Introduction
Climate adaptation servicesLeveraging digital transformative technologies for more resilient agri-food systems
Digital and data-driven innovations and services are key to transforming agri-food systems.
With climate change in action, SNV seeks to accelerate the adoption of transformative services that help vulnerable populations adapt to climate and economic related shocks.
With climate change in action, SNV seeks to accelerate the adoption of transformative services that help vulnerable populations adapt to climate and economic related shocks.
Key challenges
Impact of climate change
Climate change threatens to reverse the progress made so far in the fight against hunger and malnutrition and is undermining all aspects of food security and sustainable development.
2022 is a year of unprecedented hunger. As many as 828 million people go to bed hungry every night, the number of those facing acute food insecurity has soared - from 135 million to 345 million - since 2019.
Over 200 million people could be displaced in the next 20 years due to more frequent and severe climatic disasters.
2022 is a year of unprecedented hunger. As many as 828 million people go to bed hungry every night, the number of those facing acute food insecurity has soared - from 135 million to 345 million - since 2019.
Over 200 million people could be displaced in the next 20 years due to more frequent and severe climatic disasters.
Vulnerable communities
The impacts of climate change on food systems affect everyone, but some groups are more vulnerable.
Those living in rural areas and for whose agriculture and livestock are the backbone of their livelihoods are disproportionately affected.
While there are already many other forces driving conflict and migration, the impacts of climate change only complicate and exacerbate these drivers.
Those living in rural areas and for whose agriculture and livestock are the backbone of their livelihoods are disproportionately affected.
While there are already many other forces driving conflict and migration, the impacts of climate change only complicate and exacerbate these drivers.
Using digital climate adaptation services to increase resilience to climate shocks
The consequences of climate change and increased insecurity are affecting pastoralists’ mobility, especially in the Sahel. Their traditional ways of scouting for natural resources to decide on transhumance routes have become uncertain, costly, and risky.
Equally, agricultural activities are also affected by the increasing climatic variability, fluctuating market prices and low coverage networks.
Equally, agricultural activities are also affected by the increasing climatic variability, fluctuating market prices and low coverage networks.
Geo-satellite applications
To address food availability and accessibility challenges and build resilient food systems, geo-satellite applications can be used to give farmers and pastoralists information on various variables, therefore making decisions more accurately based on reliable and predictable data.
SNV interventions
SNV's interventions
By lowering transaction costs, and increasing access to essential information and markets, digital services improve resilience of producers and other actors to climate and economic shocks throughout agri-food systems.
SNV accelerates the adoption of these services using a holistic approach:
SNV accelerates the adoption of these services using a holistic approach:
- On farm: improving decision-making ability by providing reliable, timely and location-specific weather and agronomic data to farmers and pastoralists
- Off farm: increasing access to markets, inputs, and finance to foster business opportunities and lower transaction costs
- Enabling environment: supporting policy dialogue to maximise gains made by digital technologies and reduce the digital divide
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Where we work
SNV Case study
An SNV case studyGARBAL: an innovative service to empower pastoralists and farmers in the Sahel
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Key figuresTotal calls to date: 307,000 calls
Resources
Resources
Safeguarding pastoralists and their food systems
Blog
Garbal: a satellite information service for pastoralist farmers in northern Mali
Technical paper
Meating West Africa’s mega cities
Blog
Increasing African drylands pastoralists' resilience to climate change
Paper
Reflecting on STAMP results and getting ready to scale
Technical paper
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Climate adaptation services
Impact of climate change
Vulnerable communities
Using digital climate adaptation services to increase resilience to climate shocks
Geo-satellite applications
SNV's interventions
Where we work
Our projects
GARBAL: an innovative service to empower pastoralists and farmers in the Sahel
A bundled service
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