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Climate Smart Agriculture: Mapping guidance on climate change
Evidence on Demand, 2013Specific lessons learned in this review highlight the following suggestions:DocumentEvaluation of the Effects of Climate Change on Rice Production in Niger State, Nigeria
Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2013This study analyses the trend of climatic factors (rainfall, minimum and maximum temperature and humidity) in Niger state, Nigeria, as one of the major states contributing to the total rice output of the country. It also describes the trend in rice production of Niger state and determined the factors affecting the output of rice in the state. Secondary data from 1981-2010 were used.DocumentClimate Variability and its Implications on Rural Household Food Security in Nigeria
International Centre for Integrated Development Research, 2013This study explores climate variability and its implications on rural household food security in Nigeria. The main aim is the assessment of the impact of the below normal rainfall and drought on food security in Nigeria.DocumentThe Last Straw? The additional burden of climate change on food security in the Himalaya | GRID-Arendal - Publications - The last straw
GRID Arendal, 2013The food price spikes of 2007–08 brought food security into sharp focus on the global agenda. Declines in international commodity markets, financial speculation in low cereal stocks, dramatic weather events, soaring oil prices, and growth in biofuels competing for cropland merged to produce a global crisis.OrganisationAssociation of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA)
The Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture is a nine-member alliance focused on increasing global food security by supporting smallholder agriculture within hDocumentPlanning climate adaptation in agriculture: Meta-synthesis of national adaptation plans in West and East Africa and South Asia
Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2013This meta-synthesis of national climate change adaptation plans, policies and processes spans 12 countries at various stages of adaptation planning and implementation, in three priority CCAFS regions: West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Senegal), East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) and South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal).DocumentClimate change adaptation strategies by local farmers in Kilombero district, Tanzania
Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management, 2013This article examines current adaptation strategies developed by local farmers against climate change effects in Kilombero District. Research questions guided the study include; what are the past and current climatic stresses? What are local farmers’ perception on climate change and response to the adverse climatic stresses?DocumentTackling change: future-proofing water, agriculture, and food security in an era of climate uncertainty
International Water Management Institute, 2013The International Water Management Institute, concerned at the potential impacts climate change is likely to have on access to and availability of water worldwide, have produced this paper exploring the range of strategies that will be necessary to future-proof water, agriculture, and food security in an era of climate uncertainty. The scale of the problem is laid out in the introduction.DocumentThe Economics of Climate Change in the Pacific
Asian Development Bank, 2013The Pacific region is particularly vulnerable to climate change because of its unique geography and environment, the fragility of its economic structure, its distinctive demographics, and the interactions between these different factors.DocumentThe environment and gender index (EGI): 2013 pilot
World Conservation Union, 2013This pilot of the Environment and Gender Index aims to measure country performance at the intersection of gender, environment, and sustainable development. Socially constructed determinants can contribute to women’s disempowerment.Pages