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Climate, change adaptation assets and group-based approaches: Gendered perceptions from Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mali, and Kenya:
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Ali, Snigdha; Behrman, Julia A.; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
Using a participatory rural appraisal approach, a series of qualitative studies were conducted in four countries facing negative impacts of climate change—Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya and Mali—in order to determine men’s and women’s perceptions of climate change,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200211
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2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); …
This 2014–2015 Global Food Policy Report is the fourth in an annual series that provides a comprehensive overview of major food policy developments and events. In this report, distinguished researchers, policymakers, and practitioners review what happened in food policy in 2014 at the global,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011204459
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Organizational and institutional issues in climate change adaptation and risk management: Insights from practitioners’ survey in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Mali
Ragasa, Catherine; Sun, Yan; Bryan, Elizabeth; Abate, … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
This report provides some reflections and insights on the level of awareness, practices, and organizational and institutional issues being faced by countries as they adapt to climate change, based on interviews with 87 practitioners working in government agencies, local organizations,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132658
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Drought risk reduction in agriculture: A review of adaptive strategies in East Africa and the Indo-Gangetic plain of South Asia:
Cenacchi, Nicola - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
in the agricultural sector. Agriculture is a high-risk endeavor in both regions, due to a combination of recurrent …, especially low access to input and output markets. These factors, combined with farmers’ high aversion to risk, stifle …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132664
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Resilience Programming among Nongovernmental Organizations: Lessons for Policymakers
Frankenberger, Timothy R.; Constas, Mark A.; Nelson, Suzanne - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
This food policy report reviews resilience processes, activities, and outcomes by examining a number of case studies of initiatives by nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) to enhance resilience capacity, and draws implications for policymakers and other stakeholders looking to strengthen resilience.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933124
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West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis
Jalloh, Abdulai (contributor); Nelson, Gerald C. (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The first of three books in IFPRI’s climate change in Africa series, West African Agriculture and Climate Change: A Comprehensive Analysis examines the food security threats facing 11 of the countries that make up West Africa – Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011145651
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Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014: Le défi de la faim invisible
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Alors qu’il ne reste plus qu’une année avant la date d’échéance de la réalisation des Objectifs du Millénaire pour le développement, l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 (GHI) offre une analyse multidimensionnelle de la faim et présente de nouvelles données permettant...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011152382
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Understanding the policy landscape for climate change adaptation: A cross-country comparison using the Net-map method:
Aberman, Noora-Lisa; Birner, Regina; Haglund, Eric; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2015
In the context of increasing vulnerability to climate change for people dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, the International Food Policy Research Institute and partner organizations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, and Bangladesh undertook a project broadly aiming to create knowledge...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011200217
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Climate change impacts on food security in Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights from comprehensive climate change scenarios
Ringler, Claudia; Zhu, Tingju; Cai, Ximing; Koo, Jawoo; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
Climate change impacts vary significantly, depending on the scenario and the Global Circulation Model (GCM) chosen. This is particularly true for Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper uses a comprehensive climate change scenario (CCC) based on ensembles of 17 GCMs selected based on their relative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862348
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An econometric investigation of impacts of sustainable land management practices on soil carbon and yield risk: A potential for climate change mitigation
Kato, Edward; Nkonya, Ephraim; Place, Frank; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2010
to be associated with lower variance of crop production; hence, soil carbon is an indicator of crop yield loss risk (soil … carbon has a risk-reducing effect). These empirical results have demonstrated strong evidence for developing countries of the … reduce production risk. The results have implications for the role that soil carbon can play in adaptation to climate change …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008862354