?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11196%2F&rft.title=Science-policy+interactions+for+climate-smart+agriculture+uptake%3A+lessons+learnt+from+national+science-policy+dialogue+platforms+in+West+Africa.+CCAFS+Working+Paper+No.+265&rft.creator=Zougmore%2C+R+B&rft.creator=Partey%2C+S+T&rft.creator=Totin%2C+E&rft.creator=Ouedraogo%2C+M&rft.creator=Thornton%2C+P&rft.creator=Karbo%2C+N&rft.creator=Sogoba%2C+B&rft.creator=Dieye%2C+B&rft.description=Science%E2%80%93policy+interfaces+are+critical+in+shaping+agricultural+and+environmental+governance.%0D%0A+However%2C+connecting+science+with+policy+has+always+been+a+challenge+for+both+scientists+and%0D%0A+policymakers.+In+Ghana%2C+Mali+and+Senegal%2C+the+CGIAR+Research+Program+on+Climate+Change%2C%0D%0A+Agriculture+and+Food+Security+(CCAFS)+supported+the+creation+of+a+multi-stakeholder+national%0D%0A+science-policy+dialogue+platforms+on+climate-smart+agriculture+(NSPDP-CSA)+to+use+scientific%0D%0A+evidence+to+create+awareness+on+climate+change+impacts+on+agriculture+and+advocate+for+the%0D%0A+mainstreaming+of+climate+change+and+climate-smart+agriculture+(CSA)+into+agricultural%0D%0A+development+plans.+Since+their+establishment%2C+there+is+limited+information+as+to+how+the+modes%0D%0A+of+operation+and+achievements+of+the+NSPDP-CSA+improve+our+understanding+of+the+sciencepolicy+interfaces+of+agricultural+and+climate+change+decision+making.+This+study+aimed+to+use%0D%0A+the+evidence+from+the+operations+and+achievements+of+the+NSPDP-CSA+to+make%0D%0A+recommendations+for+effective+science-policy+interaction+on+climate+change+and+CSA.+We+used%0D%0A+semi-structured+questionnaire+interviews+and+review+of+technical+reports+produced+by+the%0D%0A+platforms+to+obtaining+the+information+aforementioned.+The+results+showed+that+using+NSPDPCSA+may+be+an+innovative+approach+to+effectively+engaging+policymakers%2Fdecision-makers+for%0D%0A+climate+change+and+CSA+mainstreaming+into+agricultural+development+policies+and+plans+in%0D%0A+Ghana%2C+Mali+and+Senegal.+For+effective+science-policy+interaction%2C+the+study+suggests+the%0D%0A+following+recommendations%3A+(a)+Institutionalising+the+NSPDP-CSA+through+embedding+them%0D%0A+within+national+institutions+improves+their+credibility%2C+relevance+and+legitimacy+among%0D%0A+policymakers%3B+(b)+two-way+communication+may+have+a+phenomenal+advantage+in+the+codevelopment+of+solutions+that+address+climate+change+vulnerabilities+and+impacts%3B+and+(c)+using%0D%0A+relevant+communication+products+and+packaging+CSA+and+climate+change+with+evidence+to%0D%0A+align+with+country+priorities+will+facilitate+readily+uptake+in+policy+decision-makings.+A%0D%0A+framework+of+operation+for+the+platforms+was+suggested+based+on+lessons+learnt+from+the+3%0D%0A+countries%E2%80%99+experiences+and+achievements.&rft.publisher=CGIAR+Research+Program+on+Climate+Change%2C+Agriculture+and+Food+Security+(CCAFS)&rft.date=2019&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F11196%2F1%2FWorking%2520Paper%2520Science%2520Policy%2520West%2520Africa.pdf&rft.identifier=++Zougmore%2C+R+B+and+Partey%2C+S+T+and+Totin%2C+E+and+Ouedraogo%2C+M+and+Thornton%2C+P+and+Karbo%2C+N+and+Sogoba%2C+B+and+Dieye%2C+B++(2019)+Science-policy+interactions+for+climate-smart+agriculture+uptake%3A+lessons+learnt+from+national+science-policy+dialogue+platforms+in+West+Africa.+CCAFS+Working+Paper+No.+265.++Working+Paper.+CGIAR+Research+Program+on+Climate+Change%2C+Agriculture+and+Food+Security+(CCAFS)%2C+Wageningen%2C+Netherlands.+++++