EfD-Mak Policy Brief on Governance of Natural Resources Utilisation In Uganda
KEY MESSAGES
Sustainable and efficient governance and utilization of natural resources requires:
1. Transparency, accountability, rule of law, inclusive participation and cooperation of all stakeholders and actors in natural resources. 2. Balancing economic, social and environmental goals in all government programs and plans including private investments.
EfD-MaK Policy Brief on Changes in Lake Victoria's Hydrology, Water Quality and Livelihoods
KEY MESSAGES
Lake Victoria Basin is facing a number of challenges:
Environmental Implication of Sesame Production in Tanzania: A Case Study of Kilwa District, Lindi Region
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This paper analyses the possibilities for sustainable land use management at farm level to preserve the tropical rainforest in the Lindi region, Tanzania. It investigates the implication of agricultural production, in particular a high valued sesame production on household deforestation in Kilwa district, in Lindi region.
Smallholder farmers’ response to climate change in Zambia – What are the drivers and hindrances?
Rice farmers can get better yields and more resilience to climate change
EfD researchers have studied the effects of a method of rice cultivation that can increase crop productivity and requires less water and fewer seeds. The study took place in Kilombero, a major rice…
REPRC-EfD Nigeria Recommends Govt. Policy on Climate Smart Agriculture for Nigeria’s Food Security
Concerned by the debilitating effect of food insecurity on Nigerians, the Resource and Environmental Policy Research Centre (REPRC) Environment for Development (EfD) Nigeria, University of Nigeria has…
Long-rains crops, short-rains crops, permanent crops and fruit crops: The ‘hidden’ multiple season-cropping system for adaptation to rain variability by smallholder farms
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To adapt is to survive. However, sub-Saharan Africa, although highly dependent on agriculture, is vulnerable, most affected, with low-adaptive capacity.
Scenario planning for climate adaptation in agricultural systems
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Effective climate adaptation in sub-Saharan African agriculture will require coordination across multiple scales of governance. Decision-makers from local to national scales will be tasked with planning under conditions of high uncertainty, often with minimal data. Participatory scenario planning is a method for devising adaptation strategies under high uncertainty, and we hypothesized that it could also be used for identifying systemic, inclusive, and transformative adaptation options at the community scale, and for highlighting opportunities for cross-scalar collaboration.