Climate information services for increased resilience and productivity in Senegal
Project description
The climate information services for increased resilience and productivity in Senegal is a three-year initiative (2016 – 2019) that seeks to increase the resilience and productivity of targeted Senegalese farming, pastoralist and fisher communities in the Feed the Future Zone of Influence in the face of climate variability and change through the improved provision, communication, and use of climate information services. CINSERE builds on current achievements of the four USAID Feed the Future funded activities, namely, Naatal Mbay, Yaajeende, COMFISH and ERA; on CCAFS work on tools, methods and evidence to support the production, communication and use of climate-related information for agricultural management in several contexts; and on the successful experiences of CCAFS and partners in Senegal (ANACIM, ISRA) on large scale dissemination of downscaled climate information services (CIS) in order to better manage climate risk. The goal of CINSERE is to capacitate active stakeholders to develop and communicate tailored and salient climate information services in support of farmers’, fisheries’ and pastoralists’ communities, including members of both genders, in their decision making.
By the end of the project, the maximum of farmers, livestock keepers and fisher folks in the zones of influence of the Feed the Future are expected to have timely access to useful climate services and have better understanding of the usefulness of climate information services for improving their livelihoods. Government extension services relative to farming, livestock, and fisheries, including decision-makers and private sectors will be able to work together in order to more effectively respond to climate-related shocks. Finally, a framework for sustainable climate information services implementation and for scaling up CIS use within and beyond Senegal will be developed.
Activities
- Assess of priority needs for climate information related services and communication channels
- Design specific climate information and services tailored to the needs of the beneficiaries of the four USAID projects
- Provide climate services and information
- Monitor and evaluate the use and effectiveness of information andclimate services by beneficiaries in a scaling perspective
Outcomes
The CINSERE project aims to deliver seven specific outcomes:
- Tailored climate information is designed and available to users: Climate information services relevant to risk management for the farming, livestock management, and fisheries sectors, covered by the Feed the Future zone of influence, is to be developed timely and made available.
- Access to and understanding of climate information services by beneficiaries are effective: Increased access to and a better understanding of downscaled and tailored climate information services are to be promoted in the Feed the Future zone of influence. To this end, specific organizational mechanisms are to be put in place to allow project actors (public and private) to communicate climate information services in a way that allow their effective use for climate risk management decision making by end-users.
- Use of climate services and adoption of best risk management practices are increased: Beneficiaries from the four Feed the Future projects are to be encouraged to effectively use climate information services to increase their adaptive capacity to climate variability and change. This is to be done through the number of informed decisions taken and increased adoption of best adaptive practices by beneficiaries as a consequence of mainstreaming climate information services into their management decision making.
- Project coordination efficient and governance systems for food security strengthened: This is to be achieved through strengthening synergies between partners and collaborators, increasing participation and capacitation of decision-makers and stakeholders beyond producers (e.g. local communes, service providers to smallholders, value chain actors) in climate information services dissemination and use. This aims to ultimately contribute to building a food security governance model that could sustainably deliver climate information services to communities.
- Evidence and lessons learned from project implementation mainstreamed into local adaptation plans and beyond: Evidence and lessons learned from the project implementation are to be mainstreamed into local adaptation plans, climate resilience projects, and also informed national level policy making (Ministerial departments for rural development). In an iterative manner along the project duration period, the lessons learned from each year aim to serve to inform the implementation of the program in the following year.
- Successful climate information services implementation framework designed: In the same way, lessons learned are to give enough resources to develop a framework for a wide climate information services use within and beyond Senegal.
- Sustainable climate information services use strategy is developed: a business model for sustainable climate information services production, diffusion and use are to be developed and serve as an exit strategy after the lifespan of the CINSERE project. This will be done through encouraging the private sector to invest in climate information services business.
Partners
The CINSERE project is funded by USAID/Senegal and coordinated by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and ICRISAT. Main partners include National Civil Aviation and Meteorology Agency of Senegal (ANACIM), the four Feed the Future Activities (COMFISH, ERA, Naatal Mbay and Yaajeende), the national research institution (ISRA), the offices of Agriculture (DA) and fisheries (DPM), the ecological monitoring council (CSE), the union of community radios (URAC), etc.
Gender
The CINSERE project proactively assesses the information needs and appropriate communication channels for farmers, pastoralists and fisher folks for both genders. The monitoring component includes quarterly and annual assessment of the reach of the climate services to all beneficiaries, including the most vulnerable and marginalized within the three communities, such as women and youth.
Further information
For further information, please contact
Project Leader: Robert Zougmore (ICRISAT/CCAFS) at r.zougmore@cgiar.org or
Project Coordinator: Issa Ouedraogo (ICRISAT/CCAFS) at i.ouedraogo@cgiar.org.
Funding for this project is provided by:
Project Deliverables
Book chapter
Adaptation Processes in Agriculture and Food Security: Insights from Evaluating Behavioral Changes in West Africa. In Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development
Book chapter
Techniques traditionnelles de restauration de la productivité des sols dégradés en régions semi-arides d’Afrique occidentale
Funder report
Climate information services for increased resilience and productivity in Senegal (CINSERE): Annual Performance report
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Editorial for the Thematic Series in Agriculture & Food Security: Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies in West Africa: learning from the ground AR4D experiences
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Factors affecting uptake (use) of seasonal forecast information in northern Ghana – a gendered perspective
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
An assessment of mobile phone-based dissemination of weather and market information in the Upper West Region of Ghana
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Formulation of a Robust National Rural Sector Program in Burkina Faso: What new themes have emerged from the socio-economic and climate scenarios process?
Discussion paper/Working paper/White paper
Candidate fodder species for goat production in Northern Ghana
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Developing climate-smart agriculture to face climatic variability and extremes in West Africa: challenges and lessons
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Why promote improved fallows as a climate-smart agroforestry technology in Sub-Saharan Africa?
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Uptake of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa: What can we learn from climate-smart villages of Ghana, Mali and Niger?
Factsheet, Project Note
West Africa Climate-Smart Villages AR4D sites: 2016 Inventory
Concept note
Developing bankable proposals for submition to green climate funds
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-smart agriculture in Benin
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-smart agriculture in Niger
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-smart agriculture in Cote d'lvoire
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-smart agriculture in The Gambia
Book chapter
Climate information use implications for climate risk mitigation in West Africa
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Closing the Gap between Climate Information Producers and Users: Assessment of Needs and Uptake in Senegal
Thesis
Towards adaptation planning to climate change in the Sudanian zone of Mali: analysis of vulnerability and choice of adaptation options
Data paper
CCAFS midline synthesis report - Ghana
Thesis
Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Climate-Smart Agriculture Technologies and Practices in Climate-Smart Villages in Kaffrine, Senegal
Discussion paper/Working paper/White paper
Documentation, nutritional profiling and testing of fodder trees or shrubs for climate-smart livestock production in West Africa
User manual/Technical Guide
Use of Climate Information in Mali-Technical Manual for Public and Private Rural Development Officers
Discussion paper/Working paper/White paper
Science-policy interactions for accelerated Climate-Smart Agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from West African national science-policy dialogue platforms
Thesis
Gender Differentiated Perception and Adaptation Strategies of Cowpea Growers to Climate Change and Variability in Segou Region, Mali
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Facing climate variability in Sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of climate-smart agriculture opportunities and approaches to managing climate-related risks
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Mapping regional livelihood benefits from local ecosystem services assessments in rural Sahel
Brochure
Artisanal Fisheries Weather Support (USAID / CINSERE training manual)
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Different Land-Use Systems: A Case Study of CO2 in the Southern Zone of Ghana
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Different Land-Use Systems: A Case Study of CO2 in the Southern Zone of Ghana
Brochure
Climate Products and Services (USAID / CINSERE training manual)
Brochure
Seasonal Precipitation Forecast (USAID / CINSERE training manual)
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Facilitating Change for Climate-Smart Agriculture through Science-Policy Engagement
Brochure
Direct Reading Rainfall (USAID / CINSERE training manual)
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Mainstreaming gender and social differentiation into CCAFS research activities in West Africa: lessons learned and perspectives
User manual/Technical Guide
Climate Change (USAID / CINSERE training manual)
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Gender and climate risk management: evidence of climate information use in Ghana
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Institutional Perspectives of Climate-Smart Agriculture: A Systematic Literature Review
User manual/Technical Guide
Methodological Guide: Participatory Community Method of Inventory and Prioritization of Climate-Smart Farming-Agroforestry Technologies / Practices in Agriculture
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Climate Information Services: Evidence from Cowpea and Sesame Producers in Northern Burkina Faso
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Farmers' prioritization and adoption of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices in Niger
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Farmers' prioritisation and adoption of climate-smart agriculture technologies and practices in Senegal
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Can Protection Motivation Theory Explain Farmers’ Adaptation to Climate Change Decision Making in The Gambia?
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Guinea-Bissau
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Perceived Climate Variability and Farm Level Adaptation in the Central River Region of The Gambia
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Adamawa state of Nigeria
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Borno state of Nigeria
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Yobe state of Nigeria
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Seychelles
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
A Public-private partnership model for scaling up climate information services (CIS) in Ghana
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Factors influencing the access to and use of climate information services CIS for men and women farmers in Senegal
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Science-policy interfaces for sustainable climatesmart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Le Projet d'Appui à la Résilience Climatique pour un Développement Agricole Durable (PARC-DAD) au Niger est-il suffisamment climato-intelligent ? Résultats-des-analyses-participatives-des-projets terrain du PARC-DAD au Niger
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Assessing the Climate-Smartness of the West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP): What can we learn from Benin, Guinea, Niger, Togo and Chad projects?
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Scaling up climate information services through public-private partnership business models
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Assessing the decisions taken following the reception of CIS to inform farming practices in Senegal
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Science-policy interfaces for sustainable climatesmart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Uptake of Climate-Smart Agricultural Technologies and Practices: Actual and Potential Adoption Rates in the Climate-Smart Village Site of Mali
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Factors influencing gendered access to climate information services for farming in Senegal
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Applying an indirect method for estimating and modelling the aboveground biomass and carbon for wood energy in the arid ecosystems of Aϊr Tenéré of Niger
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Perceived Climate Variability and Farm Level Adaptation in the Central River Region of The Gambia
Discussion paper/Working paper/White paper
Science-policy interactions for climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa
Journal Article (peer reviewed)
Contribution of systems thinking and complex adaptive system attributes to sustainable food production: Example from a climate-smart village
Policy brief/policy note/briefing paper
Climate-Smart Agriculture in Cabo Verde
Partners
- Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT - Headquarter (Bioversity International) (Bioversity (Alliance))
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Animal Research Institute (CSIR-ARI)
- ESOKO Limited
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Institut de l’Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (Burkina Faso) (INERA)
- Institut d’Economie Rurale (Mali) (IER)
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du Niger (INRAN)
- Institut Senegalais de Recherche Agricole (ISRA)
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
- International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
- Ministère du Tourisme et des Transport aériens (Senegal)
- Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI)