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    Low-carbon competitiveness in Kenya

    Overseas Development Institute, 2013
    This analysis of Kenya’s Vision 2030 initiative suggests that over the next decade, global trade patterns will be transformed by climate change, international mitigation, and natural-resource scarcity, resulting in an inevitable shift over time to a low-carbon global economy. This report has a particular focus on the energy, agriculture and manufacturing sectors.
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    South African Journal of Animal Science

    The SA Journal of Animal Science is published by the South African Society for Animal Science (SASAS) which has the mission of advancing animal science and promoting viable animal production systems,
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    Smallholders, food security, and the environment

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2013
    This report aims to improve understanding among policymakers and practitioners – together with those influencing and making decisions in relevant business sectors – of the relationships between smallholders, food security and the environment.
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    Tackling climate change through livestock: A global assessment of emissions and mitigation opportunities

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013
    It has been known for several years that livestock supply chains are an important contributor to climate change. Yet, despite existing and attainable potential to significantly reduce these greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, political will and the right policies are still required.
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    Climate Resilience and Food Security: A framework for planning and monitoring

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2013
    The International Institute for Sustainable Development has published this working paper on climate resilience and food security. While much of the prior work in this area has focused on the impacts of climate change on food production, food systems comprise of many more parts, including areas concerning access, utilisation, and stability.
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    Agriculture and adaptation in Bangladesh: Current and projected impacts of climate change

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013
    The goal of this research was to examine the likely impacts of climate change on agriculture in Bangladesh, and develop recommendations to policymakers to help farmers adapt to the changes. A variety of research methods were used.
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    Uganda climate change vulnerability assessment report

    US Agency for International Development, 2013
    This assessment was conducted in 2012. Field research focused on Gulu, Lira, Luweero, Mbale, Isingiro, and Kasese, USAID/Feed the Future priority districts that include important cropping systems, represent different agro-ecological zones, and are near weather stations that have collected consistent rainfall and temperature data for a long period of time.
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    Transforming Gender Relations in Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013
    As part of a process to better understand the role of gender in agriculture initiated by the Swedish International Development Agency in 2009, this book presents and analyses a number of case studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and Zambia.
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    Using climate information to support adaptation planning and policy-making: A practical case study in Bagamoyo District, coastal Tanzania

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013
    This case study is designed to provide a practical example of how to use climate information to support adaptation planning and policy-making. The paper focuses on the Bagamoyo district in coastal Tanzania. Local livelihoods are mostly based on natural resources, including small-scale agriculture, seaweed farming, traditional fishing and small-scale eco-tourism.
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    Food and Nutrition Security and Climate Change: Strategies for a Sustainable Future

    Watershed Organisation Trust, 2013
    The paper examines the existing supporting systems to food and nutritional security (FNS) – institutional and social – especially in the semi-arid and dryland regions in India. It explores the climatic and non-climatic factors which are intertwined and interdependent in the issue of FNS.

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