ABSTRACT Connecting science with policy has always been challenging for both scientists and policymakers. In Ghana, Mali and Senegal, multi-stakeholder national science-policy dialogue platforms on climate-smart agriculture (CSA) were setup to use scientific evidence to create awareness of climate change impacts on agriculture and advocate for the mainstreaming of climate change and CSA into agricultural development plans. Based on the platforms' operations and achievements, we used semi-structured questionnaire interviews and reviewed technical reports produced by the platforms to analyse how their modes of operation and achievements improve understanding of the science-policy interfaces between agricultural and climate change decision making. Results showed that these platforms constitute an innovative approach to effectively engaging decision-makers and sustainably mainstreaming climate change into development plans. Effective science-policy interaction requires: (a) institutionalizing dialogue platforms by embedding them within national institutions, which improves their credibility, relevance and legitimacy among policymakers; (b) two-way communication, which contributes substantially to the co-development of solutions that address climate change vulnerabilities and impacts; and (c) relevant communication products and packaging of evidence that aligns with country priorities, which facilitates its uptake in policy-making processes. We conclude with a framework of sustainable operation for such platforms based on lessons learnt in the three countries.

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可持续气候智能型农业的科学政策接口：西非国家科学政策对话平台的经验教训

摘要 将科学与政策联系起来一直是科学家和政策制定者的挑战。在加纳、马里和塞内加尔，建立了气候智能型农业 (CSA) 多利益相关方国家科学政策对话平台，以利用科学证据提高人们对气候变化对农业影响的认识，并倡导将气候变化和 CSA 纳入主流农业发展计划。基于平台的运作和成果，我们使用半结构化问卷访谈和审查平台产生的技术报告来分析它们的运作模式和成果如何提高对农业和气候变化决策之间的科学政策接口的理解。结果表明，这些平台构成了一种有效吸引决策者并将气候变化可持续地纳入发展计划主流的创新方法。有效的科学政策互动要求：(a) 将对话平台制度化，将对话平台嵌入国家机构，提高其在决策者中的可信度、相关性和合法性；(b) 双向沟通，大大有助于共同制定解决气候变化脆弱性和影响的解决方案；(c) 与国家优先事项相一致的相关传播产品和证据包装，这有助于其在决策过程中的采用。我们总结了基于这三个国家的经验教训的此类平台的可持续运营框架。