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    Re-framing resilience: a symposium report

    STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2009
    The concept of resilience is becoming more important in academic, policy and popular debate. Resilience thinking is valuable in highlighting the complex dynamics of social-economic-environmental systems. This is increasingly important in a world where threats such as climate change, epidemic disease and fluctuating markets are present.
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    Beyond any drought: root causes of chronic vulnerability in the Sahel

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007
    This paper examines vulnerability to droughts in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso against the background of the 2005 food crisis in the Sahel region. The authors argue that vulnerability to droughts is due to a combination of political, economic and social forces as well as the impacts of highly variable rainfall.
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    Project Idea Note: Pintadas Solar

    South South North, 2006
    The project takes place in the community of Pintadas, in the Bahia state of Brazil, which is suffering increasingly severe drought impacts linked to climate change.
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    Adaptation to climate change by small-scale Rooibos tea farmers in Wupperthal and the Suid Bokkeveld areas of the Western and Northern Cape

    South South North, 2006
    The project aims to support small-scale farmers in the project area in their efforts to adapt their farming practices to anticipated climate change and to enhance their incomes.
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    Building community capacity to reduce salinity, tidal inundation and cyclone relate vulnerability

    South South North, 2006
    The goal of the project is to build the capacity of the community to reduce salinity, tidal inundation and cyclone relate vulnerability, as well as to facilitate poverty reduction. The specific objectives of the project are: 
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    Bridging knowledge gaps between locals and experts through participatory decision making processes to address climate change impacts

    South South North, 2006
    This Pilang project will develop methodologies to facilitate effective communication between local communities and climate, marine and agricultural experts, to generate information regarding climate change vulnerabilities in the coastal area of Pilang. This information will be used to develop adaptation strategies for the target population. The project aims to: 
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    Community based adaptation to climate change bulletin

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2007
    The bulletin describes the second community based adaptation (CBA) workshop held in Dhaka in February 2007. The workshop aimed to share the latest developments in community-based adaptation programmes, priorities and solutions with a view to integrating the lessons into national and international development programmes.
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    Participatory Vulnerability Analysis: a step–by–step guide for field staff

    ActionAid International, 2004
    This guide is developed to assist field workers and communities to analyse people’s vulnerability, draw action plans, mobilise resources and enact appropriate policies, laws and strategies to reduce their vulnerability to disaster. This guide is specifically developed consistent with the PVA approach to: 

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