or does not contribute to that): Global Futures represents a good example of one of the key challenges faced by CGIAR centres and CCAFS. …”
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Comparative analysis of local adaptation processes in the future across peri-urban India to support transformations to sustainability by Gomes, S. L., Hermans, L. M., Chakraborty, Shreya, Luft, S., Butsch, C., Banerjee, Partha Sarathi

“…Institutional adjustments will be key to shaping local agency and future adaptive capacity away from a business-as-usual trajectory.…”
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Yield gaps in rice-based farming systems: Insights from local studies and prospects for future analysis by Stuart, Alexander M., Pame, Anny Ruth P., Silva, João Vasco, Dikitanan, Rowell C., Rutsaert, Pieter, Malabayabas, Arelene Julia B., Lampayan, Rubenito M., Radanielson, Ando M., Singleton, Grant R.

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CGIAR Annual Report 2001: Global Knowledge for Local Impact. Section: The Future Harvest Centers of the CGIAR. by CGIAR Secretariat

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Stakeholder conflicts and forest decentralization policies in West Kalimantan: their dynamics and implications for future forest management by Yasmi, Yurdi, Anshari, G.Z., Komarudin, Heru, Alqadrie, S.

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East African food security as influenced by future climate change and land use change at local to regional scales by Moore N, Alagarswamy, G., Pijanowski, B.C., Thornton, Philip K., Lofgren, B.M., Olson J, Andresen, J., Yanda, P.Z., Qi J

“…We used a regional climate model derived from the Regional Atmospheric Modeling System (RAMS) to compare the effects of projected future GHG and future LCLUC on spatial variability of crop yields in East Africa. …”
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Decision-making among diverse interests: the use of future scenarios in local forest management policy, a proposed methodology by Wollenberg, Eva Karoline

“…The purpose of this concept paper is to propose a methodology for enchancing the policy-making process in local forest management (LFM). Local forest management is defined here as the involvement of people living near a forest in activities intended to maintain or enhance the forest and improve local people's well-being. …”
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