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Enhancing climate-resilient livelihoods of women, youth and vulnerable populations in the Lake Victoria Zone Region of Kenya: A case of Homabay and Migori counties by Adam, Rahma, Amwata, Dorothy, Ndiema, Nicholas, Osa, Philip

“…Women and vulnerable populations are the worst hit; therefore, this study aims to identify the effects of changes in rainfall and temperature on the livelihoods of women, youth and other vulnerable populations in the Lake Victoria Region in Kenya that depend on the fish value chain, and to assess the coping and adaptation strategies to deal with climate and other environmental changes, taking Homabay and Migori counties as a case in point. …”
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Assessing adaptive capacity of climate-vulnerable farming communities in flood-prone areas: insights from a household survey in South Punjab, Pakistan by Aqib, S., Seraj, M., Ozdeser, H., Khalid, Sidra, Raza, M. H., Ahmad, T.

“…Understanding the adaptive capacity of farmers is crucial in order to identify effective strategies for coping with the impacts of climate change. This study aimed to assess the adaptive capacity of farmers in Rajanpur and Dera Ghazi Khan, two flood-prone districts of South Punjab, Pakistan. …”
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Metrics for optimum allocation of resources on the composition and characterization of crop collections: The CIMMYT wheat collection as a proof of concept by Reyes-Valdés, M. Humberto, Burgueño, Juan, Sansaloni, Carolina Paola, Payne, Thomas S., Pacheco Gil, R. Angela, González-Cortés, Areli

“…Crop genebank collections are important resources for preserving genetic diversity to face the worldwide demand for food and coping with crop diseases and climate change. However, genebanks tend to accumulate materials without systematic collection growth. …”
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Myanmar’s livestock sector: An overview of production and consumption in 2022 by Myanmar Agriculture Policy Support Activity

“…However, it's concerning that 18 percent of these households had to resort to selling livestock as a coping strategy to meet their daily needs rather than as a deliberate business decision. …”
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Food crisis risk monitoring: Early warning for early action by Vos, Rob, Husain, Arif, Greb, Friederike, Läderach, Peter, Rice, Brendan

“…In many countries, the impact of the war is compounded by local conflict, weather shocks, lingering effects of COVID-19, macroeconomic instability, and weak coping capacity. These concurrent crises have led to a sharp rise in both acute and chronic food insecurity since 2017, especially in developing countries. …”
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Malawi Complementary Panel Survey (CPS) 2000-2002 by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…The CPS dataset includes information on education; morbidity; food security and coping strategies; labour and employment; income, expenditures, and transfers. …”
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Women’s empowerment and child nutrition in polygynous households of Northern Ghana by Bourdier, Tomoé

“…Weather shocks and other shocks affecting the economy of farm households often trigger a cascade of coping mechanisms, from reducing food consumption to selling assets, with potentially lasting consequences on child development. …”
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Protective effects of diversified diets for dietary folate adequacy and serum homocysteine in breastfeeding mothers amid historic drought by Fujita, M., Asthana, A., Wamwere-Njoroge, George J.

“…This is increasingly unattainable for populations in climate hot zones coping with food insecurity by prioritizing calories over dietary breadth. …”
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Analysis of impact of climate change on growth and yield of yam and cassava and adaptation strategies by farmers in Southern Nigeria by Chukwuone, Nnaemeka

“…This study determined the adaptation and coping strategies adopted by farmers under yam- and cassava-based farming systems in Ebonyi and Enugu States in Nigeria’s derived savannah agro-ecological zone. …”
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Pastoralist livelihoods and wildlife revenues in East Africa: a case for coexistence? by Homewood, Katherine M., Chenevix Trench, Pippa, Brockington, Daniel;

“…Few wildlife-derived benefits flow to pastoralists, while conservation restrictions constrain production and coping strategies, undermining potential for coexistence. …”
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Adaptation to drought/delayed rainfall in rice cultivation, Bihar, India. by Munshi, Sugandha, Samaddar, Arindam, Srivastava, Amit, Urfels, Anton, Patil, Vikram, Sherpa, Sonam, Bhanjdeo, Arunditha, Veettil, Prakashan Chellattan, Malik, R. K., Craufurd, Peter Q., Kumar, Virender

“…This report presents findings from 21 Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) conducted in seven districts of Bihar namely Muzaffarpur, Madhubani, Samastipur, Vaishali, Gaya, Nalanda, and Lakhisarai with 221 farmers 116 female and 105 males to establish a deeper understanding of the challenges and coping mechanisms in the rice-wheat system related to climate change variabilities faced by farmers in the region. …”
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Community-based water tenure in equitable and transformative drought resilience by van Koppen, Barbara, Mweemba, C. E., Amarnath, Giriraj, Schreiner, B.

“…These studies recognized horizontal polycentricity of community-based water tenure by identifying common features: communities’ age-old drought resilience coping strategies to meet daily domestic water needs and daily or seasonal small-scale productive water needs, by tapping water from surface- and groundwater sources through multi-purpose infrastructure, both self-financed and publicly supported, and by ‘sharing’ water ‘in’ within the community and ‘sharing out’ with neighbouring communities and powerful third parties. …”
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How does food price increase affect Ugandan households?: An augmented multimarket approach by Ulimwengu, John M., Ramadan, Racha

“…Accounting for such substitution effects, our results suggest that the impact of rising food prices may be mitigated because some households will attempt to substitute more expensive food items with cheaper ones; however, this apparent coping strategy often leads to a much poorer diet. …”
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Impact of covid-19 on smallholder aquaculture farmers and their response strategies: empirical evidence from Bangladesh by Alam, G. M. Monirul, Sarker, Md Nazirul Islam, Kamal, Md Abdus Samad, Khatun, Most Nilufa, Bhandari, Humnath

“…Reduced income from fish farming and other sources has triggered a significant drop in capital for farming operations and production capacity improvement, leading to food insecurity. The most common coping strategies include reduced buying from the market (vegetables, fruits, meat, milk, etc.), relying on less expensive or less preferred food, purchasing food on credit, and selling assets. …”
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Conservation of indigenous vegetables in the Philippines: A scoping study by Oraye, Claudette D., de Chavez, Hidelisa D., Aguilar, Catherine Hazel M., Makiling, Florisa C., Ladia, Villamor A. Jr., Enicola, Elmer E., Maghirang, Rodel G., Anunciado, Ma. Shiela, Monville-Oro, Emilita, Gonsalves, Julian, Hunter, Danny, Borelli, Teresa, Mendonce, Sharon

“…Their adaptability, plasticity, and resilience to biotic and abiotic stresses provide farmers with the needed coping strategies to confront climate change. This study examines past and ongoing research and development initiatives, including agencies involved in research on IVs in the Philippines. …”
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Mapping the potential of managed aquifer recharge in Africa: GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis approach by Ebrahim, Girma Yimer, Stefan, C., Sallwey, J., Lautze, Jonathan F.

“…Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR)- groundwater recharge and underground water storage for later use or environmental support presents a viable alternative for water storage and may provide an effective tool for coping with such challenges. However, the potential area where MAR can be feasibly implemented has not been identified. …”
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Empowering Women Farmers by Building Resilience to Heat Stress by Macwan, N., Kori, Pooja, Verma, Benu, Puskur, Ranjitha

“…The final workshop provided practical heat stress management strategies and solutions, and also aimed at empowering women with knowledge of locally available resources and coping mechanisms. The trainings helped build capacity, developed community-driven solutions, and ensured that women farmers are better equipped to tackle the growing challenges posed by heat stress. …”
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Community consultations for locally led anticipatory actions in key sectors for flood hazard in Matara District, Sri Lanka by Alahacoon, Niranga, Amarasinghe, H., Indrasena, R., Gunasundara, W., Kaushalya, C., Nethmi, K., De Silva, R., Amarnath, Giriraj

“…Community members, including women and youth, contributed valuable indigenous knowledge and coping mechanisms, fostering peer-to-peer learning and collective problem-solving. …”
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Kenyah forest use in East Kalimantan: responses to El Nino, transmigration and HTI by Colfer, C.J.P., Salim, A.

“…It is concluded that the Long Segar community is coping by creative use of opportunities when its rice crops fails. …”
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Forests and climate change adaptation policies in Cameroon by Bele, M.Y., Somorin, O.A., Sonwa, D.J., Nkem, J., Locatelli, Bruno

“…The strategies and recommendations made in those documents only serve to improve understanding of Cameroon natural resources and add resilience to the natural systems in coping with anthropogenic stresses. The paper draws attention to the need to address the constraints of lack of awareness and poor flow of information on the potentials of forests for climate change adaptation. …”
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