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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 a summary of the current and projected trends in food and agricultural production and how this will impact on the demand for water, before discussing the likely effects of climate change on these two areas. 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 (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 describes the prospects for adaptation of these strategies in agriculture, as well as the likely impact of climate change mitigation activities related to agricultural water management. It then goes on to make a number of recommendations for improving the situation and mitigating the effects of climate change on agricultural water management. 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 (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 the preface, table of contents, and lists of figures, tables and boxes used in the report. It also includes the executive summary. 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 (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 research report assesses the impacts of climate change on the sustainability of the fisheries and aquaculture industry. It examines methods of diagnosing vulnerability to climate change, explains current coping mechanisms and adaptive responses, discusses what contributes to mitigation and looks at how to build the capacity to respond and adapt. This report was published by The WorldFish Center in 2009.
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- The WorldFish Center
- http://www.worldfishcenter.org/resource_centre/WF_2167.pdf
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- This report provides a guide for local governments in the East Asia region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change. This city profile for Dongtan in China provides a description of the city and then highlights a number of hazards and risks to the city associated with climate change. A number of disaster risk management measures are identified in order to mitigate the effects of climate change and a number of recommendations are made. This report was published by the World Bank in 2009.
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- Neeraj Prasad; Federica Ranghieri; Fatima Shah; Zoe Trohanis; Earl Kessler; Ravi Sinha
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/11986
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- This report provides a guide for local governments in the East Asia region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change. This city profile for Hanoi in Vietnam provides a description of the city and then highlights a number of hazards and risks to the city associated with climate change. A number of disaster risk management measures are identified in order to mitigate the effects of climate change and a number of recommendations are made. This report was published by the World Bank in 2009.
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- Neeraj Prasad; Federica Ranghieri; Fatima Shah; Zoe Trohanis; Earl Kessler; Ravi Sinha
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/11986
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- This report provides a guide for local governments in the East Asia region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change. This city profile for Jakarta in Indonesia provides a description of the city and then highlights a number of hazards and risks to the city associated with climate change. A number of disaster risk management measures are identified in order to mitigate the effects of climate change and a number of recommendations are made. This report was published by the World Bank in 2009.
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- Neeraj Prasad; Federica Ranghieri; Fatima Shah; Zoe Trohanis; Earl Kessler; Ravi Sinha
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/11986
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- This report provides a guide for local governments in the East Asia region to better understand the concepts and consequences of climate change. This city profile for Makati City in the Philippines provides a description of the city and then highlights a number of hazards and risks to the city associated with climate change. A number of disaster risk management measures are identified in order to mitigate the effects of climate change and a number of recommendations are made. This report was published by the World Bank in 2009.
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- Neeraj Prasad; Federica Ranghieri; Fatima Shah; Zoe Trohanis; Earl Kessler; Ravi Sinha
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- The World Bank Group
- https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/11986
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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.
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- Chris Sall
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- 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
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- 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 resource is part 1 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes a foreword, acknowledgements, a table of contents for the resource as a whole, a welcome address and an executive summary. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e00.pdf
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- This resource is part 10 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part looks at coastal area planning and management and includes the second part of a paper entitled 'Coastal area planning and management with a focus on disaster management and the protective role of coastal forests and trees' by Jane Preuss. Topics include: case studies in Hawaii and Sri Lanka, the use of forest buffers, dune preservation and restoration, and institutional issues relating to coastal management. Conclusions and references are also provided along with a field study. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e09.pdf
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- This resource is part 11 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes the first part of a paper entitled 'Synthesis of the protective functions of coastal forests and trees against natural hazards' by Eric Wolanski. Topics include: a description of natural marine hazards; bioshields; the role of vegetation and dams; and protection against coastal erosion by absorption of wave energy. Photographs and illustrations are provided. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e10.pdf
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- This resource is part 12 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes the second part of a paper entitled 'Synthesis of the protective functions of coastal forests and trees against natural hazards' by Eric Wolanski. Topics include: protection of the coast against wind and salt spray; various discussions about the coastal community; creating bioshields; restoring mangroves; bibliography, references and appendices; and forestry initiatives for coastal protection. This part also includes references and recommendations from the report as a whole. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e11.pdf
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- This resource is part 2 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes: the first section of a paper entitled 'The role of forests and trees in protecting coastal areas against tsunamis' by Hamzah Latief and Safwan Hadi. This includes images, illustrations and an overview of tsunami and earthquake activity in the region. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e01.pdf
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- This resource is part 3 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes the second section of a paper entitled 'The role of forests and trees in protecting coastal areas against tsunamis' by Hamzah Latief and Safwan Hadi, together with various field study summaries. Topics include the tsunami's effect on vegetation, Japanese pine forest protection, a case study of Pancer Bay, Indonesia, references and conclusions. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e02.pdf
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- This resource is part 4 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes the first section of a paper about coastal protection by Hermann M Fritz and Chris Blount, and features topics such as: tropical cyclones; the Saffir-Simpson scale; worldwide cyclones; cyclones in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific regions; and cyclone impact characteristics. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e03.pdf
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- This resource is part 5 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes the second section of a paper about coastal protection by Hermann M Fritz and Chris Blount, and features topics such as: the effect of cyclones on mangroves, and mangrove forest protection, with Indian and Bangladesh region case studies included. The paper also includes references and conclusions. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e04.pdf
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- This resource is part 6 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes the first section of a paper entitled 'Protective functions of coastal forests and trees against wind and salt spray' by Eugene S Takle, T-C Chen and Xiaoqing Wu. Subjects include: wind and climate effects; climatology of tropical cyclones; wind-induced damage in Southeast Asia and India; effects of global warming; movement and deposition of sea salt in the coastal environment; and the use of forests and trees for suppressing damage. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e05.pdf
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- This resource is part 7 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part includes the second section of a paper entitled 'Protective functions of coastal forests and trees against wind and salt spray' by Eugene S Takle, T-C Chen and Xiaoqing Wu. This covers mitigating damage due to salt spray; establishing shelterbelts as a part of dune restoration; use of rigid (non-vegetative) barriers for protection against wind and sea spray; guidelines for establishing coastal forests and shelterbelts for reducing wind and particle transport; and the environmental and social implications of forest barriers. Conclusions, references and notes are also included. Various field study presentations for other regions such as New Zealand are also included. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e06.pdf
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- This resource is part 8 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part focuses on protection from coastal erosion, and includes a paper entitled 'The role of coastal forests and trees in protecting against coastal erosion' by Gegar Prasetya. Topics include: the extent of coastal erosion in the Asian region; causes of erosion; coastal types; field studies; numerical model and analysis studies; and various options for coastal protection such as breakwaters, seawalls, and artifical headlands. Conclusions and references are also provided along with a field study in Vietnam. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e07.pdf
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- This resource is part 9 of a 12 part document provided by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It describes the role of trees and forests in coastal protection following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. This part looks at coastal area planning and management and includes the first part of a paper entitled 'Coastal area planning and management with a focus on disaster management and the protective role of coastal forests and trees' by Jane Preuss. Topics include: risk assessments; hazard identification; loss assessment; strategy planning; and various case studies around Hilo in Hawaii. Other sections of this publication are also catalogued in the e-library.
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/010/ag127e/ag127e08.pdf
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- This FAO paper presents an overview of the distinctive features of communal tenure in different community-based land and natural resource management systems. Communal tenure refers to situations where groups, communities, or one or more villages have well defined, exclusive rights to jointly own and/or manage particular areas of natural resources such as land, forest and water.
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- Kirsten Ewers Andersen
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- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- http://www.fao.org/docrep/014/am658e/am658e00.pdf
