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    Climate variability and change in the Himalayas: Community perceptions and responses

    International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2011
    This study, published by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, investigates how climate and socio-economic change is affecting the livelihoods of the mountain peoples of the Himalayas.
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    The future research agenda for ICTs, climate change and development

    Centre for Development Informatics, 2011
    A more holistic and flexible development approach is required to support the agency of people adapting to climate change. Since climate change adds another layer of complexity to development challenges, interventions must, at all stages, consider the ways in which people might engage with them in a range of possible future climate scenarios.
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    Using small-scale adaptation actions to address the food crisis in the horn of Africa: going beyond food aid and cash transfers

    2011
    The consequences of the rise in food prices have demonstrated that the world’s food systems are not responding adequately to increased demand and limited supplies in ways that favour the interests of poor people. The crisis is exacerbated by the impact of climate change, droughts and land degradation on agricultural production and food systems.
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    A new NAMA framework for dispersed energy end-use sectors

    Science Direct, 2010
    This paper presents a new approach for a nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMA) framework to unlock the potential for greenhouse gas mitigation in dispersed energy end-use sectors in developing countries, more specifically the building and industrial sectors.
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    Modeling choice of fuelwood source among rural households in Malawi: a multinomial probit analysis

    Eldis Document Store, 2010
    In Malawi, biomass energy accounts for more than 90% of the total primary energy consumption, and forests contribute nearly 75% of the total biomass supply. This paper addresses two questions: what determines Malawian household's choice of fuel-wood source and, what are the environmental consequences of fuel-wood collection from Malawi’s forest reserves?
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    The Millennium Development Goals: A Latin American and Caribbean Perspective

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2005
    This paper looks at the differences across countries in Latin American and Caribbean region in terms of their chances of attaining the Goals and, wherever possible, the differences between trends in various segments of the population (classified by gender, ethnic group, age group, place of residence and income stratum) as a means of helping to pinpoint the areas in which efforts must be redoubled
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    Technologies for climate change adaptation: agriculture sector

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2011
    The agriculture sector faces the challenge of providing adequate food to a growing world population. There is limited scope to expand arable land, and unpredictable weather, floods, and other disastrous events make food production even more challenging. This guidebook provides information on 22 technologies and options for adapting to climate change in the agriculture sector.
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    The global supply and demand for agricultural land in 2050: a perfect storm in the making?

    AgEcon Search, 2010
    The number of people which the world must feed is expected to increase by 50% during the first half of this century, but will the world’s agricultural resource base be up to the task of meeting the diverse demands being placed on it?
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    Sustainable livelihoods approaches: past, present and...future?

    Knowledge Services, IDS, 2011
    How are Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches (SLAs) relevant to current and future development challenges? What has been learnt from the experience of using SLAs to date?
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    Plantation forests and livelihood opportunities for peripheral communities: a case study from Zomba

    Mzuzu University, 2003
    The Malawi forestry sector is in the midst of a process which aims to increase private sector participation in plantation forestry. The rationale for this is that plantation forestry is essentially a business and therefore if not executed efficiently and effectively asset degradation and falling production occurs, as is currently the case in Malawi.

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