Official account of ASSAR (#Adaptation at Scale Semi-Arid Regions). We focus on adapting to #climatechange in the semi-arid regions of #Africa and #Asia.
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ASSAR retweeted
2 Mar 2021
NEW BOOK compiling #CARIAA knowledge across South Asia: "Engendering Climate Change: Learnings from South Asia" @nityarao63 @AnjalPrakash & Amrita Patel @ASSARadapt @DECCMA @hi_aware @PRISEclimate @IDRCinAsia #openaccess
doi.org/10.4324/978100314240…
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ASSAR retweeted
8 Mar 2021
Do check out @CollabAdapt's #openaccess book “Engendering Climate Change: Learnings from South Asia” @routledgebooks. Great set of authors & insights! My chapter discusses water scarcity in Kolar, Karnataka.
routledge.com/Engendering-Cl…
2 Mar 2021
NEW BOOK compiling #CARIAA knowledge across South Asia: "Engendering Climate Change: Learnings from South Asia" @nityarao63 @AnjalPrakash & Amrita Patel @ASSARadapt @DECCMA @hi_aware @PRISEclimate @IDRCinAsia #openaccess
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ASSAR retweeted
4 Feb 2021
Subsidies can sometimes get in their own way. How can we design them so that they better meet farmers needs? Our research was covered in the Mint! @WOTRIndia @ASSARadapt livemint.com/news/india/drip…
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ASSAR retweeted
26 Jan 2021
The design of Micro irrigation subsidies matters for farmers and climate change adaptation. But alongside farmers subsidies involve manufacturers, retailers, bureaucracies etc. Is it possible to balance their interests? A paper @ASSARadapt @_chandnisingh : tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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ASSAR retweeted
22 Jan 2021
Wonderful to see continued #research outputs and #researchimpact from @ASSARadapt!
(and the wider @CollabAdapt family too!)
@cc_idrc @DFID_UK @ACDI_UCT
In preparation for the #AdaptationSummit and as part of a series by @cdknetwork, @HeggaSalma @IreneKuks and @GinaZiervogel unpack the need to build an enabling environment for inclusive rural wellbeing cdkn.org/2021/01/feature-bui… @CASsummit2021
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Put local people at the centre of #climatechange #adaptation - CDKN blog from Lucia Scodanibbio bit.ly/39HjDXx
@SouthSouthNorth @Gobeshona @ASSARadapt @CollabAdapt #Gobeshona
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ASSAR retweeted
14 Dec 2020
New study analyses the diversity of #climatic and non-climatic stressors facing smallholder #farmers in #Koutiala, in #Mali, and assessed household vulnerability to these stressors➡️doi.org/10.1080/17565529.202…
@ICRISAT | @AlcadeCS | @ASSARadapt | @Totin001 | @IESS_UG | @ZRBellarmin
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ASSAR retweeted
11 Dec 2020
Vulnerability archetype analysis in semi-#arid areas of West #Africa just out in @ClimDevJournal by @schipper_lisa funded by @ASSARadapt @CollabAdapt @ACDI_UCT with @Totin001 @ZRBellarmin @MaryCTHall @GbiosFsaUac Additional support from @cgiarclimate_WA @CGIARclimate
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ASSAR retweeted
28 Dec 2020
It’s finally #published!! A piece of work I owe to @ASSARadapt, @WOTRIndia Climate extremes under different warming levels across Indian Climate Zones. Thank you @MarkNewACDI and team @ACDI_UCT for the wonderful opportunity underSOG by @START_intl
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ASSAR retweeted
30 Dec 2020
@LifeologyApp Nice to pair climate science and policy discussions with the performing arts. I collaborated with @Daniel_Morchain @ASSARadapt and students from the University of Cape Town on a Theatre of the Oppressed piece in Cape Town. humanelementcommunications.c…
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ASSAR retweeted
4 Jan 2021
Understanding how adaptation unfolds "over time": insights on pathways from review of 47 papers. Memories of the rich discussion @AdaptFutures 2018: links with futures thinking and key questions of Talanoa dialogue. Congratulations to the authors, and Saskia for her leadership
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ASSAR retweeted
20 Nov 2020
Some bit of recognition by @EmeraldGlobal for one of our papers funded by @ASSARadapt & @CollabAdapt
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ASSAR retweeted
17 Nov 2020
The Southern Africa Climate Finance Partnership (SACFP) invites postgrads to apply for master's & PhD scholarships! More info: bit.ly/SACFP2020 @SouthSouthNorth @IDRC_CRDI #climatechange #climate #ClimateAction
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To win the race to net-zero emissions, we need robust #climatechange knowledge that is freely accessible to all.
Sign up for our climate change #editathon and learn how to contribute your knowledge to #Wikipedia bit.ly/35i07jk
#Wiki4Climate #RacetoZero #BetterTogether
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ASSAR retweeted
3 Nov 2020
Now in early view in WIREs #climatechange: 'Culture as a mediator of climate change adaptation: Neither static nor unidirectional'
doi.org/10.1002/wcc.687
@_chandnisingh @marktebboth @MaryCTHall @ACDI_UCT
#RMetSJournals #openaccess @RGS_IBG @WileyGeography @wileyearthspace
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This paper provides useful insights on managing collaborative research in a network of networks or a network of consortia for resilience building to regional climate change @CollabAdapt #CARIAA @IDRC_CRDI @ASSARadapt @hi_aware @PRISEclimate @DECCMA
Open access ‘Managing collaborative research: insights from a multi-consortium programme on climate adaptation across Africa and Asia’ bit.ly/3cStjj3 @curriealder @GeorginaCundil1 @AnjalPrakash @NathalieNathe12 3/3
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Congratulations to @ASSARadapt team @EphiasMugari, Hillary Masundire and Maitseo Bolaane for their recently published papers in @Sus_MDPI Visit assar.uct.ac.za/assar-output… to read them. #assar #climatechangeresearch #adaptation #drought #droughtresearch #climatechangeadaptation
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ASSAR retweeted
28 Oct 2020
NEW PAPER Culture as a mediator of climate change adaptation out now led by the twitterless Roger Few tinyurl.com/y4ulff4f. Synthesizing findings from @ASSARadapt research funded by @DFID_UK @IDRC_CRDI
ALT Picture of the title, authors and abstract of the first page of the article Culture as a mediator of climate change adaptation: neither static nor unidirectional authored by Roger Few et al
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