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creators_name: Zougmore, R B
creators_name: Partey, S T
creators_name: Totin, E
creators_name: Ouedraogo, M
creators_name: Thornton, P
creators_name: Karbo, N
creators_name: Sogoba, B
creators_name: Dieye, B
creators_name: Campbell, B M
icrisatcreators_name: Zougmore, R B
icrisatcreators_name: Partey, S T
icrisatcreators_name: Totin, E
icrisatcreators_name: Ouedraogo, M
affiliation: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS),(Bamako)
affiliation: ICRISAT (Bamako)
affiliation: International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), (Nairobi)
affiliation: Council for Scientific & Industrial Research-Animal Research Institute (ARI), (Achimota)
affiliation: Association Malienne d’Eveil au Développement Durable (AMEDD), (Koutiala)
affiliation: Direction de l’Agriculture, (Dakar)
affiliation: International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), (Cali)
country: Mali
country: Kenya
country: Ghana
country: Senegal
country: Colombia
title: Science-policy interfaces for sustainable climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa
ispublished: pub
subjects: 570
subjects: AP2
subjects: CSA
subjects: L1
subjects: S25
subjects: agr1
subjects: n133
subjects: n6787
subjects: s2.8
subjects: s22
subjects: s4009
divisions: CRPS1
crps: crp1.11
full_text_status: public
keywords: Climate change, Policy, Institution, Partnership, Knowledge, Capacity Building, Climate-smart
agriculture, West Africa
note: The authors are very grateful to all platform members in the
three countries for their endless commitment. This work was
implemented as part of the CGIAR Research Program on
Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), a strategic partnership of CGIAR and Future Earth, led by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT). We
acknowledge the CGIAR Fund Council, Australia (ACIAR), European Union, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Ireland, New Zealand, Netherlands, Switzerland, USAID, UK and Thailand, for funding to CCAFS.
abstract: Connecting science with policy has always been challenging for both scientists and policymakers. In Ghana, Mali and Senegal, multi-stakeholder national science-policy
dialogue platforms on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) were setup to use scientific evidence to create awareness of climate change impacts on agriculture and
advocate for the mainstreaming of climate change and CSA into agricultural development plans. Based on the platforms’ operations and achievements, we used
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
within national institutions, which improves their credibility, relevance and legitimacy among policymakers; (b) two-way communication, which contributes
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.
date: 2019-09
date_type: published
publication: International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability(TSI)
volume: 17
number: 5
publisher: Taylor & Francis
pagerange: 367-382
id_number: doi:10.1080/14735903.2019.1670934
refereed: TRUE
issn: 1473-5903
official_url: https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2019.1670934
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funders: CGIAR Fund Council,
funders: Australia (ACIAR)
funders: European Union
funders: International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
funders: USAID
projects: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS)
citation:   Zougmore, R B and Partey, S T and Totin, E and Ouedraogo, M and Thornton, P and Karbo, N and Sogoba, B and Dieye, B and Campbell, B M  (2019) Science-policy interfaces for sustainable climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa.  International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability(TSI), 17 (5).  pp. 367-382.  ISSN 1473-5903     
document_url: http://oar.icrisat.org/11324/1/14735903.2019.pdf