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report sets the stage for the overall project by undertaking a review of the causes of vulnerability to drought in East …
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This paper reports on findings from 30 focus group discussions and 30 key informant interviews conducted in 12 districts of Bangladesh in May 2012. The discussions and interviews draw attention to perceptions of climate change and how climate-related trends influence people’s lives, both...
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-being of the country’s farmers. This brief is based on a study that examines the level of vulnerability to climate change in … South Africa’s farming sector by developing a nationwide provincial-level vulnerability profile. Particular attention is …
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Ethiopia remains one of the least-developed countries in the world: 50 percent of the population lives in abject poverty, and average life expectancy is only 43 years. Agriculture-the main sector of the Ethiopian economy-employs about 80 percent of the population and is dominated by small-scale,...
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"This paper analyzes the vulnerability of South African farmers to climate change and variability by developing a … vulnerability index and comparing vulnerability indicators across the nine provinces of the country. Nineteen environmental and … socio-economic indicators are identified to reflect the three components of vulnerability: exposure, sensitivity, and …
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have been formed to assess the country's vulnerability to the adverse consequences of climate change, gauge current … change, assess the extent of the area's vulnerability, and help identify adaptation options. This brief is based on a paper …. These meetings explored stakeholders' perceptions of vulnerability to climate change and considered ways in which adaptation …
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brief is based on a paper that analyzes the vulnerability of Ethiopian farmers to climate change by creating a vulnerability … index and comparing vulnerability indicators across regions. A regional vulnerability index can assist in identifying the …
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vulnerability, not just decreased expected income. This brief is based on a paper that uses farm households' responses to climate … vulnerability to future climate change by assessing their probability of falling below an income threshold as a result of future … climate-related shocks. Assessing household vulnerability is important because efficient social policy needs to go beyond …
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have been formed to assess the country's vulnerability to the adverse consequences of climate change, gauge current … change, assess the extent of the area's vulnerability, and help identify adaptation options. This brief is based on a paper …. These meetings explored stakeholders' perceptions of vulnerability to climate change and considered ways in which adaptation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996794
brief is based on a paper that analyzes the vulnerability of Ethiopian farmers to climate change by creating a vulnerability … index and comparing vulnerability indicators across regions. A regional vulnerability index can assist in identifying the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10004996800