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Climate change and adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture: Compilation of initial examples
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014This document contains a selection of current and recent climate change adaptation activities and measures in the fisheries and aquaculture sector. Some of the highlighted activities are specifically targeted at addressing climate change impacts in fisheries or aquaculture, and others address related areas (e.g.DocumentClimate adaptation: Seizing the challenge
World Economic Forum, 2014This report argues that nations and communities will need to adapt while at the same time seeking mitigation solutions to climate change. It highlights an increase in the interest of the policy, business and academic communities to the challenge of adaptation and sees it as something that will need to be continued as more people feel the impacts of climate change.DocumentWatershed development in India: Economic valuation and adaptation considerations
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2013This paper explores how watershed development, an ecosystem-based approach for development of rain-fed regions in India, is gaining traction and political support, and its potential contribution to poverty reduction, food security, and climate change adaptation.DocumentClimate variability and gender: Emerging experiences from Western Zambia
Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013This paper uses Sesheke district in Western Zambia as a case study on climate variability and gender and relates it to how the livelihoods of natural resource dependent women and men have been affected.DocumentMaking Adaptation a Private Sector Business:Insights from the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience in Nepal
Climate Policy Initiative, 2013The decisions and behaviours of the private sector have the potential to lock countries into either continued vulnerability, or a path toward resilience; understanding the role of the private sector in contributing to climate change adaptation can help nations to effectively achieve climate-resilient development.DocumentImpact of climate change on life & livelihood of Dalits: An exploratory study from disaster risk reduction lens
National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights, 2013Dalit people are a highly vulnerable group, especially with regard to climate change, given both their high dependence on natural resources, and social, political, and economic exclusion inhibiting their adaptive capacity.DocumentClimate Smart Agriculture: Mapping guidance on climate change
Evidence on Demand, 2013Specific lessons learned in this review highlight the following suggestions:DocumentPlanning climate adaptation in agriculture: Meta-synthesis of national adaptation plans in West and East Africa and South Asia
Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2013This meta-synthesis of national climate change adaptation plans, policies and processes spans 12 countries at various stages of adaptation planning and implementation, in three priority CCAFS regions: West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal), East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) and South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal).DocumentClimate change adaptation strategies by local farmers in Kilombero district, Tanzania
Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2013This article examines current adaptation strategies developed by local farmers against climate change effects in Kilombero District. Research questions guided the study include; what are the past and current climatic stresses? What are local farmers’ perception on climate change and response to the adverse climatic stresses?DocumentTackling change: future-proofing water, agriculture, and food security in an era of climate uncertainty
International Water Management Institute, 2013The International Water Management Institute, concerned at the potential impacts climate change is likely to have on access to and availability of water worldwide, have produced this paper exploring the range of strategies that will be necessary to future-proof water, agriculture, and food security in an era of climate uncertainty. The scale of the problem is laid out in the introduction.Pages