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© The Author(s) 2019
T. S. Rosenstock et al. (eds.), The Climate-Smart Agriculture Papers,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92798-5_1
Chapter 1
An Introduction to the Climate-Smart
Agriculture Papers
Todd S. Rosenstock, David Rohrbach, Andreea Nowak, and Evan Girvetz
1.1 Tracking Progress
In 2001, the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change highlighted the potential impacts of a changing climate on global agriculture. The Report stated that rising temperatures and drought could lead to significant
declines in yields for many of the world’s poorest nations, including Africa. This
stimulated a new set of global commitments to research and promote agricultural
practices that are more climate-smart. Since then, almost USD 1 billion has been
committed to climate-smart programming in Africa, with more likely to follow
(Fig. 1.1). Most African governments have formed climate-smart agriculture task
forces. New transnational partnerships, such as the East African Regional ClimateSmart Agriculture Alliance, have linked government efforts to support regional
change. In 2015, these commitments were reinforced by the adoption of a Statement
T. S. Rosenstock (*)
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), c/o INERA,
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security,
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
e-mail: t.rosenstock@cgiar.org
D. Rohrbach
Consultant, Washington, D.C., United States of America
A. Nowak
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), c/o INERA,
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
E. Girvetz
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security,
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya
© The Author(s) 2019
T. S. Rosenstock et al. (eds.), The Climate-Smart Agriculture Papers,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92798-5_1
Chapter 1
An Introduction to the Climate-Smart
Agriculture Papers
Todd S. Rosenstock, David Rohrbach, Andreea Nowak, and Evan Girvetz
1.1 Tracking Progress
In 2001, the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change highlighted the potential impacts of a changing climate on global agriculture. The Report stated that rising temperatures and drought could lead to significant
declines in yields for many of the world’s poorest nations, including Africa. This
stimulated a new set of global commitments to research and promote agricultural
practices that are more climate-smart. Since then, almost USD 1 billion has been
committed to climate-smart programming in Africa, with more likely to follow
(Fig. 1.1). Most African governments have formed climate-smart agriculture task
forces. New transnational partnerships, such as the East African Regional ClimateSmart Agriculture Alliance, have linked government efforts to support regional
change. In 2015, these commitments were reinforced by the adoption of a Statement
T. S. Rosenstock (*)
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), c/o INERA,
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security,
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
e-mail: t.rosenstock@cgiar.org
D. Rohrbach
Consultant, Washington, D.C., United States of America
A. Nowak
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), c/o INERA,
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
E. Girvetz
CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security,
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
International Center for Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Nairobi, Kenya