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Agricultural adaptation through local participation

Submitted by Cecilia on 12th December 2011
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Workshop in Kombewa, Kenya: Agricultural adaptation through local participation.

Written by Caitlin Corner-Dolloff, Oxford ECI. This story was originally published on Agricultureday.org.

Farmers, researchers, and government officials alike recognize that adaptation to climate change must take place now. But how can this be done most effectively? It was clear from the ARDD learning event on lessons from the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) program, funded by the Canada’s IDRC and UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), that one of the biggest challenges is the need for climate change adaptation solutions to be context specific. A one size fits all approach to policy will not work. This has led many researchers, practitioners and funders to focus on local participatory approaches to adaptation planning and building adaptive capacity. Read more »

'Food Security in a Changing Climate' message reaches Canada

Submitted by Cecilia on 2nd September 2011
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A guest blog from CCAFS Theme Leader Patti Kristjanson, managing theme 'Linking Knowledge with Action'. 

A stimulating seminar on ‘Food Security in a Changing Climate’ was held on August 30 in Ottawa, Canada, jointly sponsored by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), International Development Research Council (IDRC), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, and the Canadian Federation of Agriculture. With around 50 participants from a wide range of institutions and backgrounds, the discussion was wide-ranging and lively!

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