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    The social dimensions of climate change

    World Health Organization, 2011
    This paper by the World Health Organization addresses the social dimensions of climate change from a sustainable, equitable development perspective, understood as ‘an irreducible holistic concept where economic, social and environmental issues are interdependent dimensions that must be approached within a unified framework’, and where the overarching outcome is to fully promote human welfare and e
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    A critical analysis of climate change factors and its projected future values in Delta state, Nigeria

    Asian Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development, 2013
    This study analyses climate change factors (temperature and rainfall) and their projected future values in the Delta state, Nigeria. A variety of crops such as maize, yam and cassava produced in Delta state depend on rainfall for their optimum performance. Therefore, decreasing and/or irregular rainfall patterns threaten food security in the state.
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    Resilience of outdoor spaces in an era of climate change: the problem of developing countries

    Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2013
    This paper suggests a framework for integrating climate change into the design of public spaces in developing countries. The aim is to explain the urgent need for public-space design codes in developing countries that factor in global warming and climate extremes. The paper argues that environmental considerations must form an integral part of such design to ensure human wellbeing.
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    Expert views of climate change adaptation in least developed Asia

    Elsevier, 2012
    Drawing primarily from original data collected from more than 100 semi-structured research interviews, this study discusses the benefits of four climate change adaptation projects being implemented in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia and the Maldives.
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    Bangladesh’s comprehensive disaster management programme

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011
    Bangladesh is afflicted by a multitude of natural hazards. In an average year, roughly 10 million Bangladeshi citizens are affected by one or more such hazards and their frequency and severity is projected to increase as a result of climate change.
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    Climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation in Zimbabwe

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2012
    This paper reviews impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Zimbabwe, with the intention of providing a broad overview of the key issues related to climate change facing the country. It draws on a set of background papers that were produced by the Policy and Advocacy for Climate Change in Zimbabwe project.
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    The state of environmental migration 2011

    International Organization for Migration, 2012
    This report is the second volume in an annual series, which aims to provide regular assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration. This volume focuses on cross-border displacement and the securitisation of migration.
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    On climate migration and international trade

    Social Science Research Network, 2012
    Climate migration is plagued by vagueness, both in terms of the numbers of potential migrants, as well as their legal rights. This article provides a legal analysis of climate migration and examines its potential impact on international trade.
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    Community vulnerability assessment: Kharo Chan, Keti Bunder and Jiwani

    WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2012
    This community vulnerability assessment (CVA) showcases the key threats facing the Indus Delta, focusing on the risks facing coastal communities living in Kharo Chan, Keti Bunder and Jiwani in Pakistan. Apart from identifying threats, the report lists response options, in order to support adaptation at the local, district and provincial levels.
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    Malaria and agriculture: a global review of the literature with a focus on the application of integrated pest and vector management in East Africa and Uganda

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012
    Roughly half of the world's population lives at risk of contracting malaria, a disease which disproportionately affects the poor. As such, farming households are particularly vulnerable; malaria is therefore an intimate link between poverty, agriculture and health.

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