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e-Adaptation within agricultural livelihoods in Colombia's high mountain regions
Centre for Development Informatics, 2012Colombia's agricultural communities have been severely affected by the impacts of climatic uncertainty and volatility. These communities operate within contexts characterised by multiple resource constraints (e.g.DocumentPredicting the Impact of Climate Change on the Cocoa-Growing Regions in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire
Participatory Research with Farmers, International Center of Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), 2011This document is one of three reports on the methods and results of a consultancy with the title 'Predicting the impact of climate change on cocoa, cashew and cotton growing regions in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire' conducted by the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF).This report focuses on cocoa but also summarises the impact of climateDocumentLand for Life: Securing our Common Future
2011The GEF and UNCCD Secretariats collaborated on this new book to convey how sustainable land management (SLM) practices are helping shape a sustainable future for people and the planet.DocumentVulnerability of arid and semi-arid regions to climate change: impacts and adaptive strategies
2009This perspective document, part of the 16-paper series on water and climate change adaptation, focuses on the impacts and adaptive strategies in arid and semi-arid regions. The series reflect the central topic of the 5th World Water Forum, ‘climate change and adaptation’, where it was presented and discussed.DocumentAdaptation to climate change in international river basins in Africa: a review
Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, 2008Africa’s fresh water resources, which are under pressure, are vital to the support of livelihoods, food security and power generation, as well as growing domestic and industrial needs.DocumentIFAD Strategic Framework 2011-2015
International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2011IFAD’s fourth Strategic Framework covers the period 2011-2015. It presents IFAD’s overarching goal, objectives and thematic areas of focus. It also articulates the principles of engagement that will guide operations and how IFAD will deliver against the framework. IFAD’s unique mandate is improving rural food security and nutrition, and enabling rural women and men to overcome poverty.DocumentBuilding climate resilience in South Asia
Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012This publication outlines several projects run by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) to improve resilience to climate change in South Asia, concentrating on 'Pakistan's post-flood reconstruction'.OrganisationClimate Change Agriculture Food Security (CCAFS)
The CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) is a 10-year research initiative launched by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) aDocumentClimate Economics: The State of the Art
Stockholm Environment Institute, 2011Economic analysis has become increasingly central to the climate policy debate, but the models and assumptions of climate economics often lag far behind the latest developments in this fast-moving field. This report aims to correct this problem and identify areas where substantially more research must be done.DocumentWeather Index-Based Insurance in Agricultural Development: A Technical Guide
International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2011The technical guide is intended as a practical reference tool to guide IFAD, WFP and other donors’ country programme management staff through the steps of implementing a Weather Index-based Insurance programme. It is based on the recognition that weather index-based insurance represents an increasingly viable approach to help smallholder farmers prepare for climatic events.Pages
