This meta-synthesis of national climate change adaptation plans, policies and processes spans twelve countries at various stages of adaptation planning and implementation, in three priority CCAFS regions: West Africa (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Mali, Niger, Se?negal), East Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda) and South Asia (Bangladesh, India, Nepal).
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, Asia, Eastern Africa, Southern Asia, Western Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchJuly, 2013Brazil, Canada, China, Denmark, India, Niger, Tanzania, Vietnam, Central America, South America, Northern America, Southern Asia, South-Eastern Asia, Western Africa, Africa, Asia, Eastern Asia, Eastern Africa
This paper identifies sixteen cases of large-scale actions in the agriculture and forestry sectors that have adaptation and/or mitigation outcomes, and distils lessons from the cases. The cases cover policy and strategy development (including where climate-smart objectives were not the initial aim), climate risk management through insurance, weather information services and social protection, and agricultural initiatives that have a strong link to climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Key lessons learned include:
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013India, Ghana, Nigeria
Safe and sustainable management of waste presents a major challenge in cities in the Global South. For decades farmers in the peri-urban interface (PUI) have used biodegradable components of urban waste as inputs into their farming practices. Evidence from Kano, Nigeria; Kumasi, Ghana; Hubli-Dharwad and Kolkata, India reveals in rare detail how urban waste reuse plays an important role in the livelihood strategies of lower-income families nd while waste farming also contributes significantly to urban food security.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013France, Nigeria, United States of America, Peru, Morocco, United Kingdom, Canada, Iran, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Cameroon, Thailand, Slovakia, Costa Rica, Japan, Italy, Argentina, India, Sudan, New Zealand, China, Mexico, Saudi Arabia
Meeting Name: Global Soil Partnership Plenary Assembly
Meeting symbol/code: GSPPA: I/2013/2 -
Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Switzerland, Mozambique, Guatemala, Indonesia, Grenada, Ghana, Guyana, Cameroon, Nepal, Philippines, Uganda, Australia, Ecuador, India, Georgia, Papua New Guinea
El bienestar humano y la salud del planeta dependen de nuestra voluntad de cuidar de los bosques y de los procedimientos que empleemos para llevar a cabo su explotación. Es por lo tanto esencial saber quién posee y controla los bosques y cómo se ejerce la gobernanza de la tenencia forestal. Esta guía técnica se dirige a quienes desean mejorar la gobernanza de la tenencia forestal, ayudándoles a actuar en cuatro áreas críticas —la comprensión, la organización, la participación y la garantía—, y facilita sus decisiones relacionadas con los bienes y servicios forestales.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013France, Nigeria, United States of America, Peru, Australia, Morocco, United Kingdom, Canada, Iran, Ethiopia, Republic of Korea, Cameroon, Thailand, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Japan, Italy, Argentina, India, Sudan, China, Mexico, Saudi Arabia
Meeting symbol/code: GSPPA-I/13/Report
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Angola, Honduras, Belgium, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Senegal, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Niger, Mozambique, Uganda, Somalia, Italy, India, South Sudan, Sudan, Mexico, Brazil, Africa
This PFS training Manual is designed for use by Master Trainers (MTs) during the training of facilitators course. Each lesson/topic is complete in itself detailing the preparations to be made, the materials to be kept handy, the core message to be communicated, and the methods that can be used in communicating the messages. A few sessions may require the presence of a technical person as co-facilitator, but the rest can be handled by any person who has been trained as a PFS Master Trainer.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, Zambia, Samoa, Australia, Jamaica, Bolivia, Ghana, Malawi, Pakistan, Nepal, Liberia, South Africa, Malaysia, Rwanda, India, Tajikistan, Uganda, Kenya
La igualdad de género es uno de los diez principios rectores de las Directrices voluntarias sobre la gobernanza responsable de la tenencia de la tierra, la pesca y los bosques en el contexto de la seguridad alimentaria nacional. La presente guía busca secundar dicho principio mediante el logro de una gobernanza de la tenencia de la tierra que es equitativa en cuanto al género. La guía se centra en la justicia entre los sexos y en las formas en que el gobierno de la tenencia puede responder a las diferentes necesidades y prioridades de mujeres y de hombres.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013North Macedonia, Bangladesh, Honduras, Iraq, El Salvador, Chile, Zimbabwe, China, Indonesia, Australia, Bolivia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Colombia, Mozambique, Lesotho, Madagascar, Ecuador, Kuwait, Cuba, Argentina, India, Austria
Meeting symbol/code: GSPPA-I/13/Report
Session: Sess.1 -
Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Nepal, France, Equatorial Guinea, Bangladesh, Switzerland, China, Myanmar, Indonesia, Panama, Congo, India, Guinea, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Thailand, Asia
Tigerpaper is a quarterly news bulletin dedicated to the exchange of information relating to wildlife and natural resources management for the Asia-Pacific region. Forest News reports on FAO forestry activities in the Asia-Pacific region.
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