Publications
You can find here a list of publication on global and regional climate change, agriculture, natural resources policies. A summary and links to each publication are provided.
This research highlights the role government policies can have in determining how resilient or vulnerable a country becomes to drought and climate…
14-10-2014
2,866
Sub-Saharan Africa’s growing human population continues to face severe problems of food and nutrition insecurity and poverty, and Southern Africa is…
14-10-2014
2,417
This article points out an interesting finding about the vulnerability of farmers in Zimbabwe to climate variability – that it is complex and not…
13-10-2014
1,502
This paper looks at the progress South Africa has made in climate change research and the implementation of adaptation measures across different…
13-10-2014
1,820
This review highlights the contributions of women, relative to those of men, in agroforestry and thus, in ensuring resilience to climate variability…
13-10-2014
1,522
This article explores how maize famers in northern Benin manage their cropping calendar in the face of limited extension services and climate related…
13-10-2014
1,705
This research was based on the premise that although empirical data shows that climate data can help to reduce the vulnerability of African farmers…
13-10-2014
1,630
In this article, the importance of fodder tree species in improving milk production and as insurance for feed shortfalls in dry seasons is explored….
13-10-2014
1,558
Beginning on the premise that woodfuel use in sub-Saharan Africa is unlikely to be replaced by cleaner fuels in the next twenty years, this paper…
13-10-2014
2,039
The authors of this paper note that although agroforestry is accepted as an efficient means of carbon sequestration, the lack of rigorous scientific…
13-10-2014
2,052
This review highlights the contributions of women, relative to those of men, in agroforestry and thus, in ensuring resilience to climate variability…
13-10-2014
1,522
This article explores how maize famers in northern Benin manage their cropping calendar in the face of limited extension services and climate related…
13-10-2014
1,705
This research was based on the premise that although empirical data shows that climate data can help to reduce the vulnerability of African farmers…
13-10-2014
1,630
In this article, the importance of fodder tree species in improving milk production and as insurance for feed shortfalls in dry seasons is explored….
13-10-2014
1,558
Beginning on the premise that woodfuel use in sub-Saharan Africa is unlikely to be replaced by cleaner fuels in the next twenty years, this paper…
13-10-2014
2,039
The authors of this paper note that although agroforestry is accepted as an efficient means of carbon sequestration, the lack of rigorous scientific…
13-10-2014
2,052
This revised manual provides guidance on conducting Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, Reflection and Learning in community-based adaptation (CBA…
21-09-2014
1,664
The Adaptation Learning Programme of Care in Ghana worked with two District Assemblies Northern Ghana to develop a model for integrating community…
21-09-2014
1,426
This report presents the current situation of Mali where relatively abundant water resources are concentrated along the Niger and Senegal Rivers, and…
20-09-2014
4,672
This paper uses three case studies to look at the role of political analysis in analysis of climate change impacts. The case on East Africa explores…
20-09-2014
1,215
The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for Africa? distils the richest material on climate impacts and trends in Africa, and African…
15-09-2014
1,521
Focusing on the Southern African Development Community (SADC), this paper looks at energy-related GHG emissions; the energy sector as climate change…
15-09-2014
2,479
This article seeks to understand how mitigation actions (MAs) are approached and conceptualised in South Africa, and then to capture the particular…
18-08-2014
1,256
The industrial sectors is responsible for a large share of GHG worldwide, and more so in the industrialised countries and economies in transition,…
14-08-2014
1,526
This article looks at the gaps in the National Climate Change Response White Paper and the approach South Africa is taking to mainstreaming climate…
11-08-2014
1,514
Identifying, respecting, and advancing rights associated with forest resources can help ensure effective, efficient, and equitable implementation of…
04-08-2014
1,685
MRV for REDD+ specifically refers to the measurement, reporting and verification of a country’s forest, including its change over time. The…
04-08-2014
1,225
This report provides an analysis of the three most important factors on the energy architecture of a number of countries around the world, this has…
04-08-2014
1,596
Energy savings contributes to energy security, green house mitigation and energy access. Several countries around the world have promoted and…
14-07-2014
1,546
Tunisia is one of the few developing countries to have developed a proactive policy for the promotion of renewable energy and energy efficiency…
13-06-2014
2,804