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    In the face of disaster: children and climate change

    International Save the Children Alliance, 2008
    Climate change is likely to lead to an increase in the frequency and intensity of natural disasters, and it will be the people in the poorest countries, especially children, who will bear the brunt.
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    Reducing vulnerability to climate change in the Arctic: the case of Nunavut, Canada

    Arctic Institute of North America, 2008
    Existing policy responses to climate change in Nunavut, Canada have largely focused on mitigation. However, because of the likelihood of adverse climate change impacts there has been a growing push for adaptation policies.
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    Climate change and adaptation in African agriculture

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2008
    The development of climate projections for Africa is evolving rapidly, yet little is known about how effectively this data is being utilised. This study, commissioned by the Rockefeller Foundation, aims to identify and understand the extent to which, and ways in which, information from climate change models is being integrated into agricultural development practice and decision-m
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    Climate change, vulnerability and livelihood: possibilities and prospect of the Charlands of Bangladesh

    Unnayan Onneshan, 2008
    This paper examines the vulnerability situation of people in the Charlands of Bangladesh. These are sandbars that emerge as islands within the river channel or as attached land to the riverbanks as a result of the dynamics of erosion and accretion in the rivers.
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    Livelihoods in rural Bangladesh

    Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, 2006
    For many of the poorest residents of Subarnabad, a village in rural Bangladesh, lackof money to meet basic needs is related to the environmental changes that have been occurring during the last 25 to 30 years. The authors describe the local vulnerabilities to environmental change such as saltwater intrusion and shrimp farm introduction in rural Bangladesh.
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    Vulnerability in Samoa

    Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, 2005
    As a small island developing state, Samoa is particularly vulnerable to climate change. Projected sea level rise could increase coastal erosion, cause loss of land and property, and dislocate island inhabitants.
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    Drought-management considerations for climate change adaptation: focus on the Mekong region

    Oxfam, 2007
    This paper presents a study on the impacts of recurring droughts on communities in the Ninh Thuan province of Viet Nam. It examines the root causes of drought in the region, people's perceptions of drought-related vulnerabilities in relation to climate change, and what action is most appropriate to combat the problem.
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    Climate change and smallholder farmers in Malawi

    ActionAid International, 2006
    While policy responses to global warming have mainly been driven by debates among scientists, the insights of poor people living on the frontline have been largely neglected. This study seeks to understand what is happening from poor peoples' perspectives. A field study was conducted using Participatory Vulnerability Analysis (PVA) in two districts of Malawi.
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    Assessment of impacts and adaptation to climate change: final report of the AIACC project

    Global Change System for Analysis, Research and Training, 2007
    It is now recognised that there is an urgent need in developing countries to formulate and implement adaptive strategies that would lessen climate change risks.
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    Climate change adaptation and poverty reduction: key interactions and critical measures

    Global Environmental Change and Human Security International Project Office, 2007
    This paper explores the practical linkages between poverty reduction and adaptation to climate change, identifying the points of interaction between poverty eradication and adaptation interventions. Additionally, it examines the institutional context of integrating climate change adaptation measures in development assistance policies.

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