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Searching with a thematic focus on Climate change, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate change agriculture and food security

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  Media perceptions and portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, India and China

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013

  Through the analysis of newspaper articles and a survey of journalists, this publication identifies gaps and highlights differences in how the media portray pastoralism in Kenya, China and India.
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  Climate change vulnerability and the use of indigenous technologies for adaptation among smallholder farming communities in sub Saharan Africa

  African Journals Online - AJOL, 2012

  This study presents empirical evidence on whether and how smallholder farming communities are experiencing climate change variability and impacts, as well as the indigenous technologies they have adopted to respond to these effects. The study was conducted in three sub-Saharan African countries: Nigeria, Tanzania and Sierra Leone.
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  Small-scale farmers and climate change. How can farmer organisations and Fairtrade build the capacity of smallholders?

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2012

  As climate change impacts are increasingly felt by smallholder farmers, there is an urgent need to identify approaches that strengthen ongoing economic development efforts and enhance the adaptive capacity of farmers, their households and their communities.
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  Understanding past and future impacts of climate change in agriculture: implications for adaptation planning

  Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012

  Climate change poses a serious risk to food security and agriculture in China. Agriculture is of critical importance to China, because 54 per cent of the country’s population lives in rural areas. This policy brief outlines the key research highlights to date on the impacts of climate change on agriculture.
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  Farmers' adaptation initiatives to the impact of climate change on agriculture in northern Nigeria

  African Journals Online - AJOL, 2012

  This study examines the innovative adaptive measures used by farmers in northern Nigeria to respond to the effects of climate change. Quantitative and qualitative approaches (rapid rural appraisal, focus group discussions and semi-structured interviews) were used to gather information from 500 farmers.
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  Analysis of climate change impacts on coffee, cocoa and basic grains value chains in northern Honduras

  Instituto de Estudios del Hambre (Institute of Hunger Studies), 2013

  This study examines, applying future climate local scenarios, climate change impacts in northern Honduras and makes recommendations to strengthen the resilience of the International Fund for Agricultural Development’s (IFAD) ‘Northern Horizons’ project beneficiaries in the coffee, cocoa, maize and bean value chains.
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  Rural households in a changing climate

  World Bank, 2013

  This World Bank policy research working paper investigates household-level strategies for adapting to climate change in rural settings, looking particularly at the adaptive capacity of poor rural households – a subject the authors claim has received little attention due to its broad and complex nature.
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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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  Adaptive capacities of farmers to climate change adaptation strategies and their effects on rice production in the northern region of Ghana

  Russian Journal of Agricultural and Socio-Economic Sciences, 2012

  This study examines the adaptive capacities of farmers to climate change adaptation strategies and their effects on rice production in the northern region of Ghana. The adaptive capacities of rice farmers were estimated quantitatively and categorised into high, moderate and low adaptive capacities.
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  Economic impact assessment of climate change in key sectors in Nepal: study implementation plan

  Integrated Development Society, 2012

  This report summarises the implementation plans for the main phase of the Economic Impact Assessment of Climate Change in Key Sectors in Nepal study, including the approach and methods proposed.

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