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    The climate and development challenge for Latin America and the Caribbean

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2013
    Climate change is already affecting the foundations on which Latin American societies rely for sustenance and welfare. Addressing these impacts, this report was prepared by a task force of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC). 
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    Land tenure insecurity, vulnerability to climate induced disaster and opportunities for redress in southern Africa

    AOSIS OpenJournals, 2013
    Published in Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, this paper uses the the focused synthesis method to map the intersections between land tenure insecurity and vulnerability to climate induced disaster in southern Africa.
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    Cutting cotton carbon emissions: findings from Warangal, India

    World Wildlife Fund, India, 2013
    WWF-India is working with farmers in Warangal district of India to promote better management practices (BMPs) in cotton so as to reduce the environmental impact associated with the overuse of inputs and resources. This paper examines a pilot project to estimate the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of cotton production systems, comparing traditionally grown cotton with BMP cotton.
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    Climate change impact on Togo’s agriculture performance: a Ricardian analysis based on time series data

    Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2013
    This paper applies a Ricardian approach to measure the effect of climate change on agriculture performance in Togo using time series data from the period 1971-2004. The findings show that there is a non-linear relationship between agricultural added value and recorded precipitations during the cropping period.
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    Gender equality and food security: women’s empowerment as a tool against hunger

    Asian Development Bank, 2013
    Released during the Asia and the Pacific Regional High-level Consultation on Gender, Food Security and Nutrition (July 2013), this report explores the relationship between gender-based discrimination and the different channels through which households and individuals access food. Focusing on Asia and the Pacific, the author Dr.
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    Mesoamerican coffee: building a climate change adaptation strategy

    International Center for Tropical Agriculture, 2013
    In Mesoamerica, coffee is an important part of agricultural GDP and export revenues which supports about half a million farmers, and employs millions of people on the farms and all along the supply chain. This policy brief summarises the potential risks and impacts of climate change on coffee farming in the region.
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    Zero carbon Britain: rethinking the future

    Centre for Alternative Technology, 2013
    This report explores how Britain can achieve Carbon neutrality. Building upon the groundwork laid by the Zero Carbon Britain project over the last six years, the authors incorporate the latest developments in science and technology, plus more detailed research in two main areas: balancing highly variable energy supply and demand; and the nutritional implications of a low carbon diet.
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    New pathways to resistance: outcomes of the Climate Change Adaptation in Africa research and capacity building program 2006-2012

    International Development Research Centre, 2012
    This report presents a brief and interactive summary of the Climate Change in Africa research and capacity program’s chief contributions.
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    Managing the land in a changing climate

    Committee on Climate Change, 2013
    This report is part of a series of annual progress reports by the Adaptation Sub-Committee to assess how the United Kingdom is preparing for the major risks and opportunities presented by climate change. Together these reports will provide the baseline evidence for the Committee’s statutory report to Parliament on preparedness due in 2015.
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    Laying the foundations for climate resilient development: voices from Africa

    Africa Adaptation Programme, 2013
    This Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) report details the achievements and lessons learned, as told by those who implemented it. It features interviews with representatives from almost every AAP country and seeks to chronicle the successes of the Programme by giving a voice to the people on the ground who made it happen.

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