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T. S. Rosenstock et al. (eds.), The Climate-Smart Agriculture Papers,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92798-5_23
Chapter 23
The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms
for Creating an Enabling Climate Change
Policy Environment in East Africa
Mariola Acosta, Edidah Lubega Ampaire, Perez Muchunguzi,
John Francis Okiror, Lucas Rutting, Caroline Mwongera, Jennifer Twyman,
Kelvin M. Shikuku, Leigh Ann Winowiecki, Peter Läderach,
Chris M. Mwungu, and Laurence Jassogne
23.1 Introduction
With climate change posing a rising threat to rural livelihoods in East Africa (Niang
et al. 2014; Kahsay and Hansen 2016), the need for adaptation and mitigation strategies has gained increasing attention among policymakers (Liwenga et al. 2014).
Although the region has made advances in building the relevant governance and
policymaking systems, major challenges remain, including insufficient coordination between institutions and government levels; limited access of policymakers and
M. Acosta (*) · E. L. Ampaire · P. Muchunguzi · J. F. Okiror · L. Jassogne
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
e-mail: M.Acosta@cgiar.org; E.Ampaire@cgiar.org; P.Muchunguzi@cgiar.org;
JF.Okiror@cgiar.org; L.Jassogne@cgiar.org
L. Rutting
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University,
Utrecht, The Netherlands
e-mail: l.rutting@uu.nl
C. Mwongera · K. M. Shikuku · C. M. Mwungu
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya
e-mail: C.Mwongera@cgiar.org; k.m.shikuku@cgiar.org; C.Mwungu@cgiar.org
J. Twyman
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia
e-mail: J.Twyman@cgiar.org
L. A. Winowiecki
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
e-mail: l.a.winowiecki@cgiar.org
P. Läderach
International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Asia Regional Office c/o Agricultural Genetics
Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam
e-mail: P.Laderach@cgiar.org
© 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_23
Chapter 23
The Role of Multi-Stakeholder Platforms
for Creating an Enabling Climate Change
Policy Environment in East Africa
Mariola Acosta, Edidah Lubega Ampaire, Perez Muchunguzi,
John Francis Okiror, Lucas Rutting, Caroline Mwongera, Jennifer Twyman,
Kelvin M. Shikuku, Leigh Ann Winowiecki, Peter Läderach,
Chris M. Mwungu, and Laurence Jassogne
23.1 Introduction
With climate change posing a rising threat to rural livelihoods in East Africa (Niang
et al. 2014; Kahsay and Hansen 2016), the need for adaptation and mitigation strategies has gained increasing attention among policymakers (Liwenga et al. 2014).
Although the region has made advances in building the relevant governance and
policymaking systems, major challenges remain, including insufficient coordination between institutions and government levels; limited access of policymakers and
M. Acosta (*) · E. L. Ampaire · P. Muchunguzi · J. F. Okiror · L. Jassogne
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Kampala, Uganda
e-mail: M.Acosta@cgiar.org; E.Ampaire@cgiar.org; P.Muchunguzi@cgiar.org;
JF.Okiror@cgiar.org; L.Jassogne@cgiar.org
L. Rutting
Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University,
Utrecht, The Netherlands
e-mail: l.rutting@uu.nl
C. Mwongera · K. M. Shikuku · C. M. Mwungu
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya
e-mail: C.Mwongera@cgiar.org; k.m.shikuku@cgiar.org; C.Mwungu@cgiar.org
J. Twyman
International Centre for Tropical Agriculture, Cali, Colombia
e-mail: J.Twyman@cgiar.org
L. A. Winowiecki
World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya
e-mail: l.a.winowiecki@cgiar.org
P. Läderach
International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Asia Regional Office c/o Agricultural Genetics
Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam
e-mail: P.Laderach@cgiar.org