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  Towards a comprehensive Strategic Framework to Upscale and Out-scale EbA-driven agriculture In Africa

  United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2015

  This report aims to challenge the current food insecurity scenario in Africa by laying a case for a paradigm shift from current conventional agricultural approaches.
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  Africa Capacity Indicators 2013: Capacity Development For Natural Resource Management

  African Capacity Building Foundation, 2013

  This report focuses on natural resource management in Africa and links this discussion with state fragility, agricultural transformation and food security.
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  Using Crop Genetic Resources To Help Agriculture Adapt to Climate Change: Economics and Policy

  Economic Research Service, USDA, 2015

  Climate change poses significant risks to future crop productivity as temperatures rise, rainfall patterns become more variable, and pest and disease pressures increase. The use of crop genetic resources to develop varieties more tolerant to rapidly changing environmental conditions will be an important part of agricultural adaptation to climate change.
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  The Role of Policy in Facilitating Adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture in Uganda

  Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2015

  This study aims at understanding the influence of policy frameworks on climate change adaptation in Uganda. It combines literature review on existing natural resource management policies, focus group discussions with farming communities and interviews with key informants across various policy implementation levels.
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  Case Study: Malawi’s agriculture, climate change and food security country analysis and programming recommendations

  Evidence on Demand, 2015

  Agriculture is vital to Malawi, employing 80% of the workforce and producing nearly 35% of GDP. However, the food security and climate change situation of Malawi has become very unstable. This brief is a country case study of Malawi and highlights how climate change affects food security and agriculture in Malawi.
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  Gender policy and action

  2015

  Document proposing a gender policy and gender action plan for the Green Climate Fund, 2015-2017.
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  Adaptation actions in Africa: evidence that gender matters

  Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2014

  This paper uses descriptive statistics to shows gender differences in terms of perceptions of climate change, awareness and adoption of climate smart agricultural (CSA) practices, and types and sources of agro-climatic information in four sites in Africa.
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  Managing water and fertilizer for sustainable agricultural intensification

  International Water Management Institute, 2015

  This reference guide is designed to improve general understanding of the best management practices for the use of water and fertilizers throughout the world to enhance crop production, improve farm profitability and resource efficiency, and reduce environmental impacts related to crop production.
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  The water-energy-food nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean: trade-offs, strategic priorities and entry points

  Global Canopy Programme, 2015

  This report provides an overview of the water-energy-food nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), identifying the main challenges and opportunities for achieving water, energy and food security in the region.
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  Topic Guide: Climate change, food security and agriculture

  Evidence on Demand, 2015

  This Topic Guide addresses the threat that climate change poses to food security and poverty reduction achievements. The peer-reviewed guide explains how programming around climate-smart agriculture can help adapt and build resilience to climate change – at the same time stimulating economic growth and poverty reduction in the agricultural sector.

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