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 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 ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2013Switzerland, Israel, China, Sri Lanka, Bolivia, Pakistan, Niger, Thailand, Morocco, Malaysia, Haiti, Tanzania, Brunei Darussalam, India, Chad, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, 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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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Nepal, France, Switzerland, United States of America, South Africa, Chile, Germany, China, Italy, Australia, Netherlands, India, Sri Lanka, Niger, Thailand
This report aims to provide a conceptual framework to address food security under conditions of water scarcity in agriculture. It has been prepared by a team of FAO staff and consultants in the framework of the project `Coping with water scarcity: the role of agriculture?, and has been discussed at an Expert Consultation meeting organized in FAO, Rome in December 2009 on the same subject. It was subsequently edited and revised, taking account of discussions in the Expert Consultation and materials presented to the meeting.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Kenya, Bangladesh, Germany, China, Italy, Senegal, India, Yemen, Chad, Sri Lanka, Niger, Ethiopia, Thailand
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2013Bangladesh, Honduras, United States of America, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Jamaica, Pakistan, Niger, Nepal, Japan, South Africa, Vietnam, Somalia, Tanzania, Botswana, India, Armenia, Kenya
The guide is an important resource for development professionals and researchers working with households and communities. The objective of the gender and climate training guide is to address the lack of information on how men and women adapt to, and mitigate climate change. The Participatory Action Research methods and activities of the guide help ensure that gender is reflected in research activities and outcomes. The guide will help promote gender-sensitive adaptation and mitigation activities in projects for agriculture and food security.
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