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Wetlands for disaster risk reduction: effective choices for resilient communities

Degradation of wetlands reduces resilience against water-related hazards such as floods, droughts and storm surges.

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Drought characterization and management in Central Asia Region and Turkey

The report assesses the occurrence and impacts of drought, the current policies underlying drought management as well as the mitigation measures and responses adopted in Central Asia and Turkey, with a focus on Agriculture Sector.

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Renewables information 2017: overview

Renewables Information 2017 includes detailed renewables and waste data by country and by product for OECD countries up to 2015, with provisional data for 2016. It also contains summary tables of renewables and waste data for non-OECD countries up to 2015.

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The impact of disasters on agriculture: addressing the information gap

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This report summarises data on the impact of natural hazards such as drought and flood on agricultural production, including damage to and loss of crops and livestock. It aims to fill a knowledge gap and inform decision-making for DRR, sustainable development and emergency response planning.

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Change in crop management strategies could double the maize yield in Africa

Change in cropping practices is required to address the food security issues in Africa. Yet, testing of the performance of such changes, in particular at large scales, often needs significant investments.

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African agricultural trade status report 2017

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To maximise the benefits of regional integration and look for new opportunities to improve competitiveness, African policymakers, the private sector and development partners need access to accurate and comprehensive data on intra and inter-regional trade with respect to agricultural goods.

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Local environmentalism in peri-urban spaces in India: emergent ecological democracy?

This paper explores the potential of a range of peri-urban environmentalisms to come together in support of sustainable urbanisation. The present-day ‘urban,’ along with the dominant planning visions of urbanisation, lack in inclusivity, deliberative democracy, grassroots innovations, and bottom-up processes of knowledge generation.

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Mainstreaming biodiversity and development: Guidance from African experience 2012-17

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Do you want to highlight how biodiversity contributes to economic and social development, and ensure its potential is realised? Do you want to ensure biodiversity opportunities and risks are no longer ignored by development policy, plans and budgets? Or perhaps you want to mainstream development concerns into biodiversity policy and planning?

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Options for low emission development in the Bangladesh dairy sector

This study evaluates the potential for improving milk production while reducing enteric methane emission intensity from dairy production in Bangladesh.

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