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Compendium of partners for scaling gender and social inclusion by Mehar, Mamta

“…In an effort to identify these partners, the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security’s Gender and Social Inclusion and Climate Services Flagship supported the collection of information about potential scaling partners, including government agencies, research institutes, NGOs, and women’s and civil society organisations at the global, regional, national, and sub-national levels in CCAFS countries. …”
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Climate Services for Resilient Development (CSRD) Technical Exchange in Eastern Africa Workshop Report by Owusu, Aisha, Tesfamariam Tekeste, Yohana, Ambani, Maurine, Zebiak, Stephen E., Thomson, Madeleine C.

“…In 2005, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society published its assessment of key gaps in the use of climate information for health, agriculture, water and other sectors in countries across Africa. …”
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Collaborative monitoring of production and costs of timber harvest operations in the Brazilian Amazon by Pokorny, B., Steinbrenner, M.

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Root and tuber crops: Untapped potential for food and nutrition security and rural livelihood development in Myanmar. Results of a scoping study. by Aung, M.

“…To collect, collate and analyse additional information related to the development of climate change scenarios for RTCs. …”
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Changes in response to integrated interventions in the value chain of vegetables in Atsbi-Womberta District of Tigray Region, Northern Ethiopia by Woldewahid, G., Gebremedhin, Berhanu, Berhe, Kahsay, Hoekstra, Dirk

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330,000 farmers in Honduras and Colombia use tailored seasonal forecasts by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security, International Center for Tropical Agriculture

“…Providing climate information services to the most vulnerable communities remains a challenge. …”
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Pro-poor public investment program by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…To help meet these information requirements, IFPRI’s Pro-Poor Public Investment Program works with governments as well as with the private sector, civil society, and international organizations to carry out research on the role of public investment and on strategies that can better connect public investments and policies with development goals. …”
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Use of correspondence analysis in agroecosystem health and sustainability assessment by Gitau, T., McDermott, John J., Waltner-Toews, D., McDermott, B.

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Expanding the reach and benefits of digital agriculture by Hambly Odame, Helen, Okello, Dorothy

“…The Gender, Agriculture and Rural Development in the Information Society initiative was established in 2002 to support projects aimed at leveraging ICTs to enhance farmer knowledge and productivity. …”
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Gaming the System: Stimulating Rules and Behavior Change for Governance of Groundwater Use in India by Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S., Falk, Thomas, Priyadarshini, Pratiti, Singh, Subrata, Mittal, Rajesh

“…Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Thomas Falk (presenter), Pratiti Priyadarshini, Subrata Singh, Rajesh Mittal International Conference of the The Indian Society for Ecological Economics Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi Economics of Groundwater Extraction and Policy December 15-17, 2021…”
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TIC et agriculture : la parole aux jeunes by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…ARDYIS est l'abréviation de "Agricultural, Rural Development and Youth in the Information Society". Lancé par le CTA, l'objectif du projet est de sensibiliser les jeunes aux opportunités qu'offrent l'agriculture et le développement rural et de renforcer leurs capacités dans l'utilisation des TIC dans ces domaines.…”
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Involvement of women farmers in seed yam production in Abia state, Nigeria by Ironkwe, A., Unamma, R.P., Asiedu, Robert

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Hinder och möjligheter för naturreservat som hälsoresurs by Björklund, Linda

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Långsiktigt hållbar dagvattenhantering : vägledning vid val av dagvattenlösningar i stadsmiljö by Aalto, Anna

Workshop report: Training program on ENACTS climate time series, data library and maprooms, Kigali, Rwanda by Dinku, Tufa, Corral, John del

“…The ENACTS initiative brings climate knowledge into national decisionmaking by improving availability, access and use of climate information. Meteo Rwanda staff has received a number of trainings on the different aspects of generating the datasets and developing climate information products. …”
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(agri)Environmental contracts, dynamic inconsistencies and moral hazard by Diakoulakis, Georgios N.

“…From the beginning of the world, the agricultural sector has always played an essential role into our society, and contracts have massively been used by policy-makers for the implementation of (agri)environmental policies, especially when such policies concern the use and development of privately owned land, and information asymmetries between policy-makers and individuals exist. …”
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Biotechnology and the CGIAR by Pinstrup-Andersen, Per, Cohen, Marc J.

“…In this paper, the authors offer general background information on the CGIAR and the role of agricultural research in poverty eradication. …”
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Placer les services climatiques dans les mains des agriculteurs by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), the Earth Institute, Columbia University show the importance of supporting farmers with climate information services in a variable and changing climate. …”
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Putting Climate Services in Farmers' Hands by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), the Earth Institute, Columbia University show the importance of supporting farmers with climate information services in a variable and changing climate. …”
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Facilitating the Use of Tools with the National Meteorological Agencies in AICCRA Countries by Rose, Alison, Grossi, Amanda

“…Throughout 2022, the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI) has enhanced the capacity, skills, and expertise of regional and national meterological agencies in sub-Saharan Africa through a number of activities. …”
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