From pilots to systems : barriers and enablers to scaling up the use of climate information services in smallholder farming communities
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2016
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Collaborative Adaptation Research Initiative in Africa and Asia, IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA
Abstract
Transitioning from climate information services (CIS) pilot programmes to scaled up systems is possible when scaling up is mainstreamed in the project design stage, along with a clear financial model for sustainability, and includes multiple stakeholders who identify and engage with pilot-project champions and intermediaries. New communication mechanisms such as information and communication technologies (ICTs) help to create and support effective partnerships that enable knowledge co-production. This paper explores the key constraints to, and enablers of, scaling up CIS by drawing on case studies from research, policy and practice in Africa and South Asia.
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Includes abstract in French
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Synthesis Report
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Keywords
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION, WEATHER REPORTS, RURAL COMMUNITIES, AGRICULTURAL METEOROLOGY, ICT, CONFERENCE REPORTS, PILOT PROJECTS, FOOD SECURITY, FARMING SYSTEMS