RESEARCH
Climate Smart Advisors can assist clients with a range of scientific and statistical services from experimental design through implementation and analysis.  Our services include:

• Measuring Vulnerability and Resilience
  • Methodology for developing appropriate indicators
  • Household vulnerability and resilience
  • Crop vulnerability assessments
  • Region or Country level vulnerability and resilience

• Experimental Design for Validity, Reliability and Replication
  • Factorial experiments
  • Blocking
  • Replication
  • Statistical Power
• Soil and Crop Analysis
  • Soil Nutrient Status: N, P, K, Ca, S, Mg, Cu, B, etc.
  • Carbon: Organic C, Inorganic C, Labile C
  • pH, Cation Exchange Capacity, Moisture Retention, Bulk Density, Penetration Resistance
  • Plant tissue N, P, K, S, Ca, Mg
• Lifecycle Analysis (LCA)

• Embodied Energy
• Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Nitrous Oxide (N2O), Methane (CH4) Emissions
• Virtual Water (H2O)

• Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA)
  • Investment and Operating Costs
  • Discounted Valuation
  • Estimated Amoritization Period (i.e. Payback)
  • Optional Inclusion of GHG Offsets
• Scientific Surveying
  • Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Methods
    • International Review Board (IRB) Certification
    • Sampling Size Determination
    • Validation of Test Questions

Climate Smart Advisors is looking for dedicated and experienced consultants. To find out more about becoming a consultant please visit the Becoming a Consultant page.

Research services are tailored for individual client needs.  Please visit our Request Service page for more information on research services and to contact us.