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    Power to the People? Hydropower, indigenous rights, and popular resistance in Guatemala

    Association for International Water Studies, Norway, 2010
    The debate about hydropower has recently been revitalised in the context of climate change and the large unmet demand for energy in many countries. This study is a contribution to the debate about hydropower development, indigenous rights, and the rights of affected communities in the face of development projects, presenting Guatemala as a case study. Main findings include: 
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    Mainstreaming environment and climate change - Agriculture

    2011
    This paper analyses the relationship between agriculture and nature.
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    United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)

    United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU‐WIDER) was established in 1985. The institute undertakes:
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    Demand for drought tolerance in Africa: selection of drought tolerant maize seed using framed field experiments

    AgEcon Search, 2011
    Recent projections on the impact of climate change argue that eastern and southern Africa will experience dramatic reductions in maize yields by mid‐century. This research paper argues that such studies have not taken farmer adaptation of cropping practices or land reallocation into consideration.
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    Climate change policy and the adoption of methane digesters on livestock operations

    United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, 2011
    Methane digesters are costly biogas recovery systems that use methane from manure to generate electricity. This paper highlights that burning methane in a digester reduces greenhouse gas emissions and thus suggests the establishment of supporting programmes for these emission reductions.
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    The global supply and demand for agricultural land in 2050: a perfect storm in the making?

    AgEcon Search, 2010
    The number of people which the world must feed is expected to increase by 50% during the first half of this century, but will the world’s agricultural resource base be up to the task of meeting the diverse demands being placed on it?
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    Reclaiming Policy Space: Lessons from Malawi’s Fertilizer Subsidy Programme

    Food, Agriculture and Natural Resource Policy Analysis Network, 2007
    This paper is based on research work carried out the under auspices of the Politics and Policy Processes theme of the Future Agricultures Consortium (FAC). It demonstrates that political context matters in agricultural development policy issues, using as illustration the case of the fertilizer subsidy programme launched in Malawi in the 2005/2006 growing season.
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    Economic impact of climate change on irrigated rice agriculture in Nigeria

    AgEcon Search, 2010
    Climate change through extreme temperature, frequent flooding and drought and increased salinity of irrigation water is a subject for debate in Nigeria, considering that the country is one of the contributors to global warming. This study examines the relative importance of climate normals in explaining net revenue from Nigerian rice agriculture under irrigation and dry land conditions.
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    Uganda’s environment and natural resources: enhancing parliament’s oversight

    GRID Arendal, 2010
    Uganda’s natural resource base is one of the richest and most diverse in Africa, resulting in the country’s economy relying heavily on goods and services so provided. The purpose of this handbook is to provide a ready source of environmental information and trends for legislators, to foster effective appreciation and representation of environmental issues in parliament.
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    The future of food and farming: challenges and choices for global sustainability

    Foresight UK, 2011
    The global food system will experience an unprecedented combination of pressures over the next 40 years. Global population size will increase and competition for land, water and energy will intensify, while the effects of climate change will become increasingly apparent. Over this period, globalisation will continue, exposing the food system to novel economic and political pressures.

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