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Displaying 75 of about 1562 resultsThis working paper aims to contribute to understanding vulnerability and adaptive capacity to climate related risks in semi-arid areas for actors associated with the cotton value chain (CVC) in Pakistan.
Given the increasing climate change impacts on cotton production in semi-arid regions in Pakistan, this study was conducted to identify climate…
This paper analyses the drought risk in Argentina, taking into account recent information on drought hazard, exposure and vulnerability.
During the last 20 years, Argentina experienced several extreme and widespread droughts in many different regions, including the core cropland areas. The most devastating recent events were recorded in the years…
This report analyses the context of Senegal’s economic development by focusing on climate change and its impact on socioeconomic development, and on key sectors such as agriculture, livestock, fisheries and tourism.
Taking stock of economic performance and under-performance in Senegal, links between climate characteristics and development, and…
Impact evaluation (IE) enables programme managers and policymakers to plan interventions in a rational and evidence-based manner. While a range of evaluation methods exists, this briefing note provides an overview of rigorous and quantitatively sound IE methods. These methods provide programme managers and policymakers with thorough evidence on the impa…
This study assesses the viability of integrated risk management approaches for enhancing the resilience of small farmers in Punjab, Pakistan. It looked at the relevance of WFP-Oxfam‘s global R4 Rural Resilience Initiative in the context of study areas and found the approach to be relevant. In particular, strategies relating to risk reduction and risk tr…
This report assesses and maps 184 peer-reviewed, empirical research articles selected for their focus on linkages between water stress and human migration. First and most importantly, this literature asserts that migration is universal. Migration is an extremely common social process and is normal in almost every society on earth. Moreover, migration is…
Vanuatu is an agriculture-based economy, with 80% of the population depending entirely on subsistence agriculture for both their daily sustenance and well-being, and collectively the sector accounting for at least 20% of GDP.
Significant disaster events are a frequent reality in Vanuatu: communities have experienced drought, volcanic eruptions and…
This research compares the level of farmers’ livelihood vulnerability to flooding in Sukoharjo and Klaten. Farmers are the most susceptible to floods caused by climate change. The data used in this research are primary data, collected by interviewing 61 respondents who are farmers in the Sonorejo Village, Sukoharjo Regency, and 72 respondents in the Jiw…
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is developing innovative early warning systems to anticipate risks and intervene at the right time. The right time is often early – before a crisis becomes a humanitarian disaster. FAO’s approach is shifting from a reactive mind-set to one focused on mitigation and prevention.
When the s…
Productivity and production risks affect the use of agricultural production practices and inputs, particularly in developing countries. This paper aims to investigate the effects of adopting drought-tolerant maize varieties (DTMVs) on farm productivity, yield variance and downside risk exposure of maize growing households of Zambia.
The study reveals t…
This report presents district-level analyses of agriculture-specific indicators prevalent in India. High resolution gridded data is used to estimate near-real time crop conditions and weather parameters. With temporal dimension of two weeks and district-level analyses, this report can ensure consistent and extensive monitoring. It aims to build a common…
The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in 2016 adversely affected Vietnam particularly the Mekong River Delta (MRD), where more than 90% of the country’s rice export is produced annually. During that time, salinity intrusion and drought significantly affected agriculture production in the area. Furthermore, flooding aggravated by climate change is anot…
This is the third edition of the Suffering in Silence report. The aim of this report is to highlight those humanitarian crises in 2018 that, though large, have received little public attention. In the final section, it also addresses the question of how to ensure better coverage, outlining eight steps to help shine a light on forgotten crises.
Using th…
The GEOGLAM Crop Monitor for Early Warning (CM4EW) is an international and transparent multi-source, consensus assessment of the crop growing conditions, status, and agro-climatic conditions that are likely to impact global production. The CM4EW reports on climate hazards, such as drought, flood, and extreme weather, as well as pests and crop diseases,…
The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, a moth originating from tropical and subtropical America, has recently become a serious pest of cereals in sub-Saharan Africa. Biological control offers an economically and environmentally safer alternative to synthetic insecticides that are being used for the management of this pest. Consequently, various biolo…