This document discusses establishing a Resilience Topic Working Group within the Challenge Program on Water and Food to advance understanding and application of resilience thinking. It provides examples of resilience research topics and outlines potential core themes the group could address, including linked social-ecological systems, regime shifts, disturbances and shocks, and operationalizing adaptive management. The document also proposes an initial workplan for the group to develop a position paper, establish the group, synthesize past work, participate in forums, and facilitate learning across projects.
This document discusses using knowledge about human behavior and agricultural extension to scale the impact of development interventions. It addresses four critical issues: 1) Understanding the potential adoption domain of innovations to set realistic targets and timeframes. 2) Recognizing that human adoption of new practices follows predictable diffusion curves and varies between individuals. 3) Tailoring interventions to the inherent characteristics of different innovations. 4) Appreciating that behavioral change and adoption of innovations takes time to diffuse widely. The document argues that properly addressing these issues based on existing diffusion research can help extension programs better facilitate the widespread adoption of agricultural innovations over appropriate geographic areas and timeframes.
Short presentation of results from chapters 3 & 4 on Regime shifts and social-ecological resilience from the Arctic Council's Arctic Resilience Report
https://oaarchive.arctic-council.org/handle/11374/1838
For more see:
http://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2016-11-25-dealing-with-arctic-tipping-points.html
This document discusses the need for a new research agenda to address the dynamics of agri-food systems in developing countries. It argues that prevailing approaches in agricultural science and policy often fail to provide sustainable outcomes, especially for poor rural populations, as they do not account for the complexity, diversity, uncertainty and non-equilibrium states that characterize agri-food systems. The document outlines some key drivers of change affecting developing world agriculture today, such as declining public support, integration into global markets, and trade barriers in developed countries. It calls for more interdisciplinary research focusing on understanding system interactions and exploring pathways to increase resilience and robustness in the face of growing risks and uncertainties.
This document discusses theories of sustainable development. It defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. The main themes are poverty focus, future focus, technology focus, and environmental focus. Sustainable development has economic, social, and environmental aspects. Weak sustainability theory assumes manmade capital can substitute for natural capital if revenues from natural resource depletion are reinvested in manmade capital. However, this theory is limited as it ignores pollution impacts and other environmental factors.
This document discusses establishing a Resilience Topic Working Group within the Challenge Program on Water and Food to advance understanding and application of resilience thinking. It provides examples of resilience research topics and outlines potential core themes the group could address, including linked social-ecological systems, regime shifts, disturbances and shocks, and operationalizing adaptive management. The document also proposes an initial workplan for the group to develop a position paper, establish the group, synthesize past work, participate in forums, and facilitate learning across projects.
This document discusses using knowledge about human behavior and agricultural extension to scale the impact of development interventions. It addresses four critical issues: 1) Understanding the potential adoption domain of innovations to set realistic targets and timeframes. 2) Recognizing that human adoption of new practices follows predictable diffusion curves and varies between individuals. 3) Tailoring interventions to the inherent characteristics of different innovations. 4) Appreciating that behavioral change and adoption of innovations takes time to diffuse widely. The document argues that properly addressing these issues based on existing diffusion research can help extension programs better facilitate the widespread adoption of agricultural innovations over appropriate geographic areas and timeframes.
Short presentation of results from chapters 3 & 4 on Regime shifts and social-ecological resilience from the Arctic Council's Arctic Resilience Report
https://oaarchive.arctic-council.org/handle/11374/1838
For more see:
http://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2016-11-25-dealing-with-arctic-tipping-points.html
This document discusses the need for a new research agenda to address the dynamics of agri-food systems in developing countries. It argues that prevailing approaches in agricultural science and policy often fail to provide sustainable outcomes, especially for poor rural populations, as they do not account for the complexity, diversity, uncertainty and non-equilibrium states that characterize agri-food systems. The document outlines some key drivers of change affecting developing world agriculture today, such as declining public support, integration into global markets, and trade barriers in developed countries. It calls for more interdisciplinary research focusing on understanding system interactions and exploring pathways to increase resilience and robustness in the face of growing risks and uncertainties.
This document discusses theories of sustainable development. It defines sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their own needs. The main themes are poverty focus, future focus, technology focus, and environmental focus. Sustainable development has economic, social, and environmental aspects. Weak sustainability theory assumes manmade capital can substitute for natural capital if revenues from natural resource depletion are reinvested in manmade capital. However, this theory is limited as it ignores pollution impacts and other environmental factors.
Resilience and adaptive capacity in social-ecological systems: the good, the ...Christo Fabricius
Social-ecological systems in emerging democracies are often in an untenable state. Under such conditions, building resilience is not appropriate and transformation is the way forward. In this presentation I briefly explain the theoretical underpinnings of resilience and transformation and provide examples of transformative strategies from communal areas in South Africa and Tajikistan to explain.
The Schumacher Institute submitted a response to the Labour Party's consultation on developing an industrial strategy. Some key points made in the submission include:
- An industrial strategy should be based on principles of being challenge-led, mission-oriented, and values-driven, with a priority on sustainability.
- Fundamental ecosystem and social challenges like resource depletion, climate change, and inequality must inform the strategy.
- Concepts like the green economy, circular economy, and ideas around a "safe and just operating space" could help address these challenges through economic transformation.
- The strategy and policies should support mission-led businesses, corporate governance reform, localisation, and socio-technical innovation to enable the
Per Olsson - Critical thresholds and transformationsSTEPS Centre
Presentation at the STEPS Conference 2010 - Pathways to Sustainability: Agendas for a new politics of environment, development and social justice
http://www.steps-centre.org/events/stepsconference2010.html
Reversing soil erosion trends at the river basin scale: A participatory model...ExternalEvents
This document discusses a project aimed at reversing soil erosion trends through action at the river basin scale. It makes four main points: 1) Soil is being lost to erosion faster than it can be replenished, with negative impacts; 2) Acting at the river basin scale could effectively build resilience and accelerate reversal; 3) The project is developing a systemic, participatory approach to test in the Rapel River Basin in Chile; 4) Partners are sought to disseminate this approach in river basins worldwide.
This document discusses several approaches to addressing global sustainability challenges, including focusing on specific issues like energy sources and climate change impacts. However, the document notes that while focused studies are important, they risk missing larger connections. It advocates for an evolutionary theory approach to understand how sustainability challenges arose through the processes that created current phenomena and will generate future transformations. This includes comparing the order and dynamics of social and ecological systems, and seeing challenges as arising from increasing human complexity on Earth over time.
MEAS Discussion Paper 3 - Climate Change and EAS - Jan 2014[1]Brent M. Simpson
This document discusses the future challenges of climate change for agricultural extension and advisory services. It outlines the nature of the "new normal" of climate change, which will include ongoing changes in temperature and precipitation patterns. Smallholder farmers will face difficulties adapting, while extension services will need to help farmers adopt new practices and technologies to cope with these changes. The road ahead involves evolving strategies to work with farmers and utilize information technologies, while important policies are also needed to support adaptation. Extension services will need to enhance their efforts to help farmers mitigate and adapt to the risks of climate change.
Social change refers to fundamental alterations in patterns of culture, structure, and social behavior over time that cause society to become something different while remaining the same in some respects. Social change can be driven by changes to the physical environment like climate shifts, population changes such as growth and aging, and clashes over resources and values that involve conflict, negotiation, and accommodation. Supporting social values and norms also influence change as innovation is either permitted or inhibited and cultural traits spread between social units.
Humans as agents of transformation: An ecosystem services perspective on the ...KiandraRajala
This document summarizes a study that examined how changes in ecosystem services provided by an invasive grass species would affect landowner acceptance in the Northern Great Plains of the United States. A survey of landowners showed that acceptance was highest when ecosystem services remained unchanged but decreased when forage production or water availability decreased. Landowners preferred increases to forage but decreases in other services reduced acceptance. While gains in services increased acceptance, losses reduced it more strongly, suggesting an aversion to losses. The researchers will next examine acceptance of a specific invasive grass and how it relates to control intentions.
This document outlines research questions related to dryland agricultural livelihood systems. It addresses three main areas:
1. Diagnosing systems and identifying entry points for change through integrated analysis of socioeconomic, gender, political, and ecological drivers.
2. Promoting transformation through innovation mechanisms that optimize use of resources to reduce vulnerability and sustainably intensify agriculture.
3. Catalyzing development at scale through prioritizing investments, assessing impact, and strategic alliances between organizations.
The document discusses the relationship between human societies and the natural environment. It notes that while nature always posed risks, human societies have now developed the ability to significantly modify their environment quickly. This introduces new risks from uncoordinated human activities that can impact natural systems. The document examines different types of risks from nature, society, and problems of social cooperation/coordination. It also discusses the assessment of environmental risks and different approaches like cost-benefit analysis and risk management. Property rights regimes and common resource issues are evaluated in the context of sustainability and management of exhaustible resources.
This document discusses three models of population growth: geometric, exponential, and logistic. Geometric growth assumes non-overlapping generations and unlimited resources. Exponential growth models continuous populations with overlapping generations in unlimited environments. Logistic growth incorporates resource limitations, causing the growth rate to slow and eventually stop as the population reaches the environment's carrying capacity. Competition for limited resources among individuals in the population is what causes population growth to decline under the logistic model.
El documento presenta un resumen de la obra Antígonas de Sófocles. Describe los personajes principales y la escena inicial donde Antígona le informa a su hermana Ismene sobre el decreto de Creonte de no enterrar el cuerpo de su hermano Polinices. Antígona decide desafiar el decreto para darle una sepultura a su hermano a pesar de la prohibición, mientras que Ismene se niega a desafiar a la autoridad.
Information Behavior Of The Researcher Of The Futurestmarksgreen
This document discusses research into the information behavior of the "Google generation," defined as those born after 1993 who are growing up in a world dominated by the internet. It summarizes key findings from previous studies that suggest members of this generation prefer search engines to libraries when conducting research and are satisfied with search engines. However, their information literacy may not actually be better than previous generations. The document also outlines the methodology used in the current study, which aims to understand how the information behavior of this generation may shape their future behavior as researchers.
By M. Maniruzzaman, J.C. Bisawas, M.A.I. Khan, G.W. Sarker, S.S. Haque, J.K. Biswas, M.H. Sarker, M.A. Rashid, N.U. Sekhar, A. Nemes, S. Xenarios, J. Deelstra
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By J. Bhattacharya, M.K. Mondal, E. Humphreys, M.H. Rashid, P.L.C. Paul, S.P. Ritu
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Asad Sarwar Qureshi, Samina Yasmin, Nikar C. Holader, Timothy J. Krupnik
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
Resilience and sustainable development: Insights from the drylands of eastern...ILRI
This document discusses the concepts of resilience in relation to sustainable development and food security in the drylands of Eastern Africa. It defines social-ecological resilience as a system's ability to absorb disturbance while retaining its core functions, and development resilience as a household's ability to maintain well-being during shocks and stresses. While the disaster risk reduction community focuses on short-term well-being and the development community on long-term improvements, both aim to enhance resilience. However, system resilience is not always desirable, as traditional pastoralism demonstrates. Differentiating system and development resilience can provide insights into when system resilience promotes or hinders well-being.
This document discusses transforming food systems under a changing climate. It identifies six key elements needed: gender equality and social inclusion, climate-resilient practices, digitally-enabled climate services, innovative finance, reshaping supply chains and new consumption patterns. Transformative technologies, adaptation pathways tailored to different farmers, and enabling policies are also needed. Public and private sectors must seize opportunities while acknowledging trade-offs. Comprehensive actions across the entire food system are required to achieve systemic shifts that support food security under climate change.
Agri-Food System Dynamics: Pathways to Sustainability in an Era of Uncertaintyx3G9
This document discusses the dynamic and complex nature of agri-food systems and argues that the prevailing approaches to agricultural science and policy often fail to provide sustainable outcomes, especially for poor people in developing countries. It outlines two perspectives in agricultural science - a holistic, systems-based approach versus an orthodox, equilibrium-focused approach. A holistic approach that considers uncertainty, diversity and complexity is needed to better understand agri-food systems and define practices and policies that can help systems become more resilient to shocks and stresses. The document examines drivers of change in global agri-food systems and characteristics of diverse rural livelihoods to provide context for later discussions of sustainability narratives and pathways.
Resilience and adaptive capacity in social-ecological systems: the good, the ...Christo Fabricius
Social-ecological systems in emerging democracies are often in an untenable state. Under such conditions, building resilience is not appropriate and transformation is the way forward. In this presentation I briefly explain the theoretical underpinnings of resilience and transformation and provide examples of transformative strategies from communal areas in South Africa and Tajikistan to explain.
The Schumacher Institute submitted a response to the Labour Party's consultation on developing an industrial strategy. Some key points made in the submission include:
- An industrial strategy should be based on principles of being challenge-led, mission-oriented, and values-driven, with a priority on sustainability.
- Fundamental ecosystem and social challenges like resource depletion, climate change, and inequality must inform the strategy.
- Concepts like the green economy, circular economy, and ideas around a "safe and just operating space" could help address these challenges through economic transformation.
- The strategy and policies should support mission-led businesses, corporate governance reform, localisation, and socio-technical innovation to enable the
Per Olsson - Critical thresholds and transformationsSTEPS Centre
Presentation at the STEPS Conference 2010 - Pathways to Sustainability: Agendas for a new politics of environment, development and social justice
http://www.steps-centre.org/events/stepsconference2010.html
Reversing soil erosion trends at the river basin scale: A participatory model...ExternalEvents
This document discusses a project aimed at reversing soil erosion trends through action at the river basin scale. It makes four main points: 1) Soil is being lost to erosion faster than it can be replenished, with negative impacts; 2) Acting at the river basin scale could effectively build resilience and accelerate reversal; 3) The project is developing a systemic, participatory approach to test in the Rapel River Basin in Chile; 4) Partners are sought to disseminate this approach in river basins worldwide.
This document discusses several approaches to addressing global sustainability challenges, including focusing on specific issues like energy sources and climate change impacts. However, the document notes that while focused studies are important, they risk missing larger connections. It advocates for an evolutionary theory approach to understand how sustainability challenges arose through the processes that created current phenomena and will generate future transformations. This includes comparing the order and dynamics of social and ecological systems, and seeing challenges as arising from increasing human complexity on Earth over time.
MEAS Discussion Paper 3 - Climate Change and EAS - Jan 2014[1]Brent M. Simpson
This document discusses the future challenges of climate change for agricultural extension and advisory services. It outlines the nature of the "new normal" of climate change, which will include ongoing changes in temperature and precipitation patterns. Smallholder farmers will face difficulties adapting, while extension services will need to help farmers adopt new practices and technologies to cope with these changes. The road ahead involves evolving strategies to work with farmers and utilize information technologies, while important policies are also needed to support adaptation. Extension services will need to enhance their efforts to help farmers mitigate and adapt to the risks of climate change.
Social change refers to fundamental alterations in patterns of culture, structure, and social behavior over time that cause society to become something different while remaining the same in some respects. Social change can be driven by changes to the physical environment like climate shifts, population changes such as growth and aging, and clashes over resources and values that involve conflict, negotiation, and accommodation. Supporting social values and norms also influence change as innovation is either permitted or inhibited and cultural traits spread between social units.
Humans as agents of transformation: An ecosystem services perspective on the ...KiandraRajala
This document summarizes a study that examined how changes in ecosystem services provided by an invasive grass species would affect landowner acceptance in the Northern Great Plains of the United States. A survey of landowners showed that acceptance was highest when ecosystem services remained unchanged but decreased when forage production or water availability decreased. Landowners preferred increases to forage but decreases in other services reduced acceptance. While gains in services increased acceptance, losses reduced it more strongly, suggesting an aversion to losses. The researchers will next examine acceptance of a specific invasive grass and how it relates to control intentions.
This document outlines research questions related to dryland agricultural livelihood systems. It addresses three main areas:
1. Diagnosing systems and identifying entry points for change through integrated analysis of socioeconomic, gender, political, and ecological drivers.
2. Promoting transformation through innovation mechanisms that optimize use of resources to reduce vulnerability and sustainably intensify agriculture.
3. Catalyzing development at scale through prioritizing investments, assessing impact, and strategic alliances between organizations.
The document discusses the relationship between human societies and the natural environment. It notes that while nature always posed risks, human societies have now developed the ability to significantly modify their environment quickly. This introduces new risks from uncoordinated human activities that can impact natural systems. The document examines different types of risks from nature, society, and problems of social cooperation/coordination. It also discusses the assessment of environmental risks and different approaches like cost-benefit analysis and risk management. Property rights regimes and common resource issues are evaluated in the context of sustainability and management of exhaustible resources.
This document discusses three models of population growth: geometric, exponential, and logistic. Geometric growth assumes non-overlapping generations and unlimited resources. Exponential growth models continuous populations with overlapping generations in unlimited environments. Logistic growth incorporates resource limitations, causing the growth rate to slow and eventually stop as the population reaches the environment's carrying capacity. Competition for limited resources among individuals in the population is what causes population growth to decline under the logistic model.
El documento presenta un resumen de la obra Antígonas de Sófocles. Describe los personajes principales y la escena inicial donde Antígona le informa a su hermana Ismene sobre el decreto de Creonte de no enterrar el cuerpo de su hermano Polinices. Antígona decide desafiar el decreto para darle una sepultura a su hermano a pesar de la prohibición, mientras que Ismene se niega a desafiar a la autoridad.
Information Behavior Of The Researcher Of The Futurestmarksgreen
This document discusses research into the information behavior of the "Google generation," defined as those born after 1993 who are growing up in a world dominated by the internet. It summarizes key findings from previous studies that suggest members of this generation prefer search engines to libraries when conducting research and are satisfied with search engines. However, their information literacy may not actually be better than previous generations. The document also outlines the methodology used in the current study, which aims to understand how the information behavior of this generation may shape their future behavior as researchers.
By M. Maniruzzaman, J.C. Bisawas, M.A.I. Khan, G.W. Sarker, S.S. Haque, J.K. Biswas, M.H. Sarker, M.A. Rashid, N.U. Sekhar, A. Nemes, S. Xenarios, J. Deelstra
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By J. Bhattacharya, M.K. Mondal, E. Humphreys, M.H. Rashid, P.L.C. Paul, S.P. Ritu
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Asad Sarwar Qureshi, Samina Yasmin, Nikar C. Holader, Timothy J. Krupnik
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
Resilience and sustainable development: Insights from the drylands of eastern...ILRI
This document discusses the concepts of resilience in relation to sustainable development and food security in the drylands of Eastern Africa. It defines social-ecological resilience as a system's ability to absorb disturbance while retaining its core functions, and development resilience as a household's ability to maintain well-being during shocks and stresses. While the disaster risk reduction community focuses on short-term well-being and the development community on long-term improvements, both aim to enhance resilience. However, system resilience is not always desirable, as traditional pastoralism demonstrates. Differentiating system and development resilience can provide insights into when system resilience promotes or hinders well-being.
This document discusses transforming food systems under a changing climate. It identifies six key elements needed: gender equality and social inclusion, climate-resilient practices, digitally-enabled climate services, innovative finance, reshaping supply chains and new consumption patterns. Transformative technologies, adaptation pathways tailored to different farmers, and enabling policies are also needed. Public and private sectors must seize opportunities while acknowledging trade-offs. Comprehensive actions across the entire food system are required to achieve systemic shifts that support food security under climate change.
Agri-Food System Dynamics: Pathways to Sustainability in an Era of Uncertaintyx3G9
This document discusses the dynamic and complex nature of agri-food systems and argues that the prevailing approaches to agricultural science and policy often fail to provide sustainable outcomes, especially for poor people in developing countries. It outlines two perspectives in agricultural science - a holistic, systems-based approach versus an orthodox, equilibrium-focused approach. A holistic approach that considers uncertainty, diversity and complexity is needed to better understand agri-food systems and define practices and policies that can help systems become more resilient to shocks and stresses. The document examines drivers of change in global agri-food systems and characteristics of diverse rural livelihoods to provide context for later discussions of sustainability narratives and pathways.
This document discusses the dynamic and complex nature of agri-food systems and argues that the prevailing approaches to agricultural science and policy often fail to provide sustainable outcomes, especially for poor people in developing countries. It outlines two perspectives in agricultural science - a holistic, systems-based approach versus an orthodox, equilibrium-focused approach. A holistic approach that considers uncertainty, diversity and complexity is needed to better understand agri-food systems and define practices and policies that can help systems become more resilient to shocks and stresses. The document examines key drivers of change in global agri-food systems and discusses the characteristics and diversity of agricultural livelihoods in developing contexts.
CORE Group Fall Meeting 2010. Climate Change and Food Security: Implications for Sustaining Community Health. - Ilona Varallyay, Jennifer Yourkavitch, and Eric Sarriot, CEDARS
Leadership and Urban Sustainability, Irina Safitri Zen, UTMESD UNU-IAS
The 2016 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme was held in Labuan Island and Beaufort, Sabah, Malaysia. The Programme included workshops, plenary sessions, and fieldwork around the topics of local sustainable development challenges in the region. The main goals of the Programme were to identify local leadership opportunities for sustainable development and to link local and national sustainable development projects to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Paris Climate Treaty, and the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction.
Sustainable Economic Growth And The Success Of A CountryAmanda Reed
The document discusses the differences between ecological economics and neoclassical welfare economics. Ecological economics argues that neoclassical welfare economics ignores environmental and ethical values by only focusing on cost-benefit analysis. Traditionally, economics viewed resources as unlimited and focused solely on profit maximization through unlimited growth. However, as the economy and population have grown, more natural resources are being used and more pollution is being created, challenging the assumption of unlimited growth. A debate has emerged questioning mainstream economics and its treatment of the environment.
DEVELOPMENT VS ENVIRONMENT IN GEOGRAPHICAL FRAMEWORKProf Ashis Sarkar
Development is a big word and is often related to environmental degradation. But how and why? What should be the way out are the issues in which it is based on.
The document discusses the role of extension in enabling climate change adaptation. It argues extension should address neglected questions like who adaptation benefits and its goals. It also stresses the need to consider indirect impacts, vulnerable populations, and ensure adaptation reduces harm rather than exacerbating issues. The document suggests extension promote discussion of values and visions, facilitate collective action, and help identify necessary research.
The document discusses the role of extension in enabling climate change adaptation. It argues extension should address broader questions like who adaptation benefits and its goals, rather than just focusing on solutions. It also stresses the need to consider direct, indirect and adaptation impacts of climate change, and ensure adaptation reduces vulnerability for all groups and contributes to social justice. The document suggests extension promote discussion of diverse perspectives and facilitate adaptation that leads to multiple co-benefits, including reduced climate change.
A presentation given at the WLE Ganges Focal Region writeshop in 2014 on the Ecosystem Services and Resilience Framework (ESR). Put together and presented by Sarah Jones of Bioversity International.
This document provides an introduction to the sustainable livelihoods framework. It describes the framework as a tool to improve understanding of livelihoods, particularly those of poor people. The framework presents the main factors affecting livelihoods and their relationships. It can be used to plan development activities and assess how existing activities contribute to livelihood sustainability. The framework focuses on people and emphasizes the multiple interactions between factors influencing livelihoods. It does not present a linear model but aims to facilitate structured debate about livelihood issues.
Climate change is increasingly threatening and straining the world’s food systems. This presentation outlines adaptation measures needed to address these challenges.
The document discusses the concept of transformational adaptation to climate change in the context of agriculture. It provides examples of transformational changes in agriculture that have occurred historically in response to environmental changes. These include changes from sheep to beef production and adjustments to cropping regions. The document also examines the potential role of science in understanding and facilitating transformational adaptation through case studies, predictive research, and establishing policies and information to expand options and address risks. There are differing views on whether transformational change is seen as failure or as an opportunity in response to climate change.
The document discusses the concept of transformational adaptation to climate change in the context of agriculture. It provides examples of transformational changes in agriculture over time brought on by various drivers such as climate and market forces. The document also outlines different perspectives on transformational change and the potential roles that science and government can play in supporting rather than directing transformation.
1) The study evaluated the feasibility of growing three rice crops per year in the coastal zones of Bangladesh where fresh water is available year-round.
2) The study tested different establishment dates for aus and aman rice varieties as well as sowing dates for boro rice. It found that growing three rice crops per year is possible and can yield 13.4 to 17.2 tons per hectare per year.
3) The study recommends further evaluating the system over a range of weather conditions and developing ecologically friendly management practices to address potential increases in pests and diseases from triple rice cropping.
By M. Harunur Rashid, Faruk Hossain, Deb Kumar Nath, Parimal Chandra Sarker, AKM Ferdous, Timothy Russel
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Camelia Dewan, Marie-Charlotte Buisson and Aditi Mukherji
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
The document discusses using innovation platforms to improve goat markets and farming systems in Zimbabwe. Key points:
- Innovation platforms bring together farmers, traders, processors, researchers and others to identify challenges and opportunities to improve goat production and marketing.
- Objectives are to improve market efficiency, reduce transaction costs, promote productivity-increasing technologies, and build local innovation capacity.
- Results included dramatically reduced goat mortality rates (from 25% to under 10%), higher prices for farmers, and investments in improved feeding and health practices.
- Other actors like NGOs and the government also increased support like building sale pens and improving veterinary services. The approach transformed the system from crop-focused to more livestock-focused and
By Urs Schulthess, Timothy J. Krupnik, Zia Uddin Ahmed, Andy J. McDonald
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Parvesh Kr Chandna, Andy Nelson, Zahirul Khan, Moqbul Hossain, Sohel Rana, Fazlur Rashid, M. Mondal, T.P. Tuong
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Parvesh Kumar Chandna, Andy Nelson, Sohel Rana, Marie-Charlotte Buisson, Sam Mohanty, Nazneed Sultana, Deepak Sethi, T.P. Tuong
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Asad Sarwar Qureshi, Samina Yasmin, Nikar C. Howlader, Timothy J. Krupnik
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Dr. Md. Ataur Rahman (Wheat Research Centre, BARI)
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Sanjida P. Ritu, M.K. Mondal, T.P. Tuong, S.U. Talukdar, E. Humphreys
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Kazi Ahmed Kabir, S.B. Saha, Manjurul Karim, Craig A. Meisner, Michael J. Phillips
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By S.B. Saha, K.A. Kabir, M.K. Mondal, M. Karim, P.L.C. Paul, M. Phillips, E. Humphreys, T.P. Tuong
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
BRAC aims to increase agricultural and aquacultural productivity in coastal Bangladesh through several strategies. These include converting single cropping areas to double or triple cropping, introducing short-duration rice varieties, stress-tolerant crops and fish varieties, and integrating fish/prawn-rice-vegetable systems in ghers. Technologies are disseminated to over 55,000 farmers across 59 upazilas. Hybrid rice varieties yield up to 9.5 tons/hectare. Integrated ghers provide net profits from 172,558-416,975 taka/hectare. Aquaculture in floodplains involves 257 farmers utilizing 73 acres in 2013, yielding an average 795 kg/hect
By Subhra Bikash Bhattacharyya, Tapas Kumar Ghoshal, Jitendra Kumar Sundaray (Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, India)
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By M.K. Mondal, N.K. Saha, A.K.M. Sharifullah, S.P. Ritu, P.L.C. Paul, E. Humphreys, T.P. Tuong, M.A. Rashid
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
By Dr. Pranesh Kumar Saha, Md. Nazrul Islam, Md. Imran Ullah Sarkar
Revitalizing the Ganges Coastal Zone Conference
21-23 October 2014, Dhaka, Bangladesh
http://waterandfood.org/ganges-conference/
Skybuffer SAM4U tool for SAP license adoptionTatiana Kojar
Manage and optimize your license adoption and consumption with SAM4U, an SAP free customer software asset management tool.
SAM4U, an SAP complimentary software asset management tool for customers, delivers a detailed and well-structured overview of license inventory and usage with a user-friendly interface. We offer a hosted, cost-effective, and performance-optimized SAM4U setup in the Skybuffer Cloud environment. You retain ownership of the system and data, while we manage the ABAP 7.58 infrastructure, ensuring fixed Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and exceptional services through the SAP Fiori interface.
Webinar: Designing a schema for a Data WarehouseFederico Razzoli
Are you new to data warehouses (DWH)? Do you need to check whether your data warehouse follows the best practices for a good design? In both cases, this webinar is for you.
A data warehouse is a central relational database that contains all measurements about a business or an organisation. This data comes from a variety of heterogeneous data sources, which includes databases of any type that back the applications used by the company, data files exported by some applications, or APIs provided by internal or external services.
But designing a data warehouse correctly is a hard task, which requires gathering information about the business processes that need to be analysed in the first place. These processes must be translated into so-called star schemas, which means, denormalised databases where each table represents a dimension or facts.
We will discuss these topics:
- How to gather information about a business;
- Understanding dictionaries and how to identify business entities;
- Dimensions and facts;
- Setting a table granularity;
- Types of facts;
- Types of dimensions;
- Snowflakes and how to avoid them;
- Expanding existing dimensions and facts.
Ocean lotus Threat actors project by John Sitima 2024 (1).pptxSitimaJohn
Ocean Lotus cyber threat actors represent a sophisticated, persistent, and politically motivated group that poses a significant risk to organizations and individuals in the Southeast Asian region. Their continuous evolution and adaptability underscore the need for robust cybersecurity measures and international cooperation to identify and mitigate the threats posed by such advanced persistent threat groups.
For the full video of this presentation, please visit: https://www.edge-ai-vision.com/2024/06/building-and-scaling-ai-applications-with-the-nx-ai-manager-a-presentation-from-network-optix/
Robin van Emden, Senior Director of Data Science at Network Optix, presents the “Building and Scaling AI Applications with the Nx AI Manager,” tutorial at the May 2024 Embedded Vision Summit.
In this presentation, van Emden covers the basics of scaling edge AI solutions using the Nx tool kit. He emphasizes the process of developing AI models and deploying them globally. He also showcases the conversion of AI models and the creation of effective edge AI pipelines, with a focus on pre-processing, model conversion, selecting the appropriate inference engine for the target hardware and post-processing.
van Emden shows how Nx can simplify the developer’s life and facilitate a rapid transition from concept to production-ready applications.He provides valuable insights into developing scalable and efficient edge AI solutions, with a strong focus on practical implementation.
Cosa hanno in comune un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ?Speck&Tech
ABSTRACT: A prima vista, un mattoncino Lego e la backdoor XZ potrebbero avere in comune il fatto di essere entrambi blocchi di costruzione, o dipendenze di progetti creativi e software. La realtà è che un mattoncino Lego e il caso della backdoor XZ hanno molto di più di tutto ciò in comune.
Partecipate alla presentazione per immergervi in una storia di interoperabilità, standard e formati aperti, per poi discutere del ruolo importante che i contributori hanno in una comunità open source sostenibile.
BIO: Sostenitrice del software libero e dei formati standard e aperti. È stata un membro attivo dei progetti Fedora e openSUSE e ha co-fondato l'Associazione LibreItalia dove è stata coinvolta in diversi eventi, migrazioni e formazione relativi a LibreOffice. In precedenza ha lavorato a migrazioni e corsi di formazione su LibreOffice per diverse amministrazioni pubbliche e privati. Da gennaio 2020 lavora in SUSE come Software Release Engineer per Uyuni e SUSE Manager e quando non segue la sua passione per i computer e per Geeko coltiva la sua curiosità per l'astronomia (da cui deriva il suo nickname deneb_alpha).
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Project Management Semester Long Project - Acuityjpupo2018
Acuity is an innovative learning app designed to transform the way you engage with knowledge. Powered by AI technology, Acuity takes complex topics and distills them into concise, interactive summaries that are easy to read & understand. Whether you're exploring the depths of quantum mechanics or seeking insight into historical events, Acuity provides the key information you need without the burden of lengthy texts.
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
Unlock the Future of Search with MongoDB Atlas_ Vector Search Unleashed.pdfMalak Abu Hammad
Discover how MongoDB Atlas and vector search technology can revolutionize your application's search capabilities. This comprehensive presentation covers:
* What is Vector Search?
* Importance and benefits of vector search
* Practical use cases across various industries
* Step-by-step implementation guide
* Live demos with code snippets
* Enhancing LLM capabilities with vector search
* Best practices and optimization strategies
Perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and tech leaders. Learn how to leverage MongoDB Atlas to deliver highly relevant, context-aware search results, transforming your data retrieval process. Stay ahead in tech innovation and maximize the potential of your applications.
#MongoDB #VectorSearch #AI #SemanticSearch #TechInnovation #DataScience #LLM #MachineLearning #SearchTechnology
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Building Production Ready Search Pipelines with Spark and MilvusZilliz
Spark is the widely used ETL tool for processing, indexing and ingesting data to serving stack for search. Milvus is the production-ready open-source vector database. In this talk we will show how to use Spark to process unstructured data to extract vector representations, and push the vectors to Milvus vector database for search serving.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 6DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 6. In this session, we will cover Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI webinar offers an in-depth exploration of leveraging cutting-edge technologies for test automation within the UiPath platform. Attendees will delve into the integration of generative AI, a test automation solution, with Open AI advanced natural language processing capabilities.
Throughout the session, participants will discover how this synergy empowers testers to automate repetitive tasks, enhance testing accuracy, and expedite the software testing life cycle. Topics covered include the seamless integration process, practical use cases, and the benefits of harnessing AI-driven automation for UiPath testing initiatives. By attending this webinar, testers, and automation professionals can gain valuable insights into harnessing the power of AI to optimize their test automation workflows within the UiPath ecosystem, ultimately driving efficiency and quality in software development processes.
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into integrating generative AI.
2. Understanding how this integration enhances test automation within the UiPath platform
3. Practical demonstrations
4. Exploration of real-world use cases illustrating the benefits of AI-driven test automation for UiPath
Topics covered:
What is generative AI
Test Automation with generative AI and Open AI.
UiPath integration with generative AI
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
1. Elin Enfors & Line Gordon Tshwane, South Africa, 17 November 2011 RESILIENCE TWG MEETING IFWF3
2. Agenda 14.00-14.15 Welcome + introductions 14.15-14.35 Resilience insights from Arizona meeting + IFWF3 14.35-15.15 Explore resilience interests in TWG 15.15-15.35 Explore potential TWG activities 15.35-15.45 BREAK 15.45-16.25 Thematic group discussions + reporting back 16.25-16.55 Visioning exercise 16.55-17.00 Closing
3. Deals with the tension between persistence and change Change and variability is normal, stability is not Incorporates uncertainty, surprise and shocks in analysis Truly interlinked social-ecological systems (role of learning, adaptation, diversity in social-ecological systems) Emphasizes interactions small to large scales, and between fast and slow processes What we like about resilience
4. Insights from TWG meeting in Arizona • The challenge is often not to build resilience of existing system states but rather to enable transformation towards better pathways. In any case, it is not about going back.. • There are different kinds of social traps that are important to understand, in order to understand why certain systems end up on undesirable paths • Resilience is difficult to measure, but resilience thinking can still be used to improve understanding of system dynamics and thereby to guide interventions
5. Questions emerging in Arizona • How to deal with the diversity within the basins, and what to put our focus on (what is supposed to be resilient and at what scale?) • How to deal with overwhelming drivers, such as population growth, and future game changers such as new emerging drivers and changing disturbance regimes • What is really a “stable” state? It seems as sustained inputs often are needed to stay on a certain trajectory.. • What are the minimum requirements to assess resilience? / How to identify key system variables in a “quick and dirty” way? • How to simplify these ideas enough to be able to communicate to people who like silver bullets?
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14. Group discussions What questions do you want to answer? What activities can help you do that? What outputs can those activities generate? How do you want this group to support that?
15. Visioning exercise It is 2014, the 2 nd phase of the CPWF is coming to and end. You are feeling very proud over the resilience topic working group, in which you have actively participated. What have we accomplished together to make you feel this way?
Editor's Notes
What is in it for the CPWF? Not just get inspired from resilience thinking, but also help build the theory…
Change rather than stability is underlying resilience theory - sees change as both potentially detrimental (without resilience in the system) and as potentially creative and transformative)
What is in it for the CPWF? Not just get inspired from resilience thinking, but also help build the theory…
What is in it for the CPWF? Not just get inspired from resilience thinking, but also help build the theory…
What is in it for the CPWF? Not just get inspired from resilience thinking, but also help build the theory…
What is in it for the CPWF? Not just get inspired from resilience thinking, but also help build the theory…
What is in it for the CPWF? Not just get inspired from resilience thinking, but also help build the theory…
What is in it for the CPWF? Not just get inspired from resilience thinking, but also help build the theory…
What is in it for the CPWF? Not just get inspired from resilience thinking, but also help build the theory…