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Strategies for managing vulnerability of women vegetable farmers in the central region of Ghana
2015Women constitute an important part of food systems around the world, as evidenced by the fact that they produce an estimated 70% of subsistence crops, and the fundamental role they play in processing and distribution.DocumentExamination of intense climate-related disasters in the Asia-Pacific
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012The frequency of intense floods and storms is increasing globally, particularly in Asia-Pacific, amid the specter of climate change. Associated with these natural disasters are more variable and extreme rainfall and temperatures as recorded in publicly available databases for the world, Asia-Pacific, and the Philippines, the case examined in detail.DocumentManagement Regimes established for REDD+ and their Adaptability to the Institutional and Ecological Conditions: A case of Ongo Community Forest, Masindi District, Uganda
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015This report is one of the outputs of theproject “Man and forests – an evaluation of management strategies for reduced deforestation” which aimed at evaluating the different management strategies undertaken to obtain reduced deforestation in tropical forests and hence maintainDocumentSubsidies promote use of drought tolerant maize varieties despite variable yield performance under smallholder environments in Malawi
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015This study used a three-year panel dataset for 350 Malawian farm households to examine the potential for widespread adoption of drought tolerant (DT) maize varieties, a technology that holds considerable promise for helping smallholder farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) adapt to drought risk.DocumentRisk preferences, shocks and technology adoption: responses to drought risk
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015Climate risk represents an increasing threat to poor and vulnerable farmers in drought-prone areas of Africa.DocumentClimate adapted vilages. The Development Fund's model for local climate adaptation. Ethiopia.
Development Fund, Norway, 2015The Climate Adapted Villages model aims to make farmers and local communities capable of organizing themselves, identifying climate threats and practicing climate smart agriculture, enabling them to adapt to the current consequences of a changing climate.DocumentClimate adapted vilages. The Development Fund's model for local climate adaptation. Honduras
Development Fund, Norway, 2015The Climate Adapted Villages model aims to make farmers and local communities capable of organizing themselves, identifying climate threats and practicing climate smart agriculture, enabling them to adapt to the current consequences of a changing climate.DocumentFinal review of the project "Advancing REDD in the Kolo Hills Forests (ARKFOR)" implemented by African Wildlife Foundation and partners
The Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania, 2015Background The project “Advancing REDD in the Kolo Hills Forests” (ARKFor) was implemented in 2010-14 by the African wldlife foundation (AWF) and its partners CAMCO, Selian agricultural research institute (SARI) and Kondoa District council (KDC) in 21 villages surrounding the government owned Kolo Hills forests.DocumentDoes income growth relocate ecological footprint?
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2015The aim of this paper is to investigate whether countries tend to relocate their ecological footprint as they grow richer. The analysis is carried out for a cross-section of 105 countries by employing the production and import components of the Ecological Footprint data of the Global Footprint Network belonging to the year 2006.DocumentHigh mountain adaptation partnership: lessons learned in Nepal and Peru
Climate Change Resilient Development project - Mainstreaming Adaptation for USAID, 2015Glacier-dominated mountains play a major role in providing water to large numbers of people. These glacier-dominated areas also pose unique challenges to downstream communities as they adapt to recent and continuing global climate change.Pages