... willalsointroduceanewfocus on predictingthe food securityimpactsof climate fluctuations,integratingwork on seasonal climate prediction,crop and rangelandforecasting,forecastingpriceresponsetoproductionshocks, and disaggregatedestimationofimpacts on consumption and food security ... I,StrategicAsia,IFEWSNET,relevantlineministries(e.g.MoA,MoE),otherrelevantregional and national food system and food securityresponseorganizationsSAs,EA, and WAObjective2.3:Supportriskmanagementthroughenhancedpredictionof climate impacts on agriculture, and enhanced climate information and servicesOutput2.3.1Improved,value‐added climate informationproducts,knowledge,tools,methods; and platformsformonitoring and predictingimpactsof climate fluctuations on agriculturalproduction and biologicalthreats;tosupportmanagementofagricultural and food securityriskMilestone2.3.1 2013. Historicgriddeddailymeteorologicaldatasetsdeveloped and evaluated, and institutionalcapacityenhanced,in2countriesorregionalinstitutions;Crop/rangelandforecastingtoolsdeveloped;Institutionsin4countriesengagedtodevelop and testcropforecastingtoolstailoredtoprioritycrops and localneeds.CIP,CIMMYT,AGRHYMET,ACMAD,CEREGE,EthiopiaNMA,ANAMS(Senegal),AsiaRiskCenter,WashingtonStateU.,IRI,NASA‐JPL,FutureWater,KansasStateU.,BARC,NARC,ICAR,FAO,JR ... emsreported.Bioversity,ICARDA,ICRAF,IFPRI,ILRI,U.Florida,regional(e.g.ECOWAS,IGAD,AIC) and nationalpolicydecisionmakers(e.g.,CNEDD‐Mali,CONEDD‐BF,CSE‐Senegal,ANE‐MaliinWA)SAs,EA, and WAOutput2.1.2Analyticalframework and toolstotarget and evaluateriskmanagementinnovationsforresilientrurallivelihoodsimproved food securityMilestone2.1.2 2013 .Householdmodelingtoolstested and adaptedforevaluatingimpactsof climate risk and riskmanagementinterventions on rurallivelihoodresiliencein2countries;Modelsforcrop and watermanagementappliedto climate risk and itsmanagementin4countries.AfricaRice,CIMMYT,CIP,IFPRI,ILRI,WorldFish,PennsylvaniaStateU.,U.TasmaniaSAs,EA, and WAOutput2.1.3Development; and demonstrationofthefeasibility,acceptability and impacts;ofinnovativeriskMilestone2.1.3 2013 (1).Gender‐ and socially‐equitableparticipatoryevaluationofriskmanagementinterventions,at2locationsineachofEA,WA and SA;Assessmentoftransferability and equityoftraditionalriskmanagementILRI,CIMMYT,ICARDA,ICRAF,ICRISAT,IFPRI,WorldFish,U.Florida, and participatorySAs,EA, and WA15managementstrategies and actionsforsocially‐differentiatedruralcommunitiesstrategies and accesstoservicesat2locationseachinEA,WA and SA;Methodologyguidelinesforparticipatoryevaluationof climate riskmanagementstrategies and theirgender and socialequity;Methodology and lessonsfrominitialsitesappliedto4additionallocationsMilestone2.1.3 2013 (2).Gender‐ and sociallyequitableparticipatorydemonstration and evaluationofimpactsofpromisingproduction and NRMtechnologies, and productionsystems, on livelihoodrisk and resilienceinthefaceof climate variability,deepenedin5countries.Milestone2.1.3 2013 (3).Gender‐ and sociallyequitableparticipatorydemonstration and evaluationofimpactsofsocialcapital,institutional and financialservices, and policyinterventions, on livelihoodrisk and resilienceinthefaceof climate variability,deepenedin5countries.demonstrationprojectteams(NMS,NARS,other research partners,developmentNGOs,farmerassociations)forbenchmarklocationsSAs,EA, and WASAs,EA, and WAObjective2.2:Identify and testtools and strategiestouseadvanceinformationtobettermanage climate riskthrough food delivery,trade and crisisresponseOutput2.2.1Enhancedknowledge,toolsand...