Browsing by Author "Vermeulen, Sonja"

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  • Fair deals for watershed services in Indonesia
    Munawir; Vermeulen, Sonja (London, UK: International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007)
    Indonesia, like many countries, faces growing problems with water. Concerns include floods, low dry-season flows, sedimentation, contamination from run-off, and rising demand among competing end-users. Concerned suppliers and users of water at various localities around Indonesia are now experimenting with new approaches for managing watersheds. One such approach is payments for environmental services, in which water users compensate watershed land managers for land management that protects or improves water quality and flows. This report describes action research in Indonesia to take forward local environmental service payment initiatives at two sites, Brantas and Cidanau, and to spread learning more widely among interested people across the country.
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    Setting the agenda: Climate change adaptation and mitigation for food systems in the developing world
    Wollenberg, Eva; Herrero, Mario; Wassmann, Reiner; Neufeldt, Henry; Vermeulen, Sonja; Rosswall, Thomas; Campbell, Bruce; Hellin, Jonathan; Jarvis, Andrew; Challinor, Andrew; Snook, Laura; Smakhtin, Vladimir; Kinyangi, James M. (Copenhagen, Denmark:The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS), 2012)
    New agricultural development pathways are required to meet climate change adaptation and mitigation needs in the food systems of low-income countries. A research and policy agenda is provided to indicate where innovation and new knowledge are needed. Adaptation requires identifying suitable crop varieties and livestock breeds, as well as building resilient farming and natural resources systems, institutions for famine and crop failure relief, and mechanisms for rapid learning by farmers. Mitigation requires transitioning to ‘low climate impact’ agriculture that reduces emissions while achieving food security, economic well-being and sustainability. Efficient interventions, incentives for large-scale shifts in practices, and monitoring systems are required. Integrated assessments of adaptation and mitigation are needed to better understand the synergies and trade-offs among outcomes.