14 results.

1. 2012REDD-netKimbowa Richard, David Mwayafu and Harriet Smith
   Agriculture, food security and REDD+ in East Africa (Swahili)Kilimo, Usalama wa Chakula, na MKUHUMI katika Afrika Mashariki Kilimo na usalama wa chakula ni suala la muhimu katika Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki na moja ya mambo ambayo yametambuliwa na kupewa kipaaumbele katika ushirikiano wa kikanda. MKUHUMI ina uwezo wa kuchangia katika kufikia malengo haya, na baadhi ya mikakati kwa ajili ya kufanikisha suala hili taya...
2. 2011REDD-netKimbowa Richard, David Mwayafu and Gerald Kairu
   REDD+ and other sectors in East Africa: opportunities for cross-sectoral implementationAs REDD+ implementation will affect many actors, it is important that it involves a multi-stakeholder process, involving governments and civil society in East Africa. This paper outlines the status of REDD+ processes, opportunities and challenges in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, and points out current and potential synergies between REDD+ and the key economic sectors of agriculture and food sec...
3. 2011REDD-netKimbowa Richard, David Mwayafu and Harriet Smith
   REDD+ and adaptation to climate change in East AfricaIn East Africa REDD+ has the potential to contribute to national adaptation objectives, however if uncoordinated, it also has the potential to increase vulnerability in key sectors such as agriculture, energy and water resource management. This paper outlines the linkages between REDD+ and adapation strategies in the region, and highlights where these could be strengthened.
4. 2011
   REDD+ and other sectors in East AfricaThis series of short articles outlines the linkages between REDD+ and key other sectors in East Africa. To view each of the publications, click on each title below.
5. 2011REDD-netKimbowa Richard, David Mwayafu and Harriet Smith
   Agriculture, food security and REDD+ in East AfricaAgriculture and food security is a particularly important issue for the East Africa Community, and one which has been identified for regional cooperation. REDD+ has the potential to contribute to these objectives, and some strategies to do this have been identified in early REDD+ strategy documents in the region. This article outlines the links between agriculture and REDD+ in East Africa and...
6. 2011REDD-netJonathan Finighan
   Synergies and trade-offs between REDD+ and food security: insights from the Trees for Global Benefits (TGB) project, South-Western UgandaTrade-offs between REDD+ and food production and availability are not inevitable. This case study demonstrates that many households can incorporate trees into their farms without negatively affecting their food production. Carbon finance delivered through REDD+ could also help improve food security by increasing economic access to food.
7. 2011REDD-netAlice Caravani and Kristy Graham
   Market and non-market costs of REDD+ perceived by local communities: a case study in East CambodiaForest dependent communities’ perceptions of non-market costs should be included when assessing the costs associated with REDD+, as they are the actors who will largely bear these costs. This case study uses opportunity cost analysis to measure the market costs of avoiding deforestation as well as contingent valuation to estimate the non-market costs of REDD+ through direct interviews with ...
8. 2011David Mwayafu and Richard Kimbowa
   Report from the REDD-net East Africa workshop and writeshop on benefit sharing and REDD+ and other sectorsThis report summarises the outcomes of a workshop held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania in August 2011. The theme of the workshop was benefit sharing in REDD+ and the interactions between REDD+ and the key sectors of energy, agriculture and water in East Africa.
9. 2011IIEDMacqueen, D. and Korhaliller, S.
   Bundles of energy: The case for renewable biomass energyThis report examines the emerging role of biomass energy as potential for green economies and climate change mitigation and adaptation in non-OECD countries. It suggests that a serious consideration of biomass development into national policies would contribute to rural employment, poverty reduction, incentives for sustainable forest management and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
10. 2009World BankWorld Bank
    Environmental crisis or sustainable development opportunity? Transforming the charcoal sector in TanzaniaAn estimated 90 percent of Tanzania’s energy needs are satisfied through the use of wood fuels. A large part of wood for charcoal is harvested in unreserved forest areas on village land, or on farmland being cleared for agriculture with little considerations of sustainable harvesting or longer-term forest management. This policy note evaluates the potential for more responsible, sustainable...