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Date of Publication: Jun 2014
The report is one in a 13-part series that translates the IPCC assessments for business leaders and also part of BSR's Business in a Climate-Constrained World initiative....
Date of Publication: May 2014
Agricultural productivity in the region is far below potential. Although productivity has increased in recent years within Southern Africa, most of the growth has come from bringing previously...
Date of Publication: May 2014
The Initial Results Management Framework of the Fund provides information on the logical framwork and its aspects, i.e. specific guidance on several key features of the results, performance...
Date of Publication: Apr 2014
Adapting to the negative impacts of climate change is a pressing challenge for anyone engaged in the agricultural sector. Smallholder farmers are particularly vulnerable to these changes such...
Date of Publication: Apr 2014
Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) is a rice management practice that reduces water use by up to 30% and can save farmers money on irrigation and pumping costs. AWD reduces methane emissions by 48%...
Date of Publication: Apr 2014
Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) is a rice management practice that reduces water use by up to 30% and can save farmers money on irrigation and pumping costs. AWD reduces methane emissions by 48%...
Date of Publication: Apr 2014
This report is a result of participatory data gathering done in Namibia through desktop study, gap analysis, inventory analysis of CSA policies or CSA related policies, focus group discussions (FGDs...
Date of Publication: Mar 2014
This review shows a Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation.
Date of Publication: Mar 2014
Implementation of the CCARDESA Mid Term Operational Plan (MTOP) is expected to have a positive impact on the environment by supporting the development and dissemination of agricultural...
Date of Publication: Mar 2014
Review of research findings, options for mitigation and recommendations for development cooperation
Date of Publication: Mar 2014
Implementation of the CCARDESA MTOP is expected to have a positive impact on the environment by supporting the development and dissemination of agricultural technologies that promote sustainable...
Date of Publication: Mar 2014
The purpose of this document therefore is to develop the ‘results chain’ for the Regional Agricultural Policy (RAP), i.e. to identify and define the policy targets and related indicators...
Date of Publication: Feb 2014
Wetlands are unique for storing water from storms; recharging ground water and serving as the habitat for a variety of aquatic organisms, wildlife and plants, including rare, threatened,...
Date of Publication: Feb 2014
Global food demand requires that soils be used intensively for agriculture, but how these soils are managed greatly impacts soil fluxes of carbon dioxide (CO2). Soil management practices can cause...
Date of Publication: Jan 2014
This chapter describes the information basis for the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) of IPCC Working Group II (WGII) and the rationale for its structure. As the starting point of WGII AR5, the chapter...
Date of Publication: Jan 2014
The eastern communal conservancies are situated along the western fringe of the Kalahari basin. Under a very short rainfall gradient, the vegetation abruptly changes from microphyllous Acacia-...
