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Rwanda: Climate-Resilient Post-Harvest and Agribusiness Support Project (PASP)
December 2023
The Climate-Resilient Post-Harvest and Agribusiness Support Project pioneered the Participatory Integrated Climate Services for Agriculture (PICSA) model which combines weather data with farmers’ knowledge to enhance their decision-making.
Nicaragua: Adapting to Markets and Climate Change Project
December 2023
The Adapting to Markets and Climate Change project influenced national policy for early warning and climate information for coffee and cocoa.
ASAP Technical Series: Climate Information Services
November 2023
This technical paper summarizes experiences and lessons learned on CIS, including from IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP).
Bolivia: The Economic Inclusion Programme for Families and Rural Communities (ACCESOS)
October 2023
The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) piloted talking maps in Bolivia. This innovative tool brings together science and traditional community knowledge to identify key issues and adaptation priorities, giving Indigenous Peoples, women and youth a voice in decision-making.
Vietnam: Project for Adaptation to Climate Change in the Mekong Delta (AMD)
October 2023
The project mainstreamed climate-informed socio-economic development plans in two provinces.
Cambodia: Agricultural Services Programme for Innovation, Resilience and Extension (ASPIRE)
October 2023
ASPIRE implemented a demand-driven approach to agricultural extension services, fostering innovation through new policies and strategies.
Tajikistan: Livestock and Pasture Development Project II
October 2023
In the pursuit of sustainable rural development, the LPDP-II project empowered rural people, enabling them to establish Pasture User Unions and create Community Livestock Pasture Management Plans to address the degradation of pasture resources.
Kyrgyzstan: Livestock and Market Development Programme II
October 2023
This project empowered local communities and promoted more sustainable pasture management practices for more responsible pasture usage.
The enhanced Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP+)
February 2023
This brochure provides an overview of ASAP+, which is expected to be the largest fund dedicated to channelling climate finance to small-scale producers.
ASAP Technical Series: Gender and Climate Change
November 2022
This paper defines gender sensitive as recognizing different roles of women, men, boys and girls, inequalities and gender power dynamics and trying to mitigate negative impacts in programme/action design.
Climate Action Report 2021
November 2022
This fourth edition of IFAD’s Climate Action Report does not restrict itself to reviewing the progress and results of the past year, but also situates these results within the larger context of IFAD's 11th Replenishment.
Food system interventions with climate change and nutrition co-benefits: A literature review
August 2022
This desk review explores the evidence on climate change mitigation and adaptation measures with nutrition co-benefits, and vice versa.
Climate Action Report 2020
November 2021
This third edition of the IFAD Climate Action Report (CAR) describes the efforts that IFAD has made during the year to integrate climate change into every aspect of its plans and operations.
Leveraging Policy Tools to Improve Impact of Financial Instruments in Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)
November 2021
This brief illustrates effective instruments that overcome barriers to investments and leverage existing policy tools and instruments to address sustainable financing in the AFOLU sector.
ASAP Technical Series: Building climate resilience in the Asia Pacific region
November 2021
This study examines six projects, in three principal ecosystems of the region: a mountainous region, wetlands and a river delta.
ASAP Technical Series: Nature-based solutions
October 2021
This paper presents key results and lessons learned on NbS, mainly from IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) portfolio, to inspire future programmes to reach greater scale in supporting inclusive rural transformation.
Mid-term review of IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme
December 2020
This mid-term review assesses the extent to which the design and results to date of the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) are relevant for farmers facing climate change.
Climate change and small-scale farming: The Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP)
October 2020
IFAD’s Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) is the largest multi-donor global fund specifically dedicated to enabling smallholder farmers to adapt and build their resilience to climate change.
Fostering Inclusive and Sustainable Agricultural Value Chains: The role of climate-resilient infrastructures for SMEs
February 2020
This study reviews evidence on initiatives that invest in climate-resilient infrastructure to support smallholder farmer organizations and agribusinesses in the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) category and, ultimately, to foster inclusive and sustainable agricultural value chains. Case studies from the BRACED and ASAP programmes across sub-Saharan Africa are presented.
Climate Action Report 2019
December 2019
The Climate Action Report 2019 provides an overview of IFAD’s work on climate change and reports on progress, challenges and achievements.