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    Climate action triggers new decisions and investments for resilient food systems: policy actions to operationalize the National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) and the Early Warning and Rapid Response System for Pests and Diseases (EWRRS-PD) in Ghana
    (Brief, 2024-11-30) Dalaa Mustapha Alasan; Ghislain Tepa-Yotto; Faustina Obeng Adomaa
    In the face of escalating climate risks, the integration of climate information services into national planning and decision-making processes has become imperative for countries worldwide. The Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) was developed to address the growing demand for reliable and accessible climate information, particularly in the Global South, where climate change poses significant challenges to sustainable development. By emphasizing user-focused services and fostering stakeholder engagements, the GFCS aims to enhance resilience and reduce vulnerabilities through tailored climate services (WMO, 2011; Hewitt et al., 2012). The Ghana National Framework for Climate Services (NFCS) was established as a direct response to the GFCS mandate. This framework seeks to mainstream climate information into critical sectors, including agriculture, health, disaster risk management, and water resources. With the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) and other key stakeholders at the forefront, the NFCS in Ghana strives to bridge the gap between climate information providers and end-users, enabling more effective responses to climate-induced risks (GMet, 2020). Operationalizing the NFCS involves fostering partnerships between public and private sector stakeholders, as well as international organizations. For example, the Ghana cluster of the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project has played a pivotal role in supporting the implementation of the framework. Through collaborative initiatives with GMet,a Technical Committee comprising key stakeholders like TAHMO, USAID’s Feed the Future Policy LINK program and AICCRA has laid the groundwork for policy actions and institutional strengthening. These efforts are crucial for sustaining the framework and ensuring its alignment with global best practices while addressing local vulnerabilities (AICCRA, 2023). Notable progress has been achieved in key areas such as stakeholder engagements, institutional collaboration, and capacity building. For instance, AICCRA and USAID Policy LINK has led extensive stakeholder consultations to update the Legislative Instrument (LI) that established GMet to regulate climate information services (CIS) actors in Ghana. The involvement of private sector CIS providers, such as Syecomp, Esoko, Farmerline, and Ignitia, alongside public entities like the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) and the Ghana Hydrological Authority (HYDRO), underscores the comprehensive and inclusive approach adopted in building consensus. Moreover, the inclusion of GMet and CIS operators in Research Extension Linkage Committees (RELCs) has expanded the reach and impact of climate-smart advisory services. By providing localized, actionable climate information, these collaborations empower farmers to make informed decisions, thereby improving agricultural productivity and resilience. Complementing the Ghana NFCS is the Early Warning and Rapid Response System for Pests and Diseases (EWRRS-PD), another AICCRA-led initiative. This system addresses the growing threat of climate-induced pest and disease outbreaks by leveraging a structured framework for detection, monitoring, surveillance and response. Through the establishment of working groups such as the Steering Committee, the Technical Working Group, the Communication Platform, and the Research and Extension Officers Network (REON), the EWRR-PD enhances Ghana’s capacity to safeguard food security and agricultural sustainability. This brief provides an overview of the development and implementation of the Ghana’s NFCS and EWRRS-PD, highlighting their contributions to Ghana’s climate resilience agenda. It explores the strategies, institutional frameworks, and collaborative efforts underpinning these initiatives, emphasizing their significance in addressing the multifaceted challenges posed by climate change, while underlining the role of the AICCRA Ghana cluster in influencing policy decisions in these areas in Ghana.
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    Bundling climate information services and climate-smart practices with existing services for livestock farmers in Senegal: conceptual case with smallholder dairy farmers and commercial processing
    (Brief, 2024-07-23) Houessionon, Prosper; Ba, Baba; Diallo, Abdoulaye Moussa; Worou, Omonlola Nadine; Chan, Derek; Thiam, Moustapha; Wane, Abdrahmane; Whitbread, Anthony
    In response to climate change challenges, integrating climate information services (CIS) and climate-smart agriculture (CSA) practices with existing services can enhance the resilience of smallholder livestock farmers in Senegal. The Laiterie du Berger (LDB) dairy plant in Richard Toll exemplifies this approach by supporting local herders through a combination of milk collection, technical support, and input provision, fostering more efficient dairy production. However, sustaining CIS-CSA services is challenging due to reliance on donor funding. The AICCRA-Senegal project aims to create a sustainable business model by integrating CIS-CSA with LDB’s operations, piloting with 200 farmers to demonstrate the benefits of this bundling approach in improving resilience, productivity, and profitability.
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    Analyse de la participation des populations dans la mise en œuvre des projets de développement : cas du projet Accélération des impacts de la recherche climatique du CGIAR pour l’Afrique dans la commune de thiel
    (Internal Document, 2024-05) Dème, Sadio; Mendy, Gervais; Konaré, Fara
    This study examines the participation of populations during the implementation phase of the CGIAR Climate Research Impact Acceleration Project for Africa (AICCRA). The municipality of Thiel is one of the municipalities involved in the project and is also the area chosen to define this study. The objective of this study is to contribute to the improvement of the project implementation process for a better participation of the population. To carry out this study, To carry out this study, we asked ourselves the question: What is the contribution of the participation of the population in the implementation of the projects? On the basis of this central question, two subsidiary questions were identified to better frame this study. These are: -Is the level of commitment of the population a condition for the success of the projects? -Is the existence of a local framework for consultation a means of facilitating the implementation of projects? This subject has already been dealt with by many authors, international institutions, all with converging opinions on the importance of popular participation in the life stages of projects. It is then, we understand, despite this importance of popular participation, their level of involvement can vary depending on the nature and sector of the project. Based on field surveys, the study shows that the participation of the population was well taken into account during the implementation phase of the AICCRA project. They have been actively involved in all activities carried out at the grassroots. The majority of interviewees would like to see more information and communication between partners and grassroots communities. In addition, the survey revealed that 91.3% of beneficiaries say that the project's objectives support their expectations. However, the appropriation of mobile consulting applications is a problem because of a problem of access to smart phones by many producers. Most producers only have simple telephones. The findings of the research led us to formulate recommendations so that future projects or programs can improve the way they work with grassroots communities and local communities for the success of this important project stage.
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    Annual Report 2023: Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA)
    (Report, 2024-05) Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa
    Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) is a project administered by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Centre for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). Activities financed by the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA) through AICCRA are undertaken by a broad coalition of partners working at continental, regional, and national levels. In 2023, AICCRA reached more than four million individuals in Africa with the tools, technologies, and practices that promote climate-smart agriculture. 1.7 million of them were women. The achievements of AICCRA this year demonstrate a collaborative spirit and the dedication of its team in delivering compelling outcomes with partners and stakeholders. Together, we have exceeded all the Project Development Objectives (PDOs) for 2023, surpassing the overall targets set at the beginning of the year. This success reflects a collective effort and the strong partnerships built with CGIAR research centers in Africa, African national and regional organizations, and diverse stakeholders and beneficiaries – most importantly, smallholder farmers.
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    Environment and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP)
    (Internal Document, 2024-01) International Centre for Tropical Agriculture
    This Environment and Social Commitment Plan (ESCP) has been developed for the Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) Additional Financing (AF) project. This additional funding is outlined in a new agreement with the World Bank (WB) and will be applied exclusively to added activities within the project, while the original ESCP continues to cover the initial project aspects. The ESCP is a legal document between the WB and CIAT on Environment and Social (E&S) requirements relative to the AICCRA AF. It defines mandatory measures, actions, timelines, institutional arrangements, training, monitoring, reporting, and grievance management that the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) must adhere to. It also specifies the E&S instruments that are to be implemented, subject to consultation, disclosure, and approval by the WB. Lastly, the ESCP is subject to revision based on adaptive management, project changes, unforeseen circumstances, or performance feedback. The execution of the AICCRA project is led and coordinated by the CIAT, with additional support from various CGIAR centers. As the leading entity, CIAT has prepared this ESCP to adhere to its commitment to project safeguard requirements and to align with global best practices in E&S management.
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    Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA): Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) to guide the Establishment of Solar-Powered Storage Facilities in Ghana
    (Internal Document, 2024-02) Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
    This Environment and Social Management Pan (ESMP) has been developed to clarify (i) the measures that will be taken during the implementation of project activities to eliminate or offset adverse E&S impacts, or to reduce them to acceptable levels; and (ii) actions needed to implement these measures during the Establishment of Solar-Powered Storage Facilities in Ghana. The purpose of this ESMP is to consider and develop proper measures to decrease the possibility of environmental degradation during all phases of the project, and to provide clearly defined action plans and emergency response procedures to account for human and environmental health and safety in accordance with the requirements of Ghanaian laws and the objectives of the World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) : ESS-1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts ESS-2: Labor and Working Conditions ESS-3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management ESS-4: Community Health and Safety ESS-6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources. It will cover the whole life of the Project. This ESMP is a living document, which will be updated and re-disclosed as and when new risks are identified, or field activities are expanded.
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    ACCELERATING IMPACTS OF CGIAR CLIMATE RESEARCH FOR AFRICA (AICCRA) (P173398) UPDATED ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (ESMP)
    (Internal Document, 2023-12-31) International Livestock Research Institute; Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; International Crop Research for Semi-Arid Tropics
    The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project activities in Kenya are focused on improving the quality of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices and information services in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) areas of Kenya. The project seeks to increase awareness and uptake of selected climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices and improve access to Climate Information Services (CIS), especially by women and the youth. AICCRA-Kenya is also focused on piloting CSA innovations and CIS technologies in farmers’ fields to expand the awareness and application of relevant climate adaption innovations among farmers. In line with this plan, the Alliance of the Bioversity International and CIAT (Alliance) is collaborating with the Africa Conservation Tillage Network (ACTN) and the universities of Murang’a, Chuka, and Taita Taveta to scale out the uptake of validated CSA and CIS and strengthen the resilience of Kenya dryland agriculture and food systems. The International Crop Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) is also scheduled to carries out similar CSA demonstrations on farmer fields whilst the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) intends to introduce climate smart pastoralism to pastoralists. As envisaged, the pilot of CSA innovations and CIS technologies on farmers’ fields is expected to lead to some environmental and social risks at the proposed sites for demonstrations. In line with this expectation and following the requirements of the project’s Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) guide, the Alliance conducted site-specific screening of farm plots identified for CSA demonstrations.
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    Letter of Collaborative Agreement between the International Livestock Research Institute and Taita Taveta University
    (Internal Document, 2023-08-04) International Livestock Research Institute; Taita Taveta University
    Letter of Collaborative Agreement between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Taita Taveta University (TTU).
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    Letter of Collaborative Agreement between the International Livestock Research Institute and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
    (Internal Document, 2023-06-20) International Livestock Research Institute; Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
    Letter of Collaborative Agreement between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Universidade Eduardo Mondlane.
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    Letter of Collaborative Agreement between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy (IGSSA), Addis Ababa University
    (Internal Document, 2023-09-29) International Livestock Research Institute; Addis Ababa University
    Letter of Collaborative Agreement between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and the Institute of Geophysics, Space Science and Astronomy (IGSSA), Addis Ababa University.
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    Memorandum of Understanding between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Mizan Tepi University
    (Internal Document, 2022-03-15) International Livestock Research Institute
    Memorandum of Understanding between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Mizan Tepi University.
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    Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) Mid-year report 2023
    (Report, 2023-08-18) Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa
    The Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project is administered by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). AICCRA is a project that helps deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture. AICCRA builds on 50 years of CGIAR innovation, AICCRA works to scale climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and climate information services (CIS) that reach millions of smallholder farmers in Africa. AICCRA is already playing a vital catalytic role in strengthening the agricultural research architecture in Africa. Activities financed under AICCRA are being implemented by a broad coalition of CGIAR partners working at the regional, sub-regional, and national levels. AICCRA investments are concentrated in six anchor countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Senegal, and Zambia, but spillover benefits are being realized in many other ‘spillover’ countries, such as Tanzania, Uganda, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria among many more, as AICCRA works with Africa’s regional economic communities (RECs) and their associated regional agricultural research and climate change networks. The AICCRA project runs from early 2021 to 31 December 2023. This is the 2023 mid-year report for AICCRA, providing information on progress and key activities, as well as other topics such as the status of agreements, budget execution, and social and environmental safeguards.
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    Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA): Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) for Pilot of Climate Smart Agricultural Innovations and Climate Information Service Technologies in Kenya 2023
    (Report, 2023-05) Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; International Livestock Research Institute
    The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project activities in Kenya are focused on improving the quality of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) practices and information services in the Arid and Semi-Arid Land (ASAL) areas of Kenya. The project seeks to increase awareness and uptake of selected climate-smart agricultural (CSA) practices and improve access to Climate Information Services (CIS), especially by women and the youth. AICCRA-Kenya is also focused on piloting CSA innovations and CIS technologies in farmers’ fields to expand the awareness and application of relevant climate adaption innovations among farmers. In line with this plan, the Alliance of the Bioversity International and CIAT (Alliance) is collaborating with the Africa Conservation Tillage Network (ACTN) and the universities of Murang’a, Chuka, and Taita Taveta to scale out the uptake of validated CSA and CIS and strengthen the resilience of Kenya dryland agriculture and food systems. The delivery model is to set up farmer-led demonstration farms to serve as a platform to introduce innovative farming techniques, showcase best practices, and enhance the skills of local farmers. The planned CSA demonstrations will occur in Murang’a, Embu, Tharaka Nithi, Taita Taveta and Makueni counties between July and December 2023.
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    Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA): Environment and Social Management Plan (ESMP) to guide the provision of Agro-processing mini grants in Senegal
    (Report, 2023-05) Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT; Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
    This Environment and Social Management Pan (ESMP) has been developed to clarify (i) the measures that will be taken during the implementation of project activities to eliminate or offset adverse E&S impacts, or to reduce them to acceptable levels; and (ii) actions needed to implement these measures during the implementation of the Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project activities in Senegal. The purpose of this ESMP is to consider and develop proper measures to decrease the possibility of environmental degradation during all phases of the project, and to provide clearly defined action plans and emergency response procedures to account for human and environmental health and safety in accordance with the requirements of Senegalese laws and the objectives of the World Bank Environmental and Social Standards (ESS) : ESS-1: Assessment and Management of Environmental and Social Risks and Impacts ESS-2: Labor and Working Conditions ESS-3: Resource Efficiency and Pollution Prevention and Management ESS-4: Community Health and Safety ESS-6: Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources. It will cover the whole life of the Project. This ESMP is a living document, which will be updated and re-disclosed as and when new risks are identified, or field activities are expanded.
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    Memorundum of Understanding (MOU) between International Water Management Institute (IWMI) and Water Management Authority (WARMA) Zambia
    (Internal Document, 2022-07) International Water Management Institute; Water Management Authority
    IWMI and WARMA (Water Management Authority, Zambia) formaliZed their collaboration through the signing of an MOU. The purpose of the MOU is to establish a framework for collaboration between WARMA and IWMI. The two institutions agreed to establish and operationalize early warning systems for drought and floods in Zambia.
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    Memorandum of Understanding between the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and Dilla University
    (Internal Document, 2023-03) International Livestock Research Institute; Dilla University
    MoU Dilla University and International Livestock Research Institute