10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6 Schroth, Götz Götz Schroth Läderach, Peter Peter Läderach https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8708-6318 International Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIAT Martinez Valle, Armando Armando Martinez Valle https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9718-5520 International Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIAT Bunn, Christian Christian Bunn https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2175-8745 International Center for Tropical Agriculture - CIAT Harvard Dataverse 2016 Earth and Environmental Sciences Agricultural Sciences Atmospheric Sciences Climate change adaptation Environmental management Latin America and the Caribbean Decision and Policy Analysis - DAPA Climate change adaptation International Center for Tropical Agriculture International Center for Tropical Agriculture CIAT Data and Research Methods CIAT 2016-03-15 2016-03-23 2019-07-08 Geospatial Data;Climate Data;GIS Data;Tiff files;Shapefiles 10.1007/S11027-016-9707-Y 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/QL9Y68 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/UU6H1K 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/FQDTXI 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/GGWPXL 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/D4S7Y7 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/EWT3L5 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/XFCCBT 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/KJZ10K 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/KJAINL 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/WQNTKN 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/11UYZL 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/RASVCC 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/WYAXOZ 10.7910/DVN/1JMXC6/Q9KOM6 10406785 10409046 4348452 4405797 4403111 4356987 4418259 4399816 10214439 10373516 10368724 10482862 10466714 20200 application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zip application/zipped-shapefile 1.7 Custom terms specific to this dataset We discuss here such a regional approach for cocoa in West Africa, where 70 % of global cocoa supply originates. On the basis of a statistical model of relative climatic suitability calibrated on West African cocoa farming areas and average climate projections for the 2030s and 2050s of, respectively, 15 and 19 Global Circulation Models, we divide the region into three adaptation zones: (i) a little affected zone permitting intensification and/or expansion of cocoa farming; (ii) a moderately affected zone requiring diversification and agronomic adjustments of farming practices; and (iii) a severely affected zone with need for progressive crop change. We argue that for tropical agricultural commodities, larger-scale adaptation planning that attempts to balance production trends across countries and regions could help reduce negative impacts of climate change on regional economies and global commodity supplies, despite the institutional challenges that this integration may pose West Africa, International Fund for Agricultural Development - IFAD CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security - CCAFS