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Vanuatu case study: Standing Together: strengthening climate change resilience in Vanuatu
CARE International, 2016Futuna sits in the Pacific Ocean, one of Vanuatu’s 83 islands. It is a remote but special place. Here, resident’s fish and farm, and are renowned for their weaving talents, making baskets and bags. Since 2009, CARE has been working with the community of Futuna to support their efforts to reduce disasters and to adapt to climate change.DocumentAssessment of women’s livelihood needs in three eco-zones of Bangladesh
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2014Evidently women are more severely affected by climate change and natural disasters because of their social roles, discrimination and poverty. In rural Bangladesh they are specially vulnerable since they are highly dependent on local natural resources for their livelihood.DocumentImplication of participatory forest management on Duru-Haitemba and Ufiome Forest reserves and community livelihoods
AJ, 2016The fate of the forest is usually connected with forest management systems, societal demands as well as exposure to major disturbances such as wildfires, heavy browsing animals.DocumentClimate impacts on food security and livelihoods in Asia: a review of existing knowledge
United Nations [UN] World Food Programme, 2016There is agreement in the scientific community that the global food system will experience unprecedented pressure in the coming decades – demographic changes, urban growth, environmental degradation, increasing disaster risk, food price volatility, and climate change will all affect food security patterns.&DocumentPerception-based analysis of climate change effect on forest-based livelihood: the case of Vhembe District in South Africa
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 2016Forests are vulnerable to climate change and are also major sources of livelihood for many rural households in Africa.DocumentHot, hungry and starved of investment: supporting smallholders to build a climate-resilient agricultural sector in southern Africa
Oxfam, 2016As the African Development Bank meets in southern Africa, one of the strongest and most sustainedDocumentThe impact of food assistance on pastoralist livelihoods in humanitarian crises: an evidence synthesis protocol
Oxfam, 2016This protocol outlines plans for conducting an evidence synthesis on the impact of food aid on pastDocumentThe implications of global climate change for fisheries management in the Caribbean
Climate and Development, 2011Concerns about the socio-economic impacts of observed and projected climate change have been high on the research agendas of scientists for the last several decades.DocumentThe cost of irrigation water in the Jordan Valley
World Bank Institute, World Bank, 2016The purpose of this study was to determine the financial cost of irrigation water in the Jordan Valley and the corresponding impact of higher water prices on farming. The analysis shows that JVA needs significant tariff increases to be able to attain a more financially sustainable footing.DocumentA review of children’s participation in disaster risk reduction
Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 2016Children are often excluded from disaster risk reduction (DRR) activities, yet they are one of the most vulnerable groups to disasters. As a result, they experience physical, psychological and educational vulnerabilities. There is lack of research on children’s participation in DRR and their potential value in strengthening community resilience has been largely overlooked.Pages