This publication, Guidelines for Climate Proofing Investment in Agriculture, Rural Development, and Food Security, aims to present a step-by-step methodological approach to assist project teams to assess and incorporate climate change adaptation measures into agriculture, rural development, and food security investment projects. While the guidelines focus on the project level, an improved understanding of climate change impacts should also be used to incorporate climate change considerations into agriculture planning and policy at the country level.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2012Asia
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchDecember, 2012Latin America and the Caribbean, Guatemala
El presente documento es el resultado de un estudio multidisciplinario sobre las consecuencias de los proyectos de regularización de la tenencia de la tierra ejecutados en el ámbito rural de Petén patrocinados por diferentes donantes externos y por el mismo Gobierno de Guatemala.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJanuary, 2012Latin America and the Caribbean, Cuba
La autora desarrolla un análisis sobre la participación de la mujer cubana en proyectos de desarrollo rural, tomando como referencia diferentes épocas históricas del desarrollo cubano a partir del año 1959, momento del triunfo de la revolución de Fidel Castro. Expone a través de una experiencia en la zona de Holguín desde el 2003, los avances de las mujeres de esta zona dada su participación en un proyecto de desarrollo local con enfoque de género.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksDecember, 2012Gabon
Les Pygmées ont intégré les pratiques culturales et les connaissances des Non-pygmées relatives à l’agriculture itinérante sur brûlis mais semblent également avoir mobilisé des savoirs propres concernant le sol et le fonctionnement de la forêt.
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An empirical review of the relative size of various investments in agriculture in low- and middle-income countries
Reports & ResearchDecember, 2012GlobalInvestment in agriculture is widely recognized as crucial for economic growth, poverty reduction and improved food and nutrition security. Although several estimates have been made of how much investment is needed in agriculture to achieve production or food security goals, no source to date has attempted to estimate the total amount of public and private investment that is actually made in agriculture. This paper does so using the most up to date and comprehensive international datasets available.
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Library ResourcePolicy Papers & BriefsApril, 2012Guinea
Ces dernières années, la République de Guinée a connu une extension rapide des surfaces plantées en palmiers améliorés. L’arrivée prochaine en production de ces dernières, avec pour conséquence d’importantes quantités d’huile de palme produites, fait peser d’importants enjeux sur le développement de cette filière.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksNovember, 2012Tanzania
This paper discusses the importance of maps in urban planning and the consequences for cities planned within a'non existent maps context', when the power of decision belongs to the dwellers.
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Library ResourceJournal Articles & BooksJune, 2012Kenya, Philippines
This paper analyzes the adoption behavior of smallholder farmers using comparable plot-level duration data for Kenya and The Philippines. We find that adoption behavior is strongly linked to the process of land ownership transfer. This relationship is found both for data from Kenya and The Philippines and is robust to the inclusion of observed and unobserved village, household, plot, and time factors.
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Faire face au passé – et au présent
Reports & ResearchApril, 2012GabonCe rapport de FERN rédigé par la spécialiste en droits fonciers Liz Alden Wily documente la situation au Gabon pour informer sur, entre autre, les discussions en cours concernant FLEGT et REDD dans le pays. Le rapport commence par un regard historique sur le Gabon. En 1899 virtuellement la Gabon tout entier était attribué aux compagnies françaises d’exploitation forestière. Avant cela, le Gabon endura près de deux siècles d’un régime commercial des plus développés en Afrique au sein duquel des clans locaux se mirent au service du commerce international d’esclaves et de ressources.
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Facing Up to the Past – and Present
Reports & ResearchApril, 2012Gabon
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