Local to regional-scale mechanisms behind successful climate services for agriculture in Latin America

IF 4.8 2区 环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Diana Giraldo , David Ríos , Carlos Navarro-Racines , Kemly Camacho , Armando Martínez-Valle , Steven D. Prager , Diego Obando , Carlos Zelaya , Deissy Martínez-Baron , Ángel G. Muñoz , Julian Ramirez-Villegas
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The provision of climate services (CS) has grown at an unprecedented rate over the last decade in response to climate-related risks in several sectors of the global economy; this is especially true in agriculture. Several studies document lessons learnt from (un)successful climate services, and attempt to distil these into key principles, recommendations, or requirements. However, limited systematic analysis and data on the characteristics of the CS that are conducive to success exist to date, including for agriculture. Here, we analyse the Local Technical Agroclimatic Committees (referred to here by its Spanish acronym MTAs) as a CS approach that effectively delivers information to farmers sustainably and at local scale. We propose a framework comprising sixteen metrics that help measure the effectiveness, sustainability, and scalability as key dimensions of CS success. We apply this framework to 26 MTAs across four Latin American countries, namely, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Colombia. The analyses revealed that the MTAs played a significant role in CS transformation pathways, producing a total of 158 outcomes (changes in behaviour of people or institutions), and involving at least 279 institutions at various levels and with diverse roles. Analyses of the sixteen metrics revealed a wide range of performance across the 26 MTAs, with nearly half of the MTAs considered to have or nearly-achieved effectiveness, sustainability, and scalability. MTAs success stems not only from an increase in numbers of farmers and locations reached but also from the evolving roles and responsibilities of a diverse ecosystem of actors that accompany enhanced capacities and tangible benefits on the ground. Based on these results, we propose key CS elements, namely, collaboration; participation; adaptability and flexibility; financial (crowd) resourcing; robust governance and strong leadership; awareness of and improvements in data availability, quality, and assurance; capacity development; user-centred communication; adequate incentives; and enabling policy environment.
拉丁美洲成功的农业气候服务背后的地方到区域尺度机制
在过去十年中,为应对全球经济若干部门的气候相关风险,气候服务(CS)的提供以前所未有的速度增长;在农业领域尤其如此。一些研究记录了从(不)成功的气候服务中吸取的经验教训,并试图将其提炼成关键原则、建议或要求。然而,迄今为止,包括农业在内,关于有利于成功的CS特征的系统分析和数据有限。在这里,我们分析了当地农业气候技术委员会(在这里以其西班牙语首字母缩略词mta)作为一种CS方法,有效地在当地规模上可持续地向农民提供信息。我们提出了一个包含16个指标的框架,这些指标有助于衡量CS成功的有效性、可持续性和可扩展性。我们将这一框架应用于危地马拉、洪都拉斯、尼加拉瓜和哥伦比亚这四个拉丁美洲国家的26个多边贸易协定。分析显示,mta在CS转型路径中发挥了重要作用,共产生158种结果(人们或机构的行为变化),涉及至少279个不同级别和不同角色的机构。对16项指标的分析揭示了26个mta的广泛表现,其中近一半的mta被认为具有或接近实现了有效性、可持续性和可扩展性。多边贸易协定的成功不仅源于覆盖的农民和地点数量的增加,还源于各种行为体生态系统的作用和责任的演变,以及实地能力和实际利益的增强。基于这些结果,我们提出了关键的CS要素,即协作;参与;适应性和灵活性;财务(人群)资源;健全的治理和强有力的领导;对数据可用性、质量和保证的认识和改进;发展能力;以用户为中心的沟通;足够的激励;以及有利的政策环境。
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Climate Risk Management
Climate Risk Management Earth and Planetary Sciences-Atmospheric Science
CiteScore
8.20
自引率
4.50%
发文量
76
审稿时长
30 weeks
期刊介绍: Climate Risk Management publishes original scientific contributions, state-of-the-art reviews and reports of practical experience on the use of knowledge and information regarding the consequences of climate variability and climate change in decision and policy making on climate change responses from the near- to long-term. The concept of climate risk management refers to activities and methods that are used by individuals, organizations, and institutions to facilitate climate-resilient decision-making. Its objective is to promote sustainable development by maximizing the beneficial impacts of climate change responses and minimizing negative impacts across the full spectrum of geographies and sectors that are potentially affected by the changing climate.
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