Livelihoods and climate change
The climate plays a crucial role in the livelihood strategies of millions of people. Livelihoods approaches have been used extensively in analysing impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change, and in bringing together work on poverty reduction, disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. More..
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- Farmers’ perceptions and adaptations to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis of empirical studies and implications for public policy in African agriculture
- J. S. Juana; Z. Kahaka; F. N. Okurut / Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013
- Climate change has the potential of undermining sustainable development efforts in Africa, if steps are not taken to respond to its adverse consequences. This study reviews existing and available literature on farmers’ perceptio...
- Case studies exploring climate change impacts on indigenous peoples in Namibia and their adaptation strategies
- U. Dieckmann; W. Odendaal; J. Tarr; A. Schreij / Legal Assistance Centre, 2013
- Through two participatory case studies, this paper examines the impact of climate change on the indigenous peoples of Namibia. The objectives of the case studies are three-fold: to document how the indigenous peoples are affected by c...
- Envisioning the future and learning from the past: adapting to a changing environment in northern Mali
- M. Brockhaus; H. Djoudi (ed); B. Locatelli (ed) / Elsevier, 2013
- In West Africa, rural livelihoods that dependon natural resources develop coping and adapting strategies to face climate variability or change, and economic or political changes. The former Lake Faguibine in northern Mali has experien...
- Making Sense of Gender, Climate Change and Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa
- C. Okali; L.O. Naess / Future Agricultures Consortium, 2013
- Full title: Making Sense of Gender, Climate Change and Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: Creating Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation Policy Christine Okali and Lars Otto Naess May 2013 Attention to gender and cli...
- Analysis on the linkages between population dynamics, urban development and disaster risk reduction in Latin America
- International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012
- With both urban population and the frequency of disasters increasing in Latin America, it is necessary to adequately plan for sustainable growth that takes these changing dynamics into account. With this in mind, multiple agencies wit...
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