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Activities aimed to ensure access to and availability of adequate food supplies and the preservation of agricultural livelihoods under the pressures of climate hazards and food chains threats.

Crop resistance and household resilience – The case of cassava and sweetpotato in the Philippines
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‘Super’ El Niño could cause global food price shock lasting into 2028, analysts say

Weather cycle threatens harvests worldwide, adding to inflation already fuelled by the Iran war.

Guardian, the (UK)
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Memory sources shape flood risk perception and agricultural decision among farmers in a drought-oriented irrigation district

This study examined how personal disaster experience, community communication, and media-based disaster comparison shape farmers' risk perception and planting intentions in the Hetao Irrigation District.

Journal of Flood Risk Management (Wiley)
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How climate change is impacting farmers in the Pacific and what can be done to adapt

The Fijian Minister for Agriculture explains how climate change is affecting the country’s vital farming sector.

Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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The complex links between food security, migration, and fragility in Northern Central America

This report examines the interlinked dynamics of fragility, food insecurity, shocks, and migration in the Northern Central America (NCA) region, composed of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.

World Bank, the
Two African men inspecting lettuce crops and a mango tree nursery on the fertile banks of the Niger river close to Niamey.
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When heat rises, farmers shift gears: How extreme temperatures are reshaping agricultural input use decisions in West Africa

A new study of groundnut farming in Ghana, Mali, and Nigeria asks: when temperatures soar, how do farmers change what they put into the ground?

World Bank, the
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Global warming and increasing wildfire risk threaten viability of elite wine-growing regions in California – but others may boom

Mendocino and Monterey could become increasingly favorable for premium vintages under shifting climate, while Napa and Sonoma may face increased pressure in grape cultivation.

Frontiers in Climate
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The role of social assistance in advancing climate adaptation and nature based solutions in least developed countries

This working paper examines how social assistance programs can support climate adaptation and nature-based solutions (NbS) in least developed countries (LDCs).

World Bank, the
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In Guatemala, Indigenous women build climate resilience with old and new farming methods

Ancestral knowledge combined with climate-smart techniques is boosting food security and increasing family incomes in the Lake Atitlán region.

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