CCAFS West Africa Regional Scenarios for Food Security, Environments and Livelihoods
This report provides an overview of a workshop focused on developing scenarios for food security, environments, and livelihoods in West Africa, considering socio-economic and political changes and their effects.
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Report location: | source |
Language: | English |
Publisher: |
cgiar research program on climate change |
Authors: | Joost Vervoort, Polly Ericksen, Robert Zougmore John Ingram |
Geographic focus: | West Africa, Africa |
Methods
The workshop employed a participatory approach, engaging stakeholders from policy, government, research, NGOs, CSOs, media, and the private sector. Participants were trained in scenario development, focusing on creating narratives, timelines, system maps, and discussing surprises that could alter future outcomes. The process involved brainstorming sessions, group discussions, and feedback mechanisms to refine the scenarios.
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Key Insights
The workshop, held from November 2-4, 2011 in Dakar, Senegal, gathered around 40 participants from West African countries to develop plausible future scenarios for the region. These scenarios considered socio-economic and political changes and their potential impacts on food security, environments, and livelihoods. Organized by CCAFS and hosted by CORAF, participants from diverse sectors and disciplines collaborated to create narratives, system maps, and identify key uncertainties and outcomes of interest. The workshop aimed to enhance regional capacity for governance and decision-making in the face of uncertainty and to evaluate key uncertainties for regional food security under global change.
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Additional Viewpoints
Categories: Africa geographic scope | English publication language | West Africa geographic scope | climate change | environmental impact | food | food security | governance | livelihoods | political change | regional capacity | scenario development | scenario time lines | scenarios | socio-economic change | socio-economic issues | system maps | uncertainty