Climate-­‐smart  village  :    the  CCAFS  model  to  improve  the  adap2ve  

capacity  of  communi2es    

Robert Zougmoré Regional Program Leader, West Africa, CCAFS

To  2090,  taking  14  climate  models    Four  degree  rise  

Thornton  et  al.  (2010)  Proc.  Na4onal  Academy  Science  

>20%  loss  5-­‐20%  loss  No  change  5-­‐20%  gain  >20%  gain  

                 

Length  of  growing  period  (%)    

Length  of  growing  season    is  likely  to  decline..                      

Vermeulen  et  al.  2012    Annual  Review  of  Environment  and  Resources  (2012)    

 19-­‐29%  

global  GHGs  from  food  systems  

How  can  smallholder  farmers  achieve  food  security  under  a  

changing  climate?  

Agriculture  must  become    “climate-­‐smart”  

•  contributes to climate change adaptation by sustainably increasing productivity & resilience

•  mitigates climate change by reducing greenhouse gases where possible

•  and enhances the achievement of national food security and development goals

•  Approach where CCAFS in partnership with rural communities and other stakeholders (NARES, NGOs, local authorities…), tests & validates in an integrated manner, several agricultural interventions

•  Aims to boost farmers’ ability to adapt to climate change, manage risks and build resilience.

•  At the same time, the hope is to improve livelihoods and incomes and, where possible, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to ensure solutions are sustainable

Concept  of  “climate-­‐smart  villages”  

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Climate-smart villages

Index-­‐based  insurance  

Climate  informa2on  services  

Climate-­‐smart  

technologies  

Local  adapta2on  

plans  

•  Learning sites •  Multiple partners •  Capacity building

Scaling up •  Policy •  Private sector •  Mainstream

successes via major initiatives

How  it  works?  

Focus  on  integrated  acCons..  

Linking  knowledge  to  acCon  Key  agricultural  acCviCes  for  managing  risks  

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What?  Tree  plan2ng    ShiTs  to  small  stock  Crop/income  diversifica2on  Climate  resilient  crops  

Who?  NGO’s  –  CARE,  World  Neighbors,  Vi    Gov’t  Extension;  CBO’s  –  local  groups  Researchers  –  KARI  teams,  CGIAR  

Strategies  Outcome  mapping  Learning  workshops  Exchange  visits  Gender  research  training  Local  TV,  radio,  cell  info  on  CSA  op2ons  

 

             The  research  •  KARI/CG  research  teams  tes2ng  

and  evalua2ng  improved  prac2ces  with  farmers  

•  What  isnt’s  and  approaches  benefit  women?  Enhance  equity?  

•  Changes  in  prac2ces  –  what’s  climate  resilient?  

•  What  changes  are  men  vs.  women  making?  

Local  outcomes  Ext  services/NGOs  more  demand-­‐driven  and  delivering  relevant  informa2on  on  climate-­‐smart    agriculture  to  farmers  and  local  organisa2ons  

Example: western Kenya

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q Baseline  studies  at  site  (HH,  VBS  and  OBS)  q ParCcipatory  M&E  planning  for  PAR  work  with  local  

partners    at  site  q Gender  mainstreaming  in  acCviCes  q Test  of  various  technological  opCons  by  farmers    q  IteraCve  sharing  of  results  and  planning  of  next  steps  

Climate-­‐smart  village  

Climate  services  

Weather  insurance  

Designed  diversificaCon  

MiCgaCon/C  seq  

Community  management  of  resources  

Capacity  building  

Partnership  -­‐  NARS  -­‐  Extension  -­‐  NGOs  -­‐  Universi2es  -­‐  Development  

partners  -­‐  Private  sector  -­‐  CBOs,  Local  leaders  

Examples  from  Burkina,    Mali  and  Ghana  At  Community  level:  

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1.  Improved  technologies  and  pracCces  for  climate-­‐smart  agriculture    

2.  Methods,  approaches  and  capacity  for  local  adaptaCon  planning  

3.  Innova2ve  mechanisms  for  scaling  up  and  out,  including  building  local  capacity  to  innovate.    

4.  By  “scale  up  and  out”  it  is  intended  that  research  will  iden2fy  adop2on  pathways  and  ac2vely  involve  the  research  end-­‐users  who  are  necessary  to  take  research  findings  to  scale.    

What  is  expected  ?  

Where  CCAFS  works  

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1.  To identify and test pro-poor adaptation and mitigation technologies, practices, and policies for food systems, adaptive capacity and rural livelihoods

2.  To provide diagnosis and analysis that will ensure cost effective investments, the inclusion of agriculture in climate change policies, and the inclusion of climate issues in agricultural policies, from the sub-national to the global level

Over-­‐arching  objecCves    

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