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Women agriculture Guatemala

Agriculture, Food Security, and Climate Change with a Gender Lens

March 31, 2020
Mariola Acosta
Lauren Sarruf Romero
Blog Post
Guatemalan institutions and CCAFS give shape to a practical guide to integrate gender in agricultural projects. There is an increasing awareness of...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, Climate Integration, food security, gender, resilience
Foundations for resilient infrastructure

Postcard from the Field: Household Handover in Micronesia

March 26, 2020
Postcards from the Field
Typhoon Maysak crossed Chuuk and Yap States in Micronesia between March 29 and April 1, 2015, leaving a path of destruction in its wake. As USAID’s...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, infrastructure, resilience
Geography: 
Asia
Boy and woman in Kenya

The Benefits of Climate Adaptation for Food Systems Outweigh the Costs — and We Can’t Afford the Costs

March 25, 2020
Jennifer Frankel-Reed
Blog Post
Recent reports are taking an economic view of climate impacts, making a clear case for acting early rather than reacting late. The Global Commission...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, food security, resilience, water, weather & climate services
Nutrition garden Zimbabwe

Water for Life: Building Community Assets to Create Safety Nets

March 24, 2020
Erina Machoko
Blog Post
Over the past 13 years, I have had the opportunity to work with the poorest communities across Zimbabwe. I have seen families struggling to adapt to...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, food security, infrastructure, resilience, Self-reliance, Training
Geography: 
Africa
Staff training photo Winrock

Helping Vietnam Track its PFES Impacts

March 19, 2020
Lauren Keller
Blog Post
Since 2012, the USAID Vietnam Forests and Deltas program (VFD) has been helping the Government of Vietnam develop and operationalize a national...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, forest/forestry, Monitoring & Evaluation
Geography: 
Asia
APIK Flood emergency simulation

Improving Community Preparedness through Flood Early Warning Systems

March 18, 2020
Yovianus Toni Sakera
Nyoman Prayoga
Stella Yovita Arya Puteri
Blog Post
Located in Indonesia’s East Java Province, Kalikatir Village is prone to flash flooding caused by the Klorak River. The river runs through three...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climate Risk Management, disaster, disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, resilience
Geography: 
Asia
A drip irrigation system drops water onto small plants.

Enabling Environment Considerations for Water Use in Agriculture

March 17, 2020
Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security
Blog Post
In this post, the Feed the Future Enabling Environment for Food Security (EEFS) project describes how its Water Governance Scorecard can inform...
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Keywords: 
agriculture, Climate Risk Management, food security, governance, water
Geography: 
Global
Jeep stuck in mud, Vietnam

Pulling for Forests in Vietnam

March 13, 2020
Jennifer Norfolk
Blog Post
The wheels are spinning, but the vehicle is going nowhere. It’s rainy season in Vietnam, and dirt roads have become rivers of mud. It’s not uncommon...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, ecosystems, forest/forestry, land use, Natural Resource Management, Natural Resources, resilience, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Asia
A villager carries mangrove wood along a path.

Saving Mangroves and Protecting People on Sierra Leone’s Coast

March 12, 2020
David Goodman
Blog Post
The tropical air hangs over the Sierra Leonean coastal village of Gbongboma like a moist towel. Musa Lahai sits in an enclave of thatched huts,...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, Climage Risk Management, coastal, disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction, ecosystems, food security, sustainable landscapes
Geography: 
Africa
Climate-smart Cauca village, Colombia

How the Climate-Smart Village of Cauca is an Example of Agricultural and Social Transformation

March 11, 2020
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security
Blog Post
The transformative process involved in implementing climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices can be well observed in the villages of Los Cerrillos...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, Climate Risk Management, food security
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
A female farmer walks with a group of cattle.

Introducing ResilienceLinks: A New Knowledge Platform for Global Resilience

March 10, 2020
Courtney Meyer
Blog Post
Resilience—the ability to manage through crisis without compromising future well-being—is increasingly recognized as an essential part of global...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, Climage Risk Management, resilience
Geography: 
Global
Bharati Rani Bishwash of Koyra photo

Seeds of Hope in Bangladesh

March 5, 2020
Winrock International
Blog Post
Southwest Bangladesh is a watery world. Houses perch on steep river banks. Storms pummel fragile coastlines. It’s hard not to see this starkly...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, biodiversity, forest/forestry, resilience, Self-reliance
Neumann Gruppe GmbH farm photo

Building a More Sustainable and Resilient Coffee Supply Chain

March 4, 2020
Agrilinks
Blog Post
More than 80 percent of the world’s coffee is produced by smallholders. Despite their integral role, these farmers face significant challenges that...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, resilience, Self-reliance
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean, Africa
Farmers review agroclimatic bulletin

Farmers in Olopa, Guatemala Follow the Path Towards Climate-Smart Agriculture

March 3, 2020
Agrilinks
Blog Post
This post was written by Lauren Sarruf Romero, Communications Officer for CCAFS Latin America, and was originally published on the CCAFS website . At...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, food security, resilience
Geography: 
Latin America & Caribbean
Village elder woman picks corn photo

Postcard from the Field: A Village Elder Learns and Shares New Techniques in Agriculture

March 2, 2020
Postcards from the Field
Farmers are faced with new challenges in Mozambique, including the cycle of frequent droughts and drenching rains. Through her involvement with the...
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Keywords: 
adaptation, agriculture, disaster, food security, gender, resilience
Geography: 
Africa

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