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Date of Publication: Sep 2012
This technology description introduces crop rotation as a fundamental principle of conservation agriculture. The basic principles and aspects to consider when transitioning to crop rotation are...
Date of Publication: Aug 2012
This report talks about the global challenge in terms of climate change and agriculture in the World. It particularly focuses on the climate projections and the related challenges interms of...
Date of Publication: Aug 2012
There is a growing consensus that climate change is transforming the context for rural development, changing physical and socio-economic landscapes and making smallholder development more expensive....
Date of Publication: Jul 2012
A contribution to adaptation and farmers´ resilience towards climate change in the Sahel
Date of Publication: Jul 2012
En se référent aux différents modèles de simulation climatique, nous voulons montrer l’impact que peut avoir le changement climatique sur les ressources en eau en RDC à l’horizon 2100.
Date of Publication: Jul 2012
This manual is intended to support trainers who are helping Farmer Organisations (FOs) and their members in Sub-Saharan Africa to improve the quality of their grain. In so doing, it is...
Date of Publication: Jun 2012
A highlevel summary explaining the conecepts and applications of climate smart agriculture.
Date of Publication: Jun 2012
Contribution à l’adaptation au changement climatique et à la résilience des producteurs au Sahel
Date of Publication: Jun 2012
L’arbre à pain appartient à la famille des Moracées et il est originaire des régions du Pacifique. La chair du fruit à pain est très riche en hydrate de carbone. Elle est aussi bien pourvue en...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
This Summary for Policymakers presents key findings from the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX). The SREX approaches the...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
Climate change, an alteration in the state of the climate that can be identified by changes in the mean and/or the variability of its properties, and that persists for an extended period, typically...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
Many climate change adaptation efforts aim to address the implications of potential changes in the frequency, intensity, and duration of weather and climate events that affect the risk of extreme...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
This chapter addresses changes in weather and climate events relevant to extreme impacts and disasters. An extreme (weather or climate) event is generally defined as the occurrence of a value of a...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
Chapter 3 evaluates observed and projected changes in the frequency, intensity, spatial extent, and duration of extreme weather and climate events. This physical basis provides a picture of climate...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
Disasters occur first at the local level and affect local people. These localized impacts can then cascade to have national and international ramifications. As a result, the responsibility for...
Date of Publication: Jan 2012
This chapter assesses how countries are managing current and projected disaster risks, given knowledge of how risks are changing with observations and projections of weather and climate extremes,...
