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Energy Research Centre, 2015South Africa faces a number of urgent development challenges, including high unemployment levels, high levels of social and economic inequality, challenges in infrastructure provision and a lack of basic services including the provision of health, education and housing.DocumentExploring nature-based solutions — the role of green infrastructure in mitigating the impacts of weather- and climate change-related natural hazards
European Environment Agency, 2015The objective of this study is to explore and demonstrate how green infrastructure (GI) contributes to mitigating adverse effects of extreme weather- and climate‑related events, as a follow-up to earlier European Environment Agency (EEA) research into the role of GI networks and the multiple ecosystem services provided.DocumentTransformative adaptation: what it is, why it matters & what is needed
UKCIP, 2015This report offers an overview of the literature on transformational adaptation for practictioners and researchers.DocumentSolar Pumps for Sustainable Irrigation in India
Council on Energy, Environment and Water, 2015Researchers in this study put forward a budget-neutral approach for incentivising the adoption of solar pumps in India. The study also looks at parity between solar and electric pumps from economic perspective, i.e. NPV (net present value) of the expenses to be incurred by the farmer.DocumentThe 3As: Tracking resilience across BRACED
Overseas Development Institute, 2015Resilience is generally understood as the ability of systems to function in the face of disturbance (Holling, 1973). There has been a substantial push to operationalise this concept to reduce the vulnerability of marginalised communities.DocumentImproving substantive and procedural protections for indigenous rights in REDD+ projects: possible lessons from Brazil
Afe Babalola University, 2015This article examines how Brazil can prepare itself for an Indigenous REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and degradation plus) by modeling the implementation and enforcement of its current legal framework after that of Colombia.DocumentAgricultural resilience in the face of crisis and shocks
Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels, 2013Disaster risk can increase or decrease over time according to a country’s ability to manage its vulnerability and risk governance capacities. In recent decades, countries in all regions have strengthened their capacities to reduce mortality risks associated with major weather-related hazards such as tropical cyclones and floods.DocumentLiterature review on energy access and adaptation to climate change
Evidence on Demand, 2015Despite the understanding and the clear overarching benefits of access to energy in addressing the various dimensions of development and poverty reduction, to date there has been little discussion on energy access within the context of adaptation and building resilience to climate change and climate variability.DocumentAssessing climate service needs In Kaffrine, Senegal: livelihoods, identity, and vulnerability to climate variability and change
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2015For those whose livelihoods revolve around rain-fed agriculture, climate services have the potential to reduce precipitation- and temperature-related risks to agricultural production, boost agricultural yields by enabling appropriate crop and variety selections, and build resilience in rural populations by enhancing the food and income base of their livelihoods.DocumentAssessing Mali’s L’agence Nationale De La Météorologie’s (Mali Meteo) Agrometeorological Advisory Program: final report on the farmer use of advisories and implications for climate service design
Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2015This report marks the completion of the first detailed assessment of the function and impact of an operational climate services for development program, Mali’s L’Agence Nationale de la Météorologie’s (Mali Meteo) Agrometeorological Advisory Program.Pages
