Since entering the global agenda in the mid-1990s, adaptation to climate change has
moved from being considered a largely technical and environmental issue to one rooted in …

Ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction, a concept that has recently evolved from the notion
of employing ecosystem management approaches for reducing societal risks to disasters …

Climate change is projected to have wide-ranging effects on natural resources, environment,
agriculture and fisheries. The various impacts of climate change pose significant risks to …

This chapter assesses the literature on the economics of climate change adaptation,
building on the Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) and the increasing role that economic …

Background Rain-fed agriculture remains the source of employment for a majority of
Ghana's population, particularly in northern Ghana where annual rainfall is low. The …

Ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) and its sister community-based adaptation (CBA) have
gained traction over recent years, and policy-makers and planners are increasingly …

Over the last two decades, resilience has steadily gained traction in discussions on the
theory and practice of adaptation to climate change. The concept is widely considered useful …

As climate change adaptation rises up the international policy agenda, matched by
increasing funds and frameworks for action, there are mounting questions over how to …

Precipitation variability at inter-and intra-annual scales may influence land-use management
decisions in semi-arid savannas worldwide, and in particular, over the Kavango-Zambezi …

Understanding the spatiotemporal dynamics of climatic conditions within a region is
paramount for informed rural planning and decision-making processes, particularly in light of …