Search Results - "Climate variability and change"

Adaptation strategies to climate change and impacts on household income and food security: evidence from Sahelian region of Niger by Zakari, S., Ibro, G., Moussa, B., Abdoulaye, Tahirou

“…Sahelian countries, particularly Niger, are more vulnerable to climate change due to the high dependence of most of their populations on rain-fed agriculture and limited capacities to respond to climate variability and change. This paper examines the factors influencing climate change adaptation strategies and the impacts on household income and food security in rural Niger. …”
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Towards a Common Vision of Climate Security in Kenya by Medina, Leonardo, Belli, Anna, Caroli, Giulia, DuttaGupta, Tanaya, Tarusarira, Joram, Schapendonk, Frans, Savelli, Adam, Wamukoya, George, Ogallo, Linda, Nying’uro, Patricia, Kinuthia, Monicah, Omware, Stephen, Ambani, Maurine, Kithinji, Dickson, Loboguerrero Rodriguez, Ana María, Läderach, Peter R.D., Pacillo, Grazia, Hellin, Jonathan, Onchiri Anyieni, Amos, Sokello Angoma, Sunday, Achicanoy Estrella, Harold Armando, Mendez Alzate, Andres Camilo

“…The security implications of climate variability and change, commonly referred to as the climate-security nexus, have been widely discussed in both policy circles and academia. …”
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Satisfaction with the Accessibility and Usefulness of Bundled CSA Practices for Rehabilitation of Degraded Landscapes by Behute, Befekadu, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Abera, Wuletawu, Demeke, Getamesay, Solomon, Dawit

“…The country is extremely vulnerable to various climate change events, and it is considered a climate hotspot where climate change poses grave threats to human well-being and natural environments (Aid, 2018). Climate variability and change are having significant direct and indirect impacts on agricultural production, agricultural value chains, food, and nutrition security as well as the overall sustainable growth of the sector in Ethiopia (Gitz et. al., 2016). …”
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Satisfaction with the Accessibility and Usefulness of tailored CIS and Agro-advisory for Wheat Value Chain by Behute, Befekadu, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Tesfaye, Kindie, Abdella, Selam, Endrias, Abrhame, Solomon, Dawit

“…The country is extremely vulnerable to various climate change events, and it is considered a climate hotspot where climate change poses grave threats to human well-being and natural environments (Aid, 2018). Climate variability and change are having significant direct and indirect impacts on agricultural production, agricultural value chains, food, and nutrition security as well as the overall sustainable growth of the sector in Ethiopia (Gitz et. al., 2016). …”
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First experiences with participatory climate services for farmers in Central America: A case study in Honduras by Giraldo, Diana, Clarkson, Graham, Dorward, Peter, Obando, Diego

“…While climate services for small-scale farmers are gaining recognition for contributing to adaptation and resilience to climate variability and change, their provision in developing countries remains a critical challenge. …”
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National workshop on the drought action plan for Zambia by Jeya Raj, Renuka, Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarnath, Giriraj, Moyo, C., Tsegai, D.

“…This plan must address the immediate challenges posed by the recent drought while building long-term resilience to future climate variability and change. This workshop aims to bring together key stakeholders to develop a robust drought action plan for Zambia. …”
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Use Case - Delivering Contextualized Climate Information in two Districts of Odisha and Understanding Farmer Decision-Making: A case study in Odisha by Kumar, Shalander, Kumar, G. Kishore, Roa, K.P.C.

“…Smallholder agriculture, especially in the global South, is highly vulnerable to climate variability and change; hence, the aim of the Digital Innovation initiative was to equip farmers with actionable weather-based agro advisories to improve farm management and mitigate climate risks. …”
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Impacts of spatial and temporal station availability on gridded precipitation products in Central America by González‐Méndez, Isabel, Pons, Diego, Anderson, Talia G., Ayes-Rivera, Irma, Anchukaitis, Kevin J.

“…These findings highlight the importance of considering both spatial station density and temporal data availability when using gridded precipitation products for studies of climate variability and change, especially in data‐sparse regions such as Central America.…”
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Is adaptation to climate change gender neutral?: Lessons from communities dependent on livestock and forests in northern Mali by Djoudi, H., Brockhaus, Maria

“…The workshops assessed vulnerability and adaptive strategies to climate variability and change for livestock and forest based livelihoods. …”
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Precipitation characteristics of the South American monsoon system derived from multiple datasets by Carvalho, Leila M. V., Jones, C., Posadas, A., Quiróz, R., Bookhagen, B., Liebmann, B.

“…This suggests that significant uncertainties exist in the characterization of extreme precipitation, an issue that is highly important in the context of climate variability and change in South America.…”
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The Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP): Integrated regional assessment projects by Rosenzweig, Cynthia, Jones, James W., Hatfield, Jerry L., Mutter, CZ, Adiku, Samuel G.K., Ahmad, A., Beletse, Y, Gangwar, B, Dileepkumar, Guntuku, Kihara, Job Maguta, Masikati, Patricia, Paramasivan P, Rao, K.P.C., Zubair, L

“…Impacts of climate variability and change on agricultural systems in Eastern Africa while enhancing the region's capacity to undertake integrated assessment of vulnerabilities to future changes in climate. …”
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The Climate-Smart Village approach: what research and insights from current implementation in Daga-Birame CSV in Senegal? by Sanogo, Diaminatou, Dayamba, Sidzabda Djibril, Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Zougmoré, Robert B., Bayala, Jules, Ndiaye, Ousmane, Sall, Moussa, Diop, Mouhamadou, Camara, Baba Ansoumana, Ndour, Yacine, Sangare, Sheick K., Ky-Dembélé, Catherine, Partey, Samuel T., Ouédraogo, Jean S., Jarvis, Andy, Campbell, Bruce M.

“…Like other sub-Saharan African countries, Senegal faces food insecurity as a consequence of climate variability and change combined with other global changes (Zougmoré et al., 2015).…”
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Review of climate screening approaches and tools for agricultural investment: Areas for action and opportunities to add value by Brown, Douglas R.

“…Additionally, there is an opportunity to assist donors through the development of guidance resources related to agriculture, to the appropriate and realistic use of climate information as well as more general information about no-regrets approaches to rehabilitating degraded lands and working with farmers in the context of climate variability and change when information is limited and the future is uncertain.…”
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Impacto de la sequía sobre los márgenes brutos esperados de soja y maíz en la región pampeana: ¿En qué situación los aumentos de precios compensarían las pérdidas de rendimientos? by Lema, Rolando Daniel, Benito Amaro, Ignacio, Pace Guerrero, Ignacio Raul

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2019 State of Climate Services: Agriculture and Food Security by Dobardzic, Saliha, Dengel, Cristina G., Gomes, Alyssa Maria, Hansen, James, Bernardi, Michele, Fujisawa, Mariko, Heureux, Ana M., Kanamaru, Hideki, Neretin, Lev, Rojas, Oscar, Intsiful, Joseph, Barnwal, Aloke, Iqbal, Fareeha, Kull, Daniel, Bogdanova, Anna-Maria, Fara, Katiuscia, Pergolini, Giorgia, Aich, Valentin, Alexieva, Assia, Baddour, Omar, Delju, Amir, Coning, Estelle de, Devillier, Rose, Eggleston, Simon, Gallo, Ilaria, Harou, Abdoulaye, Hechler, Peer, Hovsepyan, Anahit, Jepsen, Lisa-Anne, Moufouma Okia, Wilfran, Msemo, Nakiete, Parrish, Patrick, Richter, Carolin, Riishojgaard, Lars Peter, Rixen, Michel, Ruti, Paolo, Santamaria, Lorena, Stefanski, Robert, Watkins, Jason, Wright, William

“…The report provides case studies, examples and explanations as to the role of climate information and services to support agriculture in the face of climate variability and change, assesses gaps and makes recommendations. …”
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Adaptation to climate variability in Sri Lanka: a case study of the Huruluwewa Irrigation System in the Dry Zone by Amarasinghe, Upali A., Amarnath, Giriraj, Alahacoon, Niranga, Aheeyar, Mohamed M. M., Chandrasekharan, Kiran M., Ghosh, Surajit, Nakada, Toru

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Adoption of complementary climate-smart agricultural technologies: lessons from Lushoto in Tanzania by Ogada, Maurice Juma, Radeny, Maren A.O., Recha, John W.M., Solomon, Dawit

“…However, agricultural production and productivity remain relatively low, with significant yield gaps attributed to factors such as limited access to and low adoption of appropriate agricultural technologies, and climate-related risks resulting from climate variability and change. This paper explores the drivers of adoption of climate-smart agricultural (CSA) technologies and practices, taking into account the complementarity among agricultural technologies and heterogeneity of the farm households, using data from Lushoto in Tanzania. …”
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Climate-Smart Agriculture Training Guide by Belay, Berhanu, Ambaw, Gebermedihin, Amha, Yosef, Tesfaye, Abonesh, Workneh, Sintayehu, Terefe, Tadesse, Nigussie, Abebe, Sinshaw, Yitea, Yigrem, Sintayehu, Kebede, Gizachew, Admas, Habtamu, Nega, Alemu, Demissie, Teferi Dejene, Solomon, Dawit

“…The rising number of food-insecure Ethiopians, combined with the current effects of climate change on agriculture and rising trends of livelihood vulnerability to climate variability and change, strongly suggest that the country will be unable to feed its growing population by 2080. …”
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Climate risks resilience development: a bibliometric analysis of climate-related early warning systems in Southern Africa by Agbehadji, I. E., Schütte, S., Masinde, M., Botai, Joel, Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe

“…The SADC region was chosen as the context because it is a climate variability and change hotspot with many vulnerable populations residing in rural communities. …”
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Harnessing Regional Frameworks for Weather, Water, and Climate Services in Africa Key to Securing its Climate Future by Amha, Yosef, Demissie, Teferi, Solomon, Dawit

“…A common and sustainable RFWWCS will generally enable African countries to respond more effectively towards climate variability and change while pursuing climate-resilient development across the continent.…”
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