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  Tenure rights, human rights and REDD+: knowledge, skills and tools for effective results forest carbon, markets and communities (FCMC) program

  Forest Carbon, Markets and Communities, 2014

  This document presents a framework for identifying and asserting tenure and human rights associated with forests and land use in the context of climate change policies and measures. It argues that clearly defined land rights can help identify which actors are necessary to address drivers of deforestation and can determine shares in benefits from reduced deforestation.
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  El Niño and Indian droughts - a scoping exercise

  Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, 2014

  This paper is based on predictions of a strong El Niño in 2014 which it is feared will lead to droughts in India. The paper argues that as El Niño may hit in the second half of Indian monsoon season in 2014, favourable water reservoir levels, and high stocks of grains with the government, may offer some relief to the farmers and the consumers at present.
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  Land use in a future climate agreement

  Winrock International, 2014

  This paper explores options for including land use in a future (post-2020) climate change agreement as anticipated by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP).
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  Evidence linking community level tenure and forest condition: An annotated bibliography

  Climate and Land Use Alliance, 2014

  This annotated bibliography provides evidence that community tenure over forests can result in more forest cover and more species-rich forests, less deforestation and degradation, and fewer fires than some other approaches to protecting forests.
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  Climate and Land Use Alliance

  The Climate and Land Use Alliance aims to "seeks to realize the potential of forested and agricultural landscapes to mitigate climate change, benefit people, and protect the environment."
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  Assessing drought displacement risk for Kenyan, Ethiopian and Somali pastoralists

  Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2014

  This study represents an initial attempt to assess patterns of displacement related to droughts in selected countries of the Horn of Africa, specifically the border regions of Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
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  Perceptions of climate change and adaptation to microclimate change and variability among smallholder farmers in Mhakwe Communal Area, Manicaland province, Zimbabwe

  Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2014

  This study seeks to assess smallholder farmers' perceptions of climate change and also their adaptive strategies at the microscale in Mhakwe Communal Area in Zimbabwe. The study was carried out using a triangulation of quantitative and qualitative data collection methods. A sample of 43 smallholder farmers was selected.
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  Impact of climate change on agriculture and food crops: Options for climate smart Agriculture and local adaptation in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

  Institute of Resource Governance and Social Change, 2014

  This paper identifies some of the innovations in water use efficiency and water management at crop levels such as mulching, water diversification measures and agro-forestry system which are being used by a few successful farmers.
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  Integrating urban agriculture and forestry into climate change action plans: Lessons from Sri Lanka

  Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014

  This case study aims to illustrate how the Western Province in Sri Lanka is promoting urban and peri-urban agriculture and forestry as a strategy to reduce vulnerability to climate change, while at the same time enhancing urban liveability and livelihoods.
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  Socio-ecological vulnerability assessment of flood and saline-prone region in rural Bangladesh

  Bioforsk / Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research, 2014

  The agrarian population in Bangladesh is ranked by many studies to be of the most vulnerable in the world due to the poor socio-economic features, the unique geophysical location and the high exposure to climate change effects.

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