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    Determinants of African farmers’ strategies for adapting to climate change: multinomial choice analysis

    African Association of Agricultural Economists, 2008
    Climate change is expected to have a considerable impact on poor peoples' livelihoods in Africa and finding ways to help farmers adapt is of critical importance. This study analyses determinants of farm-level climate adaptation measures in Africa using a multinomial choice model fitted to data from a cross-sectional survey of over 8000 farms from 11 African countries.
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    Gender and equity issues in liquid biofuels production - minimizing the risks to maximize the opportunities

    Economic and Social Department, FAO, 2008
    The production of liquid biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel is rapidly increasing in developing countries, due mainly to the establishment of large-scale biofuel feedstock plantations. This results in potential socio-economic benefits, particularly in terms of agricultural employment, but also in risks, which tend to be context-specific.
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    Livelihoods in rural Bangladesh

    Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, 2006
    For many of the poorest residents of Subarnabad, a village in rural Bangladesh, lackof money to meet basic needs is related to the environmental changes that have been occurring during the last 25 to 30 years. The authors describe the local vulnerabilities to environmental change such as saltwater intrusion and shrimp farm introduction in rural Bangladesh.
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    GM crops: biotech agriculture: time to take GM seriously

    Ethical Corporation Online, 2008
    Biotechnology companies assert that genetically modified crops enable better pest control, reduced spraying, safety for non-target species, higher stress tolerance and more consistent yields. In short, the industry believes that green biotechnologies provide a secure and sustainable food and energy solution.
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    GM and climate change: a hungry world needs answers on GM crops

    Ethical Corporation Online, 2008
     Climate change will cause a net drop in food production. This editorial argues that genetically modified (GM) crops have an important role to play in addressing the impending climate-related food crisis. The author asserts that GM crops can help to tackle the emerging food crisis in three ways:
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    Beyond any drought: root causes of chronic vulnerability in the Sahel

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007
    This paper examines vulnerability to droughts in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso against the background of the 2005 food crisis in the Sahel region. The authors argue that vulnerability to droughts is due to a combination of political, economic and social forces as well as the impacts of highly variable rainfall.
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    Adaptive policymaking for agriculture and water resources

    International Development Research Centre, 2005
    In 2005, IDRC provided CA $1,000,000 to the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) to support a four-year research collaboration with TERI of India. These institutes will study the adaptation of agricultural communities that have experienced environmental change in the last two decades.
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    Inuit observations on climate change

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2001
    The Inuit residents of Sachs Harbour, Canada, are struggling to maintain their way of life in the face of climate change. Their lifestyle and culture depends on their ability to adapt to this new challenge.
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    Project Idea Note: Pintadas Solar

    South South North, 2006
    The project takes place in the community of Pintadas, in the Bahia state of Brazil, which is suffering increasingly severe drought impacts linked to climate change.
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    Adaptation to climate change by small-scale Rooibos tea farmers in Wupperthal and the Suid Bokkeveld areas of the Western and Northern Cape

    South South North, 2006
    The project aims to support small-scale farmers in the project area in their efforts to adapt their farming practices to anticipated climate change and to enhance their incomes.

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