Documents and publications

This paper is a primer on climate change adaptation for food, beverage, and agriculture (FBA) executives. It summarizes how FBA companies are reporting on climate change risks and opportunities, which include supply chain security, water scarcity

This book is a pictorial journey of a project with the purpose: (i) to increase the resilience of communities vulnerable to disasters through strengthened livelihoods and increased preparedness; and (ii) for stakeholders at different levels (village

Lessons from Matebeleland South, Zimbabwe:

This paper outlines the livelihood centred approach to disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Zimbabwe. It provides a picture of Zimbabwe's vulnerability to multiple hazards and contrasts cases of two contrasting

A/CONF.216/PC/8:

This advance unedited copy reports on experiences including success factors, challenges and risks with respect to the objectives and themes of the Conference the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD). It includes

Environmental Emergencies News: Issue 6, April 2007, pages 2-3:

This article presents examples of indigenous disaster early warning, preparedness, and response including: mitigation efforts of the Banyala community in Budalang’I, Kenya; prediction of

This paper introduces a methodology that provides a set of tools to operationalize the Disaster Resistant Sustainable Livelihood (DRSL) Adaptive Livelihood framework (ALF) and build the adaptive capacity of communities. It is categorized under three

Occasional paper n° 23:

This report represents a first systematic review of activities related to climate change conducted by the United Nations World Food Programme, including programmes, capacity development and technical assistance efforts. It

This report assesses progress across programmes and projects to ensure UNDP India remains well aligned to changes in the social, economic and political environment to help address the country’s development challenges. It includes capability enhancement