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The politics of agricultural carbon finance: the case of the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project
STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2012In the context of major scientific and policy concern with the causes and implications of climate change, various actors are now keen to demonstrate how agricultural carbon finance can help achieve multiple benefits or ‘triple wins’ for sub-Saharan African agriculture.DocumentEnhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: an exploration into alternative investment options
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012This discussion paper seeks to explore alternative investment options with the aim of enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa. Climate change, conflict, drought and increasing populations are leading many to pessimistic conclusions regarding the future viability of pastoral farming, arguing that these livelihoods should be sedentarised and diversified.DocumentAre food insecure smallholder households making changes in their farming practices? Evidence from east Africa
Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2012Smallholder farmers across east Africa have started to embrace climate-resilient farming approaches and technologies, according to this study by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) research programme.DocumentInstitutional innovations in African smallholder carbon projects
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2012According to this report, climate funds for reducing greenhouse gas emissions can benefit small farmers and help achieve development objectives. In the detailed study of six African agricultural carbon projects, researchers found that communities are benefiting from a range of activities related to planting and managing trees on farms.DocumentEnvironmental change and maize innovation in Kenya: exploring pathways in and out of maize
STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2009Maize is a socially, politically and economically staple crop in Kenya. This paper summarises the findings of the STEPS Environmental Change and Maize Innovation in Kenya project, which utilised maize as a window through which to explore differential responses to climate change.DocumentAchieving food security in the face of climate change: final report from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change
Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2012This report, released by the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, identifies a set of clear actions to be undertaken by key stakeholders to achieve food security in the context of climate change.DocumentAgricultural policy-making in sub Saharan Africa: Kenya’s past policies
Tegemeo Institute of Agriculture policy and Development, 2008In many countries, the evolution and the development of policy is not documented. Therefore, for one to understand policy process, interviews have to be undertaken on individuals who are knowledgeable about the process. This study uses interviews to understand policy evolution and in the undertaking of Network Analysis.DocumentClimate change and the threat to African food security
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009Sub-Saharan Africa is currently the most food-insecure region in the world. Climate change could aggravate the situation further unless adequate measures are put in place.DocumentClimate change impacts on East Africa: a review of scientific literature
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2006This report highlights some of the major impacts of climate change on conservation for East African countries including Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda. It also illustrates that climate change in Africa is not only a conservation issue but also a socio-economic one that must be dealt with on a global scale.DocumentThe environment, natural resources and HIV/AIDS
Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2003This short report looks at impacts of HIV/AIDS on agriculture and the environment, with a focus on rural areas in Africa.Pages