Presented by James Kinyangi at GFIA 2015, Abu Dhabi, UAE. CCAFS Regional Program Leader - East Africa With Patric Brandt, Marko Kvakic, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl and Mariana Rufino. James spoke on the Kenyan example of ‘targetCSA’- a decision support tool to target Climate-Smart Agriculture investments. The take homes from the presentation focused on: Problem structuring & complexity reduction; Spatial indices built on consensus & evidence; Transferability & flexibility. View the full presentation here

1. March,10, 2014
CCAFS country programs and
partnerships to deliver results
James Kinyangi
CCAFS Regional Program Leader – East Africa
With Patric Brandt, Marko Kvakić, Klaus Butterbach-Bahl and Mariana Rufino

2. targetCSA
- a decision support tool to target CSA
investments
March,10, 2014
Example of Kenya

3. Purpose
• Adaptation, mitigation & food
security
• Participatory planning process
• Where and how to target CSA
intervention projects; 47 counties
?

4. targetCSA

5. Database
• Spatially-explicit information for Kenya
• Including biophysical, social and economic
data
• In total about 140 variables
• On county level or higher resolution

6. Vulnerability indicators CSA practices

7. targetCSA

8. Expert survey
• Opinions from 32 stakeholders on:
• 6 vulnerability indicators
• 6 CSA-practices
• Tradeoffs/Consensus = minimized dissent
NGOGO
Sci. Priv.

9. Expert opinions
Question: Which indicators are more suitable for you in the context of climate change & agriculture?
Vulnerability indicators

10. Expert opinions
Question: For which CSA-options do you set a higher priority?
CSA practices

11. March,10, 2014
Opinions informed by mitigation
potential of agriculture

12. March,10, 2014
Opinions informed by climate
smart development of the dairy
sector

13. March,10, 2014
Opinions informed by Index-
Based Livestock Insurance
http://livestockinsurance.wordpress.com /

14. targetCSA

15. Spatial indices
Aggregated and weighted with stakeholder opinions
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16. targetCSA: Take home
• Problem structuring & complexity reduction
• Spatial indices built on consensus & evidence
• Transferability & flexibility
Expert opinions + Multi-criteria-decision-
making-model
Quantitative & spatial data + targetCSA=