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  Endangered reefs, threatened people

  GRID Arendal, 2016

  In a recent study, a group of scientists mapped human dependence on coral reefs and future threats to them.
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  Evidence and examples to build resilient livelihoods in the South Sudan context

  Evidence on Demand, 2015

  Building resilience to weather and conflict shocks in South Sudan requires investing inside and outside the agriculture sector in order to promote sustainable livelihoods development and income diversification. This includes strengthening productive sectors, improving basic social services, and establishing productive safety nets.
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  Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA)

  Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment (PIRCA) is a collaborative effort to assess climate change indicators, impacts, and adaptive capacity of the Hawaiian archipelago and the US-Affilia
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  There is no time left: climate change, environmental threats, and human rights in Turkana County, Kenya

  Human Rights Watch, 2015

  This report is based on research in Turkana County in northwestern Kenya. Turkana County borders South Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda. Turkana County is home to a rapidly growing population that is among the poorest in Kenya.
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  CARibbean Weather Impacts Group (CARIWIG)

  Managers and policy makers in the Caribbean require knowledge of the likely impacts and hazards arising from climate change that are specific to their geographical location and that are relevant to
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  A people-centred perspective on climate change, environmental stress, and livelihood resilience in Bangladesh

  Sustainability Science, 2016

  The Ganges–Brahmaputra delta enables Bangladesh to sustain a dense population, but it also exposes people to natural hazards. This article presents findings from the Gibika project, which researches livelihood resilience in seven study sites across Bangladesh.
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  Climate change and impacts on family farming in the North and Northeast of Brazil

  International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2015

  Climate change has increasingly been recognised as the main challenge facing humanity in the coming decades. The starting point of this study is the consideration of future climate change scenarios and the uncertainties they bring. 
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  A brewing storm: the climate change risks to coffee

  The Climate Institute, 2016

  Grown predominantly in tropical highlands, Arabica coffee (Coffea Arabica) dominates global production, making up about 70 per cent of supply. Low-lying areas supply Robusta (Coffea canephora ) destined mainly for the low-quality, instant coffee market.
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  Ecosystem services and livelihoods in a changing climate: understanding local adaptations in the Upper Koshi, Nepal

  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2016

  Mountain ecosystems are increasingly being affected by global environmental change, challenging the ubiquitous agro-ecosystem based livelihoods of the people.
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  Climate change vulnerability - cases from CIRDAP member countries

  Centre on Integrated Rural Development for Asia and the Pacific, 2016

  Countries of the Asia Pacific region are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change as indicated by the global assessments by the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change).

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