Information on "Environment" and "Sub-Saharan Africa"
November 2011
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Nov 2011
Can Better Tracking of Adaptation Aid Reduce Climate Change Vulnerabilities on the Ground?
Author: Catherine Weaver, Christian Peratsakis
Publisher: Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS) Program
This brief argues that identifying where international development aid resources have been effectively deployed is critical to addressing climate change vulnerability and building adaptive capacity in Africa. More on «Can Better Tracking of Adaptation Aid Reduce Climate Change Vulnerabilities on the Ground?»
September 2011
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Sep 2011
Climate Change, Water Resources and WASH
Author: Roger Calow, Helen Bonsor, Lindsey Jones, Simon O’Meally, Alan MacDonald, Nanki Kaur
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
Water is predicted to be the primary medium through which early climate change impacts will be felt by people, ecosystems and economies. More on «Climate Change, Water Resources and WASH»
August 2011
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Aug 2011
Global Warming and Health: The Issue of Malaria in Eastern Africa's Highlands
Author: Moses Tesi
Publisher: Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Discussion on various aspects of global warming has been intense but disjointed. More on «Global Warming and Health: The Issue of Malaria in Eastern Africa's Highlands»
January 2011
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2011
CASD CeMiSS Quarterly Spring 2011
Author: Nicola Pedde, Paolo Quercia, Andrea Grazioso, Lucio Martino, Antonio Giustozzi, Marco Massoni, Lorenzo Striuli, Nunziante Mastrolia, Claudia Astarita, Alessandro Politi, Lorena Di Placido, Nicolò Sartori, Valerio Bosco,
Publisher: Centro Alti Studi per la Difesa (CASD)
This issue addresses various topics ranging from political tensions in Iran, Syria and Yemen, the Turkish neo-Ottoman foreign policy and the Arab Spring, the geostrategic balance in Eastern Europe, the Obama Administration between Libya and Afghanist... More on «CASD CeMiSS Quarterly Spring 2011»
November 2010
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17 Nov 2010
Sensitivity Analysis of Climate Variability and Civil War
Author: Halvard Buhaug, Håvard Hegre, Håvard Strand
Publisher: Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
This paper documents a set of sensitivity tests that provide proof of the empirical disconnect between climate variability and civil war outbreak, incidence, and severity. More on «Sensitivity Analysis of Climate Variability and Civil War»
January 2010
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2010
Resilient Adaptation to Climate Change in African Agriculture
Author: Chinwe Ifejika Speranza
Publisher: German Development Institute
This study analyses how a resilient adaptation of smallholder agriculture to climate change in Africa can be achieved. More on «Resilient Adaptation to Climate Change in African Agriculture» -
2010
Anpassung an die Ungewissheit – Afrikas Landwirtschaft im Klimawandel
Author: Christine Chemnitz, Heike Höffler
Publisher: German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA)
Afrikas Beitrag zum weltweiten Klimawandel ist sehr gering, jedoch der Kontinent von den Auswirkungen des Klimawandels besonders negativ betroffen. More on «Anpassung an die Ungewissheit – Afrikas Landwirtschaft im Klimawandel»
December 2009
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Dec 2009
Environmental Peacebuilding: Managing Natural Resource Conflicts in a Changing World
Author: Christine Bichsel, Simon Dalby, Aly Dama, Tobias Hagmann, Peter Maurer, Moges Shiferaw
Publisher: swisspeace
The present swisspeace conference paper takes up some of the following points from both a research and a practice-oriented perspective: (1) explore the linkages between natural resource and conflict management in developing countries; (2) provide ins... More on «Environmental Peacebuilding: Managing Natural Resource Conflicts in a Changing World»
March 2009
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Mar 2009
Climate Change, Water and Food Security
Author: Eva Ludi
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper reviews existing knowledge about the relationships between climate change, water and food security. More on «Climate Change, Water and Food Security»
January 2009
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2009
Climate Change Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa?
Author: Christoph Müller
Publisher: German Development Institute
This report supplies background knowledge on climate change in sub-Saharan Africa, including uncertainties and basic assumptions of climate change projections. More on «Climate Change Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa?»
