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Imperfect competition and asymmetric welfare effects of global price and productivity shocks: a CGE model analysis for Senegal by Zidouemba, Patrice Relouende, Traoré, Fousseini, Odjo, Sunday Pierre

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The fund established to respond to loss and damage from climate change: Ethiopia’s preparedness in data management and robust scientific information production by Engdaw, Mastawesha Misganaw

“…Although existing global finance mechanisms like the Adaptation Fund and Green Climate Fund offer some support, they fall short in addressing the full scale of losses and damages experienced by vulnerable nations. …”
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The extent of gender integration within technical guidance on smallholder agricultural commercialization: a scoping review by Silvert, C.J., Diaz, J.M., Serra, R., Cole, S.M., Warner, L.A., Robert, T.G.

“…Second, significant gaps were apparent in the gender integration (or lack thereof) within materials focusing on finance and digitization/e-commerce for smallholder agriculture presenting a critical area for further exploration and investment. …”
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How to do note: Designing GTAs in the context of women’s land and resource rights by Larson, Anne M., Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Morgan, Miranda, Atmadja, Stibniati, Bailey, Arwen, Cronkleton, Peter, Elias, Marlene, Gallagher, Emily J., Garner, Elisabeth, North, Hanna, Paez Valencia, Ana Maria, Trautman, Sabrina, Choden, Tshering, Olivera, Rikke G., Beltchika, Ndaya

“…However, rural women face numerous barriers in securing land rights, including restricted access to resources and services like finance, healthcare, education, market information, agricultural inputs, and technology. …”
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Integrating climate smart agriculture (CSA) into Turkana Agriculture Policy development by Ogutu, Elizabeth, Jalango, Dorcas, Ndetu, Veronica, Gamoyo, Majambo, Nzuki, Esther

“…Despite agriculture contributing significantly to the county’s GDP and employment, fragmented planning, weak institutional coordination, and donor-dependent financing have hindered the adoption of climate-smart agriculture (CSA). …”
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Gender norms and women’s economic resilience to climate change challenges: a case study of Ogun and Oyo states in Nigeria by Mudege, Netsayi, Mdege, Norita, Olajumoke, Adeyeye, Muzungaire, Lizzy, Kakwasha, Keagan

“…More men than women have access to and ownership of resources for economic resilience, such as land and finance. Men can often make long-term/strategic plans compared to women's short-term survival tactics. …”
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Enhancing Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience through South-South Technological Innovation by African Climate Policy Centre, Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa, World Meteorological Organization

“…. • Sustainable human capacity requires retention strategies, career pathways, and local innovation centers to prevent brain drain. • Innovative financing, including blended finance and value-chain approaches, can catalyze private investment, ensure inclusion, and create sustainable markets.…”
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DESIGNING LOCALIZED INTERVENTIONS USING THE CLIMATE SMART AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PLANNING METHODOLOGY by Tesfaye, Lidya Ayalew, Jalango, Dorcas Anyango, Binge, Brenda Binge, Mundia, Carolyne Wanjiru, Otieno, Felix Owino

“…It aims to strengthen the technical and institutional capacities of local governments, farmer groups, and implementing partners to design, finance, and monitor CSA interventions aligned with Ethiopia’s climate and development goals.…”
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CONTEXT-SPECIFIC CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE BUSINESS CASES IN ETHIOPIA: INSIGHTS FROM THE SCALA PROGRAM by Tesfaye, Lidya Ayalew, Jalango, Dorcas Anyango, Assefa, Berhanu, Mundia, Carolyne Wanjiru

“…Delivery is led by MoA, FAO, UNDP, and CIAT through input provision, capacity building, and M&E, with clear pathways for scaling via women-led groups and blended finance.…”
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Gender norms and women’s economic resilience to climate change challenges: a case study of Ogun and Oyo states in Nigeria by Mudege, N.N., Mdege, N., Adeyeye, O., Muzungaire, L., Kakwasha, K.

“…More men than women have access to and ownership of resources for economic resilience, such as land and finance. Men can often make long-term/strategic plans compared to women's short-term survival tactics. …”
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Realistic options for repurposing fertilizer subsidy spending by Hill, Ruth Vargas, Resnick, Danielle

“…If not, can some of the money currently going to subsidies be used to finance other needed investments (that may in turn make subsidies themselves more effective) and if yes, what type of investments can they fund? …”
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Kenya gender strategy: Building equitable climate-resilient African bean & insect sectors by Wambua, Scholastica, Karanja, David, Lutomia, Cosmas, Nyamolo, Victor, Ouya, Frederick, Ketema, Dessalegn, Nchanji, Eileen

“…BRAINS aims to foster low-carbon, climate-resilient agrifood systems in the bean, fruit tree, and insect sectors by equitably enhancing climate resilience among women and youth, scaling the adoption of climate-smart agriculture technologies, and building a pipeline of gender-responsive, climate-resilient enterprises aligned with emerging climate finance goals. Across participating countries, gender disparities remain pronounced, with women and youth disproportionately affected by climate change and constrained by limited access to land, technologies, training, and decision-making spaces. …”
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From project portfolios to institutional strategy: mainstreaming climate resilience in agricultural research at CGIAR by Choptiany, J., Tremper, O., Jafflin, Z., Myers, S., Hernandez, R., Ledermann, S.

“…Beyond IITA, applying such a portfolio analysis framework is expected to significantly strengthen the ability of institutions to navigate the evolving climate finance landscape and support strategic reorientations in a coherent and impactful way. …”
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From strategy to action: leveraging transformative levers to support Africa's fertilizer and soil health strategy by Rasche, F., Vanlauwe, B.

“…This commentary outlines key considerations for successful implementation of the plan, highlighting enabling conditions and strategic approaches: (1) trusted multi-sectoral partnerships fostering collaboration among farmers, governments, private companies, non-governmental organisations, and donors, (2) demand-driven research and development with strong focus on measurable development outcomes, (3) targeted investments and finance effectively expanding the role of the private sector, (4) effective policy mandates relying on comprehensive policy mixes, and (5) inclusive capacity-building using gender-transformative approaches. …”
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Socioeconomic constraints, environmental impacts and drivers of change in the Congo Basin as perceived by logging companies by Ruíz Pérez, M., Blas, D.E. de, Nasi, Robert, Sayer, Jeffrey A., Karsenty, A., Sassen, M., Angoue, C., Gami, N., Ndoye, O., Ngono, G., Nguinguiri, J.C., Nzala, D., Toirambe, B., Yalibanda, Y.

“…Concessionaires considered investment and operating finance their main constraint, followed by insufficient technical and human capacities, and inconsistent application of official regulations. …”
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Avoiding deforestation in the context of biofuel feedstock expansion: An analysis of the effectiveness of market-based instruments by Pacheco, P., German, L., Gelder, J.W. van, Weinberger, Katinka, Guariguata, Manuel R.

“…We employ a detailed literature review, including a look at select case studies, to evaluate the effectiveness of three main types of instruments: - those governing production practices and access to markets; - those governing the provision of finance for biofuel feedstock production and processing; and - those aiming to safeguard environmental services emanating from forestlands which could be threatened by the expansion of biofuel feedstock. …”
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Explaining index-based livestock insurance to pastoralists by McPeak, J.G., Chantarat, S., Mude, Andrew G.

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Sensitivity and uncertainty propagation in coupled models for assessing smallholder farmer food security in the Olifants River Basins, South Africa by Magombeyi, Manuel Simba, Taigbenu, A.E.

“…A non-linear correlation between in-season rainfall and family balance arises from several factors that affect crop yield, indicating the complexity of farm family finance resource-base in relation to climate, crop management practices and environ- mental resources of soil and water. …”
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A stochastic frontier analysis of technical efficiency in smallholder maize production in Zimbabwe: The post-fast-track land reform outlook by Mango, Nelson, Makate, Clifton, Hanyani-Mlambo, Benjamin T., Siziba, Shephard, Lundy, Mark M.

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Gender, livestock and reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Costa Rica by Farnworth, Cathy Rozel

“…Costa Rica is developing a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Activity (NAMA) that will provide climate finance for best livestock management practices that generate climate change mitigation benefits. …”
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