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    • Assessment of capabilities, needs of communities, opportunities and limitations of weather forecasting for coastal regions of Bangladesh 

      Islam, A.S.; Attwood, S.; Braun, M.; Kamp, K.; Aggarwal, P. (2013)
      Type: Report
      This report is intended to provide a range of background material in relation to Bangladesh and weather event forecasting, forecast information dissemination, and the implications of weather events and forecasting for ...

    • Piecework (Ganyu) as an indicator of household vulnerability in rural Zambia 

      Cole, S.M.; Hoon, P.N.; Steven Cole: 0000-0002-8947-0871 (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      Piecework (ganyu) is short-term, casual labor common in rural Zambia and neighboring countries. Reliance on piecework as a strategy to cope during food shortages in the rainy/cultivation season can restrict own-farm ...

    • Food and nutrition security vulnerability to mainstream hydropower dam development in Cambodia 

      IFReDI (2013)
      Type: Report
      The ‘Food and Nutrition Security Vulnerability to Mainstream Hydropower Dam Development in Cambodia’ project examined national food and nutrition vulnerability arising from the potential construction of the Stung Treng ...

    • Increasing water productivity in agriculture 

      Descheemaeker, K.; Bunting, S.W.; Bindraban, P.; Muthuri, C.; Molden, D.; Beveridge, M.; van Brakel, M.; Herrero, M.; Clement, F.; Boelee, E.; Jarvis, D.I. (2013)
      Type: Book Chapter
      Increasing water productivity is an important element in improved water management for sustainable agriculture, food security and healthy ecosystem functioning. Water productivity is defined as the amount of agricultural ...

    • AAS practice brief: Evaluating natural resource management programs 

      WorldFish (2013)
      Type: Brief
      Natural resource management research (NRMR) has a key role in improving food security and reducing poverty and malnutrition in environmentally sustainable ways, especially in rural communities in the developing world. ...

    • Food security and the coral Triangle Initiative 

      Foale, S.; Adhuri, D.; Aliño, P.; Allison, E.H.; Andrew, N.; Cohen, P.; Evans, L.; Fabinyi, M.; Fidelman, P.; Gregory, C.; Stacey, N.; Tanzer, J.; Weeratunge, N. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Asia-Pacific's Coral Triangle is defined by its extremely high marine biodiversity. Over one hundred million people living in its coastal zones use this biodiversity to support their livelihoods. Hundreds of millions ...

    • Transformative change in the CGIAR research program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems 

      Kantor, P.; Apgar, M. (2013)
      Type: Brief
      The CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) is increasingly using the language of transformation to describe its aims and approach to achieving lasting impact at scale. Clarity on what AAS means by ...

    • Crisis sentinel indicators: Averting a potential meltdown in the Coral Triangle 

      Cabral, R.; Cruz-Trinidad, A.; Geronimo, R.; Napitupulu, L.; Lokani, P.; Boso, D.; Casal, C.M.; Ahmad Fatan, N.; Aliño, P. (2013)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Coral Triangle (CT) includes some or all of the land and seas of six countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, and Timor-Leste (CT6). It covers only 1.1% of the world's ...

    • Redistribution of water use and benefits among hydropower affected communities in Lao PDR 

      Kura, Y.; Joffre, O.; Laplante, B.; Sengvilaykham, B.; Olivier Joffre: 0000-0002-7857-5766; Yumiko Kura: 0000-0002-1774-1943 (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      In this paper, we assess how resettlement and changes in water access have altered livelihoods of local communities upstream of the Theun Hinboun Expansion Project in Lao PDR. Based on household surveys conducted both ...

    • Monitoring and evaluations strategy brief 

      Douthwaite, B.; Apgar, M.; Crissman, C. (2014)
      Type: Brief
      This brief provides an overview of the monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system of the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS) and describes how the M&E system is designed to support the program to achieve ...

    • Solomon Islands: Western Hub scoping report 

      Bennett, G.; Cohen, P.; Schwarz, A.M.; Rafe, M.; Teioli, H.; Andrew, N. (2014)
      Type: Working Paper
      Aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are places where farming and fishing in freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to household income and food security. Globally, the livelihoods of many poor and ...

    • Participatory action research: Guide for facilitators 

      Nurick, R.; Apgar, M. (2014)
      Type: Manual
      This guide is a resource document for the training and capacity building of facilitators who conduct participatory action research (PAR) in the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems (AAS). AAS aims to ...

    • Spatial Data Quality Control for the Coral Triangle Atlas 

      Cros, A.; Venegas-Li, R.; Teoh, S.J.; Peterson, N.; Wen, W.; Fatan, N.A. (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      The Coral Triangle is a global priority for conservation and since the creation of the Coral Triangle Initiative in 2007 it has been a major focus for a multi-lateral conservation partnership uniting the regions six ...

    • Capacity to innovate from a system CGIAR research program perspective 

      Leeuwis, C.; Schut, M.; Waters-Bayer, A.; Mur, R.; Atta-Krah, K.; Douthwaite, B. (2014)
      Type: Brief
      The three system CGIAR research programs on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics, Dryland Systems and Aquatic Agricultural Systems have included "capacity to innovate" as an intermediate development outcome in their ...

    • Linking regional planning and local action: Towards using social network analysis in systematic conservation planning 

      Mills, M.; Álvarez-Romero, J.G.; Vance-Borland, K.; Cohen, P.; Pressey, R.L.; Guerrero, A.M.; Ernstson, H.; Philippa Cohen: 0000-0002-9987-1943 (2014)
      Type: Journal Article
      Social networks play an important role in facilitating effective and sustained connections between people responsible for regional conservation plans and those responsible for local conservation actions. Yet, few studies ...

    • Collaborative dialogue to support local institutions in natural resource co-management 

      Burnley, C.; Dahmen, A.; Comardicea, I.; Ratner, B.D. (2014)
      Type: Brief
      Co-management of natural resources entails sharing authority and responsibility among government agencies, industry associations and community-based institutions. Policymakers and development agencies have embraced the ...

    • Investing in collaboration to manage environmental resource conflict 

      Ratner, B.D.; Burnley, C.; Mugisha, S.; Madzudzo, E.; Oeur, Il; Mam, K.; Rüttinger, L.; Chilufya, L.; Adriázola, P.; Kosal Mam: 0000-0002-5022-9853 (2014)
      Type: Brief
      Conflict over environmental resources endangers rural people's livelihoods and can increase the risk of broader social conflict. Yet action to sustain shared resources can also be a potent source of community building. ...

    • Solomon Islands: Western Province situation analysis 

      Bennett, G.; Cohen, P.; Schwarz, A.M.; Albert, J.; Lawless, S.; Paul, C.; Hilly, Z. (2014)
      Type: Working Paper
      Aquatic agricultural systems (AAS) are places where farming and fishing in freshwater and/or coastal ecosystems contribute significantly to household income and food security. Globally, the livelihoods of many poor and ...

    • A digital approach to surveys in developing countries 

      Mille, G.; Touch, F.; Baran, E.; Nasielski, J.; Saray, S.; Tan, S.; Tress, J.; Cheach, M.; Khun, S.; Men, P.R.; Srey, S. (2014)
      Type: Book Chapter
      In this paper, the authors present a methodology developed for gathering socioeconomic and environmental survey data in the field. The system is divided into two interfaces: i) an Android tablet with survey software for ...

    • Strengthening capacities for research in development in aquatic agricultural systems 

      Apgar, M.; Ekong, J.; Sarapura, S.; Douthwaite, B. (2015)
      Type: Working Paper
      The research-in-development (RinD) approach to agricultural research focuses on working closely with communities through multistakeholder engagement to strengthen capacities to design, plan, implement and adapt research ...