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Climate-smart financial diaries for scaling in Nyando Basin: Factsheet midterm findings Global Challenges Programme Call 4 by Food & Business Knowledge Platform, NWO-WOTRO Science for Global Development, CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…Do they have enough resources to finance these investments? Where could they borrow the required money? …”
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Enhancing maize resilience through bundled climate-smart solutions across Agricultural Commercialization Clusters (ACCs) in Ethiopia: From pilot implementation to scalable impact by Dejene, Sintayehu W., Alemayehu, Sintayehu, Tadesse, Terefe, Tesfaye, Lidya, Gebre, Liyuneh, Tegegne, Getachew, Chilambe, Pedro, Girvetz, Evan

“…To address these challenges, the CGIAR Program on Scaling for Impact (SfI) piloted a bundled Climate-Smart Solutions (3S) package integrating climate risk profiling, context-specific CSA practices, access to finance, weather and climate information services (WCIS) and agro-advisory support, and capacity-building interventions. …”
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Credit market segmentation in rural areas : a case study in Phu Thuong Commune, Phu Vang District, Thua Thien Hue Province by Nguyen, Thi Thanh Huong

Kenya’s Climate-Smart Agriculture Investment Plan unlocks over US$ 1 Million climate finance, benefitting 60,000 community members by Jalango, Dorcas, Mundia, Caroline, Nguvi, Caroline

“…The Alliance of Bioversity-CIAT - AICCRA project led the development of 22 climate resilience projects under the World Bank’s Financing Locally Led Climate-Action program, collaborating with the Siaya County Government, International Water Management Institute and Kenya’s Ministry of Agriculture – Climate Change Unit. …”
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Nature-based solutions for human and environmental resilience: the case of Dolo Ado and Bokolmayo districts, Somali Regional State, Ethiopia by Mekuria, Wolde, Moges, A., Girma, R., Yakob, G., Teshale, T., Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Ruckstuhl, Sandra

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Co-design of Agroecology Indicators with local communities: The Challenges and Perspectives for Agroecological Transition Evaluation by Bahri, Haithem, Alary, Veronique, Toukebri, Wael, Barbouchi, Meriem, M'hamed, Hatem Cheikh, Ouerghemmi, Hassen, Shiri, Zahra, Annabi, Mohamed, Frija, Aymen

“…However, a transition towards agroecology food system is also not an easy task and involves the piloting of a set of very complex practices, tools, arrangements, and policies combined with behavioral changes and sustainable financing business models. This complexity and diversity of agroecology transition pathways is not easily captured using conventional productivity and sustainability indicators given that the 13 principles of agroecological transition need to be very contextualized and co-designed based on local priorities and on the agreed transition objectives across food system actors involved in this process. …”
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Monitoring and Evaluating Climate Resilient Investment Projects: Strengthening Capacities under the FLLoCA Program by Jalango, Dorcas Anyango, Binge, Brenda Binge, Njuguna, Lucy Wanjiku

“…This info note reviews Kenya’s Financing Locally Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) program and the effort to strengthen monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) for climate-resilient investments. …”
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Impact of the ongoing conflict on smallholder farmers in Sudan: Evidence from a nationwide survey by Kirui, Oliver K., Siddig, Khalid, Ahmed, Mosab O. M., Abushama, Hala, Taffesse, Alemayehu Seyoum

“…This is compounded by bad weather conditions, poor quality of the local seed varieties, higher cost of improved seeds, and delayed rains (climate challenges). …”
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The blue carbon market in Vietnam: Future development, potential and challenges by Vu, Tan Phuong, Pham, Thu Thuy, Tran, Ngoc My Hoa, Nguyen, Thi Thuy Anh, Nguyen, Thi Van Anh, Tang, Thi Kim Hong

“…Improving these national database and monitoring systems could generate additional benefits from a blue carbon market, while promoting biodiversity conservation and improving local livelihoods.…”
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Institutions and public agricultural investments: A qualitative study of state and local government spending in Nigeria by Mogues, Tewodaj, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope

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REDD+ in Theory and Practice: How Lessons From Local Projects Can Inform Jurisdictional Approaches by Wunder, Sven, Duchelle, Amy E., Sassi, Claudio de, Sills, E.O., Simonet, G., Sunderlin, W.D.

“…Local projects for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) were frequently designed as pilot actions to inform future upscaled initiatives. …”
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Big island, green forests and backpackers: land use and development options on Ilha Grande, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil by Wunder, Sven

“…Although local labour requirements for tourism are generally low, rising income has implied momentous changes in the local production structure. …”
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Synopsis: Institutions and public agricultural investments: A qualitative study of state and local government spending in Nigeria by Mogues, Tewodaj, Olofinbiyi, Tolulope

“…This policy note synthesizes the findings of an empirical analysis of how the political and budget institutions of the states and Local Government Areas (LGA) of Nigeria affect the incentives of actors involved in the public agricultural finance process, shape the interactions between them, and ultimately influence expenditure allocations.…”
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A poverty-sensitive scorecard to prioritize lending and grant allocation: Evidence from Central America by Hernandez, Manuel A., Torero, Máximo

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Screening Local Sicilian Tomato Ecotypes to Evaluate the Response of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus Infection by Caruso, A. G., Panno, Stefano, Ragona, Arianna, Peiró, Rosa, Vetrano, Filippo, Moncada, Alessandra, Miceli, Alessandro, La Marra, Consuelo Maria, Galipienso, Luis, Rubio, Luis, Davino, Salvatore

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Launch of the AWARE Platform and the National Dialogue on Sensitizing Anticipatory Action in Senegal, Dakar, Senegal, 11-12 October 2023 by Sambou, M. H. A., Okem, Andrew Emmanuel, Jampani, Mahesh, Attoh, Emmanuel M. N. A. N., Amarnath, Giriraj

“…The workshop brought together 53 key stakeholders, including government officials, local and international NGO representatives, academic staff, and private sector experts. …”
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Using contingent valuation to assess the prospects for local participation in public good provision: The case of trypanosomiasis control in Ethiopia by Swallow, B.M.

“…The more specific objectives of the case study were to evaluate the breadth of local support for tsetse control; to determine the acceptability of different mechanisms for enhancing local participation in the finance and operation of the tsetse control programme; and to identify groups likely to play leadership roles or be obstacles to proposed control programmes. …”
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Designing and implementing experiments within local bureaucratic systems: A cautionary tale from an educator incentive program by Asad, Saher, Habib, Masooma, Karachiwalla, Naureen, Kosec, Katrina, Leaver, Clare, ur Rehman, Attique

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Guidelines for the establishment and management of multi-stakeholder platforms to coordinate integrated water resources management in river basins with a focus on the Central Rift... by Kassa, M., Lemma, Mamusha, Haile, Alemseged Tamiru, Mekuria, Wolde, Gezahagn, A., Asnakew, M., Haileslassie, Amare

Subjects: “…local communities…”
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The stability-and-peace accelerator: an overview by Dahl, Hauke, Jacobs-Mata, Inga

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