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Climate Change, growth, and Poverty in Ethiopia
2013Climate change is now a global phenomenon with growth, poverty, food security, and stability implications. Because of significant dependence on the agricultural sector for production, employment, and export revenues, Ethiopia is seriously threatened by climate change, which contributes to frequent drought, flooding, and rising average temperatures.DocumentStatistical Yearbook of the Food And Agricultural Organization for the United Nations - FAO_2013_stats_yrbook.pdf
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013The 2013 edition of FAO's Statistical Yearbook sheds new light on agriculture's contribution to global warming, trends in hunger and malnutrition and the state of the natural resource base upon which world food production depends.DocumentTurn down the heat: climate extremes, regional impacts, and the case for resilience
World Bank, 2013Focusing on the risk of climate change on development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia, and South Asia, this World Bank report provides a scientific analysis of the likely impacts on agriculture, water resources and coastal vulnerability that will be felt under various warming scenarios up to an increase of 4°C.DocumentApproaches to Economic Empowerment of Rural Women for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation: Implications for Policy
2013There are several ways of promoting women’s economic participation while also counteracting climate change. One approach in the field of climate mitigation is the promotion of renewable energies that can help avoid greenhouse gas emissions.DocumentStrengthening responses to climate variability in South Asia
International Alert, 2013This executive summary is based on the findings from desk and field research conducted by International Alert and the South Asia Network for Security and Climate Change (SANSaC) in nine sub-national locations across Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Pakistan.DocumentLatin American experience in combining Disaster Risk Management with poverty reduction
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2013Latin American countries are implementing a range of innovative strategies to address the underlying causes of disaster risk, while at the same time promoting social inclusion and productive growth.DocumentThe post-Hyogo Framework: What’s next for disaster risk reduction?
Oxfam, 2013The Post-Hyogo Framework, the successor to the Millennium Development Goals, and a new climate agreement are all expected in 2015. Thus, the next three years offer an outstanding opportunity to provide a crucial step change in disaster risk reduction (DRR) through the development of new international instruments.DocumentClimate-smart agriculture sourcebook
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013This comprehensive sourcebook on climate-smart agriculture (CSA), produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, consists of eighteen modules covering every aspect of planning and implementing CSA policies and projects.DocumentClimate vulnerability and capacity of ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam
CARE International, 2013This 2013 report, produced by CARE international in Vietnam, is based on a study conducted as part of the Civil Action for Socio-economic Inclusion in Sustainable Development Project (CASI III).DocumentClimate change adaptation for coral triangle communities: a guide for vulnerability assessment and local early action planning (LEAP guide)
2013This comprehensive set of scientific and social instruments helps local governments and communities to assess their vulnerability to climate change and form their own climate change adaptation plans to address local conditions.Pages