Themes: Agriculture and food security

Themes: Agriculture and food security

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27th October 2011
Postcard from Addis Ababa - 'Development first Lisa McNamara reports from the first Climate Change and Development in Africa conference held in Addis Ababa last week. Hosted by UNECA's African Climate Policy Centre, the strong 'development first' message of the conference set the stage for 'Africa's CoP' in Durban. Participants called for solutions to climate change and development challenges shaped by Africans, and informed by Africa’s priorities.
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Project : Advancing climate compatible development for food security through the implementation of national climate change strategies

The key project goal was to assist policymakers in developing countries to optimally harness climate finance for food

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Identifying pathways to support climate compatible agricultural development through NAMAs

This project investigates the scope of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for identifying climate compatible agricultural options that also support other key policy goals.

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28th September 2011
Climate compatible agriculture – a smart approach to poverty reduction in Africa CDKN Chief Executive Sam Bickersteth writes about the importance of achieving a triple win - of emissions reductions, increased resilience, and productivity gain - for African agriculture. Though the UNFCCC process can help climate compatible agriculture, efforts to build supportive policy frameworks must continue outside of the CoPs.
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Project : Measuring REDD+; Agroforestry Carbon Sequestration through an integrated MRV system

The goal of this project is to research, develop and test methods to integrate community-based participatory carbon measurement and monitoring with remote sensing, GIS and web-enabled reporting tools.

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12th September 2011
Rural Africa at the crossroads: livelihoods, practices and policies Rural Africa at the crossroads: livelihoods, practices and policies
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31st August 2011
In conversation with... Shepard Zvigadza, Zero Regional Environment Organisation, Zimbabwe CDKN speaks to Shepard Zvigadza from Zero Regional Environment Organisation about the road to adaptation in Zimbabwe.
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31st August 2011
In conversation with... Yacoube Deme, Near East Foundation, Mali CDKN speaks to Yacoube Deme of the Near East Foundation about the Foundation's work supporting agricultural resilience in water-scarce Mali and the urgent need to adapt to the already tangible effects of climate change.
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31st August 2011
“The field visit that opened my eyes” James Bataze, Senior Meteorologist, Ministry of Water and Environment of Uganda, talks about his field visit to the CDKN-supported ACCRA project and how it turned out to be “one of the most incredible and unforgettable of my life".
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Project : Research on climate change, agriculture and food security in Africa

START is commissioning and managing research awards on the theme of climate change, agriculture and food security in Africa, with support from CDKN.

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Project : Strengthening evidence-based policy

The project builds on an EU-funded project currently underway which aims to strengthen the ability of Climate Actions Network South Asia (CANSA) to operate as an effective broker, through capacity-building sessions and grants for research projects. The CDKN initiative will strengthen CANSA’s ability to interact with the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC).

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Project : Climate change planning in El Salvador - responding to climate risks

The Government of El Salvador, with support from CDKN, is developing a National Climate Change Strategy.