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A review of current practice of agroforestry and conservation agriculture in Malawi and Zambia","publisher":{"name":"Climate and Development Knowledge Network","organization":"climate-and-development-knowledge-network"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2013-12-19","source_url":"https://cdkn.org/resource/climate-smart-agriculture-a-review-of-current-practice-of-agroforestry-and-conservation-agriculture-in-malawi-and-zambia","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report evaluates climate-smart agriculture practices in Malawi and Zambia, finding strong yield benefits for agroforestry in Malawi but slow adoption, and weak, inconclusive yield and financial benefits for conservation agriculture in Zambia due to high labour costs.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000191#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Agroforestry in Malawi shows strong evidence of increasing annual food crop yields, functioning as both a complement to and a substitute for inorganic fertilisers. 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In 2010, about 10 per cent of smallholder farmers used CA, and as of 2003, an estimated 80 per cent of those practicing it did so because of government incentives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000191#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Agroforestry is suggested to have a higher potential for carbon sequestration than conservation agriculture, although there is very little literature specifically focused on Malawi and Zambia regarding this.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"cdkn-000191#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Climate-smart agriculture","agroforestry","carbon sequestration","food security","crop yield"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["literature review"]},{"id":"greenca-000235","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/greenca-000235","title":"Performance Based Contracts for Reducing Non-Revenue Water: Selected Lessons from International Experience","publisher":{"name":"GreenCape","organization":"greencape"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2013-12","source_url":"https://greencape.co.za/assets/Sector-files/water/Water-conservation-and-demand-management-WCDM/Schaub-Jones-Performance-based-contracts-for-reducing-non-revenue-water-selected-lessons-from-international-experience-2013.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document examines the use of performance-based contracts (PBCs) to reduce non-revenue water (NRW), contrasting them with traditional contracts. It highlights the benefits of PBCs, such as harnessing private sector technical expertise and aligning incentives through results-based payment. The author identifies key implementation challenges, including the need for accurate baseline data, the risk of 'cherrypicking' easy gains, and the difficulty of sustaining improvements after a contract ends. Drawing on examples from Brazil, Malaysia, Thailand, and Ireland, the paper provides guidance on scoping, risk-reward balancing, and procurement to support the implementation of similar frameworks in South African municipalities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000235#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Performance-based contracts (PBCs) offer four primary advantages over in-house or simple outsourcing: they provide access to specialized technical know-how, increase private contractor incentives through profit motives, reduce transaction costs by consolidating multiple small tenders into one large contract, and can leverage private sector financing and credit ratings for capital-intensive works.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000235#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Reducing non-revenue water (NRW) is often hindered by a lack of political visibility, as the work involves 'humdrum' activities rather than high-profile infrastructure projects, and by internal municipal conflicts where engineering and commercial departments disagree on whether losses are physical or commercial.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000235#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Successful PBCs require a carefully defined project coverage area, ideally with at least 10,000 connections and 'strong water isolation' to ensure the water balance can be reliably calculated. There is a risk of 'cherrypicking,' where contractors select areas for the easiest gains rather than the municipality's priorities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000235#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A critical distinction exists between 'target contracts,' which use arbitrary pre-determined volumes and penalties, and 'true performance contracts,' where the performance fee is directly proportional to the actual NRW reduction achieved.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"greenca-000235#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The lack of reliable baseline data and ongoing monitoring is a major obstacle to PBCs, as remuneration is partially dependent on measured savings. 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AIDR focuses on building system adaptiveness through institutional processes that operate across sectors and scales. The authors identify seven conceptual pathways to achieve this integration: integrating DRR with adaptation and development, strengthening polycentric governance, fostering collaborations, improving knowledge and information, enabling institutional learning, self-organization and networking, and providing disaster risk finance and insurance. 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