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Linkages among key actors in the climate change and food security innovation system in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia
African Journals Online - AJOL, 2012Published in the Journal of Agricultural Extensions, this paper outlines a study examining the linkages among actors in climate change and food security innovation systems in the west African sub-region.DocumentSmall Island Economies: from vulnerabilities to opportunities - a reader
Small Island Economies - CTA Brussels, 2012Small Island Developing States (SIDS) face a greater risk of marginalisation from the global economy than many other developing countries as a result of their small size, remoteness from large markets, and high economic vulnerability to economic and natural shocks beyond domestic control.DocumentAddressing climate change and migration in Asia and the Pacific: final report
Asian Development Bank, 2012Asia and the Pacific is the global area most prone to natural disasters, both in terms of the absolute number of disasters and of populations affected. This report aims to identify policy and other responses to impacts of environment events on human mobility within the Asia and Pacific region.DocumentFacing the challenge of environmental migration in Asia and the Pacific
Asian Development Bank, 2011Migration driven by environmental factors is emerging as a serious concern, one that demands urgent attention from decision makers. The current paper addresses this issue in the context of the Asian and Pacific countries.DocumentThe role of ecosystem services in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013This paper analyses the connections between climate change impacts, ecosystem degradation and increased risk of climate-related disasters. It defines the central role of ecosystem management in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR) and assesses the challenges for enhanced ecosystem management for climate change adaptation and DRR.DocumentDisaster risk management in south Asia: a regional overview
World Bank, 2012The number of disasters per year has quadrupled over the past four decades in the South Asia Region (SAR), resulting in damages of over US$25 billion in the past five years alone. However, exposure and vulnerability to natural hazards and their consequential impacts are not yet at the forefront of development agendas.DocumentHuman Development Report 2013 - The rise of the South: human progress in a diverse world
2013The 2013 Human Development Report (HDR) focuses on rising powers in international development and their human development implications. According to HDR, the developmental paths of Brazil, China and India, as well as less well recognised success stories such as Bangladesh, Mauritius and Turkey, are reshaping ideas about how to attain human development.DocumentClimate risk management for sustainable crop production in Uganda: Rakai and Kapchorwa districts
United Nations Development Programme, 2013Uganda has been regarded as a development success story due to its increasing economic growth and declining poverty. Nevertheless, the country’s economic dependence on agriculture makes it very sensitive to climate variability and change.DocumentClimate risk management for agriculture in Peru: focus on the regions of Junin and Piura
United Nations Development Programme, 2013Agriculture employs about a third of the population in the Peruvian regions of Junín and Piura. Yet agricultural productivity is impeded by low technology and investments, as well as fragmented land tenure. Climate events already have massive impacts on the agricultural sector and climate change is likely to further intensify these effects.DocumentInequality and trust: testing a mediating relationship for environmental sustainability
2013Instrumental arguments linking inequality to environmental sustainability often suppose a negative relationship between inequality and social cohesion. While social cohesion is difficult to measure, there are measures of a narrower concept, social trust, and empirical studies have shown that social trust is negatively related to inequality.Pages