Search

Reset

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

Showing 221-230 of 366 results

Pages

  • Document

    Transboundary landscape management framework for ecological and socioeconomic resilience

    2012
    Current land management approaches focus on achieving ecological resilience for natural resources and biological diversity, and socioeconomic resilience for the people who depend on the land for their livelihoods and wellbeing.
  • Document

    Managing climate extremes and disasters in the agricultural sector: lessons from the IPCC SREX report

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    This thematic brief is part of a four-part series by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) which highlights lessons learned from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (known as SREX).
  • Document

    Accessing adaptation: multiple stressors on livelihoods in the Bolivian highlands under a changing climate

    Science Direct, 2012
    Smallholder farmers continuously confront multiple social and environmental stressors that necessitate changes in livelihood strategies to prevent damages and take advantage of new opportunities or adaptation. Vulnerability is attributable to social determinants that limit access to assets, leading to greater exposure and sensitivity to stressors and a limited capacity to adapt.
  • Document

    Developing a climate-smart agriculture strategy at the country level: lessons from recent experience

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012
    This paper presents recent experiences of country level implementation of climate smart agriculture (CSA) to identify some key lessons to incorporate into ongoing CSA activities in developing countries.
  • Document

    Reefs at risk revisited in the Coral Triangle

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2012
    This report analyses the threats to coral reefs of the Coral Triangle, including overfishing and destructive fishing, coastal development, pollution from land and sea, and climate change related threats such as ocean warming and acidification.
  • Document

    Are food insecure smallholder households making changes in their farming practices? Evidence from east Africa

    Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2012
    Smallholder farmers across east Africa have started to embrace climate-resilient farming approaches and technologies, according to this study by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) research programme.
  • Document

    Assessment of the impacts and adaptive capacity of the Machobane farming system to climate change in Lesotho

    African Technology Policy Studies Network, 2012
    Agriculture remains a major source of income for more than 80 per cent of the rural population in Lesotho, although the country's arable land is only about nine per cent of the total land area. Moreover, the rural economy has been declining due to poor land and water resources management, unsustainable farming practices and unpredictable weather conditions.
  • Document

    Future perfect

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2012
    This United Nations flagship publication launched at the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012 aims to raise awareness on sustainability and green growth. The objective is to show renewed political commitment for sustainable development, while assessing progress to date.
  • Document

    Global Transition 2012: challenge papers

    Global Transition 2012, 2012
    These eleven challenge papers by the Global Transition 2012 initiative aim to provide a clear perspective on the priority areas for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20. Topics discussed in the papers include the green economy, global inequality, the blue economy and green jobs and skills. The first paper in the series focuses on the green economy.
  • Document

    Addressing financing for agriculture: ensuring a triple dividend for smallholders

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2012
    The agricultural sector plays a critical role in food security, poverty reduction and economic growth, especially in developing countries, where agriculture is fundamental to sustainable development.

Pages