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  Southern African Agriculture and Climate Change

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013

  With agriculture being the main source of both employment and income for southern Africa’s rural population, there is great concern regarding the potential impact of climate change. This study, produced by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), represents a comprehensive analysis of ways to foster agricultural development and food security to reduce such impacts.
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  Sustainable Intensification: A New Paradigm for African Agriculture

  Imperial College, University of London, 2013

  Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to global challenges such as food insecurity, climate change, rural poverty, malnutrition and environmental protection. This puts pressure on the fragile food production system.
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  Mapping the regional variation in potential vulnerability in Indian agriculture to climate change: An exercise through constructing vulnerability index

  African Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2013

  The anticipated changes in water availability, temperature rise, soil degradation and the suggested increase in extreme weather events are likely to greatly affect agriculture in India. This paper aims to develop the vulnerability profile of agricultural systems of the Indian states to the changing climate scenarios.
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  Impact of climate change on ASEAN food security: Downscaling analysis and response

  Centre For Non-Traditional Security Studies, 2013

  This Issues Brief is based on the proceedings of the Expert Group Meeting on the Impact of Climate Change on ASEAN Food Security held in June 2013.
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  Local vulnerability, Forest communities and Forestcarbon conservation: case of southern Cameroon

  Academic Journals, 2013

  This research paper, published in the international Journal of Biodiversity and Conservation, reports on a study of two community forests', Nomedjoh and Nkolenyeng, Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) projects located in south Cameroon.
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  Cambodian agriculture: Adaptation to climate change impact

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013

  Cambodia has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change. This International Food and Policy Institute discussion paper utilises crop models and village surveys to provide an overview of Cambodian agriculture's adaptation to climate change impacts.
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  Recognizing local agro-ecological knowledge in sustainable intensification of tree-crop-livestock farming systems

  World Agroforestry Centre, 2013

  This technical paper by the World Agroforestry Centre analyses what farmers in the highlands of Ethiopia currently know about ecosystem processes and the interactions between trees, crops and livestock. The aim is to use this information to guide interventions that will build more intensive and climate-resilient systems.
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  Key reference material for social & gender issues linked to tackling deforestation

  Evidence on Demand, 2013

  This reference list has been collated – as part of a HelpDesk enquiry that was undertaken by the Evidence on Demand team – to peer-review social and gender issues in a business case, relating to forests and climate change. Whilst not exhaustive, this list may act as a useful resource in the development of future business cases.
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  Challenges for a climate compatible development: how to strengthen agricultural, livestock and forestry public policies

  Latin American Platform on Climate, 2012

  This policy brief emerges from a process of analysis of the status and quality of the public policies on climate change and development in ten Latin American countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Colombia, El Salvador and Paraguay.
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  British Journal of Environment and Climate Change

  British Journal of Environment and Climate Change (ISSN: 2231–4784) aims to publish original research articles, review articles and short communications.

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