Climate change impact chains: a review of applications, challenges, and opportunities for climate risk and vulnerability assessments
Shifting from effect-oriented toward cause-oriented and systemic approaches in sustainable
climate change adaptation requires a solid understanding of the climate-related and societal …
climate change adaptation requires a solid understanding of the climate-related and societal …
Try, try again: Lessons learned from success and failure in participatory modeling
Participatory Modeling (PM) is becoming increasingly common in environmental planning
and conservation, due in part to advances in cyberinfrastructure as well as to greater …
and conservation, due in part to advances in cyberinfrastructure as well as to greater …
Coping with cereal production risks due to the vagaries of weather, labour shortages and input markets through management in southern Mali
Production of cereals (maize, sorghum, millet) in southern Mali is challenged by several
hazards that affect yield and yield variability. The research aims to inform decision making …
hazards that affect yield and yield variability. The research aims to inform decision making …
Diversity in perception and management of farming risks in southern Mali
A deeper understanding of how smallholder farmers perceive and manage risks is crucial to
identify options that increase farmers' adaptive capacity. We investigated a broad range of …
identify options that increase farmers' adaptive capacity. We investigated a broad range of …
Participatory causal loop mapping of the adoption of organic farming in Nigeria
JA Adebiyi, LS Olabisi - Environmental management, 2022 - Springer
Contrary to the expectations of promoters of organic agriculture, the adoption of the
technology by smallholder farmers in Africa has been low and slow, for reasons not well …
technology by smallholder farmers in Africa has been low and slow, for reasons not well …
Systems thinking for water security
Water security covers a wide range of issues and risks to people, the natural and built
environment, the economy, and interactions between these. This breadth creates an …
environment, the economy, and interactions between these. This breadth creates an …
[HTML][HTML] Scientific agenda for climate risk and impact assessment of West African cropping systems
M Diancoumba, D MacCarthy, H Webber, F Akinseye… - Global Food …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rainfed agriculture is at the centre of many West African economies and a key livelihood
strategy in the region. Highly variable rainfall patterns lead to a situation in which farmers' …
strategy in the region. Highly variable rainfall patterns lead to a situation in which farmers' …
Gender vulnerability assessment to inform gender-sensitive adaptation action: a case study in semi-arid areas of Mali
AC Segnon, M Magassa, EAR Obossou… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Understanding the gender dimensions of vulnerability to climate change is crucial for
designing effective gender-transformative climate actions. This is particularly crucial in the …
designing effective gender-transformative climate actions. This is particularly crucial in the …
A resilience approach to community-scale climate adaptation
Climate risk is expected to impact rural communities in West Africa in multiple ways.
However, most current research addresses resilience and climate adaptation at either the …
However, most current research addresses resilience and climate adaptation at either the …
Using public participation within land use change scenarios for analysing environmental and socioeconomic drivers
This paper aims to improve the understanding of environmental and socioeconomic drivers
on land use change (LUC) through public participation (PP), and provide recommendations …
on land use change (LUC) through public participation (PP), and provide recommendations …