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  Resilience, equity and opportunity: the World Bank’s social protection and labor strategy 2012–2022

  World Bank, 2012

  This paper is an overview of the World Bank’s strategy on social protection and labour. It argues that social protection and labour systems, programmes and policies buffer individuals from shocks and equip them to improve their livelihoods and create opportunities to build a better life for themselves and their families.
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  International law principles for REDD+: the rights of indigenous peoples and the legal obligations of REDD+ actors

  Indian Law Resource Center, 2012

  These REDD+ principles lay out the human rights obligations for the countries and international agencies implementing REDD+ initiatives, including multilateral development banks and United Nations agencies.
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  Ecuador Case Study: Climate Change Impact on Fisheries

  United Nations Development Programme, 2007

  Part of the Human Development Report 2007/2008 by the UNDP, this document conducts a vulnerability assessment of fisheries in Ecuador, including both social and climate related issues. An analysis of the impact of el Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is included, as well as potential adaptation responses.
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  Africa human development report 2012: towards a food secure future

  United Nations Development Programme, 2012

  Due to misguided policies, weak institutions and failing markets, sub-Saharan Africa has millions of hungry and malnourished people. This first Africa Human Development Report 2012 seeks to look beyond direct causes of food insecurity, such as crop failure, to highlight the social and political dimensions that are inhibiting progress.
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  Promoting safety and health in a green economy

  International Labour Organization, 2012

  The two major challenges that define the 21st century are averting climate change and the deterioration of natural resources, and ensuring sustainable development based on economic growth, social equity and environmental protection. Building a green economy is necessary in response to these challenges.
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  Carbon sequestration in agricultural soils

  World Bank, 2012

  This report aims to improve the knowledge base for scaling-up investments in land management technologies that sequester soil carbon for increased productivity under changing climate conditions. The report presents the following key messages.
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  The Centre for People and Forests (RECOFTC)

  Community forestry is widely acknowledged as a powerful solution for many of the challenges facing local people and the wider society, especially in improving rural livelihoods, enhancing community go
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  What works for women: proven approaches for empowering women smallholders and achieving food security

  2012

  This briefing paper is the result of a collaboration between nine different agencies, sharing lessons learned from working with women smallholders in order to close the gender gap in agriculture.
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  Achieving food security in the face of climate change: final report from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change

  Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2012

  This report, released by the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, identifies a set of clear actions to be undertaken by key stakeholders to achieve food security in the context of climate change.
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  Low-greenhouse-gas consumption strategies and impacts on developing countries

  Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012

  This working paper examines different low greenhouse gas (GHG) consumption strategies and their impacts on developing countries. The paper notes that many of the goods consumed in high-income countries are produced in low-income countries, which raises questions about the economic impact of reduced consumption on those countries.

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