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Adapting Agriculture to Climate Today, for Tomorrow (ACToday) - Ethiopia by Pattni, Ravina, Ward, Kelly

“…This brief summarizes findings of a mission of MSc fellows in support of the project entitled ‘Adapting Agriculture to Climate Today, for Tomorrow (ACToday) in Ethiopia’ led by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) of Columbia University and implemented in collaboration with CCAFS East Africa. …”
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Presentations and notes from a Roundtable on the metrics of sustainable diets and food systems: 27th November, 2012, Madrid, Spain by Bioversity International

“…Deckelbaum, Institute of Human Nutrition, Columbia University, New York, USA“Sustainable diets and policy: Why is it important?” …”
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Regional Training for East and Southern Africa by Grossi, Amanda, Dinku, Tufa, Faniriantsoa, Rija, Robertson, Andrew, Singh, Bohar

“…From November 1-6, 2021, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) of Columbia University brought together representatives from 11 meteorological services across primarily East and Southern Africa and the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) to conduct three parallel capacity building workshops in the context of Accelerating the Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa project (AICCRA) project. …”
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Report on AICCRA regional trainning for East and Southern Africa by Siachikopo, Kenneth

“…The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Earth Institute, Columbia University (IRI) organized three parallel capacity building workshops in the context of Accelerating the Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa project (AICCRA) project. …”
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Lessons Learnt: Index Insurance for the Agricultural Sector in Central America: Honduras by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…As part of an engagement between the International Research Institute for Climate and Society of Columbia University (IRI), the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture & Food Security (CCAFS), Zamorano Agricultural University and the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries (SAG), the Index insurance for the agricultural sector in Central America project is a collaborative effort for identifying and implementing producer-driven, development-focused processes for generating climate risk solutions. …”
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The Food Systems Countdown Report 2023: The state of food systems worldwide by Schneider, Kate R., Fanzo, Jessica, Haddad, Lawrence, Herrero, Mario, Moncayo, Jose Rosero, Herforth, Anna, Remans, Roseline, Guarin, Alejandro, Resnick, Danielle, Covic, Namukolo M., Béné, Christophe, Cattaneo, Andrea, Aburto, Nancy, Ambikapathi, Ramya, Aytekin, Destan, Barquera, Simon, Battersby, Jane, Beal, Ty, Molina, Paulina Bizzoto, Cafiero, Carlo

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Managing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems by Jarvis, Devra I., Padoch, Christine, Cooper, H.D.

“…Thus this text is mandatory reading for conservationists, environmentalists, botanists, zoologists, geneticists, and anyone interested in the health of our ecosystem. (Abstract © Columbia University Press / New York)…”
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Technical Support and Capacity Building for Mali-Météo in Data Sharing Tool (DST) and Enhancing National Climate Services initiative (ENACTS) by Dinh, Dannie, Dinku, Tufa, Faniriantsoa, Rija

“…This report presents the technical assistance and capacity building provided by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University to Mali’s National Meteorological Agency (Mali-Météo) for the deployment and operationalization of the Data Sharing Tool (DST) and the Enhancing National Climate Services (ENACTS) tools. …”
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Evaluating agricultural weather and climate services in Africa: A learning agenda on climate information services in sub-Saharan Africa by Vaughan, Catherine, Hansen, James, Roudier, Philippe, Watkiss, Paul, Carr, Edward R.

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Managing biodiversity in agricultural ecosystems [Arabic version]: إدارة التنوع الحيوي في النظم البيئية الزراعية by Jarvis, Devra I., Padoch, Christine, Cooper, H.D., Bioversity International

“…Thus this text is mandatory reading for conservationists, environmentalists, botanists, zoologists, geneticists, and anyone interested in the health of our ecosystem. (Abstract © Columbia University Press / New York)…”
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Improving Resilience to Climate Impacts in Mali through Improved Availability, Access and Use of Climate Information: Dialogue with Users by Nenkam, Andree M., Sibiry Traoré, Pierre C.

“…Restoring the availability and accessibility of quality climate data over space and time is the aim of the ENACTS (Enhancing National Climate Services) initiative, promoted by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI, at Columbia University). On November 3, 2016, ICRISAT, Mali-Meteo and IRI launched the ENACTS initiative in Mali during a national workshop to i) introduce stakeholders to Mali Meteo’s new data and web interface (Mali Meteo Data Library) and; ii) solicit feedbacks and recommendations from the national community of users. …”
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A Blueprint for Digital Climate-Informed Advisory Services: Building the Resilience of 300 Million Small-Scale Producers by 2030 by Ferdinand, Tyler, Illick-Frank, Emma, Postema, Louise, Stephenson, Jim, Rose, Alison, Petrovic, Darko, Migisha, Claude K., Fara, Katiuscia, Zebiak, Stephen E., Siantonas, Tony, Pavese, Nicoletta, Chellew, Tom, Campbell, Bruce M., Rumbaitis del Rio, Cristina

“…These working groups were led by the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University, the World Food Programme and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, respectively. …”
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Climate Information Services Research Initiative: Final Report by Blumenstock, Ali

“…The project was led by Mercy Corps in consortium with several partners, including the Humanitarian Response and Development Lab at Clark University (HURDL), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University (IRI), CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Practical Action, and Catholic Relief Services (CRS). …”
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Smallholder Livelihood Risks and Barriers to Adoption of Drought Tolerant Maize Varieties in Uganda by Nakanwagi, Josephine

“…The Integrated Seed Sector Development (ISSD) under Wageningen UR Uganda Limited in collaboration with Wageningen University, Development Economics Group, The Netherlands, International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) at Columbia University, United States and The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) have implemented research on Male and female livelihood risks and barriers to adoption of drought tolerant maize varieties under a project entitled: Promoting Climate Resilient Maize Varieties in Uganda (PROMO) To enhance the understanding of why farmers are not buying quality seed, but mainly use home-saved seed and re-plant grain from the local market, Promoting Climate Resilient Maize Varieties in Uganda (PROMO) project conducted a research study on male and female farmers’ perceived risks spectrum, economic barriers to adoption and low willingness to pay for hybrid drought tolerant maize seed and other agricultural inputs. …”
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Africa-Wide Training on the Improved NextGen Approach (PyCPT2.5) for Seasonal and Subseasonal Forecasting and Climate Data Analysis and Visualization Tools by Grossi, Amanda, Robertson, Andrew, Rose, Alison, Singh, Bohar, Trzaska, Sylwia, Ehsan, Azhar, Kaplan, Aaron, Dinku, Tufa

“…Towards these ends, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), as part of Columbia Climate School at Columbia University, has been working closely with the national meteorological services in AICCRA target countries (Ethiopia, Kenya Zambia, Senegal, Ghana, Mali) alongside their associated regional climate centres (RCCs), the IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC) in East Africa and the Regional Centre for Training and Application in Agrometeorology and Operational Hydrology (AGRHYMET) in West Africa, to improve seasonal and subseasonal forecasting capacities using the NextGen (PyCPT) approach. …”
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Climate Services Ecosystems in times of COVID-19 by Goddard, Lisa, González Romero, Carmen, Muñoz, Angel G, Acharya, Nachiketa, Ahmed, Shamsuddin, Baethgen, Walter, Blumenthal, Benno, Braun, Mélody, Campos, Diego, Chourio, Xandre, Cousin, Rémi, Cortés, Catalina, Curtis, Ashley, Corral, John del, Dinh, Dannie, Dinku, Tufa, Fiondella, Francesco, Furlow, John, García-López, Alan, Giraldo Mendez, Diana Carolina, Gómez, Rosario, Grossi, Amanda, Hailemariam, Kinfe, Hansen, James, Hassan, Quamrul, Hoang, Lam, Jordan, Pamela, List, Geneva, Mannan, Md. Abdul, Mason, Simon J., Melo, Jeimmy, Navarro Racines, Carlos Eduardo, Ndiaye, Ousmane, Nguyen-Quang, Trung, Nguyen-Van, Thang, Oliva, Juan Pablo, Osgood, Daniel, Pons, Diego, Prager, Steven D, Hernández Quevedo, Mónica, Robertson, Andrew W., Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Ruíz, José Franklyn, Rojas, Oscar, Schubmann, Lena, Teshome, Fetene, Thomson, Madeleine C., Turner, Jacquelyn, Trzaska, Sylwia, Van Mai, Khiem, Vadillo, Audrey, Vicencio, José Miguel, Vu-Van, Thang

“…Through “Adapting Agriculture to Climate Today, for Tomorrow” (ACToday), the first of Columbia University’s Columbia World Projects, proactive interactions in six developing countries help identify and create the local climate service ecosystems needed to address food security, agricultural sustainability, and nutrition goals. …”
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Data, Information, and Governance of Digital Climate-Informed Advisory Services by Born, Lorna, Bucher, Ana, Hansen, James, Prager, Steven D., Rose, Alison, Zebiak, Stephen E.

“…The Blueprint was a collaborative effort with the following partners: World Resources Institute (WRI), the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA), the International Research Institute for Climate and Society at Columbia University (IRI), the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD). …”
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Wet chemistry data for a subset of AfSIS: Phase I archived soil samples by Vågen, Tor-Gunnar, Winowiecki, Leigh Ann, Tamene, Lulseged D., Tondoh, Jerome, Weullow, Elvis, Shepherd, Keith, Sila, Andrew, Dunham, Sarah J., Hernández-Allica, Javier, Carter, Joanna, McGrath, Steve P

“…Led by CIAT-TSBF, partners included: ISRIC, CIESIN, The Earth Institute at Columbia University and World Agroforestry (ICRAF). ICRAF led the systematic assessments of soil health using the Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF), which was developed at ICRAF, http://landscapeportal.org/blog/2015/03/25/the-land-degradation-surveillance-framework-ldsf/. …”
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Downgrading recent stimates of land available for biofuel production by Fritz, Steffen, See, Linda, van der Velde, Marijn, Nalepa, Rachel A., Perger, Christoph, Schill, Christian, McCallum, Ian, Schepaschenko, Dimitry, Kraxner, Florian, Cai, Ximing, Zhang, Xiao, Ortner, Simone, Hazarika, Rubul, Cipriani, Anna, Di Bella, Carlos Marcelo, Rabia, Ahmed H., Garcia, Alfredo Gabriel, Vakolyuk, Mar`yana, Singha, Kuleswar, Beget, Maria Eugenia, Erasmi, Stefan, Albrecht, Franziska, Shaw, Brian, Obersteiner, Michael

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Diversidad genética de diaphorina citri en cultivos cítricos del Valle del Cauca y Quindío (Colombia) by Moncayo Donoso, Miguel Angel, Almanza Pinzón, Martha Isabel, Caicedovallejo, Na Milena, Muñoz Flórez, Jaime Eduardo, Montoya Lerma, James, Carabalí Muñoz, Arturo

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