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Date of Publication: Jan 2012
This chapter assesses how countries are managing current and projected disaster risks, given knowledge of how risks are changing with observations and projections of weather and climate extremes,...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
A need to cope with the risks associated with atmospheric processes (floods, droughts, cyclones, and so forth) has always been a fact of human life (Lamb, 1995). In more recent decades, extreme...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
This chapter focuses on the implications of changing climate extremes for development, and considers how disaster risk management and climate change adaptation together can contribute to a...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
ASHC handbook for ISFM is a 156 page that provides a detailed explanation of ISFM principles as applied in a number of African countries. Commissioned by ASHC and produced by technical advisory group...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
In this chapter, case studies are used as examples of how to gain a better understanding of the risks posed by extreme weather and climate-related events while identifying lessons and best practices...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
Annex I: Authors and expert reviewersAnnex II: Glossary of TermsAnnex III: AcronymsAnnex IV: List of Major IPCC Reports
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
Notes and Technical Details on Chapter 3 Figures
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
Le Résumé à l’intention des décideurs reprend les principales conclusions du Rapport spécial sur la gestion des risques de catastrophes et de phénomènes extrêmes pour les besoins de l’...
Date of Publication: Dec 2011
This document is an attempt to distil what is known currently about the likely impacts of climate change on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of CGIAR and its 15 Centres...
Date of Publication: Dec 2011
Connue depuis l’Antiquité, cette plante aux multiples utilisations est remise au goût du jour pour en faire du bio-carburant. Son mode de culture simple et ses nombreux débouchés en font une...
Date of Publication: Dec 2011
This brief focuses on the challenges in making climate-smart agricultural production work for the poor, who will be the most vulnerable to climate impacts. It offers recommendations to overcome...
Date of Publication: Dec 2011
Namibia is one of the most arid countries south of the Sahara. Around 70 % of the population lives in rural areas. Fishery, tourism and agriculture form the basis of the country's economy....
Date of Publication: Nov 2011
This paper summarizes a coherent framework for climate change adaptation programming,which includes potential indicators, or indicator categories/types, for tracking and evaluating...
Date of Publication: Oct 2011
In many parts of southern Africa, agricultural production is stagnant or even in decline, particularly in subsistence and smallholder agriculture. The reasons are many and debatable, but include lack...
Date of Publication: Oct 2011
This document is a National Climate Change Policy (NCCP) for Namibia. It presents information about the main expected impacts of climate change and, those most vulnerable to climate change. The...
Date of Publication: Sep 2011
The information in this guide to making and using compost has been developed from working with Ethiopian smallholder farmers since 1996, particularly in the dry and degraded highlands of northern...