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    Climate change: impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation in developing countries

    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2007
    The impact of climate change will have a detrimental effect on the livelihoods and survival of billions of people.
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    Mainstreaming climate change in the Philippines

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2008
    The Philippines, as an archipelagic and developing country, is highly vulnerable to climate change, with the poorest of the poor likely to bear the brunt.
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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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    The human implications of climate change for indigenous communities in the Arctic

    International Council for Science, 2005
    This paper builds upon work done by the author in collaboration with the traditional Inuit communities of Arctic Bay and Igloolik, Nunavut, on the human implications of climate change.
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    Promising practices: Lead Farmer project in Malawi

    Development Fund, Norway, 2008
    Food insecurity is one of the major threats that the people of Malawi face. 90% of Malawian farmers are smallholders who face a host of challenges in their farming activities, including:
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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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    Protecting farmers' rights in the global IPR regime

    South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics & Environment, 2007
    In developing countries, the vast majority of farmers still act as stewards and innovators of genetic diversity and farmers' rights are about enabling this to continue and rewarding them for their contribution to the global genetic pool.
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    New generation of GM crops could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than grounding all the aircraft in the world

    Soyatech, 2007
    There is a growing realisation that climate change will present a serious challenge for farmers – and that could mean big profits for companies that can help them adapt to environmental stress. This article examines the new generation of genetically modified (GM) crops which are emerging in response to a changing climate. Points made include:
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    GM crops: biotech agriculture: time to take GM seriously

    Ethical Corporation Online, 2008
    Biotechnology companies assert that genetically modified crops enable better pest control, reduced spraying, safety for non-target species, higher stress tolerance and more consistent yields. In short, the industry believes that green biotechnologies provide a secure and sustainable food and energy solution.
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    GM and climate change: a hungry world needs answers on GM crops

    Ethical Corporation Online, 2008
     Climate change will cause a net drop in food production. This editorial argues that genetically modified (GM) crops have an important role to play in addressing the impending climate-related food crisis. The author asserts that GM crops can help to tackle the emerging food crisis in three ways:

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