<mods:mods version="3.3" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3 http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-3.xsd" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"><mods:titleInfo><mods:title>Science-policy interfaces for sustainable climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa</mods:title></mods:titleInfo><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">R B</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Zougmore</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">S T</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Partey</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">E</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Totin</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">M</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Ouedraogo</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">P</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Thornton</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">N</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Karbo</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">B</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Sogoba</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">B</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Dieye</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:name type="personal"><mods:namePart type="given">B M</mods:namePart><mods:namePart type="family">Campbell</mods:namePart><mods:role><mods:roleTerm type="text">author</mods:roleTerm></mods:role></mods:name><mods:abstract>Connecting science with policy has always been challenging for both scientists and policymakers. In Ghana, Mali and Senegal, multi-stakeholder national science-policy&#13;
dialogue platforms on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) were setup to use scientific evidence to create awareness of climate change impacts on agriculture and&#13;
advocate for the mainstreaming of climate change and CSA into agricultural development plans. Based on the platforms’ operations and achievements, we used&#13;
semi-structured questionnaire interviews and reviewed technical reports produced by the platforms to analyse how their modes of operation and achievements improve understanding of the science-policy interfaces between agricultural and climate change decision making. Results showed that these platforms constitute an innovative approach to effectively engaging decision-makers and sustainably mainstreaming climate change into development plans. Effective science-policy interaction requires: (a) institutionalizing dialogue platforms by embedding them&#13;
within national institutions, which improves their credibility, relevance and legitimacy among policymakers; (b) two-way communication, which contributes&#13;
substantially to the co-development of solutions that address climate change vulnerabilities and impacts; and (c) relevant communication products and packaging of evidence that aligns with country priorities, which facilitates its uptake in policy-making processes. We conclude with a framework of sustainable operation for such platforms based on lessons learnt in the three countries.</mods:abstract><mods:classification authority="lcc">Climate Adaptation</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Agriculture Policy</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Livelihoods</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Sustainable Agriculture</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Capacity Building</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">CGIAR Research</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Climate Resilient Technologies</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Climate Change</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">Sustainable Development</mods:classification><mods:classification authority="lcc">West Africa</mods:classification><mods:originInfo><mods:dateIssued encoding="iso8061">2019-09</mods:dateIssued></mods:originInfo><mods:originInfo><mods:publisher>Taylor &amp; Francis</mods:publisher></mods:originInfo><mods:genre>Article</mods:genre></mods:mods>