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Table of Contents: Brief 1: The Impact of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Water and Food Outcomes: A Framework for Analysis by Claudia Ringer Brief 2: Vulnerability and the Impact of Climate Change in South Africa's Limpopo River Basin by Sharon Shewmake Brief 5: Measuring Ethiopian...
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publications. This paper aims to connect the dots and review the literature available on the linkages between irrigation and food … that should be taken into account in irrigation development to address nutrition and gender gaps with a focus on Africa … south of the Sahara are identified: (1) food security and nutrition gains should be stated goals of irrigation programs; (2 …
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Irrigation is central to Pakistan’s agriculture; and managing the country’s canal, ground, and surface water … Policy Research Institute’s Pakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP) is working to address these topics through high … policy landscape for agricultural water management in Pakistan, to better understand how to engage with stakeholders in the …
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"With likely long-term changes in rainfall patterns and shifting temperature zones, climate change is expected to increase the frequency of climate-related shocks, such as floods and droughts in Sub-Saharan Africa. For farm households, an increase in the frequency of climate-related income...
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farmers are apt to respond to future climate change-induced shocks, in particular drought. Droughts are expected to increase … in both frequency and intensity as a result of climate change. This study examines the costs of drought today and who it … living in a drought-prone environment. The types of households that were more vulnerable to climate shocks are analyzed using …
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evidence that droughts may become more frequent in the future, it is clear that even without an increase in frequency, drought …
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The African Risk Capacity (ARC), has been proposed as a pan-Africa drought risk pool to insure against drought risk in …
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the fewest tools to deal with drought, floods, and disease when they occur. Breaking the link between risk and poverty by …
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