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Science-policy interfaces for sustainable climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa

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https://doi.org/10.1080/14735903.2019.1670934
doi:10.1080/14735903.2019.1670934
 
Title Science-policy interfaces for sustainable climate-smart agriculture uptake: lessons learnt from national science-policy dialogue platforms in West Africa
 
Creator Zougmore, R B
Partey, S T
Totin, E
Ouedraogo, M
Thornton, P
Karbo, N
Sogoba, B
Dieye, B
Campbell, B M
 
Subject Climate Adaptation
Agriculture Policy
Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA)
Livelihoods
Sustainable Agriculture
Capacity Building
CGIAR Research
Climate Resilient Technologies
Climate Change
Sustainable Development
West Africa
 
Description 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.
 
Publisher Taylor & Francis
 
Date 2019-09
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://oar.icrisat.org/11324/1/14735903.2019.pdf
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