| ARDD |
Agriculture and Rural Development Day, an annual event alongside the UNFCCC Conference of parties |
| CCAFS |
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security |
| CGIAR |
Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers |
| CIAT |
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (International Center for Tropical Agriculture) |
| CIMMYT |
International Center for the Improvement of Maize and Wheat |
| CIP |
International Potato Center |
| COP |
Conference of the Parties e.g., to a UN convention |
| CRP |
CGIAR Research Program |
| EA |
East Africa – one of the CCAFS target regions |
| ESSP |
Earth System Science Partnership |
| EU |
European Union |
| FICCI |
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
| GEC |
Global Environment Change |
| GHG |
Greenhouse gas |
| ICARDA |
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas |
| ICRISAT |
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics |
| ICT |
Information and communication technology |
| IFAD |
International Fund for Agricultural Development |
| IFPRI |
International Food Policy Research Institute |
| IGP |
Indo-Gangetic Plains |
| IITA |
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture |
| ILRI |
International Livestock Research Institute |
| IPCC |
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change |
| IRI |
International Research Institute for Climate and Society |
| IRRI |
International Rice Research Institute |
| ISP |
Independent Science Panel, which advises CCAFS |
| IWMI |
International Water Management Institute |
| MRV |
Monitoring, Reporting and Verification |
| NARES |
National agricultural research and extension system |
| NGO |
Non-governmental organization |
| NMS |
National meteorological services |
| SAI |
Sustainable Agriculture Initiative
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UoC
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University of Copenhagen |
| UNFCCC |
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| VCS |
Voluntary Carbon Standard, a quality standard for voluntary carbon offset industry. |
| WA |
West Africa – one of the CCAFS target regions |
| WEF |
World Economic Forum |
