Livestock development and climate change: The benefits of advanced greenhouse gas inventories

Livestock development and climate change outcomes can support each other. More productive and e cient farm systems generally produce food at much lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per unit of product. However, many countries use simple (Tier 1) methods for estimating livestock emissions in their GHG inventories. Tier 1 methods are unable to capture the reductions in emissions intensity that result from improvements to livestock farming. This booklet shows how advanced (Tier 2) inventory methods can support climate change and productivity goals and help broaden countries’ policy options

MRV Tools and Resources

Agriculture contributes around 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, agricultural emissions are significant at national levels; agriculture contributes an average of 35% of emissions in developing countries and 12% in developed countries. Technical mitigation potential in the agricultural sector is high; there are many low and no-cost options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including by improving the efficiency of production. Just over 100 countries include agriculture in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement and are working to identify and implement mitigation solutions. However, many countries cannot document emission reductions achieved through productivity gains and more efficient farm management because national greenhouse gas inventory reporting systems and supporting data are insufficiently developed. Countries need more robust MRV systems for agricultural greenhouse gas emissions to accurately reflect their national circumstances and transparently demonstrate mitigation. Tools and resources to help countries tailor MRV to their production systems and policy priorities are critical. The Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) are working together to produce a range of resources to help strengthen MRV systems for agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and mitigation actions

CLIFF-GRADS workshop summary report

The Climate, Food and Farming - Global Research Alliance Development Scholarships (CLIFF-GRADS) is a joint initiative of the CCAFS Low Emissions Development Flagship and the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA). The CLIFF-GRADS Programme builds capability in early-career PhD scientists from developing countries to conduct applied research in agriculture and food loss and waste emission quantification and mitigation. Since 2011, nearly 100 students have received grants and moved into leadership positions in research institutions and governments all over the world

Summary Report: International Conference on Agricultural GHG Emissions and Food Security – Connecting research to policy and practice

Summary Report From September 11th-13th, 2018, approximately 300 scientists and stakeholders from government, public administrations, industry and farmer organizations from over 50 countries gathered in Berlin for the “International Conference on Agricultural GHG Emissions and Food Security – Connecting research to policy and practice” to discuss the central question: What are the options and longer term visions to mitigate greenhouse gases and enhance carbon sinks in the agricultural sector while ensuring food security? The conference was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) and organized jointly with the Ministry, the Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change (FACCE-JPI), the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA) and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and the Thünen Institute, the German Federal Research Institute of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery. In parallel to the scientific conference, the 8th annual council meeting of the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases present took place

CCAFS & GRA CLIFF-GRADS Webinar Series (Session 2): Direct measurement approaches to investigating mitigation options in livestock systems

Agenda Introduction - Meryl Richards What is the effect of inhibiting methane production in the rumen on nitrogen use efficiency? - Florencia Garcia Evaluation of GHG in pastures with foliar N fertilizers - María De Bernardi Can pasture type influence nitrous oxide emissions from cattle manure? - Banira Lombardi  Discussion of presentations Tips for writing and publishing journal articles - Meryl Richards Discussion on writing and publishing Conclusion - Meryl Richard

CCAFS & GRA CLIFF-GRADS Webinar Series (Session 1): Using modeling, life-cycle assessment, and trade-off analysis to understand low emission options

Agenda What is low emissions development? And is it achievable? - Meryl Richards More rice, less water and less greenhouse gas emissions in Colombia - Abubakar Halilu Girei Optimising environmental efficiency of dairy intensification strategies for delivery of milk and beef in Costa Rica - Ridha Ibidhi Discussion of first two presentations Data requirement to develop higher Tier N2O emissions inventory - Sebastián Vangeli Preliminary experimental results of different water and nutrient management practices for narrowing maize yield gap in Ethiopia - Yohannes Gelan Regassa Discussion of second two presentations Conclusion - Meryl Richard

Summary of CCAC hosted West African Virtual Workshop: Advancing Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Systems

The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) hosted a virtual workshop on Advancing Climate Action in Agriculture and Food Systems facilitated by the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS). This workshop had as objective to raise awareness on what can be done to advance climate action in agriculture and food systems in West Africa by sharing: recommendations from a World Resources Institute and Oxfam paper commission by the Coalition, particularly on Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) enhancement; country experiences (Nigeria, Ivory Coast and Senegal), and other actions to support countries in the region