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Searching with a thematic focus on Climate change agriculture and food security, Climate change, Climate change poverty and vulnerability

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    Evidence from the frontlines of climate change: loss and damage to communities despite coping and adaptation

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
    This study presents empirical findings from fieldwork around the world examining loss and damage caused by global warming. The report begins by defining and contextualising the emerging discourse on assessing, quantifying and reacting to loss and damage. Key findings from the five case study sites include the following.
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    Enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa: an exploration into alternative investment options

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2012
    This discussion paper seeks to explore alternative investment options with the aim of enhancing resilience in the Horn of Africa. Climate change, conflict, drought and increasing populations are leading many to pessimistic conclusions regarding the future viability of pastoral farming, arguing that these livelihoods should be sedentarised and diversified.
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    Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)

    Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) is a non-profit non-governmental organisation founded in 1993, currently operating in five 5 Indian states: Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan a
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    Adapting to climate change: assessing the World Bank Group experience phase III

    World Bank, 2012
    Developing countries are not yet well adapted to current climate risks, even though the risks are becoming harsher and more intense. This evaluation draws lessons from the World Bank Group’s experiences with adaptation to both current levels of climate variability and ongoing climate change.
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    The poverty and welfare impacts of climate change quantifying the effects, identifying the adaptation strategies

    World Bank, 2012
    Although poverty remains widespread in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, substantial progress has been made especially in the past three decades. Nevertheless, this report stresses that climate change is likely to reduce agricultural productivity, which will directly affect poor people's livelihood assets including health, access to water and other natural resources, homes and infrastructure.
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    Impacts of climate change on the agricultural and aquatic systems and natural resources within CGIAR's mandate

    Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2012
    This working paper describes the likely impacts of climate change on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and its centres.
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    Managing climate extremes and disasters in the agricultural sector: lessons from the IPCC SREX report

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    This thematic brief is part of a four-part series by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) which highlights lessons learned from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (known as SREX).
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    Accessing adaptation: multiple stressors on livelihoods in the Bolivian highlands under a changing climate

    Science Direct, 2012
    Smallholder farmers continuously confront multiple social and environmental stressors that necessitate changes in livelihood strategies to prevent damages and take advantage of new opportunities or adaptation. Vulnerability is attributable to social determinants that limit access to assets, leading to greater exposure and sensitivity to stressors and a limited capacity to adapt.
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    Future perfect

    Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, 2012
    This United Nations flagship publication launched at the Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development in June 2012 aims to raise awareness on sustainability and green growth. The objective is to show renewed political commitment for sustainable development, while assessing progress to date.
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    Global Transition 2012: challenge papers

    Global Transition 2012, 2012
    These eleven challenge papers by the Global Transition 2012 initiative aim to provide a clear perspective on the priority areas for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio+20. Topics discussed in the papers include the green economy, global inequality, the blue economy and green jobs and skills. The first paper in the series focuses on the green economy.

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