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    Interventions for achieving sustainability in tropical forest and agricultural landscapes

    CGIAR System-wide Program on Property Rights and Collective Action, 2013
    The rapid expansion of commodity agriculture in tropical forest landscapes is a key  driver of deforestation. To meet the growing demand from a more prosperous and  expanding global population, it is imperative to develop sustainable commodity  supply chains that support higher agricultural productivity, and that enable improved environmental, economic, and social outcomes.
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    Climate-smart agriculture sourcebook

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013
    This comprehensive sourcebook on climate-smart agriculture (CSA), produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, consists of eighteen modules covering every aspect of planning and implementing CSA policies and projects.
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    Farmers’ perceptions and adaptations to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis of empirical studies and implications for public policy in African agriculture

    Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013
    Climate change has the potential of undermining sustainable development efforts in Africa, if steps are not taken to respond to its adverse consequences. This study reviews existing and available literature on farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.
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    Land tenure and fast-tracking REDD+: time to reframe the debate?

    Global Canopy Programme, 2013
    This paper argues that legal reform of land tenure will not take place fast enough to enable developing countries to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through REDD+. It highlights that a global agreement on REDD+ is needed by 2020, if the mechanism is to have a significant impact on mitigating climate change.
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    Green economy and trade: trends, challenges and opportunities

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
    Prepared by the Trade, Policy and Planning Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this report is a key component of the Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project (GE-TOP). The aim of GE-TOP is to identify opportunities and barriers inherent in a transition to a green economy, and to assist all stakeholders to build capacity.
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    Making Sense of Gender, Climate Change and Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa

    Future Agricultures Consortium, 2013
    Full title: Making Sense of Gender, Climate Change and Agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa: Creating Gender-Responsive Climate Adaptation Policy Christine Okali and Lars Otto NaessMay 2013
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    National REDD+ Strategy Development and Implementation Process in Tanzania. Mid Term Review. Final Report

    2013
    The Norwegian Government funded REDD+ project portfolio in Tanzania is creating significant positive results across Tanzania. Along with the research project on climate change and a selection of pilot projects, the REDD+ Policy Project is helping lay the foundation for Tanzania’s future REDD activities. The mid-term review was carried out during March 2013, by independent consultants, Nordeco.
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    Evaluation of Norway’s Bilateral Agricultural Support to Food Security

    Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2013
    The purpose of this evaluation was “to assess to what extent Norwegian funds for agriculture have contributed to food security, with a view to get recommendations for future support”. The period under evaluation was 2005-2011. The evaluation focused on four aspects (clusters): 1. Contribution to food security. 2. Monitoring, evaluation and documentation. 3. Sustainability and scaling-up. 4.
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    Effect of climate change on the health of rural farmers in Offa, Kwara State, Nigeria

    African Journals Online - AJOL, 2013
    This study examines the effect of climate change on the health of rural farmers in Nigeria. It is based on structured interviews with 98 respondents and the collected data were analysed through the use of frequency count, simple percentages and Pearson product moment correlation (PPMC).
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    Forests and trees for social adaptation to climate variability and change

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2012
    Ecosystems provide crucial services to help people adapt to climate change. In conducting a review of the scientific literature, this paper shows how ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation can reduce social vulnerability to climate hazards, and highlights knowledge gaps and trade-offs that require more research.

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