This is a presentation on the work CCAFS East Africa is involved in the region by the Regional Program Leader, James Kinyangi.

1. CCAFS East Africa
James Kinyangi
Regional Program Leader

2. Agenda
• East Africa in 2025
• Impact Pathway
• East Africa Portfolio
• Where do we work?
• Climate Smart Villages
• Partnerships for policy
outcomes
• Science to policy dialogue

3. East Africa in 2025
Building together > food and nutrition secure East Africa
sub-national institutions
develop or improve major
demand-driven, equitable,
climate informed services
supporting rural communities
using CCAFS research
outputs.
increase in research-informed
demand-driven investments in
climate services for
agriculture and food security
decision-making
equitable national/subnational
food system policies enacted
that take into consideration
climate smart practices and
strategies
of low emissions plans
developed that have
significant mitigation
potential for 2025,
development initiatives and
public institutions that prioritize
and inform project
implementation of equitable best
bet CSA options using CCAFS
science and decision support
tools.
NGOs, NARS,
Research Centers
Government,
Private Sector
Agro-advisory
Service providers
public-private actors are using
incentive mechanisms and
new business
models/markets that explicitly
promote climate smart
approaches using CCAFS
science.

4. Impact Pathway
VISIONA climate resilient region that is food and nutrition secure with equitable access to
livelihood opportunities and reduced GHG emission intensity from food systems that is
supported by well-coordinated institutional frameworks for enabling policies and increasing
investments in agriculture and natural resource management.
National Agricultural
Research Institutions
(KARI, NARO, ARI, EIAR),
IARCs, and Ministries of
Agriculture are developing
and packaging appropriate
CSA technologies and
practices to increase
agricultural productivity,
enhance food security,
incomes and mitigation,
and build resilience;
National Institutions,
Donors and Relief
Agencies are accessing
and using research
informed forecasting tools
for timely and efficient food
security decision-making
and Academic,
Government (e.g.
Ministry of Ag.), and
Development
Organizations are
developing and testing
climate applications for
agriculture to support
scaling out and adoption of
climate services to users
National Governments and
Agencies (Ministries of
Environment, Agriculture
and the National
Environment Authorities)
are designing, developing
and implementing low
emissions strategies for
agriculture.
National Ministries of
Agriculture, Environment
and parliamentarians are
collaborating to make
evidence-informed policies
for increased investments
in climate resilient food
systems.
African Group of
Negotiators (AGN) and
African UNFCCC Focal
points are using scientific
evidence to effectively
articulate the African
position on agriculture and
climate change issues
Climate-Smart
AGRICULTURE
Climate
INFORMATION
Services and Safety Nets
Low
EMISSIONS
Agriculture
Policies and
INSTITUTIONS
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5. UNIQUE NAMA MRV
(ICRAF)
Science-policy-practice interface
(ILRI)
CSAP in CSVs
(CIMMYT)
Climate-smart tree sourcing
(ICRAF)
Citizen Science
(FP1, Bioversity)
Innovations, institutions &
business models for scaling
up
Mitigation in Livestock
sector, LED & SAMPLES
(ILRI)
Socioeconomic
Scenarios
Capacity Strengthening Strategies
Gender and Social Differentiation
Engagement and Communication
Climate-Smart
AGRICULTURE
Climate
INFORMATION
Services and Safety Nets
Low
EMISSIONS
Agriculture
Policies and
INSTITUTIONS
Portfolio in East Africa
CC Impacts on ag & food
security using AgMIP (ICRISAT)
P4S-CSA (ICRAF)
Household modeling for
improved CSA tech targeting
(ILRI)
Enhancing CSA: improved fodder
shrubs & extension (ICRAF)
Targeted dissemination of
adapted maize (CIMMYT)
Production and food
security forecasting
(CIMMYT)
Index Insurance (CIMMYT)
Climate Services for Africa
– GFCS ,USAID (IRI)
Bioversity Global
Policy Work
Multi-disciplinary species
distribution modeling (ICRAF)
SPDSM and Crop Models (CIP)
Climate Science tools and
engagement
Influencing and listening national
and local policies/institutions
(IITA)
National and regional
partnerships to support
integration of climate change
in ag & food systems

6. Where do we work?

7. Climate-Smart Villages (CSV)

8. Components of CSVs

9. Components of CSVs

10. CSVs in East Africa

11. Rachel Kyte Blogs on CSVs

12. CSVs inform policy in EA

13. CSVs inform policy in EA
Sharing lessons: Climate-smart interventions
• In 2014, 13 officials from the Ethiopian government.
• Tour organized by the USAID- CIAFS (Capacity to Improve Agriculture and
Food Security Project) to explore how CSVs can be replicated and scaled
out in Ethiopia.

14. CSVs in the media

15. Broadcast, print
media,
newsletters
Sharing results

16. Partnerships for policy outcomes e.g.
African countries in the UNFCCC
Using scientific evidence to effectively articulate
the African position on agriculture and climate
change issues reflecting also in current and
emerging global agreements..

17. Science to policy dialogue, e.g. Climate
Agriculture Network for Africa
Collaborating to make evidence-informed
policies for increased investments in
climate resilient food systems.

18. LEDs NAMA in Kenya
1. Analysis of framework conditions and policy
gaps  Country sets overall policy goal:
2. National infrastructure is put in place:
inventory, registry, approval and MRV
procedures
3. Set of actions that reduce emissions below
BAU and form part of NAMAs are identified
4. A concrete project or a whole sector NAMA
applies for national approval and finance
7. National NAMA registry
Agriculture Livestock G
National goal
Institutional &
operational
procedures
MRV
system
F
Financing
vehicle
National public
finance Inter.
Climate
finance
Private climate
finance
5. NAMA approved MRV system validated  seeking
finance
6. Project/NAMA financed and implemented
8. International NAMA registry F
F
Mitigation activities
NAMAdevelopmentpathway

19. Climate risk management in East African
agriculture
Promote the use of Seasonal Climate
Forecasts (SCF) in planning and managing
smallholder farms – NMHS and NARES

20. All regions, flagships and global have active communications and engagement strategies
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Thank you
James Kinyangi
CCAFS Regional Program Leader – East Africa
J.Kinyangi@cgiar.org
Maren Radeny
CCAFS Science Officer – East Africa
M.Radeny@cgiar.org