Guidelines for mainstreaming climate smart agriculture in national agriculture investment plans and programs
By: John Nene-Osom Azu, Proven AG Solutions; Emmanual Tambi, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa; Solomon Bangali, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa ; foreword, Yemi Akinbaminjo
Contributors: Tambi, Emmanuel N., author; Bangali, Solomon, author; Akinbamijo, 'Yemi, author of introduction, etc; Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa; Norway. Direktoratet for utviklingshjelp; NEPAD Planning and Coordinating Agency
Publisher: Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Accra, Ghanna
Language: eng
Number of pages: 76
Subjects: Agriculture and state; Climatic changes; Conservation of natural resources; Climate change mitigation
Notes: "August, 2015."

"FARA, Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa; NORAD; NEPAD, Transforming Africa"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-76).
Table of contents: title: List of tables; title: List of figures; title: Acknowledgement; title: Foreword; title: Executive summary; title: List of acronyms; title: Background. The problem of population, misuse and depletion of natural resources and consequences ; The importance of mainstreaming climate change into agriculture sector policy and plans at the continental, regional and national levels ; Purpose of the study ; How to use the guidelines ; Conclusion; title: Practical guidelines, systems and appoaches to mainstream CSA in national agricultural investment plans: Risks and vulnerabilities due to climate change. Climate change ; Effects of climate change ; Implications of climate-change-related risks to the agriculture sector ; Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) ; Climate change adaptation mainstreaming ; Requirements for CSA mainstreaming ; Key areas for climate-smarting agriculture ; Some adaptation measures to climate risks in the agricultural policy implementation ; Examples of some adaptation measures to climate risks in the agriculture sector (CSA strategies and technologies) ; Challenges for mainstreaming climate change adaptation ; Climate Smart Agriculture and gender: Guidelines for ensuring gender sensitivity in projects; title: Gender-sensitive guidelines and tools for mainstreaming CSA in the agricultural sector. Key steps and tools for mainstreaming CSA in agriculture (actions to mainstream CSA in the agricultural sector) ; Find opportunities and entry points for csa mainstreaming in the agricultural sector ; Mainstreaming climate change adaptation into the various continental, regional, national, sectoral and project level policies and plans ; Meeting the implementation challenge; title: Annexes. Practical actions for effective climate change adaptation in the agricultural sector ; Checklist ; Checklist for ensuring mainstreaming of CSA with a gender lens in agricultural programs; title: References.