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  Understanding farmers' perceptions and adaptations to climate change and variability: the case of the Limpopo Basin, South Africa

  2009

  This report outlines how climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts in South Africa. It states that rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural resources, are likely to bear the brunt of adverse impacts.
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  Climate variability and maize yield in South Africa: results from GME and MELE methods

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009

  This paper investigates the impact of climate variability on maize yield in the Limpopo Basin of South Africa using the Generalized Maximum Entropy (GME) estimator and Maximum Entropy Leuven Estimator (MELE).
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  Micro-level analysis of farmers’ adaptation to climate change in Southern Africa

  2007

  This discussion paper is based on micro-level analysis of adaptation that focuses on tactical decisions farmers make in response to seasonal variations in climatic, economic, and other factors in Southern Africa.  The document is based on a cross-section database of three countries: South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
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  Browsing on fences: pastoral land rights, livelihoods and adaptation to climate change

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008

  This paper presents an overview of pastoral systems and addresses rights issues around access and control of resources in the context of climate change. The document brings together the inputs made by over 120 participants in a 2006 web-based forum and also includes material from a number of projects from around the world.
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  Determinants of African farmers’ strategies for adapting to climate change: multinomial choice analysis

  African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008

  Climate change is expected to have a considerable impact on poor peoples' livelihoods in Africa and finding ways to help farmers adapt is of critical importance. This study analyses determinants of farm-level climate adaptation measures in Africa using a multinomial choice model fitted to data from a cross-sectional survey of over 8000 farms from 11 African countries.
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  Fuelling exclusion? The biofuels boom and poor people's access to land

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008

  The policy debate about the merits and demerits of biofuels is growing and changing rapidly, with concerns being voiced over their effectiveness for mitigating climate change, role in recent food price hikes and social environmental impacts.
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  Biofuels, climate change and GM crops: who is really benefiting?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  Biofuels are attracting increased attention and investment as an alternative to fossil-based fuels and a means of combating climate change, yet there are many critics. This one-page briefing explores some of the concerns surrounding biofuels and the limitations posed by large-scale biofuel production. Key points highlighted include the following:
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  Climate change and rural livelihoods in Malawi: review study report of Norwegian support to FAO and SCC in Malawi, with a note on some regional implications

  Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2008

  This review seeks to assess the sustainable livelihoods projects currently supported by Norway in Malawi within the context of climate change and its predicted impact on agriculture development and food security.
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  Adaptation to climate change by small-scale Rooibos tea farmers in Wupperthal and the Suid Bokkeveld areas of the Western and Northern Cape

  South South North, 2006

  The project aims to support small-scale farmers in the project area in their efforts to adapt their farming practices to anticipated climate change and to enhance their incomes.
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  Laying the foundations for clean development: preparing the land use sector - a quick guide to the Clean Development Mechanism

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002

  This booklet provides information to forestry and land-use audiences, principally in developing countries, who want to find out more about the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and how it affects their activities.

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