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1 Lennie, J.; Tacchi, J. 2013. Evaluating communication for development: a framework for social change. New York, NY, USA: Routledge - Earthscan. 189p.
Communication ; Evaluation ; Community development ; Social change ; Capacity development ; Learning ; Organizations
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 306.449 G000 LEN Record No: H045792)
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2 Mateo-Sagasta, J.; Medlicott, K.; Qadir, M.; Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Drechsel, Pay. 2013. Proceedings of the UN-Water Project on the Safe Use of Wastewater in Agriculture. Bonn, Germany: United Nations University. UN-Water Decade Programme on Capacity Development (UNW-DPC). 2013. (UNW-DPC Proceedings Series No. 11)
Wastewater treatment ; Water management ; Water reuse ; Water scarcity ; Agriculture ; Food production ; Risks ; Health hazards ; Policy ; Corporate culture ; Urban areas ; Environmental effects ; Capacity development ; Research projects ; Economic aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H046070)
http://www.ais.unwater.org/ais/pluginfile.php/62/course/section/29/proceedings-no-11_WEB.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046070.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H046070.pdf
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3 Eshete, G.; Assefa, B.; Lemma, E.; Kibret, G.; Ambaw, G.; Samuel, S.; Seid, J.; Tesfaye, K.; Tamene, L.; Haile, A.; Asnake, A.; Mengiste, A.; Hailemariam, S. N.; Ericksen, P.; Mekonnen, K.; Amede, T.; Haileslassie, Amare; Hadgu, K.; Woldemeskel, E.; Solomon, D. 2020. Ethiopia climate-smart agriculture roadmap 2020-2030. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). 36p.
Climate-smart agriculture ; Climate change ; Vulnerability ; Food security ; Nutrition ; Agricultural practices ; Policies ; Strategies ; Institutions ; Greenhouse gas emissions ; Gender ; Capacity development ; Farmers / Ethiopia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050321)
https://cgspace.cgiar.org/bitstream/handle/10568/110993/Ethiopia%20CSA%20Roadmap%20Final%20Version.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050321.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050321.pdf
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4 UNESCO World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP); UN-Water. 2021. The United Nations World Water Development Report 2021: valuing water. Paris, France: UNESCO. 206p.
Water resources ; Water management ; Valuation ; Cultural values ; Environmental economics ; Agricultural production ; Food production ; Industrial production ; Energy ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Hydraulic structures ; Water governance ; Water availability ; Water demand ; Water use efficiency ; Water supply ; Water quality ; Sanitation ; Hygiene ; Water scarcity ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Decision making ; Economic analysis ; Econometrics ; Cost benefit analysis ; Financing ; Funding ; Ecosystem services ; Human settlements ; Capacity development ; Knowledge / Africa South of Sahara / Europe / Latin America and the Caribbean / Asia and the Pacific / Arab countries
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050378)
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050378.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050378.pdf
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5 Antwi-Agyei, P.; Dougill, A. J.; Doku-Marfo, J.; Abaidoo, R. C. 2021. Understanding climate services for enhancing resilient agricultural systems in Anglophone West Africa: the case of Ghana. Climate Services, 22:100218. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2021.100218]
Climate change adaptation ; Information services ; Policy making ; Farming systems ; Vulnerability ; Resilience ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Agricultural productivity ; Socioeconomic development ; Capacity development ; Institutions ; Stakeholders ; Decision making / Anglophone Africa / West Africa / Ghana / Liberia / Sierra Leone / Nigeria / Gambia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050384)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880721000066/pdfft?md5=f45a830d6f05e8f8d0c1f50f3b8e740d&pid=1-s2.0-S2405880721000066-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050384.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050384.pdf
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Whilst the capability of climate services to reduce climate impacts is alluring, empirical evidence on how best to mainstream climate information services in Africa is lacking. This paper determines how climate information services have been incorporated into national policies by Anglophone West African states for building agricultural resilience and provides a detailed analysis of issues facing Ghanaian agricultural systems. The paper addresses the questions: (i) to what extent is climate change recognised as a threat to agricultural development in national climate facing policies of Anglophone West African states? (ii) to what extent have climate information services been incorporated into national and regional policy frameworks of Anglophone West African states for resilient agricultural systems? (iii) what are the key challenges in mainstreaming climate information services into national policies for resilient agricultural building in Ghana? The study employed thematic content analysis, multi-stakeholder workshops and expert interviews to understand climate discourses around climate services. Findings show that climate change is highlighted in national and regional level policies as a serious threat to socioeconomic development and agricultural productivity in West Africa. Anglophone West Africa countries are at various stages in establishing a National Framework for Climate Services to help guide future adaptation planning. This study shows that Anglophone West African states have not yet incorporated climate information services into strategic national and regional climate facing policies that are critical in shaping efforts aimed at managing climate risks. For the case of Ghana, the study reveals low awareness of climate change among policy-makers, human and institutional capacity constraints as some of the key factors militating against the mainstreaming of climate information services. Capacity building of policy makers and institutional strengthening are both vital for more effective mainstreaming of climate services across West Africa.
6 Eaton, W. M.; Brasier, K. J.; Burbach, M. E.; Whitmer, W.; Engle, E. W.; Burnham, M.; Quimby, B.; Chaudhary, A. K.; Whitley, H.; Delozier, J.; Fowler, L. B.; Wutich, A.; Bausch, J. C.; Beresford, M.; Hinrichs, C. C.; Burkhart-Kriesel, C.; Preisendanz, H. E.; Williams, C.; Watson, J.; Weigle, J. 2021. A conceptual framework for social, behavioral, and environmental change through stakeholder engagement in water resource management. Society and Natural Resources, 23p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2021.1936717]
Water resource management ; Social change ; Behavioural changes ; Environmental management ; Stakeholders ; Collective action ; Collaboration ; Governance ; Decision making ; Capacity development
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050512)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/08941920.2021.1936717?needAccess=true
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050512.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050512.pdf
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Incorporating stakeholder engagement into environmental management may help in the pursuit of novel approaches for addressing complex water resource problems. However, evidence about how and under what circumstances stakeholder engagement enables desirable changes remains elusive. In this paper, we develop a conceptual framework for studying social and environmental changes possible through stakeholder engagement in water resource management, from inception to outcomes. We synthesize concepts from multiple literatures to provide a framework for tracing linkages from contextual conditions, through engagement process design features, to social learning, community capacity building, and behavioral change at individual, group, and group network levels, and ultimately to environmental change. We discuss opportunities to enhance the framework including through empirical applications to delineate scalar and temporal dimensions of social, behavioral, and environmental changes resulting from stakeholder engagement, and the potential for negative outcomes thus far glossed over in research on change through engagement.
7 Satterthwaite, E. V.; Bax, N. J.; Miloslavich, P.; Ratnarajah, L.; Canonico, G.; Dunn, D.; Simmons, S. E.; Carini, R. J.; Evans, K.; Allain, V.; Appeltans, W.; Batten, S.; Benedetti-Cecchi, L.; Bernard, A. T. F.; Bristol, S.; Benson, A.; Buttigieg, P. L.; Gerhardinger, L. C.; Chiba, S.; Davies, T. E.; Duffy, J. E.; Giron-Nava, A.; Hsu, A. J.; Kraberg, A. C.; Kudela, R. M.; Lear, D.; Montes, E.; Muller-Karger, F. E.; O’Brien, T. D.; Obura, D.; Provoost, P.; Pruckner, S.; Rebelo, Lisa-Maria; Selig, E. R.; Kjesbu, O. S.; Starger, C.; Stuart-Smith, R. D.; Vierros, M.; Waller, J.; Weatherdon, L. V.; Wellman, T. P.; Zivian, A. 2021. Establishing the foundation for the global observing system for marine life. Frontiers in Marine Science, 8:737416. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2021.737416]
Marine ecosystems ; Global observing systems ; Ocean observations ; Biodiversity ; Time series analysis ; Environmental monitoring ; Sustainability ; Climate change ; Coastal zones ; Mangroves ; Sea grasses ; Corals ; Algae ; Data management ; Metadata standard ; Datasets ; Best practices ; Access to information ; Spatial analysis ; Funding ; Capacity development ; Technology transfer ; Developing countries
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050793)
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.737416/pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050793.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050793.pdf
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Maintaining healthy, productive ecosystems in the face of pervasive and accelerating human impacts including climate change requires globally coordinated and sustained observations of marine biodiversity. Global coordination is predicated on an understanding of the scope and capacity of existing monitoring programs, and the extent to which they use standardized, interoperable practices for data management. Global coordination also requires identification of gaps in spatial and ecosystem coverage, and how these gaps correspond to management priorities and information needs. We undertook such an assessment by conducting an audit and gap analysis from global databases and structured surveys of experts. Of 371 survey respondents, 203 active, long-term (>5 years) observing programs systematically sampled marine life. These programs spanned about 7% of the ocean surface area, mostly concentrated in coastal regions of the United States, Canada, Europe, and Australia. Seagrasses, mangroves, hard corals, and macroalgae were sampled in 6% of the entire global coastal zone. Two-thirds of all observing programs offered accessible data, but methods and conditions for access were highly variable. Our assessment indicates that the global observing system is largely uncoordinated which results in a failure to deliver critical information required for informed decision-making such as, status and trends, for the conservation and sustainability of marine ecosystems and provision of ecosystem services. Based on our study, we suggest four key steps that can increase the sustainability, connectivity and spatial coverage of biological Essential Ocean Variables in the global ocean: (1) sustaining existing observing programs and encouraging coordination among these; (2) continuing to strive for data strategies that follow FAIR principles (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable); (3) utilizing existing ocean observing platforms and enhancing support to expand observing along coasts of developing countries, in deep ocean basins, and near the poles; and (4) targeting capacity building efforts. Following these suggestions could help create a coordinated marine biodiversity observing system enabling ecological forecasting and better planning for a sustainable use of ocean resources.
8 International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 2021. Circular economy solutions to close water, energy and food loops in West Africa. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 4p. (IWMI Water Issue Brief 17) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.222]
Circular economy ; Waste management ; Wastewater ; Energy generation ; Food security ; Resource recovery ; Reuse ; Business models ; Solid wastes ; Faecal sludge ; Organic fertilizers ; Aquaculture ; Ponds ; Public-private partnerships ; Capacity development ; Donors ; Sustainability ; Socioeconomic impact ; Health hazards ; Sanitation ; Urban areas / West Africa / Ghana
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050808)
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9 Rathod, Roshan; Kumar, Manish; Mukherji, Aditi; Sikka, Alok; Satapathy, K. K.; Mishra, A.; Goel, S.; Khan, M. 2021. Resource book on springshed management in the Indian Himalayan Region: guidelines for policy makers and development practitioners. New Delhi, India: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); New Delhi, India: NITI Aayog, Government of India; New Delhi, India: Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC). 40p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.230]
Water springs ; Water management ; Guidelines ; Best practices ; Policies ; Technology ; Financial analysis ; Funding ; Water security ; Aquifers ; Water budget ; Groundwater recharge ; Monitoring ; Remote sensing ; Geographical information systems ; Impact assessment ; Scaling ; Data management ; Databases ; Hydrogeology ; Discharges ; Payments for ecosystem services ; Water user groups ; Civil society organizations ; Government agencies ; Stakeholders ; Participatory approaches ; Community involvement ; Citizen science ; Capacity development ; Awareness-raising ; Gender equality ; Social inclusion ; Livelihoods ; Villages ; Isotope analysis / India / Himalayan Region
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050807)
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10 Reddy, V. R.; Pavelic, Paul; Reddy, M. S. 2021. Participatory management and sustainable use of groundwater: a review of the Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems project in India. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 21p. (Groundwater Solutions Initiative for Policy and Practice (GRIPP) Case Profile Series 05) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.224]
Groundwater management ; Participatory management ; Water use efficiency ; Sustainable use ; Farmer-led irrigation ; Water systems ; Project evaluation ; Capacity development ; Awareness-raising ; Technology transfer ; Behavioural changes ; Groundwater extraction ; Pumping ; Wells ; Groundwater level ; Hydrological factors ; Water policies ; Regulations ; Equity ; Crop production ; Water budget ; Institutions ; Funding ; Non-governmental organizations ; Water user associations ; Livelihoods ; Food security ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Rural communities ; Villages / India / Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems Project / Anantapur / Chittoor / Cuddapah / Kurnool / Mahbubnagar / Nalgonda / Prakasam
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050839)
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This GRIPP Case Profile assesses whether the proactive involvement of rural communities in the management of groundwater positively contributes towards sustainable resource use. The assessment uses the long-term (2003-2013) Andhra Pradesh Farmer-Managed Groundwater Systems (APFAMGS) project in India as a case study. Implemented across seven districts, the assessment is based on a critical review and synthesis of existing literature and complementary field visits conducted five years after project closure. APFAMGS worked towards creating awareness and bringing about behavioral change to achieve sustainable groundwater use, primarily for irrigation. The approach focused on knowledge transfer and capacity building to set up participatory processes conducive to informal management measures, and technologies supporting participatory hydrological monitoring and crop water budgeting. In addition, awareness creation in relation to demand as well as supply side management options was critical. The analysis suggests that APFAMGS has helped in filling the knowledge and information gaps on groundwater resources among local farming communities. Some degree of long-term reduction in groundwater pumping was observed, but the attribution to the project is not clear, and effects on reducing groundwater level declines may be limited and localized. The APFAMGS approach of participatory groundwater management (PGM) fell short in terms of equity considerations, with implications for the institutional sustainability of the approach. The study provides policy guidance for adopting more inclusive PGM-based institutions on a wider scale.
11 North, M. A.; Hastie, W. W.; Craig, M. H.; Slotow, R. 2022. Tracing primary sources of funding for, and patterns of authorship in, climate change research in Africa. Environmental Science and Policy, 127:196-208. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.10.023]
Climate change ; Research ; Funding ; Development agencies ; Collaboration ; Capacity development ; CGIAR / Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050773)
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African experts remain underrepresented in global climate change work and assessments, potentially from patterns of international funding, collaborations, or funder mandates. We evaluated authorship and funding of African climate science by searching Web of Science Core Collection for studies published between database inception and 31 October 2018, identifying 12561 journal articles reporting climate research in Africa. We exported the funding information, and ranked funders by the number of publications they funded. For the ten agencies funding the most publications with at least one African author, we identified all publications (n = 214) from the top five grants, by number of publications. We examined the number and position of African authors on these, and the mandates of these ten agencies. Of the publications on Africa climate research, 58% (7232) included no African authors. Among the top ten funders of African-authored publications, the South African NRF funded predominantly South African authors, while the United Kingdom’s NERC, German BMBF, and USAID, funded research involving authors from 7 to 15 African countries. Only the IDRC and CGIAR have clear mandates to develop capacity within regions being studied. Overall, African climate experts are absent from much of the foreign-funded climate change research about Africa. Funders should promote collaboration with Africans when funding work on the continent, to improve African research capacity and expertise, and bolster African climate science. Most importantly, research done without local expertise may exclude important local knowledge, not be locally relevant or applicable, or miss African based solutions of potential global importance.
12 Mudau, F. N.; Chimonyo, V. G. P.; Modi, A. T.; Mabhaudhi, Tafadzwanashe. 2022. Neglected and underutilised crops: a systematic review of their potential as food and herbal medicinal crops in South Africa. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12:809866. [doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.809866]
Medicinal plants ; Food crops ; Underutilized species ; Food security ; Nutrition security ; Nutraceuticals ; Pharmaceuticals ; Sustainability ; Diets ; Food supplements ; Capacity development / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050904)
https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphar.2021.809866/pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050904.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050904.pdf
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The African continent harbours many native species with nutraceutical and pharmaceutical potential. This study reviewed underutilised crops in South Africa to determine their potential as food and herbal medicinal crops. Over 5,000 species have been identified and earmarked for their medical attributes in formal and informal setups. Researchers, plant breeders and policymakers have mostly ignored the development potential of these crops. Consequently, their value chains are poorly developed. In South Africa, there is a wide range of neglected and underutilised crops, which were historically popular and used by communities; however, over the years, they have lost their status within farming systems and been relegated to the status of neglected and underutilised. Recently, driven by the need to transition to more sustainable and resilient food systems, there has been renewed interest in their potential as food and herbal medicinal crops to establish new value chains that include vulnerable groups. They are now gaining global attention, and their conservation and sustainable utilisation are now being prioritized. The review confirmed that several of these crops possess nutraceutical and pharmaceutical properties, highlighting their potential for development as food and herbal medicines. However, current production levels are too low to meet the requirements for industrial development; research and development should focus on all aspects of their value chain, from crop improvement to utilisation. A transdisciplinary approach involving a wide range of actors is needed to develop the identified neglected and underutilised crops’ potential as food and herbal medicinal crops and support the development of new and inclusive value chains.
13 Douthwaite, B.; Child, K. 2021. How agricultural research for development achieves developmental outcomes: learning lessons to inform One CGIAR science and technology policy research. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 27p. (WLE Legacy Series 2) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.201]
Agricultural research for development ; CGIAR ; Research programmes ; Impact assessment ; Monitoring and evaluation ; Agricultural innovation ; Technology ; Policy innovation ; Agronomy ; Capacity development ; Advisory services ; Soil quality ; Cassava ; Seed certification ; Fertilizers ; Phytosanitary measures ; Solar energy ; Irrigation systems ; Electricity supplies ; Donors ; Funding ; State intervention ; Farmers ; Databases ; Models ; Case studies / Ethiopia / India / United Republic of Tanzania
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050909)
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At the end of 2021, CGIAR Research Programs (CRPs) will be replaced by Initiatives housed within One CGIAR. This new modality is intended to achieve higher levels of impact at a faster rate and at reduced cost compared to the CRPs. As One CGIAR begins, there is a unique opportunity to reflect on what has worked in different contexts. In this paper, we provide findings that relate to One CGIAR’s overarching view of how it will achieve positive and measurable impacts, and for agricultural research for development (AR4D) more generally. Specifically, we draw from three related CRP evaluations to identify how different types of AR4D approaches have contributed to successful outcomes. In the final section of the paper, we present our conclusions and provide a list of recommendations for the science and technology policy of One CGIAR and possibly other integrated research for development programs.
14 Magalhaes, M.; Ringler, C.; Verma, Shilp; Schmitter, Petra. 2021. Accelerating rural energy access for agricultural transformation: contribution of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems to transforming food, land and water systems in a climate crisis. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 26p. (WLE Legacy Series 3) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.202]
Agriculture ; Transformation ; Energy policies ; Rural areas ; CGIAR ; Research programmes ; Agrifood systems ; Land use ; Water systems ; Climate change ; Energy consumption ; Solar energy ; Irrigation systems ; Groundwater ; Electricity ; Pumps ; Technology ; Investment ; Innovation ; Pilot projects ; Environmental sustainability ; Emission reduction ; Resource recovery ; Reuse ; Income generation ; Business models ; Capacity development ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Women ; Food security / Africa / Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050910)
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With adverse impacts of climate change growing in number and intensity, there is an urgent need to reduce emissions from food systems to net zero. This can only be achieved if rural areas in low- and middle-income countries gain access to clean energy. A review of the research and capacity building contributions of the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) over the last 10 years suggests important contributions in the areas of energy policy and energy investment planning, cost and feasibility frameworks, and business models for clean energy technology uptake. WLE has also conducted successful pilot projects on solar irrigation to provide an evidence base for scaling up innovative energy initiatives. Finally, the program also considered non-agricultural uses of energy where relevant to food systems, and implemented capacity building activities.
Going forward, CGIAR has a key role to play in providing information, supporting access and piloting innovative, scalable clean energy interventions to support the achievement of multiple impacts for the poorest and most food-insecure women and men farmers and entrepreneurs.
Going forward, CGIAR has a key role to play in providing information, supporting access and piloting innovative, scalable clean energy interventions to support the achievement of multiple impacts for the poorest and most food-insecure women and men farmers and entrepreneurs.
15 Ulibarri, N.; Ajibade, I.; Galappaththi, E. K.; Joe, E. T.; Lesnikowski, A.; Mach, K. J.; Musah-Surugu, J. I.; Alverio, G. N.; Segnon, A. C.; Siders, A. R.; Sotnik, G.; Campbell, D.; Chalastani, V. I.; Jagannathan, K.; Khavhagali, V.; Reckien, D.; Shang, Y.; Singh, C.; Zommers, Z.; The Global Adaptation Mapping Initiative Team. 2022. A global assessment of policy tools to support climate adaptation. Climate Policy, 22(1):77-96. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2021.2002251]
Climate change adaptation ; Policies ; Assessment ; Government ; Civil society organizations ; Equity ; Vulnerability ; Communities ; Capacity development ; Sustainable development ; Infrastructure ; Economic aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050919)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14693062.2021.2002251?needAccess=true
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050919.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050919.pdf
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Governments, businesses, and civil society organizations have diverse policy tools to incentivize adaptation. Policy tools can shape the type and extent of adaptation, and therefore, function either as barriers or enablers for reducing risk and vulnerability. Using data from a systematic review of academic literature on global adaptation responses to climate change (n = 1549 peer-reviewed articles), we categorize the types of policy tools used to shape climate adaptation. We apply qualitative and quantitative analyses to assess the contexts where particular tools are used, along with equity implications for groups targeted by the tools, and the tools’ relationships with transformational adaptation indicators such as the depth, scope, and speed of adaptation. We find diverse types of tools documented across sectors and geographic regions. We also identify a mismatch between the tools that consider equity and those that yield more transformational adaptations. Direct regulations, plans, and capacity building are associated with higher depth and scope of adaptation (thus transformational adaptation), while economic instruments, information provisioning, and networks are not; the latter tools, however, are more likely to target marginalized groups in their design and implementation. We identify multiple research gaps, including a need to assess instrument mixes rather than single tools and to assess adaptations that result from policy implementation.
16 Dominioni, G. 2022. Pricing carbon effectively: a pathway for higher climate change ambition. Climate Policy, 10p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2022.2042177]
Carbon ; Pricing ; Climate change mitigation ; Policies ; Agreements ; Government departments ; Capacity development ; Fossil fuels
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050979)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/14693062.2022.2042177?needAccess=true
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050979.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050979.pdf
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Closing the gap between current climate change mitigation policies and those needed to deliver on the Paris Agreement’s temperature targets requires significant scaling up of policy ambition. This article argues that policy action that aims to reach a minimum level of effective carbon prices can increase countries’ ability to implement ambitious climate change policies, including carbon taxes and emission trading schemes (ETSs). Effective carbon prices include prices applied via energy taxes, fossil fuel subsidies, carbon taxes, and ETSs. Action on effective carbon prices can create new synergies among government departments – thereby strengthening their capacity to implement climate policies. Policy action on effective carbon pricing can also integrate finance ministries more directly in climate change policy than focusing exclusively on explicit carbon pricing. Lastly, acting on effective carbon pricing can broaden countries’ engagement in carbon pricing policy compared to focusing exclusively on explicit carbon pricing. Civil society actors, governments, and international organizations could foster higher ambition on climate policy by promoting action on effective carbon prices. The article also highlights that analyses of effective carbon pricing gaps – which measure differences between current effective carbon prices and benchmark prices needed to meet the temperature targets of the Paris Agreement – need to be carefully communicated and interpreted so as to avoid undermining climate change policy.
17 Sikka, Alok K.; Alam, Mohammad Faiz; Mandave, Vidya. 2022. Agricultural water management practices to improve the climate resilience of irrigated agriculture in India. Irrigation and Drainage, 71(S1):7-26. (Special issue: Achieving Climate Resilience through Improved Irrigation Water Management from Farm to Basin Scale) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/ird.2696]
Climate-smart agriculture ; Water management ; Climate change ; Resilience ; Vulnerability ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigation water ; Irrigation scheduling ; Groundwater depletion ; Water productivity ; Rainwater harvesting ; Water use ; Water balance ; Conservation agriculture ; Stakeholders ; Participatory approaches ; Awareness ; Capacity development ; Extension activities / India
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051021)
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The projected implications of climate change for water and agriculture to meet diverse and competitive water demands requires smart water management solutions. Science- and evidence-based, agricultural water management (AWM) can significantly contribute to reduce unsustainable water use and help enhance water resilience and adaptation to climate change. This paper presents a brief overview of potential AWM practices focusing on enhancing water resilience, increasing yields, and wherever possible, reducing emissions. This is achieved via increased land and water use efficiency, water and energy savings, and improved water productivity with considerable scope to improve agricultural resilience. In this context, the prioritization of a location-specific portfolio of smart AWM practices to make the right investment decisions is very important. We present two distinct and complementary approaches to prioritize AWM practices in this paper: one follows stakeholder analysis to build a prioritized portfolio of climate-smart AWM practices and the other employs a simple water balance-based approach to prioritize interventions. The way forward in mainstreaming and scaling out context-specific climate-smart AWM interventions is also discussed with a focus on capacity building, water management extension services, and the mobilization of resources through the convergence of institutions and co-financing from relevant development schemes.
18 Daron, J.; Soares, M. B.; Janes, T.; Colledge, F.; Srinivasan, G.; Agarwal, A.; Hewitt, C.; Richardson, K.; Nepal, Santosh; Shrestha, M. S.; Rasul, G.; Suckall, N.; Harrison, B.; Oakes, R. L.; Corbelli, D. 2022. Advancing climate services in South Asia. Climate Services, 26:100295. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100295]
Climate services ; Partnerships ; Knowledge sharing ; Capacity development ; Climate change ; Risk reduction ; Weather forecasting ; Resilience ; Collaboration ; Development programmes ; Institutional development ; Stakeholders ; Decision making ; Investment ; Sustainability ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Coastal climate ; Sea level ; Hydropower / South Asia / Afghanistan / Bangladesh / Nepal / Pakistan
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051038)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405880722000139/pdfft?md5=31e69906f8e577f7ab197b3caec5eea2&pid=1-s2.0-S2405880722000139-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051038.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051038.pdf
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Many communities in South Asia are highly exposed and vulnerable to weather and climate hazards, and climate services play an important role in managing present and future climate risks. Here we take stock of ongoing climate service activities under the Asia Regional Resilience to a Changing Climate (ARRCC) Met Office Partnership programme. ARRCC aims to strengthen climate resilience in South Asia through co-producing weather and climate services, building institutional capacities, and enhancing coordination across the region and in focal countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. We identify what is working well and challenges that remain in the provision and uptake of climate services, focusing on examples of applying seasonal forecasts, sea-level rise projections, and extreme rainfall information for hydropower decisions. We demonstrate the value of building equitable and sustainable partnerships, enhancing knowledge sharing, strengthening evaluation, and approaches that combine model information within a decision-centred framework. Based on experiences in ARRCC, we find that climate information alone is often insufficient to meet decision-maker needs, and discuss the role for new climate impact services that integrate climate information with knowledge and tools on climate impacts and vulnerabilities.
19 Chattopadhyay, S.; De, I.; Mishra, P.; Parey, A.; Dutta, S. 2022. Participatory water institutions and sustainable irrigation management: evidence and lessons from West Bengal, India. Water Policy, 24(4):667-684. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2022.306]
Water institutions ; Irrigation management ; Participatory management ; Sustainability ; Collective action ; Water user associations ; Irrigation systems ; Water management ; Tube wells ; Infrastructure ; Capacity development ; Decision making ; Diversification ; Models / India / West Bengal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051107)
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Based on a survey of selected Water Users’ Associations (WUA) and their members in West Bengal, India, this paper examines the nature and determinants of member participation in irrigation management. WUA meetings were held on a regular basis with higher member participation under Tube Well, Check Dam and River Lift Irrigation schemes. Their physical characteristics (e.g., high sub-surface storage and flowing rivers with large catchment areas) and system features (e.g., centralized pump house and defined distribution infrastructure) contribute to better water availability, incentivizing the members to participate. Our regression analysis suggests that along with these factors, the socioeconomic attributes of members and their perception about the functioning and decision making of the WUA influence participation in the collective management of schemes. The more the members perceive the functioning of WUAs as democratic and transparent, the greater is their incentive to participate. Greater participatory involvement of the members in the form of donating land for irrigation construction and in training programs is also found to be crucial. So, this paper argues for making the decision-making processes within WUAs democratic and transparent, along with greater efforts toward capacity building of the members, including training for skill enhancement, management and provision of agricultural support practices.
20 Hagos, Fitsum; Ahmed, J. T.; Haileslassie, Amare; Seid, Abdulkarim. 2022. Operationalizing irrigation water charges in Sub-Saharan Africa: a case study from the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia. Water Policy, 24(6):1014-1033. [doi: https://doi.org/10.2166/wp.2022.034]
Irrigation water ; Water charges ; Water policies ; Multi-stakeholder processes ; Water pricing ; Water management ; Cost recovery ; Legal frameworks ; Political aspects ; Water permits ; Institutional development ; Capacity development ; Partnerships ; Water user associations ; Pilot projects ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara / Ethiopia / Central Rift Valley
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051154)
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Fixing and implementing water charges in the irrigation sector is considered an important task for recovering operation and maintenance costs and promoting the efficient use of water. This study aims at developing an implementation strategy for water charges in the Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia. The study sets the agenda for this strategy by explaining why promoting the concept of fixing irrigation charges is necessary. Then it develops a conceptual framework, draws key lessons from global experiences, explores whether the new pricing policy is well aligned with national water policies and the roles and responsibilities of various actors and stakeholders involved, and identifies the factors for the successful implementation of this strategy. The study is mainly qualitative in nature, based on a review of the literature and consultations of key stakeholders. The study results call for clearly defining the key objectives of the policy, political commitment, and community participation, re-examining the role of institutions, capacity building, and establishing a multistakeholder platform. Basin-level implementation of this policy requires piloting and maintaining policy dynamics through adaptive management. The results provide generic lessons for other basins within Ethiopia and for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).
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