Experiences working at the Science-Policy Interface: CSA Profiling & The Climate Policy Hub

Dr. Godefroy Grosjean

E-mail: g.grosjean@cgiar.org

10.11.2017COP23, Bonn, Germany

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CIAT in the Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research (CGIAR

System Organization)

Agrobiodiversity Soils & Landscapes Decision & Policy Analysis

Lead CGIAR Center for Climate Change, Agriculture & Food Security (CCAFS)

CIAT Global Research: commodities, systems & futures

www.ciat.cgiar.org

• Bean• Tropical Forages• Cassava• Rice• Genetic Resources

• Climate Change• Linking Farmers to

Markets• Ecosystem Services

• Soils Data/Info• Landscape

Management• Soil Health

Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) as key approach

…increases the productivity and agriculturalincomes

…enhances resilience (Climate change

Adaptation)

…reduces/removes GHGs emissions where possible (Mitigation)

Productivity

Adaptation

Mitigation

…is agriculture that sustainably…

CSA pillars

The Asia Climate Policy Hub:

1. Link: Interface between CIAT scientific output on climate change and decision-making processes in

agriculture NEW PARTNERSHIPS

3. Sync: Tailoring knowledge, developing decision-support tools and building capacities

at multiple levels

2. Think: Economic and Policy Analysis Supporting integration of multi-

disciplinary methodologies to provide comprehensive analyses

The Asia Climate Policy Hub: New Approach to Partnerships

• The Asia Climate Policy Hub strives to develop long-term partnerships with key regional stakeholders and created a board of advisors to anticipate research needs and develop regional network.

Koos NeefjesClimate Change Policy ExpertVietnam

Koos Neefjes

Long-term PartnershipsPublic/Private/Academia

CPH TeamBoard of Advisors

Michael Sheinkman

Imelda Bacudo

CSA Country Profiles: Assessing the status of CSA and engaging stakeholders

Expert interviews

Stakeholderworkshops

Focus group discussions

Existing literatureand databases

Completed and available (22 countries)

Currently in progress (12 countries)

Under consideration for development (11 countries)

Climate-Smart Agriculture Country Profiles

>1500 experts and institutions involved so far

Completed and available

Currently in progress

Under consideration for development

Sub-national Climate-Risk Profiles

Climate Policy Hub: Tools and Methodologies at all stages of decision-making

I. Stock-taking & Understanding context

II. Prioritizing interventions

IV. Informing policy design & implementation

III. Supporting Piloting

CSA Country Profiles/Sub-national Climate Risks Profiles

User friendly tool for cost-benefit analysis (CBA)

Foresight Modelling to support USD 500MIO Climate Smart Investment Plan (CSIP)

Supporting the implementation of Climate Smart Villages

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Climate Risks Vulnerability Assessment

Lessons learned at the Science-Policy Interface in the research for development context?

• Credibility of research is of high importance BUT legitimacy and relevance as important to have an impact on decision-making

Process matters almost as much as output Building long-term trust and relationships Timing is key but difficult to influence Define from the beginning how/by whom the output will be used & integrated in decision-

making processes Need to think strategically how to maintain institutional memory

Complexity with multiple processes, overlapping policies, competing objectives and information overload Stock-taking/synthesis is essential along with innovative partnerships

1. Stock-taking and understanding the context

2. Prioritizing interventions

3. Piloting: Implementation & Monitoring

4. Scaling: Inform Policy Design, Implementation & Monitoring

CSA Country Profile

Analysis on Policy Implementation Barriers

Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)

Ex-ante Economic and Policy Modelling

Climate Impact Maps

Terra-i

Vulnerability AssessmentBig Data

Ecosystem Services

ES typology and valuation

PES Design

Climate Policy HubEconomic and Policy Analysis

Maximizing sectorial benefits

Piloting and designing business models for CSA upscaling

THINK: Updating existing methodologies and developing new research agendas

Terra-i

CIS designCIS upscaling

Climate Smart Agriculture: Strategies for implementation

Successful CSA implementation needs integrated actions at various levels and scales:

Farm, landscape, county/subnational, national

Technologies, policies, institutions, investments

Source: CGIAR CCAFS

The Asia Climate Policy Hub: Why?

Agriculture will likely be the sector most affected by climate change but needs to reduce emissions.

Dealing with both is an enormous challenge and has high degree of complexity which requires evidence-based support for long-term planning in adaptation and mitigation

Need to re-think our role and approach at the science-policy interface

Sub-national Climate-Risk Profiles

CIAT’s Global Presence

HeadquartersCali, Colombia

Africa regional hubNairobi, Kenya

Asia regional hubHanoi, Vietnam

• Nearly 1,000 researchers + support staff Presence in 45 countries

• Annual budget US$130+M 180 projects, > 350 partners