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High-altitude rangelands and their interfaces in the Hindu Kush Himalayas
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2013The interfaces between high-altitude rangelands and other ecosystems in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region such as forests, wetlands, and agricultural land are suffering from degradation, desertification, and soil erosion, which are further aggravated by climatic and anthropogenic factors.DocumentLearning on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2014A four-day workshop on ‘Learning on reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) in South Asia’ was organized from 24 to 27 July 2012 at ICIMOD’s headquarters in Kathmandu, Nepal. This publication contains an account of the proceedings and the contributions on country level policies, case studies, and technical methods.DocumentA Regional Orientation Training on Ecosystem Services Assessment under the Himalica Programme
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2014The Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalayas (Himalica) initiative is aimed at supporting poor and vulnerable mountain communities in the Hindu Kush Himalayan (HKH) region to mitigate and adapt to climate change impacts through collaborative action research and pilot activities.DocumentTowards developing the Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative – Report on the regional strategic meeting for developing regional cooperation framework
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2014This report presents the detailed proceedings of a two-day consultation meeting aimed at formulating the BSL Regional Cooperation Framework (BSL-RCF). The meeting was held at Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar on 26–27 June 2014.DocumentTowards developing the Brahmaputra-Salween landscape conservation and development initiative
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2014This report is on the third Regional Consultation on Developing Transboundary Cooperation for Brahmaputra-Salween Landscape Conservation and Development Initiative (BSLCDI) which took place in January 2014 in Kaziranga, Assam, India.DocumentTowards a framework for achieving food security in the mountains of Pakistan
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2014This working paper outlines a mountain-specific framework for addressing food security in the mountains of Pakistan. It builds on efforts by ICIMOD together with the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) and the National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) to understand the special issues of food security and find solutions in the mountain areas of Pakistan.DocumentEnvironmental livelihood security in Southeast Asia and Oceania: a water-energy-food-livelihoods nexus approach for spatially assessing change
International Water Management Institute, 2014This document addresses the need for explicit inclusion of livelihoods within the environment nexus (water-energy-food security). The authors present a conceptualisation of ‘environmental livelihood security’, which combines the nexus perspective with sustainable livelihoods.DocumentWater considerations in selecting energy technologies
Energy Research Centre, 2014This paper highlights that while water is scarce in South Africa, the exploitation of energy technologies requires water and choices of energy technologies should take into account water scarcity. It argues that water requirements are not well integrated into decision-making processes for selecting energy technologies.DocumentCoping with climate change – the roles of genetic resources for food and agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2015This book argues that genetic resources have a critical role to play in feeding the world in the face of climate change and that more needs to be done to study, preserve and utilize biological diversity. It argues that crops, livestock, forest trees and aquatic organisms capable of surviving and producing in a changing climate will be needed and that policies.DocumentMapping the exposure of socioeconomic and natural systems of West Africa to coastal climate stressors
US Agency for International Development, 2014This climate vulnerability mapping study seeks to illuminate some of the economic, social, and natural systems in West Africa that will be exposed to future sea-level rise, storm surge, and riparian floods. It covers the Guinea Current countries, extending from Guinea-Bissau in the northwest to Cameroon in the southeast.Pages