The Summer 2011 issue of Chronicles, the quarterly newsletter of the Livestock-Climate Change CRSP is now available on line and in paper formats.

Inside this Issue:

• Six Students Named as LCC CRSP Fellows
• Nepal Stakeholder Consultation
• RICs: Collaboration for Innovation
• Partner Profile: Corinna Riginos
• U.S. Universities Shape FTF Research Strategy

Past issues of Chronicles are located in our newsletter archive.

Three proposals from three different U.S. Universities selected for funding.

The Livestock-Climate Change CRSP (LCC CRSP) has awarded a total of $240,000 to three U.S. universities and their international partners in Nepal to improve the livelihoods of small-scale livestock producers impacted by climate change.

The LCC CRSP selected Nepal as a focus country for several reasons. In Nepal, nearly 70% of households depend on livestock production for a significant part of their income and as a source of meat, dairy products, and eggs. Nepal is considered one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change impacts. Finally, Nepal is one of the 20 Feed the Future countries, due to rampant malnutrition rates and a high degree of food insecurity.

The LCC CRSP released the Nepal Seed Grant Program request for proposals on January 28, 2011; proposals were due on March 7, 2011. The LCC CRSP received a total of 13 proposals. An external review panel of subject matter experts (i.e., veterinary medicine, economics, agronomy, livestock production, and climate science) from U.S. universities and government agencies reviewed the proposals. Final selections were based on panel recommendations, input from the U.S. Agency for International Development in Washington D.C., the USAID bilateral mission in Nepal, and expertise of the LCC CRSP management entity.

The Nepal Seed Grant cohort includes three U.S. university partners; one university in Nepal; and a total of seven U.S and international aid, development, and research organizations, and government agencies.

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The first issue of Chronicles, the quarterly newsletter of the Livestock-Climate Change CRSP is now available on line and in paper formats.

Inside this issue:

• Climate Change Resilience, One Chicken at a time
• 2010 Seed Grand Projects
• LCC CRSP PI Receives Prestigious Penn Vet Award
• Feeding the Future through Livestock-Climate Change Research
• 2010 Graduate Student Fellows
• African and U.S. Universities Partner to Tackle Development Challenges Across Africa
• Travel Log
• Introducing the Advisory Board
• Special Section: Country Profile, Mali
• Special Section: Partner Profile, Michael Lacy (University of Georgia)

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