Sustainability Working Group

Welcome to the wiki of the Sustainability Working Group, a forum for online discussion of "sustainability" in the context of Africa RISING. Topics of discussion so far include:

• a useful working definition of "Sustainable Intensification"
• development of sustainability metrics -- including a draft sustainability index and associated indicators -- that can be applied across the program.

Previous Africa RISING Sustainability Resources

• Sustainability Index Concept Note and accompanying slides) from the ACIAR Sustainable Intensification workshop in Accra -- Jerry Glover (July 17, 2013)
• Discussion notes from the "Sustainable Intensification" open space group at the Africa RISING Learning Event in Addis Ababa (September 25, 2013)

Bibliography

Sustainability: Definitions and Key Concepts

• Pretty, J., Toulmin, C., Williams, S. (2011) Sustainable Intensification in African Agriculture. International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability 9 (1): 5-24.

Sustainability Metrics

• Snapp, S., Blackie, M., Gilbert, R., Bezner-Kerr, R., Kanyama-Phiri, G. (2010) Biodiversity can support a greener revolution in Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 107 (48): 20840-20845.
• Shepherd, K.D., Farrow, A., Ringler, C., Gassner, A., Jarvis, D. (2013) Review of the evidence on indicators, metrics, and monitoring systems. World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya. 94 pp.