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    June, 2012
    Armenia, Europe, Central Asia

    This country note for Armenia is part of a series of country briefs that summarize information relevant to climate change and agriculture for three pilot countries in the Southern Caucasus Region, with a particular focus on climate and crop projections, adaptation options, policy development and institutional involvement. The note series has been developed to provide a baseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture for the countries participating in the regional program on reducing vulnerability to climate change in Southern Caucasus Agricultural systems.

  2. Library Resource
    August, 2013
    Uruguay

    The report reviews the macroeconomic
    perspectives of Uruguay, focused on its rural development
    and natural resources intensive sectors, to form the basis
    for expanding agricultural production, and increasing
    productivity. It reviews the country's sectoral
    composition, exports of natural resource intensive products,
    and labor and capital use, as well as the tax burden.
    Although agriculture represents less than ten percent of the

  3. Library Resource
    September, 2014

    Dry tropical woodlands provide around 80
    percent of the energy needs of both urban and rural
    populations in Africa and are of similar importance on a
    more localized scale in other areas. They also provide
    livestock fodder, building poles and many of the daily needs
    of the rural people living in and around them. Concern about
    the degradation and depletion of these woodlands date back a
    long time. Large numbers of woodfuel projects were launched

  4. Library Resource
    June, 2013
    Global

    This report provides recommendations on
    how to better manage ongoing changes in livestock
    development. First, it presents an overview of the main
    trends that can be expected to drive the sector over the
    next decades. Second it discusses the negative or positive
    social, environmental, and health repercussions of those
    trends, and the institutional, policy, and technical
    requirements needed to manage them. It concludes with a

  5. Library Resource
    September, 2013
    Africa, Northern Africa, Western Asia

    This Policy Note discusses the status of
    Forestry in the Middle East and North Africa Region (MNA) of
    the Bank. The Policy Note is a product of the FAO Investment
    Center in Rome, the International Food Policy Research
    Institute (IFPRI) and the Bank. Experience in natural
    resource management shows that to adequately address
    sustainable development, solutions must go beyond any single
    sector, and be cross-sectoral. They must also go beyond

  6. Library Resource
    March, 2013

    Due to climate change and increasing
    food prices, emphasis needs to be placed on addressing water
    management as a key determinant for agricultural production
    and productivity. However, governments and donors have
    tended to pay relatively little attention to this area, and
    investments remain low. This report, which is based on
    economic and sector work carried out in the Water Anchor of
    the World Bank, highlights the importance of improving water

  7. Library Resource
    April, 2013
    Ghana

    The report is organized as follows. The
    next section puts the study into context by briefly
    discussing the global EACC study and the EACC methodology,
    which was applied in this study at a more disaggregated
    level. The section highlights the differential impacts of
    climate change among different regions of the world,
    including Africa. Chapter three presents an overview of the
    methodology used, including the key assumptions. An effort

  8. Library Resource
    August, 2012
    Venezuela

    This country note briefly summarizes
    information relevant to both climate change and agriculture
    in Venezuela, with focus on policy developments (including
    action plans and programs) and institutional make-up. Like
    most countries in Latin America, Venezuela has submitted one
    national communication to the United Nations Framework
    Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) with a second one
    under preparation. Land use change and forestry are the

  9. Library Resource
    April, 2015
    North Macedonia

    This country note for Macedonia is part
    of a series of country briefs that summarize information
    relevant to climate change and agriculture for four pilot
    countries in the Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region, with
    a particular focus on climate and crop projections,
    adaptation options, policy development and institutional
    involvement. The note series has been developed to provide a
    baseline of knowledge on climate change and agriculture for

  10. Library Resource
    April, 2015
    Georgia

    This country note for Georgia is part of
    a series of country briefs that summarize information
    relevant to climate change and agriculture for three
    countries in the Southern Caucasus Region, with a particular
    focus on climate and crop projections, adaptation options,
    policy development and institutional involvement. The note
    series has been developed to provide a baseline of knowledge
    on climate change and agriculture for the countries

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