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    The Heat Marches On

    Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, 2016
    In Australia, the start of 2016 brought heatwaves and heat spells to most of the continent. Despite the record heat, there has been very little action in Australia following the negotiation of the world’s first universal climate agreement in Paris late last year.
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    Ecosystem based approaches for climate change adaptation in Caribbean SIDS

    Global Resource Information Database, 2013
    Existing climate variability and global climate change are major threats to sustainable development in the Caribbean, particularly for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Hurricanes, storm surges and extreme rainfall events cause major damages to the assets of coastal populations, infrastructure and ecosystems.
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    Evidences of climate change impacts on ecotourism in the Caribbean basin

    National Center for Environmental Decision-Making Research, USA, 2009
    During the last recent years several potential climate change impacts on the main human economical activities such as tourism has been described, and there are relevant reports, scientific studies and newspaper information explaining the most important effects and consequences derived from such impacts.
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    The changing climate and human vulnerability in north-central Namibia

    Jàmbá: Journal of Disaster Risk Studies, 2016
    North-central Namibia is more vulnerable to effects of climate change and variability. Combined effects of environmental degradation, social vulnerability to poverty and a changing climate will compromise subsistence farming in north-central Namibia (NCN). This will make subsistence and small-scale farmers in the region more vulnerable to projected changes in the climate system.
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    A companion guide to resilience: report

    Oxfam, 2016
    Asia is experiencing unprecedented change. Some of these changes are bringing undeniable benefits, such as the millions of Asians being lifted out of poverty by economic growth, and the soaring accessibility of information technology.
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    Climate Change and Pacific Islands: Indicators and impacts. Report for the 2012 Pacific Islands regional climate assessment

    2012
    This report is published as one of a series of technical inputs to the National Climate Assessment (NCA) 2013 report. The NCA is being conducted under the auspices of the Global Change Research Act of 1990, which requires a report to the President and Con- gress every four years on the status of climate change science and impacts.
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    Report ALP final evaluation final

    CARE International, 2015
    This report summarises five and a half years of ALP’s work in Community Based Adaptation practice, learning and advocacy in Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique and Niger and outreach across Africa. It demonstrates the programme outcomes and how they have contributed to increasing the capacity of vulnerable households in sub-Saharan Africa to adapt to climate variability and change.
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    Climate change impacts on Arctic freshwater system

    Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme, 2016
    The report consists of 11 sections that address, inter alia: why the Arctic Freshwater System is important; ways in which climate change is affecting the Arctic Freshwater System; and impacts of the changing water cycle on Arctic landscapes and ecosystems, as well as on the coast and nearshore environments.
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    Spotlight on arguments: adaptation in semi-arid regions

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013
    Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) in Latin America is a large field, with many complimentary issues, such as agroforestry, water management, meteorological forecasting, and even the link between CBA and development itself.
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    Spotlight on key publications: climate change adaptation in mountain ecosystems

    Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2012
    Mountain ecosystems in Central America and the Andean region play an important role in relation to economic activities, ecosystem services and cultural heritage in numerous Latin American countries.

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