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Brief on fisheries, aquaculture and climate change in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report (IPCC AR5)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2016The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department has prepared this Brief on Fisheries, Aquaculture and Climate Change in the AR5 to provide an entry point to the vast AR5 content specifically for those interested in the fisheries and aquaculture sector and its dependent communities who are directly and indirectly affected by climate change and variability.DocumentReview of the projected impacts of climate change on coastal fishes in southern Africa
ResearchGate, 2015The coastal zone represents one of the most economically and ecologically important ecosys- tems on the planet, none more so than in southern Africa. This manuscript examines the potential impacts of climate change on the coastal fishes in southern Africa and provides some of the first information for the Southern Hemisphere, outside of Australasia.DocumentClimate change adaptation and resilience in Africa: recommendations to policymakers
The Network of African Science Academies, 2015The principal objective of this advisory booklet is to assess the status and make recommendations that African governments should consider when dealing with climate change and resilience in Africa.OrganisationThe Network of African Science Academies (NASAC)
DocumentThere is no time left: climate change, environmental threats, and human rights in Turkana County, Kenya
Human Rights Watch, 2015This report is based on research in Turkana County in northwestern Kenya. Turkana County borders South Sudan, Ethiopia and Uganda. Turkana County is home to a rapidly growing population that is among the poorest in Kenya.DocumentMalaria impact of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa: maps, estimates and predictions
Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2015While there is growing recognition of the malaria impacts of large dams in sub-Saharan Africa, the cumulative malaria impact of reservoirs associated with current and future dam developments has not been quantified.DocumentPapua New Guinea case study. Remote yet resilient: strengthening climate change resilience in Papua New Guinea
CARE International, 2016This case study looks at climate resilience work in Papua New Guinea. Nissan Atoll sits solitary in the Pacific Ocean; a remote set of islands forming a ring in the ocean where a volcano once sat. The only way to get there is by boat; in good seas about a two hour ride through open seas from the capital of the Autonomous Region of Bougainville, Buka.DocumentAgriculture and adaptation to climate change: the role of insurance in risk management: the case of Colombia
Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2016Insurance can potentially play an important role in climate change adaptation for rural households in developing countries as part of the overall climate change adaptation strategy. However, agricultural insurance markets have many market failure s that inhibit their full development.DocumentA roadmap for strengthening forest and farm producer organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014Forest and farm producers are women and men, smallholder families, indigenous peoples and local communities who have strong relationships with forests and farms in forested landscapes.DocumentMaking change happen: what can governments do to strengthen forest producer organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2014The economic activities of forest communities and small forest producers are critical for local livelihoods, markets and development and for the future of the natural resources on which such activities are based.Pages