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CPWF Medium Term Plan (2007-2009) by CGIAR Challenge Program on Water and Food

“…At this point – just under half way (two years and six months) in the implementation of the first CPWF phase (and three-and-a-half years since inception began) governance and management processes are running smoothly, the program is in reasonable financial health, and technical processes – such as issuing new calls and obtaining reviews by the CPWF Expert Panel on Scientific Quality – are familiar, although they must be adjusted to each specific instance. …”
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Integrating input-output modeling with multi-criteria analysis to assess options for sustainable economic transformation: the case of Uzbekistan by Bekchanov, Maksud, Bhaduri, Anik, Lenzen, M., Lamers, John P.A.

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How market-based water allocation can improve water use efficiency in the Aral Sea basin by Bekchanov, Maksud, Bhaduri, Anik, Ringler, Claudia

“…Insufficient investments in irrigation infrastructure, lack of economic incentives to adopt water-wise approaches, and inefficient water governance and institutions have been the main reasons of decreased water use efficiency in the post-Soviet period. …”
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Managing water resources in agriculture: opportunities from earth observation. [Abstract only]. by Amarnath, Giriraj, Sharma, Bharat R., Smakhtin, Vladimir U.

“…Already today, global observations of several key parameters governing the global water dynamics (e.g. precipitation, soil moisture, evaporation, transpiration, water levels, mass balance, gravity-derived groundwater measurements, etc.) are feasible. …”
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An agenda for assessing and improving conservation impacts of sustainability standards in tropical agriculture by Milder, Jeffrey C., Arbuthnot M, Blackman, A., Brooks, S., Giovannucci, Daniele, Gross LH, Kennedy ET, Komives K, Lambin, E.F., Lee, A., Meyer D, Newton, Peter, Phalan, B., Schroth, Götz, Semroc, Bambi, Rokxoort, H. van, Zrust, M.

“…As the role of sustainability standards in tropical land-use governance continues to evolve, robust evidence on the factors contributing to effectiveness can help to ensure that such standards are designed and implemented to maximize benefits for biodiversity conservation. …”
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The SmartAG partner: CCAFS East Africa Bi-annual Newsletter, January - June 2017 by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In the latest CCAFS Annual Report, stories highlight working with scientists, farmers, governments and the private sector to expand knowledge and scale up solutions. …”
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CIAT in Africa Roadmap 2017-2020 by International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…The themes inform our progress within today’s multi-layered research landscape and with our partners, the private sector, NGOs, governments, development partners, and farmers. Our partners have historically been central to our work in the region, and they remain so today. …”
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On Spatially Distributed Hydrological Ecosystem Services: Bridging the Quantitative Information Gap using Remote Sensing and Hydrological Models by Simons, G., Poortinga, A., Bastiaanssen, Wim G.M., Saah, D., Troy, D., Hunink, J., Klerk, M. de, Rutten, M., Cutter, P., Rebelo, Lisa-Maria, Ha, Lan Thanh, Hessels, T., Vu, P. N., Fenn, M., Bean, B., Ganz, D., Droogers, Peter, Erickson, T., Clinton, N.

“…As in many other areas of the world, improving governance and management of water resources and associated land and ecosystems in the Greater Mekong region is not only a matter of generating more data. …”
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Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal by Ouédraogo, Issa, Diouf, Ndeye Seynabou, Ouédraogo, Mathieu, Ndiaye, Ousmane, Zougmoré, Robert B.

“…Recommendations that will improve and sustain the governance system of CIS in Senegal and the rest of West Africa include the involvement of private sectors in the chain of production, delivery and training, and the inciting of producers to largely subscribe to the weather‐based index insurance.…”
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Using weather index insurance to improve drought response for famine prevention by Chantarat, S., Barrett, Christopher B., Mude, Andrew G., Turvey, C.G.

“…External (domestic and international) relief organizations and governments commonly step in to provide emergency assistance in the wake of catastrophic covariate shocks such as drought, especially when the specter of famine looms. …”
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Frontiers in Climate Smart Food Systems: Outlining the Research Space by Whitfield, Stephen, Challinor, Andrew J., Rees, Robert M

“…Grappling with these complex issues is essential, if we are to understand how climate change contributes toward risks to the food system, thereby enabling targeted coordination of policies within and across governments. In this short paper, we briefly discuss the burgeoning approach of climate-smart agriculture, which seeks to integrate complex issues and set out a direction for change in contemporary systems. …”
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Tree genetic resources at risk in South America: A spatial threat assessment to prioritize populations for conservation by Zonneveld, M.J. van, Thomas, E., Castañeda Álvarez, Nora P., Damme, V. van, Alcázar, C., Loo, J., Scheldeman, Xavier

“…With this threat assessment, we aim to support governments and organizations who are taking up this task.…”
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Mitigation of agriculture emissions in the tropics: comparing forest land-sparing options at the national level by Carter, S., Herold, Martin, Rufino, Mariana C., Neumann, K., Kooistra, L., Verchot, Louis V.

“…Our results show that considering only countries with high emissions from agriculture-driven deforestation, with potential for forest-sparing interventions and a good enabling environment (e.g. effective governance or engagement in REDD+), there is a potential to mitigate 1.3 GtCO2e yr−1 (20 countries of 78 with sufficient data). …”
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Tensiones por el gobierno del agua: el caso de Colonia Fiscal Norte-Cuyo, Argentina by Andrieu, Jimena, Rodríguez Savall, María Florencia

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Guía de facilitación: Ciclo de aprendizaje en incidencia política y vocerías comunitarias para el fortalecimiento de mecanismos de gobernanza local by Ávalos, Ileana, López Sampson, Arlene, Méndez, Maricela

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Avances y experiencias aprendidas en la implementación del modelo de cogestión de cuencas hidrográficas en la microcuenca del río La Soledad, Valle de Ángeles, Honduras by Speer Laínez, W.R.

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Evaluación metodológica del enfoque de ecoagricultura para medir el desempeño de un paisaje con matríz agropecuaria en la subcuenca del río Copán, Honduras by Bejarano Banegas, Luis F.

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Gestión del recurso hídrico para consumo humano en la microcuenca La Pagua, Sierra de Otontepec, Veracruz, México by Hernández Martínez, F.

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Escalamiento de experiencias de cogestión de cuencas del río Jucuapa a la parte alta de la subcuenca del río Viejo, Jinotega Nicaragua by Bucardo Hernández, Elías M.

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Desarrollo de una propuesta de estándar de evaluación y monitoreo de los principios y lineamientos estratégicos de Bosques Modelo by Dumet Montoya, Zoila R.

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