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Squeezed: life in a time of food price volatility, year 1 results
Oxfam, 2013Half a decade after the price spike of 2007-2008, food price volatility has become the new norm: people have come to expect food prices to rapidly rise and fall, though nobody knows by how much or when. So what does the accumulation of food price rises mean for well-being and development in developing countries? And what can be done to improve life in a time of food price volatility?DocumentTried and tested: learning from farmers on adaptation to climate change
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013Small-scale farmers and pastoralists knowledge and experience of coping with climatic extremes and uncertainty has been largely overlooked in climate change adaptation planning efforts.DocumentMedia perceptions and portrayals of pastoralists in Kenya, India and China
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013Through the analysis of newspaper articles and a survey of journalists, this publication identifies gaps and highlights differences in how the media portray pastoralism in Kenya, China and India.DocumentLocal perceptions and responses to climate change and variability: the case of Laikipia district, Kenya
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2012This empirical analysis of smallholders' perceptions of, and adaptation to, climate change demonstrates the value and importance of local knowledge in the Laikipia district, Kenya. The paper recognises that agricultural policies are presently short of mechanisms to promote farmers' adaptation, and that this has hindered agricultural production.DocumentThe future of environmental sustainability in the Taita Hills, Kenya: assessing potential impacts of agricultural expansion and climate change
Fennia, 2012The indigenous cloud forests in the Taita Hills, Kenya, have suffered substantial degradation due to agricultural expansion. Currently, only one per cent of the original forested area remains preserved. Furthermore, climate change imposes an imminent threat for local economy and environmental sustainability.DocumentThe politics of agricultural carbon finance: the case of the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project
STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2012In the context of major scientific and policy concern with the causes and implications of climate change, various actors are now keen to demonstrate how agricultural carbon finance can help achieve multiple benefits or ‘triple wins’ for sub-Saharan African agriculture.DocumentThe Politics of Agricultural Carbon Finance: The Case of the Kenya Agricultural Carbon Project
Future Agricultures Consortium, 2012STEPS Centre Working Paper 49by Joanes Atela In the context of major scientific and policy concern with the causes and implications of climate change, various actors are now keen to demonstrate how agricultural carbon finance can help achieve multiple benefits or ‘triple wins’ for sub-Saharan African agriculture.DocumentEnhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: an exploration into alternative investment options
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012This discussion paper seeks to explore alternative investment options with the aim of enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa. Climate change, conflict, drought and increasing populations are leading many to pessimistic conclusions regarding the future viability of pastoral farming, arguing that these livelihoods should be sedentarised and diversified.DocumentAre food insecure smallholder households making changes in their farming practices? Evidence from east Africa
Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2012Smallholder farmers across east Africa have started to embrace climate-resilient farming approaches and technologies, according to this study by the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) research programme.