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  Societal adaptation to abrupt climate change and monsoon variability: implications for sustainable livelihoods of rural communities

  Winrock International India, New Delhi, 2005

  Historical adaptations to climate change are widely recognised, but adaptations by contemporary society living in regions with a fluctuating climate are not. This paper explores the literature on monsoon climate variability and consequent adaptations as well as implications of such adaptive systems for sustainable livelihoods.
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  Vulnerability to climate stress:local and regional perspectives: proceedings of two workshops

  Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2005

  This report discusses the proceedings of two related workshops, which presented the findings of the project “Adaptation as a livelihood struggle: conflict and vulnerability among dryland populations in Kenya”. This research looked at how conflicts shape adaptation and contribute to vulnerability in the face of climate stresses, such as drought.
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  Sustainable livelihood approach for assessing community resilience to climate change: case studies from Sudan

  Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change, 2005

  Community based sustainable livelihood (SL) and environmental management (EM) measures have already been implemented in rural communities of Sudan. These measures aim to build resilience to the stresses of drought and climate variability, as well as increase adaptive capacity to future climate change.
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  Adaptive capacity and livelihood resilience: adaptive strategies for responding to floods and droughts in South Asia

  Institute For Social And Environmental Transition, 2004

  This ‘Adaptive Strategies Project’ is the result of collaboration between local organisations, regional NGOs, international organisations and academic institutions; it attempts to understand and define factors enabling communities to adapt to floods, droughts and climatic variability.Studies have indicated that vulnerability and adaptive capacity is influenced by eight major factors: th
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  Social vulnerability, sustainable livelihoods and disasters

  Benfield Hazard Research Centre, 2004

  In 1997 the UK Department for International Development (DFID) adopted the priorities of the White Paper on International Development recognising the significance of socio-economic factors in making individuals vulnerable to disaster.
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  Climate change vulnerability assessments: an evolution of conceptual thinking

  Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, 2002

  Climate change vulnerability assessments are performed for numerous purposes, with each purpose having particular information needs, and so this requires a particular assessment method to provide this information.
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  A short historical overview of the concepts of resilience, vulnerability and adaptation

  Donald Bren School of Environmental Science and Management, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005

  This short working paper identifies trends and historical meaning behind three concepts of resilience, adaptation and vulnerability used extensively within the field of global environmental change, and it's associated human dimensions.It is concluded that despite a wide range of uses of each concept, in a variety of contexts, in recent times there has been a significant cross-referencing betwee
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  Application of methods and tools for assessing impacts and vulnerability, and developing adaptation responses

  United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2004

  The purpose of this paper was to facilitate discussion at a workshop on adaptation in December 2004 but it presents an appropriate and current summary of approaches to methodologies, tools and vulnerability studies.The paper covers two overall areas for consideration, focusing on analysis and synthesis of current applications; approaches, methods and tools, and scenario-based studies and region
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  Climate change risk and vulnerability: promoting an efficient adaptation response in Australia

  Australian Greenhouse Office, Department of the Environment and Heritage, 2005

  Potential effects of climate change on Australia have been identified through climate models, and these include more frequent ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) events, more heatwaves and fewer frosts, reductions in average rainfall and more severe wind speeds in cyclones.The Australian Government have decided to fund the development of an adaptation strategy but this will require a period of
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  Climate vulnerability in Cuba: the role of social networks

  Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2005

  This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of climate change adaptation in the context of social networks, and asks why some people are better able to cope than others. It examines recent economic and social developments in Cuba, and how these impact on vulnerability.

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