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Impact of climate change on ASEAN food security: Downscaling analysis and response
Centre For Non-Traditional Security Studies, 2013This Issues Brief is based on the proceedings of the Expert Group Meeting on the Impact of Climate Change on ASEAN Food Security held in June 2013.DocumentCities in developing countries and their development in response to climate change and resource scarcity
Evidence on Demand, 2013Future Fit is a DFID Executive Management Committee initiative, to produce a vision and strategy for the department’s response to the challenges and opportunities that climate change and resource scarcity pose for poverty reduction and development.DocumentBiofuels scoping review
Evidence on Demand, 2013Evidence on Demand has written a scoping review on biofuels – to evaluate the current literature on research related to eight sub-topics: energy efficiency and climate change potential, food security, land-use change, livelihoods, economic growth and jobs, technology, trade and policy.DocumentDeterminants of choice of indigenous climate related strategies by smallholder farmers in northern Ghana
British Journal of Environment and Climate Change, 2013This study assesses the determinants of choice of indigenous climate related strategies by smallholder farmers in northern Ghana. The study uses primary data obtained through community focus group discussions and household surveys, and subjected to the Multinomial Logit regression model.DocumentAgricultural vulnerability and adaptation to climatic changes in Malaysia: review on paddy sector
Current World Environment, 2013This paper provides a brief review on the global and Malaysian perspective of climate change, and its impacts on Malaysian agriculture and relevant adaptation practices. It also provides policy recommendations for better coping with the changing nature of climatic factors.DocumentEffects of climate change on poultry production in Ondo State, Nigeria
2013Poultry plays a vital economic, nutritional and socio-cultural role in the livelihood of rural households in many developing countries. This study assessed the effects of climate change on poultry production in Ondo State, Nigeria. 83 poultry farmers were interviewed to elicit relevant information and descriptive statistics. Inferential statistical tools were used for data analysis.DocumentBriefing note on the 1st Africa Food Security and Adaptation Conference: 20-21 August 2013
Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2013The First Africa Food Security & Adaptation Conference: Harnessing Ecosystem-based Approaches for Food Security and Adaptation to Climate Change in Africa was held from 20-21 August 2013 at the UN headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya.DocumentLarge-scale land acquisitions and food security
Evidence on Demand, 2013DFID are looking to propose that the UK supports a package of measures to strengthen land transparency and ultimately governance. This work is of a high priority for DFID and the wider UK Government. Following further research on the evidence and internal discussions, DFID have identified a gap relating to two specific questions:DocumentSocio-economic analysis of climate change impacts on foodgrain production in Indian states
Elsevier, 2013This paper analyses the implications of climate change on production of four crop categories (rice, wheat, pulses and coarse cereals) for ten large food-grain producing states in India over the period 2030–2050.DocumentGender equality and food security: women’s empowerment as a tool against hunger
Asian Development Bank, 2013Released during the Asia and the Pacific Regional High-level Consultation on Gender, Food Security and Nutrition (July 2013), this report explores the relationship between gender-based discrimination and the different channels through which households and individuals access food. Focusing on Asia and the Pacific, the author Dr.Pages