Climate-induced livelihood transitons in the agricultural systems of Africa are increasingly likely. There has been only limited study on what such transitons might look like, but it is clear that the implicatons could be profound in relaton to social, environmental, economic and politcal efects at local and natonal levels.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2011Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Eastern Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2011
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Library ResourceConference Papers & ReportsDecember, 2011Kenya, Africa, Eastern Africa
Climate related shocks are among the leading cause of
production and efficiency losses in smallholder crop and
livestock production in rural Africa. Consequently, the
identification of tools to help manage the risks associated
with climactic extremities is increasingly considered to be
among the key pillars of any agenda to enhance agricultural
growth and welfare in rural Africa. This paper describes the
application of a promising innovation in insurance design –
index-based insurance – that seeks to bring the benefits of
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Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2011
One of the 'learning to innovate' sessions in the 2011 Third International Forum on Water and Food looked at experiences within the CPWF with multi-stakeholder Platforms (MSP) and Innovation Platforms (IP). This video has the group reports that discussed: 1) How do we scale out such platform processes? 2) What are the most significant lessons and messages in this area for 'research for development'? 3) What is new and innovative in the experiences shared? and 4) What are the research questions on platforms that could be addressed across CPWF Basins?
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Library ResourceMultimediaDecember, 2011Ethiopia, Africa, Eastern Africa
During the 2011 Third International Forum on Water and Food (in South Africa) Amare Haileselassie from ILRI reflected on ways that livestock can be integrated into rainwater management systems and strategies in Ethiopia. The overall aim is to improve 'livestock water productivity' through the adoption of various practices at farm and landscape levels.
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