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    Drought in Jalna: community-based adaptation to extreme climate events in Maharashtra

    Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2014
    This booklet is based on outcomes from a two-year Indo-Norwegian research and capacity development project titled, ‘Extreme Risks, Vulnerabilities and Community-Based Adaptation in India (EVA)’. The findings draw upon empirical data from rural communities in Jalna District in the dryland region of Marathwada of Maharashtra.
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    Water for wealth and food security: supporting farmer-driven investments in agricultural water management. Synthesis report of the AgWater Solutions Project.

    International Water Management Institute, 2012
    This report provides practical recommendations and tools for governments, the private sector, donors and organisations to effectively support farmer-led initiatives to improve water managment with a focus on Africa and India. It is a collaborative research report with inputs from IWMI, FAO, iDE, IFPRI and SEI. 
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    Water for Food, water for life: The comprehensive assessment of water in agriculture

    International Water Management Institute, 2007
    This summary of the International Water Management Institute's 2007 Earthscan book of the same name describes key water-food-environment trends that infuence our lives today and uses scenarios to explore the consequences of a range of potential investments.
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    Special Report - water Issues between Nepal, India & Bangladesh: a review of literature

    Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, India, 2010
    After a thorough examination of the available literature on water issues between Bangladesh, India and Nepal, the author has observed that there is an acute lack of scholarly work on issues pertaining to water issues in South Asia. Most of the work available is in the form of newspaper articles. Additionally, the available reports do not provide an objective assessment of water issues.
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    Wetlands and people

    International Water Management Institute, 2014
    This report provides examples of the value of wetlands to rural poor communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America, and discusses ways to manage them sustainably. Several wetlands in Sri Lanka – Negombo, Kalametiya, Bundala and Embilikala lagoons, are also highlighted. Climate change is expected to escalate the pressure on wetlands.
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    Zambia - Atlas of our Changing Environment

    GRID Arendal, 2013
    Zambia has abundant water resources, vast forests, huge mineral deposits, and large tracts of arable land. These natural resources are important for the country’s economy, with copper and cobalt being the country’s main exports.
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    Water and Climate Change Adaptation

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2013
    This report sets out the challenge for freshwater in a changing climate and provides policy guidance on how to navigate this new "waterscape". It highlights the range of expected changes in the water cycle and the challenge of making practical, on-site adaptation decisions for water.
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    Prospects for shale gas development in Asia: examining potentials and challenges in China and India

    Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, 2012
    Between now and 2035, global energy consumption is forecast to grow by 50 percent, and China and India together will account for more than half of this global growth. The scale of their energy consumption affects global supply and demand and, inherently, the price levels of various energy commodities - including natural gas - in the global marketplace.
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    Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management (EJESM)

    The Ethiopian Journal of Environmental Studies and Management (EJESM) is based in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia.
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    Mesoamerican coffee: building a climate change adaptation strategy

    International Center for Tropical Agriculture, 2013
    In Mesoamerica, coffee is an important part of agricultural GDP and export revenues which supports about half a million farmers, and employs millions of people on the farms and all along the supply chain. This policy brief summarises the potential risks and impacts of climate change on coffee farming in the region.

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