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    Climate and development resources Grenada

    Government of Grenada, 2015
    Report showcasing quality documents on climate change and development for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique, as part of the project, Improving Access to Online Knowledge Resources on Climate and Development Phase 3.
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    Climate change and SIDS: a voice at COP21 for small farmers

    Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation, 2015
    This paper sets out the context of the global changes to the climate and how it is impacting both directly and indirectly on the small farmers in SIDS of the Caribbean, Pacific and Indian Ocean regions.
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    Mainstreaming climate information into sector development plans: the case of Rwanda’s tea and coffee sectors

    National Environment Research Council, UK, 2015
    This report demonstrates the use of climate information in assessing adaptation needs and implementation of adaptation interventions.
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    Hydropower in the Zambezi River basin at risk due to changing climate and increased irrigation

    Energy Research Centre, 2014
    This policy brief is among the output from a research initiative designed to address the major uncertainties facing hydropower development in the Zambezi region, and to deepen understanding among stakeholders of the risks to hydropower from changes in climate and increased upstream water demand.
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    Climate-smart agriculture in Kenya

    Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2015
    Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) requires a major shift in the way land, water, soil nutrients, and genetic resources are managed to ensure that these resources are used more efficiently. Making this shift requires considerable changes in technical approaches and financial mechanisms conclude the authors.
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    Climate-smart agriculture in Sri Lanka

    World Bank, 2016
    The climate-smart agriculture (CSA) concept reflects the ambition to improve the integration of agriculture development and climate responsiveness.
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    Nutrient and sediment inputs of the Beausejour river: and the impacts it may have on the adjacent coral reef system in the Moliniere Beausejour Marine Protected Area

    Organization of the American States, 2013
    A major problem facing coral reefs in the Moliniere Beausejour Marine Protected Area (MBMPA) of Grenada is macroalgae overgrowth and their deleterious effects on corals. Reduced herbivory from overfishing and excess nutrients associated with pollution from land runoff have been implicated as factors causing significant increases in macroalgae cover on coral reefs.
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    Enabling civil society in Saint Lucia to adapt to the impacts of climate change

    Caribbean Natural Resources Institute, 2015
    The government in Saint Lucia is taking action through the development of policies as well as targeted investment and interventions to facilitate climate change adaptation action. However civil society organisations are not in a position to play an effective role due to constraints on existing policies, structure and processes. The briefing suggestions include:
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    Monitoring REDD+ impacts: cross scale coordination and interdisciplinary integration

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2015
    Given the lack of capacity and funds for REDD+ monitoring in many countries, greater integration of carbon, social and environmental monitoring – both across scales and between disciplines – could help make the process more cost-effective. To promote such integration, advancements are needed in three key areas:
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    Climate change vulnerability assessment: Greater Port Vila

    United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2015
    This reports on a series of assessments made for the city of Port Vila, Vanuatu to measure the baseline for understanding critical social, economic and environmental vulnerabilities and range of risks in the face of climate change.

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