Climate Change

Publications

Publications
Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Call for Action
2015

This publication is a summary of the workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand from 18 to 20 June 2015 to promote the mainstreaming and up-scaling of Climate-Smart...

Publications
Coping with Climate Change - The Roles of Genetic Resoruces for Food and Agriculture
2015

Genetic resources for food and agriculture underpin the ability of crops, livestock, aquatic organisms and forest trees to withstand a range of harsh...

Brochure
Knowledge on Climate-Smart Agriculture Brochure
2014

Why do we need Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA)? What defines CSA? What is different about CSA? What is the history of CSA? What actions are needed to...

Technical report
Climate-Smart Agriculture and resource tenure in Sub-Saharan Africa: a conceptual framework
2014

Though many studies document the positive impacts of various climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices on crop yields, adoption of such practices remains...

Brochure
Practice Brief: Conservative Agriculture -  implementation guidance for policy makers and investors
2014

Conservation agriculture (CA) can increase resilience to climate change and has the potential to contribute to climate change mitigation. The benefits...

Technical report
MICCA Series 10: Science to support climate-smart agricultural development – Concepts and results from the MICCA pilot projects in East Africa
2014

The publication reports on the concepts driving the scientific activities of the MICCA’s pilot projects in East Africa. It describes the analytical...

Projects
Options for Climate-Smart Agriculture at Kaptumo Site in Kenya
2014

This report identifies and assesses climate-smart agricultural practices through participatory appraisal tools with experts and farmers, as part of...

Meeting/Webinar report
Climate variability, adaptation strategies and food security in Malawi
2014

This paper assesses farmers’ incentives and the conditioning factors that hinder or promote adaptation strategies. it evaluates the impact of these...

Technical report
Evidence and knowledge gaps on climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam
2014

Agricultural production in northern mountainous region (NMR) of Vietnam faces multiple pressures from soil degradation, poverty, food security, and...