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Pastoral Innovation Systems Perspectives from Ethiopia and Kenya

Thursday, September 6 2012 / Eldis

While there has been much discussion of the importanceof innovation in African agriculture, remarkably littlehas focused on mobile pastoral systems. Everyone agreesthat science, technology and innovation must be at thecentre

Agriculture and Social Protection in Ghana: A ‘LEAP’ in the Dark?

Thursday, September 6 2012 / Eldis

By Stephen DevereuxMarch 2009  Despite impressive progress on poverty reduction at national level in Ghana, chronic poverty and livelihood vulnerability persist, especially among small farmers in northern regions. This Briefing

What’s the mind got to do with it? A cognitive approach to global climate governance

Thursday, September 6 2012 / Eldis

This paper argues that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) might be one of the biggest and most important global governance failures of our time. The paper

Building climate change adaptation on community experiences: lessons from community-based natural resource management in southern Africa

Thursday, September 6 2012 / Eldis

This publication examines how community based natural resource management (CBNRM) can inform and contribute to climate change adaptation at the community level, specifically to community based adaptation (CBA). It provides

Pesticide use in agriculture: The philosophy, complexities and opportunities

Thursday, September 6 2012 / Eldis

Exaggerated and incompetent use of chemical pesticides in crop production can have adverse effects on human health, natural ecosystems and social capital. The potential impacts are interconnected and complicated, so

Factors Influencing Adoption and Area under Conservation Agriculture: A Mixed Methods Approach

Thursday, September 6 2012 / Eldis

Adoption of conservation agriculture (CA) is low in most parts of Africa. Zambia has been quite successful in increasing adoption of CA among smallholder farmers. Few studies have been conducted

Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative: Lessons Learned from Support to Civil Society Organisations

Thursday, September 6 2012 / Eldis

This Evaluation of Norway’s International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) Civil Society Support Scheme was conducted in two phases. The first deskbased phase reviewed project documentation from the 2009 and

Support to SIDS representatives on the GCF Board and facilitation of informal meetings

Thursday, September 6 2012 / CDKN Global

Project reference: ADGL-0015 This project aims to support Small Island Developing States (SIDS) delegates on the Green Climate Fund (GCF) Board with technical and strategic analysis. The key outputs include: Work Package

Support for LDC Group in the UNFCCC climate change process: IIED package of support for 2012-2013

Thursday, September 6 2012 / CDKN Global

Project reference: ADGL-0010 This project aims to provide support build the capacity and facilitate the Least Developed Country (LDC) group’s participation in the UNFCCC negotiation process. The key outputs include: 1. On

Improved integrated risk management could help address risks posed by slow-onset processes (Articles and blogs, September 2012)

Wednesday, September 5 2012 / Overseas Development Institute - Theme: Climate Change

At the 2010 United Nations climate talks, the Parties to the UNFCCC recognised the need to strengthen efforts to understand and reduce loss and damage associated with extreme weather and

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