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1 ADB. 2006. Water users’ associations in Uzbekistan: Guidebook 3: Financial management. Manila, Philippines: ADB. 53p.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 631.7.3 G782 ADB Record No: H039834)
2 Wijesinghe, T. M. 2005. Micro finance: an efficient tool for poverty alleviation. Economic Review, 30(11-12):23-27.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8099 Record No: H044756)
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3 Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.) 2015. Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. 287p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9545-6]
Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Economic analysis ; Urbanization ; Sewage sludge ; Health hazards ; Pathogens ; Cost benefit analysis ; Finance ; Environmental risk assessment ; Ecosystem services ; Socioeconomic environment ; Agriculture ; Resource management ; Recycling ; Aquifers ; Groundwater recharge ; Industrial uses ; Businesses ; Models ; Energy consumption ; Nutrients ; Phosphorus ; Nitrogen ; Composting ; Water pollution ; Water quality ; WHO ; Metals ; Semimetals ; Salinity ; Gender ; Private sector ; Institutions ; Legislation ; Regulations ; Farmers ; Crops ; Landscape ; Irrigation ; Biogas ; Markets / Mexico / Cyprus / India / Australia / Iran / Bangalore / Amani Doddakere Lake / Mezquital Valley Aquifer / Ezousa Aquifer / Akrotiri Aquifer / Bolivar Aquifer / Mashhad Plain Aquifer
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI, e-copy SF Record No: H046957)
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4 Hanjra, Munir A.; Drechsel, Pay; Mateo-Sagasta, Javier; Otoo, Miriam; Hernandez-Sancho, F. 2015. Assessing the finance and economics of resource recovery and reuse solutions across scales. In Drechsel, Pay; Qadir, Manzoor; Wichelns, D. (Eds.). Wastewater: economic asset in an urbanizing world. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Springer. pp.113-136.
Resource management ; Wastewater treatment ; Water reuse ; Economic analysis ; Finance ; Cost benefit analysis ; Public health ; Health hazards ; Renewable energy ; Nutrients ; Food security ; Poverty ; Natural resources management
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy SF Record No: H046964)
5 Katic, Pamela G.; Lautze, Jonathan; Namara, R. E. 2014. Impacts of small built infrastructure in inland valleys in Burkina Faso and Mali: rationale for a systems approach that thinks beyond rice? Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 76-78:83-97.(Special Issue on "Transboundary Water Cooperation: Building Partnerships" (Part 2)) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pce.2014.11.010]
Water storage ; Irrigation ; Agricultural production ; Rice ; Valleys ; Infrastructure ; Economic aspects ; Cost benefit analysis ; Finance ; Investment ; Farmers ; Off season cultivation ; Soils ; Gender / West Africa / Burkina Faso / Mali
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H047231)
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The potential to increase agricultural production in inland valleys in West Africa has received a good degree of attention in both national development strategies and academic literature, and improving agriculture productivity in inland valleys has been an active area of donor engagement. Despite this attention, documentation of the degree to which benefits are enhanced through construction of built water storage infrastructure in such sites is somewhat scant. This paper examines evidence from eight inland valley sites with recently-built water retention infrastructure (4 in southwest Burkina Faso, 4 in southeast Mali) to determine how economic returns derived from agricultural production have changed through built infrastructure construction. Farmer interviews were undertaken at each site to identify costs and benefits of agricultural production before and after small built infrastructure construction. Overall results indicate that net present value increased substantially after built infrastructure was constructed. The results nonetheless highlight substantial variation in economic impacts across sites. A central variable explaining such variation appears to be the degree to which water retention is exploited for groundwater-based offseason cultivation. These findings will help development planners to better predict the degree and nature of change engendered by water storage projects in inland valley sites, and help to ground-truth grand statements about the development potential of this piece of natural infrastructure.
6 Rao, Krishna C.; Kvarnstrom, E.; Di Mario, L.; Drechsel, Pay. 2016. Business models for fecal sludge management. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE). 80p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 06) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2016.213]
Faecal sludge ; Resource management ; Resource recovery ; Recycling ; Business management ; Models ; Waste disposal ; Desludging ; Dumping ; Sewerage ; Waste treatment ; Waste water treatment plants ; Solid wastes ; Pollution ; Composts ; Public health ; Sanitation ; Latrines ; Defaecation ; Stakeholders ; Finance ; Cost recovery ; Energy recovery ; Biogas ; Organic fertilizers ; Private enterprises ; Institutions ; Partnerships ; Licences ; Regulations ; Transport ; Septic tanks ; Nutrients ; Taxes ; Farmers ; Urban areas ; Landscape ; Household ; Incentives ; Case studies / Asia / Africa / Latin America / South Africa / Kenya / India / Rwanda / Nepal / Philippines / Lesotho / Bangladesh / Mozambique / Ghana / Senegal / Benin / Sierra Leone / Malaysia / Ethiopia / Vietnam / Mali / Sri Lanka / Burkina Faso / Peru / Haiti / Dakar / Nairobi / Maseru / Accra / Tamale / Addis Ababa / Eastern Cape / Maputo / Dhaka / Ho Chi Minh City / Hai Phong / Dumaguete / Mombasa / Kisumu / San Fernando / Bamako / Cotonou / Ouagadougou / Kigali / Bangalore / Dharwad / Balangoda
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047826)
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On-site sanitation systems, such as septic tanks and pit latrines, are the predominant feature across rural and urban areas in most developing countries. However, their management is one of the most neglected sanitation challenges. While under the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the set-up of toilet systems received the most attention, business models for the sanitation service chain, including pit desludging, sludge transport, treatment and disposal or resource recovery, are only emerging. Based on the analysis of over 40 fecal sludge management (FSM) cases from Asia, Africa and Latin America, this report shows opportunities as well as bottlenecks that FSM is facing from an institutional and entrepreneurial perspective.
7 Fragaszy, S.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; McKee, M.; Jobbins, G.; Al-Karablieh, E.; Bergaoui, K.; Ghanim, A.; Lawrenson, L.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Jordan: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 93p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2021.231]
Drought ; Vulnerability ; Risk management ; Impact assessment ; Action plans ; Agricultural sector ; Livestock ; Irrigated farming ; Weather hazards ; Coping strategies ; Water resources ; Water supply ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; Water management ; Water stress ; Resilience ; Water extraction ; Water scarcity ; Climate change ; Policies ; Communities ; Farmers ; Smallholders ; Food security ; Women ; Labour ; Households ; Poverty ; Livelihoods ; Refugees ; Migration ; Employment ; Stakeholders ; Governmental organizations ; Finance ; Debt ; Case studies / Middle East / Jordan / Azraq
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051017)
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8 Fragaszy, S.; Belhaj Fraj, M.; McKee, M.; Jobbins, G.; Fayad, A.; Fakih, M.; Lawrenson, L.; McDonnell, Rachael. 2022. MENAdrought synthesis of drought vulnerability in Lebanon: final report. Project report prepared by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) for the Bureau for the Middle East of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). Washington, DC, USA: USAID; Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 67p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.205]
Drought ; Vulnerability ; Risk management ; Impact assessment ; Policies ; Planning ; Coping strategies ; Risk reduction ; Monitoring ; Weather hazards ; Climate change ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water availability ; Agricultural sector ; Water supply ; Water use ; Irrigation ; Infrastructure ; Groundwater ; Water scarcity ; Stakeholders ; State intervention ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Market access ; Finance ; Debt ; Political aspects ; Socioeconomic impact ; Livelihoods ; Rural communities ; Food security ; Refugees ; Women ; Labour ; Case studies / Middle East / Lebanon / Hermel / Bekaa / Litani Basin / Orontes Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051018)
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9 Kafle, K.; Uprety, Labisha; Shrestha, Gitta; Pandey, V.; Mukherji, Aditi. 2022. Are climate finance subsidies equitably distributed among farmers? Assessing socio-demographics of solar irrigation in Nepal. Energy Research and Social Science, 91:102756. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2022.102756]
Climate change ; Finance ; Subsidies ; Equity ; Smallholders ; Women farmers ; Gender ; Social inclusion ; Ethnic groups ; Solar powered irrigation systems ; Pumps ; Renewable energy ; Policies ; Monitoring / Nepal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051378)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214629622002596/pdfft?md5=b3c3a4cbbfffa59eb12310860196fb23&pid=1-s2.0-S2214629622002596-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051378.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051378.pdf
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Solar-powered irrigation pumps are a vital tool for both climate change adaptation and mitigation. Since most developing countries cannot fully utilize large-scale global funds for climate finance due to limited institutional capacities, small-scale solar irrigation pumps (SIPs) can provide a climate-resilient technological solution. We study the case of a subsidized SIP program in Nepal to understand who likely benefits from a small-scale climate finance program in a developing country setting. We analyze government data on profiles of farmers applying for SIPs and in-depth interviews with different actors along the SIP service chain. We find that vulnerable farmers (women, ethnic minorities, and poor farmers) were less likely than wealthier and non-minority farmers to have access to climate finance subsidies. Even though the government agency gave preference to women and ethnic minority farmers during beneficiary selection, an unrepresentative pool of applicants resulting from social and institutional barriers that prevented them from applying to the program led to an inequitable distribution of subsidized SIPs. The lack of a clear policy framework for allocating climate finance subsidies was a significant constraint. Lack of periodic updating of SIP prices and poor provision of after-sale services were also responsible for the inequitable distribution of subsidized SIPs. We recommend the involvement of local governments in soliciting applications from a wider pool of farmers, periodic revision of SIP prices to reflect market price, replacement of the current fixed subsidy scheme with a variable subsidy scheme, and mandatory provisions of after-sales services.
10 Hellin, J.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Challinor, A.; Fisher, E.; Girvetz, E.; Guo, Z.; Hodur, J.; Loboguerrero, A. M.; Pacillo, G.; Rose, S.; Schutz, T.; Valencia, L.; You, L. 2022. Transformative adaptation and implications for transdisciplinary climate change research. Environmental Research: Climate, 1(2):023001. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5295/ac8b9d]
Climate change adaptation ; Transformation ; Transdisciplinary research ; Agricultural research ; Climate resilience ; Risk reduction ; Social aspects ; Equity ; Food systems ; Vulnerability ; Technology ; Innovation ; Institutions ; Governance ; Collaboration ; Policies ; Finance
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051430)
https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/2752-5295/ac8b9d/pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051430.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051430.pdf
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The severity of the climate challenge requires a change in the climate response, from an incremental to a more far-reaching and radical transformative one. There is also a need to avoid maladaptation whereby responses to climate risk inadvertently reinforce vulnerability, exposure and risk for some sections of society. Innovative technological interventions are critical but enabling social, institutional and governance factors are the actual drivers of the transformative process. Bringing about this transformation requires inter- and transdisciplinary approaches, and the embracing of social equity. In this Perspective, we unpack what this means for agricultural research and, based on our collective experience, we map out a research agenda that weaves different research components into a holistic and transformative one. We do not offer best practice, but rather reflections on how agricultural research can more readily contribute to transformative adaptation, along with the personal and practical challenges of designing and implementing such an agenda.
11 Greffiths, Jacob Ikhothatseng; Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Fakudze, Bhekiwe; Jordao, K. V. M.; Manuvanga, K.; Pinto, B. 2021. Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard: performance and lessons. Angola. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-SA); Kigali, Rwanda: AKADEMIYA2063. 7p. (2019 Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Review Brief)
Agricultural development ; Declarations ; Indicators ; Agricultural trade ; Finance ; Investment ; Hunger ; Poverty ; Policies ; Accountability ; Climate change ; Resilience ; SADC countries / Angola
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051490)
https://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/090222-Biennial-review-Angola.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051490.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051490.pdf
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This brief highlights Angola’s performance in the second BR and assesses challenges faced and lessons learned by the country during the review process. The brief also reviews policy and programmatic changes in Angola that can be attributed to the first (2017) and second BRs. It concludes by highlighting required policy actions for Angola to meet the Malabo Commitments by 2025.
12 Rambolarimanana, T.; Fakudze, Bhekiwe; Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Greffiths, Jacob. 2021. Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard: performance and lessons. Madagascar. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-SA); Kigali, Rwanda: AKADEMIYA2063. 6p. (2019 Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Review Brief)
Agricultural development ; Declarations ; Indicators ; Agricultural trade ; Finance ; Investment ; Hunger ; Poverty ; Policies ; Accountability ; Climate change ; Resilience ; SADC countries / Madagascar
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051491)
https://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/221221-Biennial-review-Madagascar.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051491.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051491.pdf
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This brief highlights Madagascar’s performance in the second BR and assesses challenges faced and lessons learned by the country during the review process. The brief also reviews policy and programmatic changes in Madagascar that can be attributed to the first (2017) and second BRs. It concludes by highlighting required policy actions for Madagascar to meet the Malabo Commitments by 2025.
13 Uushona, P.; Greffiths, Jacob; Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Fakudze, Bhekiwe; Sanda, S. 2021. Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard: performance and lessons. Namibia. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-SA); Kigali, Rwanda: AKADEMIYA2063. 7p. (2019 Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Review Brief)
Agricultural development ; Declarations ; Agricultural trade ; Finance ; Investment ; Hunger ; Poverty ; Policies ; Accountability ; Climate change ; Resilience ; SADC countries / Namibia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051492)
https://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/221221-Biennial-review-Namibia.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051492.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051492.pdf
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This brief highlights Namibia’s performance in the second BR and assesses challenges faced and lessons learned by the country during the review process. The brief also reviews policy and programmatic changes in Namibia that can be attributed to the first (2017) and second BRs. It concludes by highlighting required policy actions for Namibia to meet the Malabo Commitments by 2025.
14 Nicholas, G.; Fakudze, Bhekiwe; Matchaya, Greenwell; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Greffiths, Jacob. 2021. Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard: performance and lessons. Zimbabwe. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-SA); Kigali, Rwanda: AKADEMIYA2063. 6p. (2019 Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Review Brief)
Agricultural development ; Declarations ; Agricultural trade ; Finance ; Investment ; Hunger ; Poverty ; Policies ; Accountability ; Climate change ; Resilience ; SADC countries / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051493)
https://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/171221-Biennial-review-Zimbabwe.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051493.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051493.pdf
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This brief highlights Zimbabwe’s performance in the second BR and assesses challenges faced and lessons learned by the country during the review process. The brief also reviews policy and programmatic changes in Zimbabwe that can be attributed to the first (2017) and second BRs. It concludes by highlighting required policy actions for Zimbabwe to meet the Malabo Commitments by 2025.
15 Makabanyane, W.; Nhlengethwa, Sibusiso; Matchaya, Greenwell; Bongeka, M.; Heidi, P.; Greffiths, Ikhothatseng; Fakudze, Bhekiwe. 2021. Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard: performance and lessons. South Africa. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-SA); Kigali, Rwanda: AKADEMIYA2063. 9p. (2019 Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Review Brief)
Agricultural development ; Declarations ; Agricultural trade ; Finance ; Investment ; Hunger ; Poverty ; Policies ; Accountability ; Climate change ; Resilience ; SADC countries / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051494)
https://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/Biennial-Review-SouthAfrica.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051494.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051494.pdf
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This brief highlights South Africa’s performance in the second BR and assesses challenges faced and lessons learned by the South Africa team during the review process. The brief also reviews policy and programmatic changes in South Africa that can be attributed to the first (2017) and second BRs. It concludes by highlighting required policy actions for South Africa to meet the Malabo commitments by 2025.
16 Martin, M. A.; Boakye, E. A.; Boyd, E.; Broadgate, W.; Bustamante, M.; Canadell, J. G.; Carr, E. R.; Chu, E. K.; Cleugh, H.; Csevar, S.; Daoudy, M.; de Bremond, A.; Dhimal, M.; Ebi, K. L.; Edwards, C.; Fuss, S.; Girardin, M. P.; Glavovic, B.; Hebden, S.; Hirota, M.; Hsu, H.-H.; Huq, S.; Ingold, K.; Johannessen, O. M.; Kameyama, Y.; Kumarasinghe, N.; Langendijk, G. S.; Lissner, T.; Lwasa, S.; Machalaba, C.; Maltais, A.; Mathai, M. V.; Mbow, C.; McNamara, K. E.; Mukherji, Aditi; Murray, V.; Mysiak, J.; Okereke, C.; Ospina, D.; Otto, F.; Prakash, A.; Pulhin, J. M.; Raju, E.; Redman, A.; Rigaud, K. K.; Rockstrom, J.; Roy, J.; Schipper, E. L. F.; Schlosser, P.; Schulz, K. A.; Schumacher, K.; Schwarz, L.; Scown, M.; Sedova, B.; Siddiqui, T. A.; Singh, C.; Sioen, G. B.; Stammer, D.; Steinert, N. J.; Suk, S.; Sutton, R.; Thalheimer, L.; van Aalst, M.; van der Geest, K.; Zhao, Z. J. 2022. Ten new insights in climate science 2022. Global Sustainability, 5(e20):1-20. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/sus.2022.17]
Climate change adaptation ; Climate change mitigation ; Vulnerability ; Climate resilience ; Global warming ; Emission ; Sustainable land use ; Private sector ; Water ; Energy ; Foods ; Ecology ; Biodiversity ; Economics ; Policies ; Governance ; Health ; Finance ; Gender ; Inclusion ; Social aspects ; Political aspects
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051580)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/62C90D59C9F9890791B64762EAA06B8D/S2059479822000175a.pdf/ten-new-insights-in-climate-science-2022.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051580.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051580.pdf
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Non-technical summary:
We summarize what we assess as the past year's most important findings within climate change research: limits to adaptation, vulnerability hotspots, new threats coming from the climate–health nexus, climate (im)mobility and security, sustainable practices for land use and finance, losses and damages, inclusive societal climate decisions and ways to overcome structural barriers to accelerate mitigation and limit global warming to below 2°C.
Technical summary:
We synthesize 10 topics within climate research where there have been significant advances or emerging scientific consensus since January 2021. The selection of these insights was based on input from an international open call with broad disciplinary scope. Findings concern: (1) new aspects of soft and hard limits to adaptation; (2) the emergence of regional vulnerability hotspots from climate impacts and human vulnerability; (3) new threats on the climate–health horizon – some involving plants and animals; (4) climate (im)mobility and the need for anticipatory action; (5) security and climate; (6) sustainable land management as a prerequisite to land-based solutions; (7) sustainable finance practices in the private sector and the need for political guidance; (8) the urgent planetary imperative for addressing losses and damages; (9) inclusive societal choices for climate-resilient development and (10) how to overcome barriers to accelerate mitigation and limit global warming to below 2°C.
Social media summary:
Science has evidence on barriers to mitigation and how to overcome them to avoid limits to adaptation across multiple fields.
We summarize what we assess as the past year's most important findings within climate change research: limits to adaptation, vulnerability hotspots, new threats coming from the climate–health nexus, climate (im)mobility and security, sustainable practices for land use and finance, losses and damages, inclusive societal climate decisions and ways to overcome structural barriers to accelerate mitigation and limit global warming to below 2°C.
Technical summary:
We synthesize 10 topics within climate research where there have been significant advances or emerging scientific consensus since January 2021. The selection of these insights was based on input from an international open call with broad disciplinary scope. Findings concern: (1) new aspects of soft and hard limits to adaptation; (2) the emergence of regional vulnerability hotspots from climate impacts and human vulnerability; (3) new threats on the climate–health horizon – some involving plants and animals; (4) climate (im)mobility and the need for anticipatory action; (5) security and climate; (6) sustainable land management as a prerequisite to land-based solutions; (7) sustainable finance practices in the private sector and the need for political guidance; (8) the urgent planetary imperative for addressing losses and damages; (9) inclusive societal choices for climate-resilient development and (10) how to overcome barriers to accelerate mitigation and limit global warming to below 2°C.
Social media summary:
Science has evidence on barriers to mitigation and how to overcome them to avoid limits to adaptation across multiple fields.
17 Oke, Adebayo Olubukola; Cofie, Olufunke O.; Merrey, D. J. 2023. The link between small reservoir infrastructure and farmer-led irrigation: case study of Ogun Watershed in southwestern Nigeria. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 28p. (IWMI Working Paper 206) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2022.229]
Farmer-led irrigation ; Reservoirs ; Infrastructure ; Small-scale irrigation ; Watersheds ; River basins ; Dams ; Storage capacity ; Water productivity ; Hydraulic structures ; Maintenance ; Water management ; Institutions ; Governance ; Agricultural practices ; Irrigation practices ; Agronomy ; Farming systems ; Marketing ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Water supply ; Crop production ; Irrigation schemes ; Irrigation management ; Embankments ; Spillways ; Water conveyance ; Pumping ; Smallholders ; Capacity development ; Water users ; Stakeholders ; Public-private partnerships ; Finance ; Rural areas ; Domestic water ; Farm inputs ; Sustainable livelihoods ; Gender ; Women ; Social inclusion ; Case studies / Africa South of Sahara / Nigeria / Ogun Watershed / Ogun-Osun River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H051769)
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Small water infrastructure in Nigeria needs to be utilized more efficiently. There are over 900 small reservoirs across the country. Many of these have yet to be put to productive use within the Ogun watershed in the Ogun Osun River Basin. This study investigates the challenges and opportunities for improving the use of small reservoirs for farmer-led irrigation in a sustainable way. The 20 small reservoirs investigated showed varying degrees of degradation of the hydraulic structures, poor embankment maintenance evidenced by the observed erosion, overgrown shrubs, spillway cracks and failures, and siltation of the reservoir. Poor water management and irrigation practices due to weak technical capacity are also observed. There needs to be a precise governance arrangement or policy supporting water use in such a situation. The economic interests and considerations of the farmers determine the irrigation activities around the reservoirs. Regulations and management of the reservoirs were based on what was considered appropriate by the farmers. With the increasing interest in the use of small reservoirs as water sources for farmer-led irrigation in Nigeria, increased capacity building and training, access to agricultural inputs, finance, and the transformation of commodity associations to water users’ associations would contribute to improving the productivity of small reservoirs.
18 Pan, X.-Z.; Teng, F.; du Pont, Y. R.; Wang, H.-L. 2023. Understanding equity–efficiency interaction in the distribution of global carbon budgets. Advances in Climate Change Research, 14(1):13-22. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accre.2022.08.002]
Carbon ; Equity ; Finance ; International agreements ; UNFCCC ; Mitigation ; Climate change ; Developed countries
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051794)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927822000843/pdfft?md5=fffa9b7e88523cda1c99a836f53b555d&pid=1-s2.0-S1674927822000843-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051794.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051794.pdf
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Equity and efficiency are two important factors guiding the mitigation of anthropogenic emissions to achieve the Paris climate goals. Previous studies have proposed a range of allocations of global carbon budgets, but few have quantified the equity–efficiency interaction. Based on an investigation of the existing allocation literature, this study conducts a novel analysis using a ‘mixed’ allocation ‘big-data’ framework to understand the equity–efficiency interaction in the distribution of global carbon budgets under 2 °C and 1.5 °C warming targets. At a global scale, a carbon Gini coefficient and aggregate abatement costs are used as quantitative metrics to reflect equity and efficiency, respectively. Results show an equity–efficiency frontier that reflects the opportunity for the international community to co-improve equity and efficiency on top of existing allocations. However, the frontier also features strong trade-offs to further improve equity and efficiency if national allocations are to be achieved individually. Our analysis verifies that such trade-offs are sensitively dependent on the level of global connection and integration. Linking national mitigation actions and potentials can help promote equity–efficiency synergies and contribute to the efficient achievement of the Paris Agreement's temperature and equity goals.
19 Zavale, H.; Matchaya, Greenwell; Manuvanga, K.; Pinto, N. 2023. Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard: performance and lessons. Angola. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Eastern and Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-ESA); Kigali, Rwanda: AKADEMIYA2063. 7p. (2021 Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Review Brief) [doi: https://doi.org/10.54067/caadptbr/an]
Agricultural development ; Declarations ; Indicators ; Policies ; Finance ; Investment ; Hunger ; Poverty ; Accountability ; Resilience ; SADC countries / Angola
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051964)
https://www.resakss.org/sites/default/files/2021%20CAADP%20Biennial%20Review%20Brief_Angola.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051964.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051964.pdf
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The Malabo Declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods is a set of goals that were adopted by Heads of State and Government of the African Union in 2014 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (AUC 2014). To translate the seven Malabo commitments into results, a call for action was made by the Heads of State and Governments, by calling upon the AU Commission and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, in collaboration with partners, to initiate a review process to be conducted on a biennial basis starting 2017, with an objective of tracking, measuring, and reporting progress towards achieving the Malabo Declaration commitments by 2025.
Three Biennial Reviews (BR) have been conducted—the inaugural BR in 2017, the second BR in 2019, and the third and most recent BR in 2021. This brief draws on the third BR report to summarize the performance of Angola toward meeting the Malabo Declaration commitments across the three BR cycles, highlights challenges and lessons from the third BR, and outlines policy and programmatic measures required for Angola to meet the Malabo Declaration commitment targets by 2025.
The third BR indicates that Angola is not on track to achieve any of the Malabo Declaration commitments by 2025. Despite the improvements in performance between the first and second BRs, the overall scores for Angola for all three BR rounds were below the benchmark scores.
A key recommendation from the analysis is for Angola to enhance public financial management to improve the quality of public agricultural expenditure and to promote planning of public investments in the agricultural sector, including donor-funded projects. This should be done in close partnership with key stakeholders in the agricultural sector, resulting in an increased allocation of public resources to the sector.
Three Biennial Reviews (BR) have been conducted—the inaugural BR in 2017, the second BR in 2019, and the third and most recent BR in 2021. This brief draws on the third BR report to summarize the performance of Angola toward meeting the Malabo Declaration commitments across the three BR cycles, highlights challenges and lessons from the third BR, and outlines policy and programmatic measures required for Angola to meet the Malabo Declaration commitment targets by 2025.
The third BR indicates that Angola is not on track to achieve any of the Malabo Declaration commitments by 2025. Despite the improvements in performance between the first and second BRs, the overall scores for Angola for all three BR rounds were below the benchmark scores.
A key recommendation from the analysis is for Angola to enhance public financial management to improve the quality of public agricultural expenditure and to promote planning of public investments in the agricultural sector, including donor-funded projects. This should be done in close partnership with key stakeholders in the agricultural sector, resulting in an increased allocation of public resources to the sector.
20 Matchaya, Greenwell; Lwesya-Chima, A. 2023. Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard: performance and lessons. Comoros. Pretoria, South Africa: Regional Strategic Analysis and Knowledge Support System for Eastern and Southern Africa (ReSAKSS-ESA); Kigali, Rwanda: AKADEMIYA2063. 6p. (2021 Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Biennial Review Brief) [doi: https://doi.org/10.54067/caadptbr/co]
Agricultural development ; Declarations ; Indicators ; Policies ; Finance ; Investment ; Hunger ; Poverty ; Accountability ; Resilience ; SADC countries / Comoros
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The Malabo Declaration on accelerated agricultural growth and transformation for shared prosperity and improved livelihoods is a set of goals that were adopted by Heads of State and Government of the African Union in 2014 in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea (AUC 2014). To translate the seven Malabo commitments into results, a call for action was made by the Heads of State and Governments, by calling upon the AU Commission and the NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency, in collaboration with partners, to initiate a review process to be conducted on a biennial basis starting 2017, with an objective of tracking, measuring, and reporting progress towards achieving the Malabo Declaration commitments by 2025.
Three Biennial Reviews (BR) have been conducted—the inaugural BR in 2017, the second BR in 2019, and the third and most recent BR in 2021. This brief draws on the third BR report to summarize the performance of Comoros in pursuit of the seven Malabo Declaration commitments, assesses the challenges faced and the lessons learned by the country, and highlights policy actions and programmatic measures Comoros must take in order to meet its Malabo Declaration commitments by 2025.
Overall, the third BR report shows that Comoros is not on track to achieve the Malabo commitments by 2025. The country still has quite a long way to go regarding putting in place policies to attract its youth into agricultural value chains and increasing spending for agriculture research and development as a share of GDP. Comoros needs to implement many of the recommendations emanating from the third BR to ensure progress across all seven Malabo commitments so they can be met by 2025.
Another key recommendation from the analysis is for the country to increase total agricultural research spending as a share of agricultural GDP. Efforts to increase the adoption of improved technologies, both in the livestock and crops sectors, are needed for increased agricultural productivity and greater food availability to contribute to improved food security.
Three Biennial Reviews (BR) have been conducted—the inaugural BR in 2017, the second BR in 2019, and the third and most recent BR in 2021. This brief draws on the third BR report to summarize the performance of Comoros in pursuit of the seven Malabo Declaration commitments, assesses the challenges faced and the lessons learned by the country, and highlights policy actions and programmatic measures Comoros must take in order to meet its Malabo Declaration commitments by 2025.
Overall, the third BR report shows that Comoros is not on track to achieve the Malabo commitments by 2025. The country still has quite a long way to go regarding putting in place policies to attract its youth into agricultural value chains and increasing spending for agriculture research and development as a share of GDP. Comoros needs to implement many of the recommendations emanating from the third BR to ensure progress across all seven Malabo commitments so they can be met by 2025.
Another key recommendation from the analysis is for the country to increase total agricultural research spending as a share of agricultural GDP. Efforts to increase the adoption of improved technologies, both in the livestock and crops sectors, are needed for increased agricultural productivity and greater food availability to contribute to improved food security.
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