Search Results - Project Closure

ICAT project closure workshop held on the 14th and 15th of January 2025, Kyaka Hotel, Machakos-Kenya by Nyawira, Sylvia, Kimeu, Etheldreda, Mwangi, Obadiah, Jalango, Dorcas, Ndetu, Veronica

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The Lower Krishna Basin: basin closure and shifting waterscape in South India by Venot, Jean-Philippe, Turral, Hugh, Samad, Madar

“…This paper identifies two main drivers to the lower Krishna basin closure: (i) a long-term trend towards decreasing water availability with a declining surface water inflow due to water development in the upper basin and (ii) a local water over-commitment due to uncontrolled development of private groundwater abstraction and short term management decisions, both at the farmer and command area levels, in the large irrigation projects of the lower Krishna basin. …”
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Assessing forest canopies and understorey illumination: canopy closure, canopy cover and other measures by Jennings, S.B., Brown, A.G., Sheil, Douglas

“…This paper distinguishes two basic types of measurement: canopy cover is the area of the ground covered by a vertical projection of the canopy, while canopy closure is the proportion of the sky hemisphere obscured by vegetation when viewed from a single point. …”
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CTA Project Completion Report: Communication by Videt, Bertil, Chavez-Tafur, Jorge

“…As part of CTA’s orderly closure, all major projects created project completion reports which are now being made available to the wider public to share lessons learned. …”
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Between a rock and a hard place: early experience of migration challenges under the Covid-19 pandemic by Nicol, Alan, Abdoubaetova, A., Wolters, A., Kharel, A., Murzakolova, A., Gebreyesus, A., Lucasenco, E., Chen, F., Sugden, F., Sterly, H., Kuznetsova, I., Masotti, M., Vittuari, M., Dessalegn, Mengistu, Aderghal, M., Phalkey, N., Sakdapolrak, P., Mollinga, P., Mogilevskii, R., Naruchaikusol, S.

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Participatory management and sustainable use of groundwater: a review of the Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems project in India by Reddy, V. R., Pavelic, Paul, Reddy, M. S.

“…The assessment uses the long-term (2003-2013) Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems (APFAMGS) project in India as a case study. Implemented across seven districts, the assessment is based on a critical review and synthesis of existing literature and complementary field visits conducted five years after project closure. …”
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Towards sustainable watershed-based landscape restoration in degraded drylands: Perceived benefits and innovative pathways learnt from project-based interventions in Ethiopia by Wolka, K., Temesgen, B.B., Getachew, F., Girma, F., Gessesse, G.D.

“…In response to land degradation, restoration of degraded landscapes through area closure has been implemented through government and bilateral organizations for the last three decades in Ethiopia. …”
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Fences in our heads: a discourse analysis of the korup resettlement stalemate by Diaw, C., Tiani, A.M.

“…This article illustrates the setbacks that can arise from conservation-and-development projects where these two realms of local reality are separated through resettlement schemes, rather than integrated. …”
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Operationalising the SARD-Initiative in Viet Nam by Larsen, Rasmus Kløcker

“…Some ideas are provided for further project design in Viet Nam.…”
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Sustainable Land Management to Achieving Land Degradation Neutrality: Options-by-Context Approach and Tool. by Le, Quang Bao, Zucca, Claudio, Diwediga, Badabate, Fradi, Fajr, Hermassi, Taoufik, Ouessar, Mohamed

“…This is the program of the closure workshop "Sustainable Land Management to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality: Options-by-Context Approach and Tools" of the project "Impact Evaluation of SLM Options to Achieve Land Degradation Neutrality".…”
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Preserving CTA’s intellectual property assets by Khadar, Ibrahim

“…Platforms, including CTA websites, online platforms and software and systems such as CTA’s project management system 5. Digital applications created under projects – in all cases, ownership of these resides with the project partner 6. …”
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Mapping agricultural responses to water supply shocks in large irrigation systems, southern India by Biggs, Trent W., Gangadhara Rao, Parthasaradhi, Bharati, Luna

“…Time series of MODIS imagery taken every eight days before (2001-2002) and during (2002-2003) the supply shock were combined with agricultural census data to document changes in cropping patterns in four large irrigation projects in the downstream sections of the Krishna and Godavari River basins (total command area 18,287km2). …”
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Farmers' adaptation and regional land use changes in irrigation systems under fluctuating water supply, South India by Venot, Jean-Philippe, Jella, Kiran, Bharati, Luna, George, B., Biggs, Trent W., Gangadhara Rao, Parthasaradhi, Gumma, Murali K., Acharya, Sreedhar

“…In closing river basins where nearly all available water is committed to existing uses, downstream irrigation projects are expected to experience water shortages more frequently. …”
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Mining for culture : performance arts center Ställberg’s Mine by Berg, Lovisa, Crona, Per

“…The project has been carried out by Lovisa Berg and Per Crona in collaboration with DRIFT Scenkonst. …”

Stability-and-Peace Accelerator: country cases for Nigeria, Kenya and Jordan by Ahmed, D., Karunakaran, K., Qiu, Z., Al-Zu’bi, Maha, Michalscheck, Mirja, Kamanda, Josey, Quadri, S., Nkosi, Mahlatse, Craparo, A.

“…The sourcing strategy was informed by an Ecosystem Assessment of Food, Land, Water Actors in the Humanitarian, Development, and Peace Nexus2 , which helped identify the following innovation priorities per country: • Jordan: Water and resilience in refugee and host communities • Kenya: Digital solutions for climate security and migration • Nigeria: Resilient food systems and nutrition The program provided financial, technical and venture coaching support to the four innovations over the course of 6 months, beginning in June 2024, and lasting until early December 2024, comprising a scoping, acceleration and closure phase. The country cases presented in this report provide a detailed examination of the project's context, innovation overview, and the specific challenges addressed. …”
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Using leaf economics to find appropriate woody species for rain gardens by Ignell, Sanna

“…This study was made in connection to a research project led by Anna Levinsson at SLU, Alnarp, researching different responses of nine woody species to waterlogging and drought. …”
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Stakeholders Inception Meeting: Tanzania Seed Sector Development Strategy (TSSDS) by Rweyemamu, M. R., Mruma, T., Nkanyani, S.

“…On November 14, 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture's Department of Crops Development (DCD) convened an Inception Meeting on the Seed Sector Development Strategy (SSDS) at the Gran Melia Hotel in Arusha, Tanzania supported by USAID through the SERA BORA project and CGIAR's Ukama Ustawi initiative. Attended by a diverse array of stakeholders, the meeting aimed to initiate discussions on the SSDS, marking a crucial step towards shaping a comprehensive and impactful strategy for Tanzania's seed sector. …”
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Development of an open-source thermal image processing software for improving irrigation management in potato crops (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Cucho Padin, Gonzalo, Rinza, Javier, Ninanya, Johan, Loayza, Hildo, Quiroz, Roberto, Ramirez, David A.

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Nutrients management and planting time adaptation to climate change for wet season rice production in subtropical India by Satapathy, Sushree Sagarika, Swain, Dillip Kumar, Pasupalak, Surendranath, Herath, Srikantha

“…The projected adverse impact of climate change on food grain production of tropical and subtropical latitudes necessitates the development of suitable agro-adaptations. …”
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An ICT strategy based upon E-Teaching and E-Learning in response to the COVID-19 crisis in Africa by Woomer, P.L., Mulei, W., Maina, S.K.

“…The project has now been forced to rethink its approach while embracing information and communication technologies due to the school closures. …”
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