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Potentials for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture

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Birgit Kundermann
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1.00
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Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Division Rural development; agriculture; food security
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Review of research findings, options for mitigation and recommendations for development cooperation

Keywords
Greenhouse Gas
Mitigation
Agriculture
Land Use
Land Use Change
Development Cooperation
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Birgit Kundermann
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Citation

Kundermann, B. 2014. Potentials for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Agriculture, Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Bonn and Eschborn, Germany

CCARDESA Category

Risk Supplement to the Vulnerability Sourcebook

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Author or Institution as Author
Marc Zebisch
Co-authors

Stefan Schneiderbauer, Kathrin Renner (EURAC)

Till Below, Michael Brossmann, Waltraud Ederer, Susanne Schwan (GIZ)

Date of publication
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1.00
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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Guidance on how to apply the Vulnerability Sourcebook’s approach with the new IPCC AR5 concept of climate risk

Other Partners

EURAC Research, Bozen

Keywords
Vulnerability
Risk Supplement
IPCC
Climate Risk
Adaptation
Contact name (for further information)
Marc Zebisch
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Citation

GIZ and EURAC 2017: Risk Supplement to the Vulnerability Sourcebook. Guidance on how to apply the Vulnerability Sourcebook’s approach with the new IPCC AR5 concept of climate risk. Bonn: GIZ.

CCARDESA Category

Guide complémentaire sur la vulnérabilité: le concept de risque

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Author or Institution as Author
Marc Zebisch
Co-authors

Stefan Schneiderbauer, Kathrin Renner (EURAC)

Till Below, Michael Brossmann, Waltraud Ederer, Susanne Schwan (GIZ)

Date of publication
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1.00
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
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Lignes directrices sur l’utilisation de l’approche du Guide de référence sur la vulnérabilité en intégrant le nouveau concept de risque climatique de l’AR5 du GIEC

Other Partners

EURAC Research, Bozen

Keywords
Vulnérabilité
Concept de Risque
IPCC
Risque Climatique
Adaptation
Contact name (for further information)
Marc Zebisch
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Contact institution (for further information)
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Citation

GIZ et EURAC 2017, Guide complémentaire sur la vulnérabilité: le concept de risque. Lignes directrices sur l’utilisation de l’approche du Guide de référence sur la vulnérabilité en intégrant le nouveau concept de risque climatique de l’AR5 du GIEC. Bonn: GIZ.

CCARDESA Category

Guide de référence sur la vulnérabilité - Concept et lignes directrices pour la conduite d’analyses de vulnérabilité standardisées

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Author or Institution as Author
Kerstin Fritzsche
Co-authors

Stefan Schneiderbauer, Philip Bubeck, Stefan Kienberger, Mareike Buth, Marc Zebisch et Walter Kahlenborn

Date of publication
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1.00
Institution
Ministère fédéral allemand de la Coopération économique et du Développement (BMZ), Mission "Climat"
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Le cinquième rapport d’évaluation (AR5) récemment publié par le Groupe d’experts intergouvernemental sur l’évolution du climat (GIEC) souligne une nouvelle fois les risques omniprésents liés aux changements climatiques. La vulnérabilité à la variabilité actuelle du climat et aux changements climatiques futurs menace particulièrement le développement des populations pauvres et marginalisées. Les conclusions du rapport soulignent qu’il sera nécessaire de reconnaître l’adaptation de manière adéquate lors du futur accord sur le changement climatique en 2015, afin faire face à la vulnérabilité climatique de façon efficace.

Other Partners

Adelphi consult. Berlin

EURAC - Institute for Applied Remote Sensing. Bozen

Department of Geoinformatics – Z_GIS, University of Salzburg. Salzburg

Keywords
Vulnérabilité
Concept
Analyse
Changement Climatique
Adaptation
Développement durable
Contact name (for further information)
Kerstin Fritzsche
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Citation

Fritzsche, K & Schneiderbauer, S. & Bollin, C. & Kienberger, S. & Buth, M. & Zebisch, M. & Kahlenborn, W. 2014. Guide de référence sur la vulnérabilité - Concept et lignes directrices pour la conduite d’analyses de vulnérabilité standardisées, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Bonn and Eschborn, Germany.

CCARDESA Category

Pertes alimentaires - Pour une utilisation durable des ressources du champ à l’assiette

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Author or Institution as Author
Ministère fédéral de la Coopération économique et du Développement (BMZ)
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Edition or Version
1.00
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Ministère fédéral de la Coopération économique et du Développement (BMZ)
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Ce dossier souhaite apporter un éclairage plus approfondi sur la thématique des pertes alimentaires et présenter les champs d’action actuels, l’expérience acquise et les défis à surmonter dans ce domaine.

Keywords
Pertes Alimentaires
Production Alimentaire
Développement Rural
Petits Producteurs
Chaîne de Valeur
Aflatoxin
Contact name (for further information)
Maria Höhne, Tanja Pickardt Williams
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
Citation

Höhne, M & Pickardt Williams, T. 2016. Pertes alimentaires - Pour une utilisation durable des ressources du champ à l’assiette, Ministère fédéral de la Coopération économique et du Développement (BMZ), Division 122, « Développement rural, droits fonciers, forêts », BMZ Berlin

CCARDESA Category

Most common indigenous food crops of South Africa

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Directorate: Plant Production

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Indigenous food crops refer to food crops that have their origin in South Africa. Added to these crops are those that were introduced into the country and are now recognised as naturalised or traditional crops. They are divided into three main categories; namely grains, vegetables and fruit.

South Africa possesses a huge diversity of indigenous food crops, which includes grains, leafy vegetables and wild fruit types. These crops are produced and found growing in the country under various weather conditions. Their production within the rural farming communities is on small scale and is mainly for subsistence purposes. Most of the arable land is used mainly for production of maize and other exotic crops.

Other Partners

Agricultural Research Council (ARC), South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI), Food and Agriculture Organizaion (FAO)

and International Crops Research Institute for the Semiarid Tropics (ICRISAT)

Keywords
Food, indigenous, vegetables
Contact name (for further information)
Plant Production Director
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+27 12 319 6072
CCARDESA Category

Department of Environmental Affairs

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Department of Environmental Affairs: Republic of South Africa
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Department of Environmental Affairs: Republic of South Africa

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The department has, over the years, continued to make a notable contribution in creating employment and skill development opportunities through implementation of the environment sector employment programmes broadly. In all 12 priority government outcomes, job creation features as a priority output. In the context of this imperative and the departmental mandate on ensuring benefit from environmental assets which, presents an opportunity to contribute significantly to job creation, social inclusion and the low carbon green economy; the department is responsible for the implementation of environmental Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) and the National Green Fund projects among others.

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+27 86 111 2468
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Department of Environmental Affairs: Republic of South Africa
CCARDESA Category

Building capacity of agricultural extension services in southern Africa for scaling up climate smart agriculture innovations

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Author or Institution as Author
Wiebke Foerch
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Baitsi Podisi, Sarah Beerhalter

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1.00
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CCCARDESA
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This resource is a presentation made by CCARDESA during the AFAAS Extention week 2017, It focuses on the approach of the Adaptation to Climate Change in Rural Areas of SADC (ACCRA) Programme’s  approach to capacity building for scaling Climate Smart Agriculture in southern Africa and the & lessons learnt.

 

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Climate Smart Agriculture
CSA

Tackling Climate Change in Agriculture - Training Manual for the Climate Proofing Tool

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File
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Jennifer Frankel-Reed, Barbara Fröde-Thierfelder, Ilona Porsché, Alfred Eberhardt, Mark Svendsen

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2.00
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CCARDESA
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This climate proofing tool is part of the training package on Tackling Climate Change in Agriculture: Approaches to climate change adaptation and climate smart agriculture in southern Africa. It is based on the Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation Climate Proofing Tool initially developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and GIZ in 2009. This climate proofing tool expands the original tool towards a stronger focus on climate change adaptation in agriculture in southern Africa, and places more emphasis on knowledge co-generation with respect to the specific case study system at hand. It has been adapted to southern Africa by the SADC Adaptation to Climate Change in Rural Areas in Southern Africa (ACCRA) Programme. ACCRA has been established by the German Government through the Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), funded by the Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ). The programme is implemented by the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research & Development for Southern Africa (CCARDESA).

The training package combines a range of different technical/topical modules with this climate proofing tool and its practical application within specified case studies. This climate proofing tool forms an integral part of the training package.

The climate proofing tool consists of a series of steps which will be implemented in small groups, who will work together throughout the training course. Each group will focus on a particular case study or system of interest – an agricultural system or value chain.

The climate proofing steps include:

  • Assessing the current and future climate risks
  • Identifying adaptation options
  • Selecting adaptation measures

Pre-defined case studies form the basis of applying the climate proofing tool. The selection of the case studies will have been done in advance by the programme implementing the training or by the participants themselves, or both. The case studies have been prepared with details on existing climate conditions, systems characterisation including biophysical, as well as socio- economic aspects.

Keywords
Climate Proofing
Training
Manual
Climate Change Adaptation
Climate Smart Agriculture
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Baitsi Podisi
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CCARDESA

CCARDESA Training Package 12: Closing the Gap between Science and Policy for Climate-Smart Agriculture

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File
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ICRAF
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1.00
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ICRAF
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This resource is part of the CCARDESA Training Package on Climate Change and Climate Smart Agriculture. It focuses on fostering partnerships for up scaling climate smart agriculture. The powerpoint version of this resource is available for modification and reuse upon request

Keywords
CSA
Climate Smart Agriculture
Contact name (for further information)
Baitsi Podisi
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CCARDESA
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Funding Partners

4.61M

Beneficiaries Reached

97000

Farmers Trained

3720

Number of Value Chain Actors Accessing CSA

41300

Lead Farmers Supported