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- This report (in 5 parts) summarises current knowledge of the anticipated impacts of climate change on water availability for agriculture and examines the implications for local and national food security. It analyses expected impact of climate change on a set of major agricultural systems at risk and makes the case for immediate implementation of no-regrets strategies which have both positive development outcomes and make agricultural systems resilient. This part includes bibliographic references and two annexes. These additional short chapters explain the logic behind assessing climate change mitigation options and the evaluation of climate change impacts on the food production system. This report was published by the FAO in 2011.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/i2096e/i2096e00.htm
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- This report introduces the issues relating to the impact of climate change on children and highlights perspectives on climate change from young people around the world on the areas of food, water, health, disasters, education, emissions reduction and low carbon development and participation.
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- Jazmin Burgess
- http://www.unicef.org.uk/Latest/Publications/climate-change-report-jon-snow-2013/
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- This paper summarizes observed and projected trends in extreme weather events (temperatures, precipitation, drought, floods, tropical cyclones and sea-level rise), present-day climate variability and future climate change and their impacts on China's different regions. This paper was published by WorldBank in 2013.
- Author
- Chris Sall
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17558
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- This paper summarizes research on the Krishna River Basin in southern India, including physical and agricultural geography, remote sensing, hydrology, water management and environmental issues. This report was published by IWMI in 2007.
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- Trent W. Biggs; Anju Gaur; Christopher A. Scott; Prasad Thenkabail; Parthasaradhi Gangadhara Rao; Murali Krishna Gumma; Sreedhar Acharya; Hugh Turral
- Publisher
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.111
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- This brief report examines the cumulative effects of multiple human activities on the ecosystems of semi-enclosed marine systems (SEMS) (including coastal seas, bays and gulfs). It identifies the major threats to SEMS, the consequences of human activities on SEMS, how these consequences in turn affect human well-being as well as recommendations for management of these areas. This report was published in 2008.
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- Heike K. Lotze; Michael Flitner; Edward R. Urban Jr.
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- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0016/001632/163268e.pdf
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- This brief research article examines the possibility of using flooded land that is temporarily unavailable for crop production to produce a crop of aquatic organisms through case studies of community-based management systems in Bangladesh and Vietnam. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldBank Center, in 2006.
- Author
- M. M. Dey; M. Prein
- Publisher
- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/community.pdf
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- This report examines the reasons underlying the adoption or discontinuance of community based fish culture in seasonal floodplains in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Vietnam. It studies the historical and political context, policy and institutional context, environmental contexts and landscape level factors, socio-cultural context, livelihood context, the floodplain as a multiple use system, markets and economic viability, technical issues and implementation, incentives for uptake and adoption and disincentives. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2011.
- Author
- Olivier Joffre; Natasja Sheriff
- Publisher
- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2816.pdf
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- This report introduces the subject of water scarcity, describing its various causes and the impact it has on agriculture in particular. It then goes on to discuss various methods for combatting water scarcity and goes into detail on a number of forms of water accounting. It concludes by making a number of recommendations for policy aimed at improving the situation, including promoting the efficient use of water in agriculture. This report was published by the FAO in 2012.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/016/i3015e/i3015e.pdf
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- This report details the recovery framework for the districts affected by Cyclone Phailin which hit the coast of Odisha, India, in October 2013. It provides a detailed analysis of the affected sectors, the extent of the damages sustained, the reconstruction and recovery needs and the recovery strategy. This report was published by WorldBank in 2013.
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17608
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- This report examines groundwater use in India and considers the potential social and economic consequences of weak or non-existent groundwater management. The report was published by The World Bank in 2010.
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- Sanjay Pahuja; Catherine Tovey; Stephen Foster; Hector Garduno
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/2835
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- This report attempts to introduce a prototype scoring system for the ecological status of rivers in India and to illustrate this system through its applications in the Krishna, Cauvery, Narmada, Periya and Ganga river basins in India. This report was published by IWMI in 2007.
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- Vladimir Smakhtin; Muthukumarasamy Arunachalam; Sandeep Behera; Archana Chatterjee; Srabani Das; Parikshit Gautam; Gaurav D. Joshi; Kumbakonam G. Sivaramakrishnan; K. Sankaran Unni
- Publisher
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.114
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- This article discusses the need for a sustainable, nutritious fish feed and attempts to summarise the effects of phytase on nutrient utilization, growth of fish and aquatic pollution. This article was originally published in Naga, the quarterly magazine of The WorldFish Center, in 2004.
- Author
- K. Baruah; N. P. Sahu; A. K. Pal; D. Debnath
- Publisher
- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/Naga/na_2314.pdf
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- This report discusses the economic impact of water pollution in the Upper Citarum River in Indonesia and then goes on to describe the development of a methodology for valuing this impact. It makes a number of recommendations for interventions that could be implemented in order to improve water quality, which it argues that, as well as being better for public health, would also have a number of economic benefits. It provides a breakdown of the potential cost of these interventions and compares this against projected economic benefits. This report was published by the World Bank in 2013.
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- Asian Development Bank
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/17750
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- This report provides an overview of the role of nitrous oxide in climate change and ozone layer depletion and the benefits of reducing nitrous oxide from agricultural sources, industry and fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning in landscape fires and household stoves and wastewater and aquaculture. This report was published by UNEP in 2013.
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- United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
- http://www.unep.org/pdf/UNEPN2Oreport.pdf
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- This report examines 53 cities in developing countries (including Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Vietnam, the Philippines, China and Indonesia) to determine the factors that drive the use of untreated wastewater and polluted water for irrigated agriculture. This report was published by IWMI in 2008.
- Author
- Liqa Raschid-Sally; Priyantha Jayakody
- Publisher
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.127
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- This report attempts to define the future for the forestry sector in East Asia up to the year 2020, examining China as the location of the largest forest cover in the region and considering the pressure of China's expanding economy and demand and the increased capacity for production on its forest resources. This report includes chapters on the subregional profile, the current state of the forestry sector, key drivers of change to the year 2020, probable scenarios, forestry implications under various scenarios and preparing for a greener economy. This report was published by the FAO in 2010.
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/013/i1888e/i1888e00.pdf
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- This report assesses the results of the Soil Remediation Research Project in Northeast Thailand, which demonstrated and promoted the application of clay technology as a quick and cost-effective means of improving the fertility and water holding capacity of sandy soils. This report was published by IWMI in 2009.
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- Rathinasamy Maria Saleth; Arlene Inocencio; Andrew Noble; Sawaeng Ruaysoongnern
- Publisher
- International Water Management Institute (IWMI)
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3910/2009.130
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- This report introduces the concept of water resources management and the issues associated with it and then goes on to discuss how the economic valuation of water resources can have a positive impact on these issues. The report provides a description of the use of water in agriculture and its economic characteristics and then discusses the use of water resource management techniques, including water valuation, in order to encourage more efficient and sustainable use of these resources. This report was published by the FAO in 2004.
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- Kerry Turner; Stavros Georgiou; Rebecca Clark; Roy Brouwer
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/007/y5582e/y5582e00.htm
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- The potential impact of climate change on hydropower is examined by constructing a hydrological model which uses a simple multivariate time series technique. The model is applied to three hydropower projects in India, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Policy implications for hydropower projects are discussed. This document, Policy Reseach Working Paper 4344, was published by The World Bank in September 2007.
- Author
- Atsushi Iimi
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/7332
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- Eutrophication - the overenrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus - has emerged as a leading water quality problem. This report identifies over 415 areas worldwide that are experiencing eutrophication symptoms, and there are significant information gaps in many regions.
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- Mindy Selman; Suzie Greenhalgh; Robert Diaz; Zachary Sugg
- Publisher
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/eutrophication-and-hypoxia-coastal-areas
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- This report provides an overview of the range of actions, policies and institutions around the globe that address nutrient pollution and eutrophication.
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- Mindy Selman; Suzie Greenhalgh
- Publisher
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/eutrophication-0
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- This report provides a snapshot of the sources of nutrient pollution and the corresponding socioeconomic drivers that are increasing nutrient levels in our waterways.
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- Mindy Selman; Suzie Greenhalgh
- Publisher
- World Resources Institute (WRI)
- http://www.wri.org/publication/eutrophication-sources-and-drivers-nutrient-pollution
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- This report investigates the ways that the fisheries and aquaculture sector can adapt to the threat of climate change. It discusses the global vulnerability of fisheries systems to climate change, its impacts on people, understanding, reducing and coping with vulnerability, building the capacity to adapt and respond and adapting technologies. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2009.
- Publisher
- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_904.pdf
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- This report discusses the hypothesis that the impacts of urban flooding are on the rise. It describes the impacts of urban flooding and the causes of increased impacts, citing recent examples of urban flooding. It then goes on to make a number of recommendations for reducing the risk of urban flooding through integrated flood risk management activities. This report was published by the World Bank in 2011.
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- Abhas Jha; Jessica Lamond; Robin Bloch; Namrata Bhattacharya; Ana Lopez; Nikolaos Papachristodoulou; Alan Bird; David Proverbs; John Davies; Robert Barker
- Publisher
- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/3412
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- Description
- This paper (in two parts) summarizes observations and findings from a collection of reports on five Greater Mekong Region countries (Lao PDR, Myanmar, Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam) on the status and trends of forestry and forestry in this region. It also analyses the key factors driving changes in forestry in the region and outlines four possible scenarios for 2020. It highlights priorities and strategies to make the region's forestry sector more sustainable.
- Publisher
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/3/a-i2093e/index.html
