RESEARCH PROGRAM ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SECURITY: 2013 BUSINESS PLAN docx

... willalsointroduceanewfocus on predictingthe food securityimpactsof climate fluctuations,integratingwork on seasonal climate prediction,crop and rangelandforecasting,forecastingpriceresponsetoproductionshocks, and disaggregatedestimationofimpacts on consumption and food security ... I,StrategicAsia,IFEWSNET,relevantlineministries(e.g.MoA,MoE),otherrelevantregional and national food system and food securityresponseorganizationsSAs,EA, and WAObjective2.3:Supportriskmanagementthroughenhancedpredictionof climate impacts on agriculture, and enhanced climate information and servicesOutput2.3.1Improved,value‐added climate informationproducts,knowledge,tools,methods; and platformsformonitoring and predictingimpactsof climate fluctuations on agriculturalproduction and biologicalthreats;tosupportmanagementofagricultural and food securityriskMilestone2.3.1 2013. Historicgriddeddailymeteorologicaldatasetsdeveloped and evaluated, and institutionalcapacityenhanced,in2countriesorregionalinstitutions;Crop/rangelandforecastingtoolsdeveloped;Institutionsin4countriesengagedtodevelop and testcropforecastingtoolstailoredtoprioritycrops and localneeds.CIP,CIMMYT,AGRHYMET,ACMAD,CEREGE,EthiopiaNMA,ANAMS(Senegal),AsiaRiskCenter,WashingtonStateU.,IRI,NASA‐JPL,FutureWater,KansasStateU.,BARC,NARC,ICAR,FAO,JR ... emsreported.Bioversity,ICARDA,ICRAF,IFPRI,ILRI,U.Florida,regional(e.g.ECOWAS,IGAD,AIC) and nationalpolicydecisionmakers(e.g.,CNEDD‐Mali,CONEDD‐BF,CSE‐Senegal,ANE‐MaliinWA)SAs,EA, and WAOutput2.1.2Analyticalframework and toolstotarget and evaluateriskmanagementinnovationsforresilientrurallivelihoodsimproved food securityMilestone2.1.2 2013 .Householdmodelingtoolstested and adaptedforevaluatingimpactsof climate risk and riskmanagementinterventions on rurallivelihoodresiliencein2countries;Modelsforcrop and watermanagementappliedto climate risk and itsmanagementin4countries.AfricaRice,CIMMYT,CIP,IFPRI,ILRI,WorldFish,PennsylvaniaStateU.,U.TasmaniaSAs,EA, and WAOutput2.1.3Development; and demonstrationofthefeasibility,acceptability and impacts;ofinnovativeriskMilestone2.1.3 2013 (1).Gender‐ and socially‐equitableparticipatoryevaluationofriskmanagementinterventions,at2locationsineachofEA,WA and SA;Assessmentoftransferability and equityoftraditionalriskmanagementILRI,CIMMYT,ICARDA,ICRAF,ICRISAT,IFPRI,WorldFish,U.Florida, and participatorySAs,EA, and WA15managementstrategies and actionsforsocially‐differentiatedruralcommunitiesstrategies and accesstoservicesat2locationseachinEA,WA and SA;Methodologyguidelinesforparticipatoryevaluationof climate riskmanagementstrategies and theirgender and socialequity;Methodology and lessonsfrominitialsitesappliedto4additionallocationsMilestone2.1.3 2013 (2).Gender‐ and sociallyequitableparticipatorydemonstration and evaluationofimpactsofpromisingproduction and NRMtechnologies, and productionsystems, on livelihoodrisk and resilienceinthefaceof climate variability,deepenedin5countries.Milestone2.1.3 2013 (3).Gender‐ and sociallyequitableparticipatorydemonstration and evaluationofimpactsofsocialcapital,institutional and financialservices, and policyinterventions, on livelihoodrisk and resilienceinthefaceof climate variability,deepenedin5countries.demonstrationprojectteams(NMS,NARS,other research partners,developmentNGOs,farmerassociations)forbenchmarklocationsSAs,EA, and WASAs,EA, and WAObjective2.2:Identify and testtools and strategiestouseadvanceinformationtobettermanage climate riskthrough food delivery,trade and crisisresponseOutput2.2.1Enhancedknowledge,toolsand...

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... plant health and production and plant products; 2) animal health and production and animal products; 3) food safety, nutrition, and health; 4) renewable energy, natural resources, and environment; ... and Production and Plant Products – Plant systems (subpriorities i. plant genome structure and function; ii. molecular and cellular genetics and plant biotechnology; iii. conventional breeding, ... Production and Plant Products program area directly aligns with the Research, Education, and Economics Action Plan (www.ree.usda.gov/ree/news/USDA_REE_Action _Plan_ 02-2012_2.pdf) and specifically...

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... between Vietnam and other countries/international organizations to respond to climate change; - Promote the role of Vietnam in regional and international negotiations and cooperation on climate change.”Extract ... of Natural Resources and the Environment (MONRE) made a presentation to donors on climate change and government and donors discussed priorities and the use of resources. MONRE has, in the past, ... chair of the National Climate Change Steering Committee, recent development of national programming and ministry action plans on climate change all demonstrate commitment to action. Viet Nam...

... IMHENStatus: On goingSecond National CommunicationSecond National CommunicationSecond National CommunicationFunding: GEF Implementing: ICDCapacity Building for National Focal Point on Climate ChangeCapacity ... stakeholders’participation;• Adaptation plan and policy at district level with view to replicate at provincial and national levels.Funding: The Netherlands Implementing: IMHENStatus: On goingBenefits on Climate ... CC Mitigation Assessment• GHG mitigation analysis and cost-effective options, focusing on 4 main issues: – Associated macro economics;– Land use and forestry; – Agriculture, and – Energy....

... National Targeted Program on climate change adaptation, policy dialogue on climate change, experience sharing and coordinate among stakeholders in climate change activities focusing on agriculture, ... economic growth, to focus on adaptation and mitigation on a broader environmental side but also particularly the impacts of climate change, The UNDP report says of the Mekong Delta: Climate ... Platform on Climate ChangeINTRODUCTIONInternational Support Group for Natural Resource and EnvironmentODA for Climate change1. Climate change and disaster management2. Ozone Protection3....

... United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change ( UNFCCC )Nhóm 4 Việt Nam ký Công ước khung của Liên hợp quốc ... Sĩ.1988, Thành lập Ủy Ban Liên Chính Phủ về Biến đổi Khí hậu ( IPCC: Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change ) , với sự hổ trợ của WMO và UNEP để định lượng dữ kiện khoa học về biến đổi ... gọi các quốc gia thành viên “ ổn định nồng độ khí nhà kính trong khí quyển ở mức có thể ngăn chặn sự can thiệp rất nguy hiểm của con người đối với hệ thống khí hậu “(Điều 2, Công ước Khung...