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  • Organisation

    Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN)

    The Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (APN) is a network of 22 member country governments that promotes global change research in the region, increases developing country involvement in
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    Vulnerability of arid and semi-arid regions to climate change: impacts and adaptive strategies

    2009
    This perspective document, part of the 16-paper series on water and climate change adaptation, focuses on the impacts and adaptive strategies in arid and semi-arid regions. The series reflect the central topic of the 5th World Water Forum, ‘climate change and adaptation’, where it was presented and discussed.
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    Climate change and development links

    Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Programme, IIED, 2006
    Part of the Gatekeeper Series produced by the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods Programme at IIED, this paper charts the evolution of climate change and development study and shows why the two fields have, until recently, remained largely independent.
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    Climate change's impact on the Caribbean's ability to sustain tourism, natural assests, and livelihood

    International Data Base, 2011
    Tourism has become the economic mainstay for most of the Caribbean's small island states, yet, this already fragile industry now faces the onslaught of the impacts of climate change and the challenge of adaptation. This report addresses these impacts including the most pressing ones - sea level rise and storm surges.
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    Effects of Riverbank Erosion on Livelihood

    Unnayan Onneshan, 2012
    Riverbank erosion is one of the most unpredictable and critical type of disasters that takes into account the quantity of rainfall, soil structure, river morphology, topography of river and adjacent areas, and floods. Such calamity took tolls less in lives but more in livelihood as agricultural land and homesteads along with other livelihood options that are evacuated.
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    Commonwealth Association of Planners (CAP)

    The Commonwealth Association of Planners is concerned with the planning and management of settlements and regions across the Commonwealth.
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    Conservación Internacional Colombia

    Conservation International (CI) in Colombia works to protect the country’s most valuable, threatened, and productive places, all with an eye toward protecting threatened species while ensuring
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    Ethiopia's sesame sector: the contribution of different farming models to poverty alleviation, climate resilience and women's empowerment

    Make Trade Fair Campaign, Oxfam International, 2011
    Oxfam commissioned this research to assess the contribution of different agricultural business models to poverty alleviation, livelihood security, climate resilience, and empowerment of women in the sesame sector in Metekel and Assosa in Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia....
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    Centre for Social Markets, India (CSM)

    The Centre for Social Markets (CSM) promotes a progressive social and environmental agenda by harnessing the power and potential of markets, entrepreneurs and other economic actors to do good.
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    Climate Change and its impact on the livelihood of the Aruban people

    Center for International Environmental Law, 2007
    Despite its relatively high living standard and fairly developed economy, Aruba's small size and dense population nevertheless place the island at significant risk to the impacts of climate change. This report outlines the challenges faced by the local government and private sector from climate change with respect to issues such as natural disasters, tourism, health, and energy.

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