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Vulnerability, climate change, and livestock: challenges and opportunities for the poor by Thornton, Philip K., Mude, Andrew G., Ouma, R., Herrero, Mario, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Steeg, Jeannette van de, Kariuki, Juliet B., Ayantunde, Augustine A.

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Coping strategies and vulnerability to climate change of households in Mozambique by Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley, Maute, F.R., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Herrero, Mario, Moyo, Siboniso

“…The purpose of this transdisciplinary project was to cogenerate methods, information and solutions between local communities, local and international scientists and policy makers involved in climate change and adaptation programmes, for coping mechanisms and adapting strategies to climate change and variability in Africa. …”
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Is proactive adaptation to climate change necessary in grazed rangelands? by Ash, Andrew J., Thornton, Philip K., Stokes, C., Togtohyn, C.

“…In this article we test the notion that adaptation to climate change in grazed rangelands requires little more effort than current approaches to risk management because the inherent climate variability that characterizes rangelands provides a management environment that is preadapted to climate change. …”
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Adapting livestock systems to climate change in South Asia by Herrero, Mario, Thornton, Philip K., Wright, Iain A.

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Climate variability and climate change: Impacts on Kenyan agriculture by Herrero, Mario, Ringler, Claudia, Steeg, Jeannette van de, Thornton, Philip K., Zhu, T., Bryan, Elizabeth, Omolo, Abisalom, Koo, Jawoo, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

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State of agricultural climate change adaptation policy in Nepal by Sova, Chase, Chaudhury, Abrar S.

“…This report is intended to complement the 2011 CCAFS publication “State of Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Efforts for Agriculture in Nepal” (Wang 2011). …”
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Coping strategies and vulnerability to climate change of households in Mali by Karanja Ng'ang'a, Stanley, Diarra, L., Notenbaert, An Maria Omer, Herrero, Mario

“…To assess the adaptive capacities of these agro-pastoral communities to climate change, a participatory survey was conducted in the region between February and May 2009. …”
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Enhancing food security in an era of global climate change by Clark, W.C., Kristjanson, Patricia M., Campbell, Bruce M., Juma, C., Holbrook, N.M., Nelson, Gerald C., Dickson, N.

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Agriculture and climate change in national green growth strategies by Negra, Christine

“…This report reviews Green Growth policy actions related to agriculture and climate change by eight countries – Mexico, Vietnam, Rwanda, India, South Korea, China, France and Australia – and assesses progress and challenges as well as the apparent significance of the 2007-2008 global financial crisis in motivating Green Growth strategies. …”
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The role for scientists in tackling food insecurity and climate change by Beddington, J.R., Asaduzzaman, Mohammed, Clark, Megan E., Fernández Bremauntz, Adrian, Guillou, Marion, Jahn, Molly M., Erda, Lin, Mamo, Tekalign, Negra, Christine, Nobre, Carlos A., Scholes, Robert J., Sharma, Rita, Nguyen Van Bo, Wakhungu, Judi W.

“…To adapt to climate change and ensure food security, major interventions are required to transform current patterns and practices of food production, distribution and consumption. …”
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Predicted impact of climate change on coffee-supply chains by Läderach, Peter R.D., Lundy, Mark M., Jarvis, Andy, Ramírez Villegas, Julián Armando, Pérez, P.E., Schepp, Kathleen, Eitzinger, Anton

“…Global circulation models all forecast that climate change will increase mean temperatures and change precipitation regimes. …”
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Climate change and the growth of the livestock sector in developing countries by Thornton, Philip K., Gerber, Pierre J.

“…Given what is currently known about the likely impacts on livestock systems, however, the costs of mitigating and adapting to climate change in the aggregate may not represent an enormous constraint to the growth of the global livestock sector, in its bid to meet increasing demand for livestock products. …”
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Rice and climate change: significance for food security and vulnerability by Mohanty, S, Wassmann, Reiner, Nelson, A., Moya, P, Jagadish, Krishna S.V.

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Can climate change ever benefit tropical agriculture? by Vermeulen, Sonja J.

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Climate change, agriculture, food security, East Africa by CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

“…In East Africa, agricultural systems are highly vulnerable to climate change and variability because of high dependence on rainfall. …”
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Rangelands and climate change: Mitigation, adaptation and co-benefits by Batello, C., Neely, Constance, Leeuw, Jan de

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Freshwater, climate change and adaptation in the Ganges River Basin by Hosterman, H.R., McCornick, Peter G., Kistin, E.J., Sharma, Bharat R., Bharati, Luna

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Land use and climate change adaptation strategies in Kenya by Adimo, A.O., Njoroge, J.B., Claessens, Lieven, Wamocho, L.S.

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Climate change, agriculture, and food-crop production in Ghana by Pinto, Alex de, Demirag, U., Haruna A, Koo, Jawoo, Asamoah M

“…The agricultural sector is believed to have the potential to grow at rates as high as six percent (2), but climate change could potentially inhibit such progress in the long run, given that the sector is particularly vulnerable to this ongoing phenomenon.…”
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Climate change mitigation through livestock system transitions by Havlík, Petr, Valin, Hugo, Herrero, Mario, Obersteiner, Michael, Schmid, Erwin, Rufino, Mariana C., Mosnier, Aline, Thornton, Philip K., Böttcher, Hannes, Conant, Richard T., Frank, S., Fritz, Steffen, Fuss, S., Kraxner, Florian, Notenbaert, An Maria Omer

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