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Agriculture development and food security: progress on the implementation of the outcome of the World Summit on Food Security
Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2011Reducing the number and proportion of people who suffer from hunger and malnutrition is one of today’s most difficult challenges. Efforts have been made more difficult by higher and more volatile food and fuel prices, political conflict, and persistent underinvestment in agriculture, food and nutrition.DocumentAgricultural Technology for development
UN, 2011The return of high food prices and the need to adapt to climate change have revived interest in agricultural technologies adapted to smallholders, in particular women.DocumentCommunity-based rangeland rehabilitation for adaptation to climate change and carbon sequestration
Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network, 2011Since the 1960s, the Sahel region in Africa has experienced a general decline in the volume of rainfall. Between 1961 and 1998, droughts have affected Sudan with varying degrees of severity.DocumentPromoting ecosysterm-based adaptation practices and iterative learning in Bangladesh's drought-prone areas: livelihood adaptation to climate change project (LACC)
Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network, 2011The impacts of climate variability and change are global concerns, but in Bangladesh, where large parts of the population are vulnerable to a range of natural hazards, they are particularly critical.DocumentClimate variability and change in the Himalayas: Community perceptions and responses
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2011This study, published by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, investigates how climate and socio-economic change is affecting the livelihoods of the mountain peoples of the Himalayas.DocumentFarmers in a Changing Climate: Does Gender Matter? Food security in Andhra Pradesh, India
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2009This report presents the findings of research undertaken in six villages in two drought-prone districts of Andhra Pradesh in India Mahbubnagar and Anantapur. This FAO study uses gender, institutional, and climate analyses to document the trends in climate variability that men and women farmers are facing and their responses to ensure food security.DocumentThe future of food and farming: challenges and choices for global sustainability
Foresight UK, 2011The global food system will experience an unprecedented combination of pressures over the next 40 years. Global population size will increase and competition for land, water and energy will intensify, while the effects of climate change will become increasingly apparent. Over this period, globalisation will continue, exposing the food system to novel economic and political pressures.DocumentClimate change: impact on agriculture and costs of adaptation
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009Climate change, together with global population and income growth, is a major threat to food security in the world. This food policy report presents research results which quantify climate change impact, assess the consequences for food security and estimate the investment required to offset the negative effects on human wellbeing.DocumentClimate change and the threat to African food security
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2009Sub-Saharan Africa is currently the most food-insecure region in the world. Climate change could aggravate the situation further unless adequate measures are put in place.DocumentIntegrated solutions to the water, agriculture and climate crises
2009This report investigates the role of agriculture in addressing global challenges related to climate, water and food.Pages