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    Adaptation to a changing climate in the Arab countries: a case for adaptation governance and leadership in building climate resilience

    World Bank, 2012
    The Arab people have been adapting to climate change for thousands of years, but over the next century global climatic variability is predicted to increase unprecedentedly. This report assesses the potential effects of climate change on the Arab region and outlines possible approaches and measures to prepare for its consequences.
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    Local perceptions and responses to climate change and variability: the case of Laikipia district, Kenya

    Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2012
    This empirical analysis of smallholders' perceptions of, and adaptation to, climate change demonstrates the value and importance of local knowledge in the Laikipia district, Kenya. The paper recognises that agricultural policies are presently short of mechanisms to promote farmers' adaptation, and that this has hindered agricultural production.
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    Turn down the heat: why a 4°C warmer world must be avoided

    World Bank, 2012
    This report, produced for the World Bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics, attempts to describe what climate change impacts are likely to be felt in a ‘4°C world', i.e. a world where global average temperatures have risen four degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
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    Translating famine early warning into early action: an east Africa case study

    Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2012
    This paper considers the political contexts in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia, how these affected the response to the 2011 Horn of Africa emergency, and the implications for future response. Although the Horn of Africa is often seen as a security-challenged region, for good reason, the level of insecurity varies significantly between and within countries.
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    Energy for rural India

    Elsevier, 2009
    This research investigates how rural electrification could be achieved in India using different energy sources and what effects this could have for climate change mitigation. It uses the Regional Energy Model (REM) to develop scenarios for rural electrification for the period 2005–2030 and to assess the effects on greenhouse gas emissions, primary energy use and costs.
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    Alternative pathways to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: mainstreaming and integration in development planning and budgeting of local government units

    AIT-UNEP Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific, 2012
    This toolkit is an output of the Adaptation Knowledge Platform’s (AKP) capacity building activities in the Philippines.
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    Pacific environment and climate change outlook

    Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2012
    Livelihoods of some ten million people living in the Pacific island communities are increasingly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, according to this report. Low-lying islands in particular could face projected losses of up to 18 per cent of GDP due to climate change.
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    Where the rain falls: climate change, food and livelihood security, and migration

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
    This comparative study highlights that rainfall variability and food insecurity are key drivers for human mobility. The empirical research is based on eight country case studies, including a 1,300 household survey and participatory research sessions involving 2,000 individuals. The results reveal that migration is an important risk management strategy for vulnerable households.
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    Women and climate change: time for change

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    Women’s wellbeing and life choices are profoundly influenced by social institutions: even without climate change impacts, they face gender inequalities which typically lead to higher rates of poverty. Resource scarcity imposed by climate change affects women deeply, especially in areas where they are the primary farmers and managers of fuel wood and water.
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    Foresight reducing risks of future disasters: priorities for decision makers

    The Government Office for Science, 2012
    Science plays a key role in reducing the impacts of future natural hazards in developing countries according to this Foresight report. The threat of future disasters can be stabilised, if decision-makers make better use of technological developments and existing risk assessment methods.

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