Seth Shames, EcoAgriculture Partners. Learning Event number 2, Session 1 in Room A. What are the financing possibilities for CSA in Africa and what role might there be for carbon finance.
Delivered by Vic Adamowicz, Research Director, Alberta Land Institute and Professor, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta
Mainstreaming biodiversity: Seychelles progress and challengesIIED
This presentation from the project team in the Seychelles highlights how biodiversity is being recognised as an asset by some sectors of the economy, and is now used in hotel marketing material.
The team also shares lessons, including the importance of building partnerships between different sectors, encouraging dialogue between the government, NGOs and the private sector.
The presentation was given at the ‘Biodiversity mainstreaming’ workshop held in Sogakope, Ghana, from 1-3 November 2016.
More information: www.iied.org/nbsaps
Seth Shames, EcoAgriculture Partners. Learning Event number 2, Session 1 in Room A. What are the financing possibilities for CSA in Africa and what role might there be for carbon finance.
Delivered by Vic Adamowicz, Research Director, Alberta Land Institute and Professor, Department of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology, University of Alberta
Mainstreaming biodiversity: Seychelles progress and challengesIIED
This presentation from the project team in the Seychelles highlights how biodiversity is being recognised as an asset by some sectors of the economy, and is now used in hotel marketing material.
The team also shares lessons, including the importance of building partnerships between different sectors, encouraging dialogue between the government, NGOs and the private sector.
The presentation was given at the ‘Biodiversity mainstreaming’ workshop held in Sogakope, Ghana, from 1-3 November 2016.
More information: www.iied.org/nbsaps
The new Farm Bill has exciting new and modified programs to advance Great Lakes restoration, and improve the health of our soil, water and wildlife resources. Come learn and discover from local and Washington experts how the Farm Bill can lead to meaningful advancements in the health of the Great Lakes, and how your group can participate.
A presentation provided to the conference "Food Security & Climate Change in Africa" - by Mr. William Chadza, director of the Malawian Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy, that was organised by Self Help Africa and hosted by the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at University College, Dublin, as part of the programme of activities to mark 'Africa Day', in May 2010. Mr. Chadza was unable to attend the conference at the last minute owing to travel difficulties.
Community mobilization, design and partnership arrangements in conservanciesILRI
Presented by Dickson ole Kaelo at the Workshop on Enabling Livestock Based Economies in Kenya to Adapt to Climate Change: A Review of PES from Wildlife Tourism as a Climate Change Adaptation Option, ILRI, Nairobi, 15 February 2012
Presented by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS Low Emissions Development, at the GIZ expert meeting on How to realize the potential of soil carbon benefits? Practical pathways for achieving impact on 28 April 2020.
Engaging the Private Sector for National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Implementation...NAP Global Network
2nd Targeted Topics Forum, Kingston, March 17, 2016
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Prepared by:
- Joel Smith, CEADIR Adaptation Specialist, Abt Associates
- Dr. Alicia Hayman, CEADIR National Coordinator for Jamaica
The new Farm Bill has exciting new and modified programs to advance Great Lakes restoration, and improve the health of our soil, water and wildlife resources. Come learn and discover from local and Washington experts how the Farm Bill can lead to meaningful advancements in the health of the Great Lakes, and how your group can participate.
A presentation provided to the conference "Food Security & Climate Change in Africa" - by Mr. William Chadza, director of the Malawian Centre for Environmental Policy and Advocacy, that was organised by Self Help Africa and hosted by the School of Agriculture and Food Sciences at University College, Dublin, as part of the programme of activities to mark 'Africa Day', in May 2010. Mr. Chadza was unable to attend the conference at the last minute owing to travel difficulties.
Community mobilization, design and partnership arrangements in conservanciesILRI
Presented by Dickson ole Kaelo at the Workshop on Enabling Livestock Based Economies in Kenya to Adapt to Climate Change: A Review of PES from Wildlife Tourism as a Climate Change Adaptation Option, ILRI, Nairobi, 15 February 2012
Presented by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS Low Emissions Development, at the GIZ expert meeting on How to realize the potential of soil carbon benefits? Practical pathways for achieving impact on 28 April 2020.
Engaging the Private Sector for National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Implementation...NAP Global Network
2nd Targeted Topics Forum, Kingston, March 17, 2016
National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Global Network
Prepared by:
- Joel Smith, CEADIR Adaptation Specialist, Abt Associates
- Dr. Alicia Hayman, CEADIR National Coordinator for Jamaica
Climate Readiness in Smallholder Agricultural Systems:Lessons learned from REDD+
Presentation by Monika Zurek at the 3rd Global Science Conference on Climate-Smart Agriculture in Montpellier.
Read more: http://ccafs.cgiar.org/3rd-global-science-conference-%E2%80%9Cclimate-smart-agriculture-2015%E2%80%9D#.VRurLUesXX4
Engaging Private Sector for Financing the National Adaptation Plan | Vidya So...NAP Global Network
Presentation by Vidya Soundarajan, Head of Action on Climate Today's India Programme, for a Targeted Topics Forum on financing National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes. This event was held in Mexico City in June 2017.
How do landscape initiatives find the financial support they need to get started, maintain operations, and improve outcomes? Who is investing in landscape management now, and what are the barriers to increased investment in the future? This presentation presents the findings of a major research project we undertook to determine the answers to these main questions.
By Seth Shames, Margot Hill Clarvis and Gabrielle Kissinger
Climate Smart Agriculture Project: using policy and economic analysis as a ba...FAO
www.fao.org/climatechange/epic
This presentation was prepared as background to the FAO TCI Investment Days 2013 held at IFAD on 17-18 December. The presentation provides an overview of the theory of change of the FAO-EC Climate-Smart Agriculture project and highlights the contribution of the project in providing sound evidence for investment proposals.
There is a need to better understand how investments are currently being delivered on the ground to support the land use sector, and to support the most appropriate interventions to shape investments towards more sustainable and less destructive land use activities.
To explore these opportunities, CPI partnered with the Climate and Land Use Alliance (CLUA) to identify entry points for philanthropic funders to unlock capital in support of more sustainable land use practices. CPI analysis shows that there are distinct, powerful, and accessible finance-related levers that philanthropy can use to unlock investment in and reorient capital towards more sustainable land use practices. Philanthropy can often act in more nimble and strategic ways compared with public donors who may be constrained by slow bureaucratic processes and competing political priorities.
Policies and finance to scale-up Climate-Smart Livestock SystemsILRI
Presented by William Sutton, Pierre Gerber, Leah Germer, Félix Teillard, Clark Halpern, Benjamin Henderson, Michael Mcleod and Lee Cando at the Programme for Climate-Smart Livestock systems Closing Event, 13 September 2022
The Accelerating Impact of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa (AICCRA) project works to deliver a climate-smart African future driven by science and innovation in agriculture.
AICCRA does this by enhancing access to climate information services and climate-smart agricultural technology to millions of smallholder farmers in Africa.
With better access to climate technology and advisory services—linked to information about effective response measures—farmers can better anticipate climate-related events and take preventative action that help communities better safeguard their livelihoods and the environment.
AICCRA is supported by a grant from the International Development Association (IDA) of the World Bank, which is used to enhance research and capacity-building activities by the CGIAR centers and initiatives as well as their partners in Africa.
About IDA: IDA helps the world’s poorest countries by providing grants and low to zero-interest loans for projects and programmes that boost economic growth, reduce poverty, and improve poor people’s lives.
IDA is one of the largest sources of assistance for the world’s 76 poorest countries, 39 of which are in Africa.
Annual IDA commitments have averaged about $21 billion over circa 2017-2020, with approximately 61 percent going to Africa.
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Mengpin Ge, Global Climate Program Associate at WRI, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Sabrina Rose, Policy Consultant at CCAFS, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was given on 27 October 2021 by Krystal Crumpler, Climate Change and Agricultural Specialist at FAO, during the webinar "Achieving NDC Ambition in Agriculture" organized by CCAFS, FAO and WRI.
Find the recording and more information here: https://bit.ly/AchievingNDCs
This presentation was meant to be included in the 2021 CLIFF-GRADS Welcome Webinar and presented by Ciniro Costa Jr. (CCAFS).
The webinar recording can be found here: https://youtu.be/UoX6aoC4fhQ
The multilevel CSA monitoring set of standard core uptake and outcome indicators + expanded indicators linked to a rapid and reliable ICT based data collection instrument to systematically
assess and monitor:
- CSA Adoption/ Access to CIS
- CSA effects on food security and livelihoods household level)
- CSA effects on farm performance
Presented by Harsh Rajpal, Code Partners Pte. Ltd., on 30 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Ciniro Costa Jr., CCAFS, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Marion de Vries, Wageningen Livestock Research at Wageningen University, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Issac Emery, Informed Sustainability Consulting, on 29 June 2021 at the second day of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Hongmin Dong and Sha Wei, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presented by Lini Wollenberg, CCAFS, on 28 June 2021 at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Webinar on Sustainable Protein Case Study: Outputs and Synthesis of Results.
Presentation by Han Soethoudt, Jan Broeze, and Heike Axmann of Wageningen University & Resaearch (WUR).
WUR and Olam Rice Nigeria conducted a controlled experiment in Nigeria in which mechanized rice harvesting and threshing were introduced on smallholder farms. The result of the study shows that mechanization considerably reduces losses, has a positive impact on farmers’ income, and the climate.
Learn more: https://www.wur.nl/en/news-wur/show-day/Mechanization-helps-Nigerian-farms-reduce-food-loss-and-increase-income.htm
Presentation on the rapid evidence review findings and key take away messages.
Current evidence for biodiversity and agriculture to achieve and bridging gaps in research and investment to reach multiple global goals.
This presentation was given at an internal workshop in April 2020 and was presented by Le Hoang Anh, Hoang Thi Thien Huong, Le Thi Thanh Huyen, and Nguyen Thi Lien Huong.
Professional air quality monitoring systems provide immediate, on-site data for analysis, compliance, and decision-making.
Monitor common gases, weather parameters, particulates.
A brief information about the SCOP protein database used in bioinformatics.
The Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP) database is a comprehensive and authoritative resource for the structural and evolutionary relationships of proteins. It provides a detailed and curated classification of protein structures, grouping them into families, superfamilies, and folds based on their structural and sequence similarities.
Cancer cell metabolism: special Reference to Lactate PathwayAADYARAJPANDEY1
Normal Cell Metabolism:
Cellular respiration describes the series of steps that cells use to break down sugar and other chemicals to get the energy we need to function.
Energy is stored in the bonds of glucose and when glucose is broken down, much of that energy is released.
Cell utilize energy in the form of ATP.
The first step of respiration is called glycolysis. In a series of steps, glycolysis breaks glucose into two smaller molecules - a chemical called pyruvate. A small amount of ATP is formed during this process.
Most healthy cells continue the breakdown in a second process, called the Kreb's cycle. The Kreb's cycle allows cells to “burn” the pyruvates made in glycolysis to get more ATP.
The last step in the breakdown of glucose is called oxidative phosphorylation (Ox-Phos).
It takes place in specialized cell structures called mitochondria. This process produces a large amount of ATP. Importantly, cells need oxygen to complete oxidative phosphorylation.
If a cell completes only glycolysis, only 2 molecules of ATP are made per glucose. However, if the cell completes the entire respiration process (glycolysis - Kreb's - oxidative phosphorylation), about 36 molecules of ATP are created, giving it much more energy to use.
IN CANCER CELL:
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
Unlike healthy cells that "burn" the entire molecule of sugar to capture a large amount of energy as ATP, cancer cells are wasteful.
Cancer cells only partially break down sugar molecules. They overuse the first step of respiration, glycolysis. They frequently do not complete the second step, oxidative phosphorylation.
This results in only 2 molecules of ATP per each glucose molecule instead of the 36 or so ATPs healthy cells gain. As a result, cancer cells need to use a lot more sugar molecules to get enough energy to survive.
introduction to WARBERG PHENOMENA:
WARBURG EFFECT Usually, cancer cells are highly glycolytic (glucose addiction) and take up more glucose than do normal cells from outside.
Otto Heinrich Warburg (; 8 October 1883 – 1 August 1970) In 1931 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology for his "discovery of the nature and mode of action of the respiratory enzyme.
WARNBURG EFFECT : cancer cells under aerobic (well-oxygenated) conditions to metabolize glucose to lactate (aerobic glycolysis) is known as the Warburg effect. Warburg made the observation that tumor slices consume glucose and secrete lactate at a higher rate than normal tissues.
Earliest Galaxies in the JADES Origins Field: Luminosity Function and Cosmic ...Sérgio Sacani
We characterize the earliest galaxy population in the JADES Origins Field (JOF), the deepest
imaging field observed with JWST. We make use of the ancillary Hubble optical images (5 filters
spanning 0.4−0.9µm) and novel JWST images with 14 filters spanning 0.8−5µm, including 7 mediumband filters, and reaching total exposure times of up to 46 hours per filter. We combine all our data
at > 2.3µm to construct an ultradeep image, reaching as deep as ≈ 31.4 AB mag in the stack and
30.3-31.0 AB mag (5σ, r = 0.1” circular aperture) in individual filters. We measure photometric
redshifts and use robust selection criteria to identify a sample of eight galaxy candidates at redshifts
z = 11.5 − 15. These objects show compact half-light radii of R1/2 ∼ 50 − 200pc, stellar masses of
M⋆ ∼ 107−108M⊙, and star-formation rates of SFR ∼ 0.1−1 M⊙ yr−1
. Our search finds no candidates
at 15 < z < 20, placing upper limits at these redshifts. We develop a forward modeling approach to
infer the properties of the evolving luminosity function without binning in redshift or luminosity that
marginalizes over the photometric redshift uncertainty of our candidate galaxies and incorporates the
impact of non-detections. We find a z = 12 luminosity function in good agreement with prior results,
and that the luminosity function normalization and UV luminosity density decline by a factor of ∼ 2.5
from z = 12 to z = 14. We discuss the possible implications of our results in the context of theoretical
models for evolution of the dark matter halo mass function.
Streck c creating incentives and benefits july 2011
1. 1
Dr. Charlotte Streck
8 July 2011
1Incentives and Benefits for Climate Change Mitigation for Smallholder Farmers
2. 2
Agriculture is special…
–Caters for basic needs
–Agriculture is directly affected by climate change
–Site and context specific
–Source and sink of carbon
–Adaptation and mitigation intrinsically linked
–Complex links between trade, food security, and climate change
–Close relation to emissions from forestry
–Agriculture can generate multiple benefits for food security, adaptation, mitigation and development
Climate Focus, July 8Charlotte Streck
6. 6Removing Barriers to Implementing CSA
-CSA must provide net benefit to farmer
-Farmer must be able to overcome barriers to implementation
Financial
Social/Institutional
Technological
Lack of assetsand savings
Poorly functioning markets
Lack of technical expertise
Little access to credit
No or limited market access
Lack of baseline data
Lack of infrastructureand equipment
Limited marketing information or understanding
Existing resource degradation
Little access to insurance
Weak tenure security
10. 10
Climate Finance (Mitigation) Project based (CDM type) Project based (programmatic/landscape level)
Landscape level / sectoral(market based, fund based) NAMA crediting path (fund/market based) NAMA support path (fund based)
11. 11Risks and Opportunities of Climate Finance
CDM type
PoA/
landscape
Sectoral/ market
NAMA (crediting)
NAMA
(support)
Ultimate beneficiary
Farmer –beneficiary
Level of change
Incentives on the project level
Incentives for changes at the landscape level
Policy change
Incentives for the gov to adopt PoMs (can involve project incentives)
Policy change
Policy change
Enabling activities
Contractual partner
Project owner
Aggregator
Govmnt
Govmnt
Govmnt
Finance
Ex post
Directly to the farmer
Ex post
To be distributed by aggregator
Ex post
To be distributed by gov
Ex post
To be distributed by gov
Ex ante
To be distributed by gov
MRV
Project level
Project level but standardized
Sector (MRV, high tier)
Sector (possibly lower tier)
Policy level MRV
12. 12A basket of approaches
NAMA support pathPoA/landscape level projectsDemon- strationactivitiesFund based finance (can be market linked) Market financeNAMA support finance:
•Allows govs to access climate finance
•Can support ag extension systems
•Advance finance possible (farmer level subsidies)
Market finance:
•Demonstration activities
•Voluntary market PoA/landscape level interventions
14. 14Implementation Phases1stphase: Readiness
•Activity: Strategy development, capacity building, training
•Goal: Build knowledge and ownership in the government and among stakeholders
•Finance: High proportion of public finance. 2ndphase: Demonstration
•Activity: Project scaling and limited commercialization; consolidate project and financing institutions.
•Goal: Prove and expand project, program and policy concepts; attract private capital to agricultural communities; build supply chains
•Finance: Large but falling fraction of public finance. 3rdphase: Scaling up
•Activity: Direct private capital into landscape-scale activities; integrate agpolicies in Low Carbon Development Strategies
•Goal: Scaling up of CSA practices, full implementation
•Finance: Most investment from private sources; Ongoing public finance for certain infrastructure and services.
15. 15Climate Finance & Smallholder SupportFinance
•Context Specific
•Tailored and targeted to where it can be most effective
•e.g. ex-ante vs. ex-post paymentsInstitutions
•Utilize existing structures in innovative arrangements
•Improve coordination across institutions and financial sources
•Need to identify coordinating body, recipients, & delivery mechanismMRV
•UNFCCC National Inventories and Reporting
•Growth of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)
•Role of NAMAs
16. 16
Example
Climate-smart agricultural finance
facility (CAFF)
An initiative supported by the Rockefeller Foundation
Presented by Charlotte Streck, ClimateFocus &
Timm Tennigkeit, Eduard Merger UNIQUE forestry consultants
17. 17ConclusionIdentify priority actionsDevelop MRV systemsLeverage private fundsTime matters! Next Steps
•Conduct interviews
•Identify case studies
•Distill lessons for climate finance
18. 18
-Thank you!
Climate Focus, July 8Title, PresenterCharlotte Streck