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A collection of practical experiences and lessons on Payments for Environmental Services (PES)
The current debate on climate change, its impacts on socio-ecological systems and the role of agriculture has shifted from an emphasis on how to mitigate the effects of increasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to how to prepare and adapt to the expected adverse impacts.
Each year, tens of thousands of people in Bangladesh are internally displaced as a consequence of riverbank erosion.
Climate change poses severe threats on agriculture. Even though some countries may experience beneficial change to agricultural gross domestic product (GDP), the majority, particularly developing countries, will experience significant negative impacts.
This paper provides a brief overview of the current knowledge and data on deforestation rates, research on the causes of deforestation and forest degradation and relevant policy options.
This paper examines urban health in low- and middle-income countries, in relation to two sets of environmental issues:
The Amazon forest greatly influences the global climate and may be coming under increasing threat due to climate change.
Adaptation to climate change involves changes in agricultural management practices in response to changes in climate conditions.
This contributory chapter of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) outlines the status of climate change mitigation in agriculture and its implications on development, production and consumption trends.