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    Where the rain falls: climate change, food and livelihood security, and migration

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
    This comparative study highlights that rainfall variability and food insecurity are key drivers for human mobility. The empirical research is based on eight country case studies, including a 1,300 household survey and participatory research sessions involving 2,000 individuals. The results reveal that migration is an important risk management strategy for vulnerable households.
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    Women and climate change: time for change

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    Women’s wellbeing and life choices are profoundly influenced by social institutions: even without climate change impacts, they face gender inequalities which typically lead to higher rates of poverty. Resource scarcity imposed by climate change affects women deeply, especially in areas where they are the primary farmers and managers of fuel wood and water.
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    Foresight reducing risks of future disasters: priorities for decision makers

    The Government Office for Science, 2012
    Science plays a key role in reducing the impacts of future natural hazards in developing countries according to this Foresight report. The threat of future disasters can be stabilised, if decision-makers make better use of technological developments and existing risk assessment methods.
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    Climate risk management: an integrated approach for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Indonesia

    2012
    With over 17,000 islands, Indonesia is especially vulnerable to climate risks, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) will be severely compromised if ‘climate proofing’ or adaptation interventions are inadequate.
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    Evidence from the frontlines of climate change: loss and damage to communities despite coping and adaptation

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
    This study presents empirical findings from fieldwork around the world examining loss and damage caused by global warming. The report begins by defining and contextualising the emerging discourse on assessing, quantifying and reacting to loss and damage. Key findings from the five case study sites include the following.
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    Strengthening climate resilience: the case of Grenada

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    This ‘Inside story on climate compatible development’ by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network describes how Grenada, a highly climate-vulnerable small island developing state (SIDS), is using its Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) to set the country on a path to mainstream climate resilient poverty reduction and sustainable development, through multilateral finance and techni
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    Mainstreaming community-based conservation in a transboundary mountain landscape: lessons from Kangchenjunga

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2012
    This paper draws recommendations for transboundary and participatory biodiversity conservation from the Kangchenjunga Conservation Landscape Initiative. This 'biodiversity hotspot' - shared by Bhutan, India and Nepal - is one of seven transboundary landscapes indentified by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) for regional cooperation development.
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    Mainstreaming climate resilience into government: the Philippines' Climate Change Act

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    The Philippines is at high risk from rising sea levels and a projected increase in severe tropical storms due to its geography and location. The vulnerability of its population to climate change is made worse by high poverty levels, and the negative environmental and social impacts of the country’s large natural resource extraction industries such as mining and logging.
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    Special evaluation study: ADB's response to natural disasters and disaster risks

    Asian Development Bank, 2012
    This evaluation reviews the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) disaster-related projects and programmes, and explores ways to improve ADB operations in the natural disaster management cycle. The study focuses on three types of natural events – floods, storms (cyclones, typhoons) and earthquakes (including tsunami) – and evaluates them based on relevance, responsiveness and results.
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    Access to climate change information and support services by the vulnerable groups in semi-arid Kenya for adaptive capacity development

    African Crop Science Society, 2012
    Despite being projected to face the greatest impact of climate change, vulnerable people of the semi-arid regions of sub-Saharan Africa have inadequate access to the support services and information they need to build their adaptive capacity to an effective level.

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