fuel crises are by no means over. Research conducted in February 2009 in Bangladesh, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya and Zambia …

poverty and inequality. We find that the epidemic lowers average income and increases poverty, and that the jump in poverty is … larger than expected from the fall in average income. This disproportionate increase in poverty reflects the large share of … the population living on the threshold of poverty and the higher HIV prevalence rates in those segments of the population …

Agriculture in Africa south of the Sahara is becoming increasingly risky due to extreme climate variability. In recent … population that largely relies on rainfed agriculture, Zambia is vulnerable to the impacts of rainfall variability, which pose … most parts of Zambia. The objective of the chapter is to help policymakers, researchers, and country negotiators better …

eight of the countries that make up southern Africa — Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland …, Zambia, and Zimbabwe — and explores how climate change will increase the efforts needed to achieve sustainable food … change makes the challenges greater. Southern Africa is already experiencing rising temperatures, shifting precipitation …

GB and the EU. However, African commodity exporters such as Nigeria, South Africa, and Kenya will likely bear the brunt … a profound impact not only on the EU but also on Africa. The British government's vision of a reinvigorated 'Global … Britain' relies heavily on a reinforced cooperation with Commonwealth Sub-Saharan Africa. Already the temporary closure of …