Land use and land cover change (LULCC) is the result of complex human-environmental
interactions. The high interdependencies in social-ecological systems make it difficult to …

This study estimates of the impact of climate change on yields for the four most commonly
grown crops (millet, maize, sorghum and cassava) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). A panel …

So far, studies of Loss and Damage from climate change have focused primarily on human
systems and tended to overlook the mediating role of ecosystems and the services …

Much of the population in the developing world resides in rural areas, is dependent on local
agriculture for survival, and thus directly subject to increasingly volatile and variable climatic …

A challenge in addressing climate risk in developing countries is that many regions have
extremely limited formal data sets, so for these regions, people must rely on technologies …

In 2011 the North Bank Region of The Gambia experienced its most severe drought in 20
years. This article looks at how this drought affected households in the region, the coping …

The title of this PhD thesis was inspired by a classic in social science:'The Polish peasant in
Europe and America: Monograph of on immigrant group.'This work by William Isaac Thomas …

The agriculture system is under pressure to increase production every year as global
population expands and more people move from a diet mostly made up of grains, to one …

Large price increases over a short time period can be indicative of a deteriorating food
security situation. Food price indices developed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture …

Considerable attention has been given to climate change and its impacts. Agriculture is of
special concern as it is the primary source of food and is dependent on weather. There is a …