Climate Change: Recent submissions
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CGIAR Research Program on climate change, agriculture and food security
(2014)Type: BriefClimate change is an unprecedented threat to the food security of hundreds of millions of people. Climate change affects agriculture and food security, and likewise, agriculture and natural resource management affect the ... -
Exploratory analysis of resource demand and the environmental footprint of future aquaculture development using Life Cycle Assessment
(2014)Type: Working PaperIncreases in fish demand in the coming decades are projected to be largely met by growth of aquaculture. However, increased aquaculture production is linked to higher demand for natural resources and energy as well as ... -
Climate change and pacific island food systems
(2016)Type: BookClimate change in Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) is projected to have significant impacts, including rising sea-levels, more violent tropical cyclones and droughts. Fish stocks in the tropical regions of ... -
Including GHG emissions from mangrove forests LULUC in LCA: a case study on shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleMangrove forests have been recognized as important regulators of greenhouse gases (GHGs), yet the resulting land use and land-use change (LULUC) emissions have rarely been accounted for in life cycle assessment (LCA) ... -
Can community-based adaptation increase resilience
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleA central claim of community-based adaptation (CBA) is that it increases resilience. Yet, the concept of resilience is treated inconsistently in CBA, obscuring discussion of the limitations and benefits of resilience ... -
The Landscape of leadership in environmental governance: a Case study from Solomon Islands
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleSustainability science suggests a core set of factors that foster significant change in governance, with leaders and entrepreneurs often identified as the main instigators. Discussions of leadership in governance transformations ... -
The Impact of aquatic salinization on fish habitats and poor communities in a changing climate: Evidence from southwest coastal Bangladesh
(2017)Type: Journal ArticleFisheries constitute an important source of livelihoods for tens of thousands of poor people in the southwest coastal region of Bangladesh, and they supply a significant portion of protein for millions. Among the various ... -
Vertical agriculture: Suspended horticulture in towers
(2015)Type: BriefThe farmers of Bangladesh face many challenges associated with climate change and increases in population. Rising salinity, waterlogging, flooding and storm surges, coupled with a growing population that is expected to ... -
A framework for understanding climate change impacts on coral reef social-ecological systems
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleCorals and coral-associated species are highly vulnerable to the emerging effects of global climate change. The widespread degradation of coral reefs, which will be accelerated by climate change, jeopardizes the goods and ... -
Vertical agriculture: Homestead horticulture suspended in sacks
(2015)Type: BriefSuspending horticulture in sacks above the ground can result in higher levels of productivity for vegetables when the challenges of unfertile or saline soil, flooding, waterlogging, and land and water constraints are ... -
Effects of elevated CO2 and nutrients on the community metabolism of a Cymodocea nodosa bed
(2016)Type: Journal ArticleThe authors assessed the combined effects of elevated CO2 and nutrients on the metabolism of a benthic community dominated by the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa (Ucria) Ascherson in a mesocosm experiment This study is one of ... -
Reconceptualising adaptation to climate change as part of pathways of change and response
(2014)Type: Journal ArticleThe need to adapt to climate change is now widely recognised as evidence of its impacts on social and natural systems grows and greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated. Yet efforts to adapt to climate change, as reported ... -
Climate-smart house: Housing that is cyclone resistant and food, energy and water efficient in Bangladesh
(2015)Type: BriefSince cyclones Sidr (2007) and Aila (2009), communities in southern Bangladesh have increasingly needed to protect their homes and livelihoods from destructive natural disasters. WorldFish embarked on a climate-resilient ...
