HFFA Research was subcontracted by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) to participate in the AGRICA project. As indicated by the project’s name – combining the words “agriculture” and “Africa” – the aim of AGRICA was to analyze climate change impacts and adaptation options for the agricultural sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. The project acronym stands for “Climate risk analyses for identifying and weighing adaptation strategies in sub-Saharan Africa”.

The project’s goal was to project the climate risks which specific Sub-Saharan countries will experience in the future. Along with these projections the impacts on the agricultural sector were assessed. This was done by e.g., modelling yields of major staple crops under future climate scenarios. The project reports also assessed adaptation measures, which were selected by the local stakeholders and PIK scientists. These were evaluated against different criteria. One such criteria, the cost effectiveness, was assessed by HFFA Research by performing cost-benefit-analyses for each measure. This can facilitate governments and other stakeholders to effectively develop investment strategies for climate change adaptation and to optimize the allocation of resources. A better understanding of the specific costs and benefits of their adaptation options can help countries gain access to international climate finance as well as public and private investments – which are crucial for the successful implementation of adaptation measures, and for pursuing a climate resilient transformation of the agricultural sector.

All reports were prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research for the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

In total, we co-authored seven published AGRICA studies:

• Gloy, N., Kephe, P., Jansen, L., Ostberg, S., Kaufmann, J., Staubach, L., Tchindjang, M., Romanovska, P., Vetter, R., Tomalka, J., Kagonbé, T., Anaba, M., Zouh, I., Amougou, J.A., Cronauer, C. and Gornott, C. (2023). Climate risk analysis for adaptation planning in Cameroon’s agricultural sector. A report prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), DOI: 10.48485/pik.2023.023.

• Laudien, R., Chemura, A., Cronauer, C., Gleixner, S., Heckmann, T., Staubach, L., von Witzke, K., Gornott, C., (2023). Climate risk analysis for adaptation planning in Zambia’s agricultural sector. A report prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), DOI: 10.48485/pik.2023.022.

• Von Loeben, S., Abigaba, D., Adriko, J., Awori, E., Cartsburg, M., Chemura, A., Cronauer, C., Lipka, N., Murken, L., Muzafarova, A., Noleppa, S., Romanovska, P., Tomalka, J., Weituschat, CS., Zvolsky, A. & Gornott, C. (2023). Climate risk analysis for adaptation planning in Uganda’s agricultural sector: An assessment of maize and coffee value chains. A report prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), DOI: 10.48485/pik.2023.021.

• Röhrig, F., Gloy, N., von Loeben, S., Arumugam, P., Aschenbrenner, P., Baek, H., Cartsburg, M., Chemura, A., Ibrahim Fodi, B., Habtemariam, L., Kaufmann, J., Koch, H., Liersch, S., Lüttringhaus, S., Murken, L., Ostberg, S., Schauberger, B., Shukla, R., Tomalka, J., Wesch, S., Wortmann, M. & Gornott, C., (2022): Climate Risk Analysis for Identifying and Weighing Adaptation Strategies for the Agricultural Sector in Niger. A report prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), 154 pp. DOI: 10.48485/pik.2022.002.

• Röhrig, F., Gloy, N., von Loeben, S., Arumugam, P., Aschenbrenner, P., Baek, H., Bado, I., Chemura, A., Habtemariam, L., Kaufmann, J., Koch, H., Laudien, R., Liersch, S., Lüttringhaus, S., Murken, L., Neya, O., Noleppa, S., Ostberg, S., Santo, S., Schauberger, B., Shukla, R., Tomalka, J., Wesch, S., Wortmann, M. & Gornott, C., (2021). Climate Risk Analysis for Identifying and Weighing Adaptation Strategies for the Agricultural Sector in Burkina Faso. A report prepared by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) in cooperation with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), 147 pp. DOI: 10.48485/pik.2022.001.

• Aschenbrenner, P., Chemura, A., Jarawura, F., Habtemariam, L., Lüttringhaus, S., Murken, L., Roehrig, F., Tomalka, J., & Gornott, C., (2021). Climate Risk Analysis for Identifying and Weighing Adaptation Strategies for the Agricultural Sector in Northern Ghana – A Study at District Level in the Upper West Region, 118 pp. DOI: 10.48485/pik.2021.001.

• Murken, L., Cartsburg, M., Chemura, A., Didovets, I., Gleixner, S., Koch, H., Lehmann, J., Liersch, , Lüttringhaus, S., Rivas López, M. R., Noleppa, S., Roehrig, F., Schauberger, B., Shukla, R., Tomalka, J., Yalew, A. & Gornott, C., (2020). Climate risk analysis for identifying and weighing adaptation strategies in Ethiopia’s agricultural sector. 150 pp. DOI: 10.2312/pik.2020.003.

The full versions of the studies can be downloaded on the AGRICA website.

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