We need to feed an estimated population in excess of 9 billion by 2050 with diminishing
natural resources, whilst ensuring the health of people and the planet. Herein we connect …

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNANCE AND INSTITUTIONS IN
LIVELIHOODS ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE Climate change will be pivotal in …

Climate change is expected to adversely affect agricultural production in Africa. Because
agricultural production remains the main source of income for most rural communities in the …

We discuss approaches to the assessment of vulnerability to climatevariability and change
andattempt to clarify the relationship between the concepts of vulnerability andadaptation. In …

A daptation refers to adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to
actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts. It refers to changes in …

Climate change is expected to have serious environmental, economic, and social impacts
on South Africa. In particular, rural farmers, whose livelihoods depend on the use of natural …

Adaptation to climate variability and change is important both for impact assessment (to
estimate adaptations which are likely to occur) and for policy development (to advise on or …

Adaptation in agriculture to climate change is important for impact andvulnerability
assessment and for the development of climate change policy. A wide variety of adaptation …

Climate change presents the need and opportunity for what the Stern report called 'major,
non-marginal change'. Such transformational adaptation is rapidly emerging as a serious …

The burgeoning interest in social capital within the climate change community represents a
welcome move towards a concern for the behavioural elements of adaptive action and …