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The new Guardians of Diversity film documents a gathering of indigenous farmers from mountain communities around the world to exchange knowledge and ideas
Film documents visit to "Guardians of Diversity" in the Potato Park
News, 10 November 2014
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Urbanization and fertility decline: Cashing in on Structural Change
… family planning is resurging in the wake of increasing concern about climate change and recurrent food crises. Often overlooked is the fact that, at … in the reduction of fertility. However, this perception began to change, due in part to mixed findings in later studies, but also to … Urbanization and fertility decline: Cashing in on Structural Change …
Publication, 01 December 2013
Investments in community infrastructure – like this canalside walkway in Bangkok – can help to build resilience for low-income urban residents. Funding for this type of local improvement should be a priority for climate change financing (Photo: Ruth Mcleod)
Financing urban resilience
Project, 30 March 2015
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TAMD Appraisal and Design Phase Report: Nepal
… The monitoring and evaluation of climate change adaptation is a new challenge that has emerged very recently and … M&E including the lack of capacity, the availability, reliability and management of data, and the human resource constraints. However the … Climate change …
Publication, 01 August 2013
The experiences of mountain communities in Kyrgyzstan were shared at a learning exchange (Photo: Alan Zulch)
Mountain communities stress the importance of biocultural heritage for global food security
… of Mountain Indigenous Peoples (INMIP) flags the growing impacts of climate change on mountain communities and the vital importance of indigenous … climate resilient, as well as supporting community-based resource management for climate adaptation. INMIP communities are establishing …
News, 15 February 2019
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Innovative approaches in participatory research, on-farm conservation and the management of agricultural biodiversity in Europe
… European agriculture faces some serious challenges from climate change, environmental degradation and rural social decline. In this … approaches in participatory research, on-farm conservation and the management of agricultural biodiversity in Europe …
Publication, 01 April 2010
A tale of typhoons, trees and tiny creatures that stood between a community and climate resilience
… of the  6th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change  , which gathers researchers and development workers to share … more intense in Vietnam. And while none can be proven to be caused by climate change, the experiences of Da Loc can inform other communities … Climate change …
Insight, 17 April 2012
More than 100 representatives of indigenous mountain communities met in Peru's Potato Park in April 2017 to share their expertise and build their international network (Photo: Lucia Flórez Zelaya)
Mountain indigenous peoples call for support for biocultural landscapes to achieve the SDGs
News, 28 June 2017
Algeria unveils its renewable energy strategy; Africa has a "huge appetite for renewable sources of energy that will power its industries" (Photo: Magharebia, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
But, what is the Africa position?
Insight, 28 November 2015
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Table of contents: PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods
… the links between participation, sustainable natural resource management and improving livelihoods, including: • How a P3DM project in … generated multiple benefits, including ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change.~• How a modified form of scoring, used within a livelihoods … contents: PLA 66 - Tools for supporting sustainable natural resource management and livelihoods …
Publication, 01 September 2013