Tag Archives: Climate Change

Guiding Climate-Smart

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

“Although the landscape approach, which involves multi-sector and multi-stakeholder interventions across multiple scales, makes planning and management challenging, there are no other options for achieving Climate-Smart Agriculture’s goals” This sentiment, and the recognition that agricultural land management must be approached … Continue reading →

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SHAMBA: Assessing Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture in Malawi

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

By Nicholas Berry, Researcher in the School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh This week marks the second week of the 38th session of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Carbon Markets to Support Smallholder Farmers in Africa: Lessons from Experience

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Blog Editor

By Seth Shames, Senior Project Manager, EcoAgriculture Partners As the documented and projected impacts of climate change become increasingly alarming, and pressure mounts for dramatic global mitigation efforts, carbon credit markets have developed as a popular policy mechanism.  Though still … Continue reading →

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United States National Climate Assessment 2013 now Open for Comment

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Rachel Friedman

From past discussions of climate-smart agricultural landscapes, it is clear that mitigating and adapting to climate change is not simply a matter of having the most comprehensive scientific understanding, but also of connecting that technical base to policy and decision-making. … Continue reading →

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An Eye on Africa

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

While both environmental degradation and food security are issues of concern around the world, considerable attention has fallen on the African continent. It not only houses considerable biodiversity and natural resources, but also human populations suffering most from huner an poverty. Increasingly, donor … Continue reading →

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A Year for Climate-Smart Landscapes

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Climate change not only poses a serious threat to agricultural production, livelihoods, and natural systems, but also in trying to manage the negative impacts presents an opportunity to rethink the current mode of land management and agricultural development. This was … Continue reading →

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Not for the Carbon: Re-thinking Climate Finance for Farmers

Posted on December 18, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

As the Landscapes Blog has highlighted topics related to climate change and agriculture, the issue of funding has surfaced a number of times, including a post at the beginning of the month on Navigating Finance for the Farmer. Landscapes Initiative Co-Organizer, The … Continue reading →

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Landscape of the Week: Climate Change and Kericho-Mau

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Striving for Climate-Smart in the Heart of Kenya’s Tea Landscape In the cool, fertile highlands of the Rift Valley Province in western Kenya, the landscape is dominated by tea. Kenya is the world’s third largest producer and the leading exporter … Continue reading →

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Agriculture in a REDD+ World

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

While negotiations on the nuts and bolts of REDD+ at the UNFCCC COP18 may not have progressed as hoped, REDD+ itself remains one of the most concrete mechanisms through which to provide funding for land-based carbon. As an earlier post … Continue reading →

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Navigating Finance for the Farmer

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Rachel Friedman

Funding is always a prominent topic of discussion, and often a sensitive issue at such international gatherings as the UNFCCC COP18. Commitments made by member countries usually have some financial strings attached, and the question is largely ‘who will pay, … Continue reading →

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