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This briefing by the African Climate Foundation discusses the role of women in sub-Saharan African agrifood systems and advocates for agroecology as a sustainable alternative to industrial agriculture to combat climate change and social inequality.

This case study describes the efforts of Lucy Lemashisha and the Rural Women Network (RWN) to build climate resilience among the Maasai community in Kajiado County, Kenya. It highlights the establishment of the Climate Resilience and Learning Center, which empowers local women to adopt alternative livelihoods and climate-smart agriculture to combat recurrent drought and famine.

This research paper examines implementation methods for the "Food Security in a Climate Perspective strategy 2013-15," focusing on private sector development and public-private partnerships (PPP) in agriculture, climate change, and food security across five African nations.

This report, commissioned by the UNDP and implemented by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), assesses climate risks for smallholder agriculture in Honduras. It identifies a high vulnerability to droughts, tropical storms, and floods, which threaten food security and national development goals. The report recommends a combination of local adaptive actions—such as improved water and soil management—and institutional reforms to mainstream climate risk into national agricultural policy.