@ASSARadapt

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.

 Semi-arid Africa & India
assar.uct.ac.za
Joined August 2014
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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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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…
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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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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…

Drip irrigation subsidy gets in its own way

The design of subsidies for drip irrigation in Maharashtra makes farmers use cheap, low-quality systems instead of the high-quality ones subsidized by government, says study

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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.…

Drip irrigation as a socio-technical configuration: policy design and technological choice in...

Through a case study of farmers in India we examine the relationship between drip irrigation subsidy policies, farmer adoption and technological choice. We examine changes in the subsidy design and...

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Wonderful to see continued #research outputs and #researchimpact from @ASSARadapt! (and the wider @CollabAdapt family too!) @cc_idrc @DFID_UK @ACDI_UCT
Katharine Vincent @katharinevincent.bsky.social@katharine_v22 Jan 2021
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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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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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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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 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Replying to @FromTheLabBench
@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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Replying to @Totin001 @katharine_v @saskia @james @russ
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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Some bit of recognition by @EmeraldGlobal for one of our papers funded by @ASSARadapt & @CollabAdapt
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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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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
Katharine Vincent @katharinevincent.bsky.social@katharine_v2 Oct 2020
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

Managing collaborative research: insights from a multi-consortium programme on climate adaptation...

Regional Environmental Change - Collaborative research requires synergy among diverse partners, overall direction, and flexibility at multiple levels. There is a need to learn from practical...

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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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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
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

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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