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Planning and costing adaptation of perennial crop farming systems to climate change: Coffee and banana in Rwanda
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2011The study objective of evaluating and costing the most suitable climate change adaptation measures responding to the Rwandan Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy, 2008-2012, in which climate change and its adverse impacts were recently identified as a high priority.DocumentPriority Framework for Action Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management in Agriculture
2011The Priority Framework for Action builds on the strengths and comparative advantage of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) and, at the same time, specific actions are proposed considering the existing gaps and weaknesses. The Framework outlines 5 priority action areas: (i) Institutional and technical capacity for climate change adaptation and disaster risk management in agriculturDocumentAfrica human development report 2012: towards a food secure future
United Nations Development Programme, 2012Due to misguided policies, weak institutions and failing markets, sub-Saharan Africa has millions of hungry and malnourished people. This first Africa Human Development Report 2012 seeks to look beyond direct causes of food insecurity, such as crop failure, to highlight the social and political dimensions that are inhibiting progress.DocumentOne planet to share: sustaining human progress in a changing climate
2012The Asia-Pacific Regional Human Development Report (APHDR) focuses on the need for the region to find ways to continue to grow economically, while reducing poverty and tackling climate change and environmental concerns.DocumentThe state of Arab cities 2012: challenges of urban transition
United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2012This regional report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) highlights that, although urban slums are decreasing and urban innovations are being introduced, the Arab region still faces major challenges, including high youth unemployment rates and climate change.DocumentVoluntary guidelines on the responsible governance of tenure of land, fisheries and forests in the context of national food security
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2012Tackling the issue of land and resource tenure is one of the prerequisites for mechanisms such as REDD+ to have positive impacts not only on reducing emissions from the forestry sector but also in reducing poverty and achieving food security.DocumentNational climate change response: white paper
2011This white paper presents the South African government’s vision for an effective climate change response and the long-term transition to a climate-resilient and lower-carbon economy and society.DocumentAchieving food security in the face of climate change: final report from the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change
Climate Change Agriculture Food Security, 2012This report, released by the Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change, identifies a set of clear actions to be undertaken by key stakeholders to achieve food security in the context of climate change.DocumentFood prices, nutrition, and the Millennium Development Goals
World Bank, 2012This report highlights the need to help developing countries deal with the harmful effects of higher and more volatile food prices. It notes that in 2007-2008 and again in 2011, spikes in food prices prevented the achievement of poverty eradication policies affecting especially the urban poor and the health of children.DocumentClimate change and hunger: responding to the challenge
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2009This report reviews current knowledge of the effects of climate change on hunger and provides an overview of actions that can be taken to address the challenge.Pages