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  Climate change vulnerability and adaptation preparedness in southern Africa: Zimbabwe country report

  Heinrich Böll Stiftung Southern Africa, 2010

  This report is about the state of knowledge on climate change vulnerability and adaptation preparedness in Zimbabwe.
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  Opportunities for support to System of Rice Intensification in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014

  There is a great potential for increasing the production of rice in Tanzania, Zambia and Malawi. Many of the constraints on rice production are similar for the three countries. Common problems are low quality of seeds, lack of access to inputs, poorly functioning irrigation schemes, poor soil fertility management, weed infestation, low yields and low technical capacity.
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  Climate change, food security and trade linkages in South Asia

  2013

  This briefing paper examines the linkages between climate change, food security and trade in South Asia.
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  Assessing the costs of climate change and adaptation in South Asia

  Asian Development Bank, 2014

  This report predicts significant economic losses in South Asia as the region faces the challenge of achieving and sustaining rapid economic growth to reduce poverty and attain other Millennium Development Goals in an era of accentuated risks posed by global climate change.
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  Learning the hard way? Adapting to climate risk in Tanzania

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2014

  We use recent panel data on Tanzanian farm households to investigate how previous exposure to weather shocks affects the impact of a current shock. Specifically, we investigate the impact of droughts on agricultural outcomes and investments in children’s health, measured by their short- and long-term nutritional status.
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  Microfinance for ecosystem-based adaptation: options, costs and benefits

  Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente, 2014

  With a focus on smallholder farmers, this report explores the microfinance options for the promotion of ecosystem-based, climate change adaptation options.
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  Does climate information matter? A proposed monitoring and evaluation framework for participatory assessment of the impact of climate services for male and female farmers

  Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2014

  A gender-responsive monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the value of climate information and advisory services for smallholder farming communities, including case studies from Kenya, India and Senegal.
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  Adapting to climate change through land and water management in Eastern Africa: Results of pilot projects in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania

  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014

  FAO-Sida report providing evidence and lessons learned from a climate adaptation pilot project in Kenya, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.
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  The IPCC's Fifth Assessment Report: What's in it for Africa?

  Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014

  This executive summary highlights that Africa’s climate is already changing and the impacts are already being felt. It argues that climate change will have widespread impacts on African society and Africans’ interaction with the natural environment. These include an effect on food security, water availability and human health.
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  Understanding sustainable diets: a descriptive analysis of the determinants and processes that influence diets and their impact on health, food security, and environmental sustainability

  Advances in Nutrition, 2014

  This study argues that the concept of sustainable diets presents an opportunity to advance sustainable development and work for the elimination of poverty, food and nutrition insecurity, and poor health outcomes. This study examines the determinants of sustainable diets, offers a descriptive analysis of these areas, and presents a causal model and framework from which to build.

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