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A new pastoral code for Tunisia: Reversing degradation across the country’s critical rangelands
In response to the severe economic, social, and environmental costs of degradation across Tunisia’s rangelands, the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) has worked with the General ...
Gender, livestock rearing, rangeland use, and climate change adaptation in Tunisia
Women’s contributions to rangeland cultivation and management in Tunisia, and the effects of climate change upon women’s livelihoods, are both policy blind spots. Despite women’s growing participation in rangeland management, ...
Capacity to innovate from a system CGIAR research program perspective
The three system CGIAR research programs on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics, Dryland
Systems and Aquatic Agricultural Systems have included “capacity to innovate” as an intermediate
development outcome in their ...
Villages develop strategies to adapt to climate change (Uzbekistan)
This brief is intended to inform local-level extension and rural development agencies and development partners (including non-governmental organizations), or research teams, of a process that communities can use to better ...
Investing in resilience: addressing climate-induced displacement in the MENA region
Climate change threatens the viability of agriculture, ecosystems, and rural livelihoods in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). In a region where agriculture is a critical source of employment and income, environmental ...
Faster Drying of the Drylands of MENA under a Changing Climate
Trend Analysis of Precipitation Dynamics over MENA
Cactusnet: Promoting the social and ecological benefits of cactus production: Cactus Pear in South Africa: History, challenges and potential
Given the fear of potential invasions by cacti, there is resistance among government officials and farmers to promote the use of spineless Cactus Pear varieties in South Africa. This presents a missed opportunity to utilize ...
Enhancing the quality of African climate change science by investing in peer review capacity
The present document is a brief for the Global Sustainable Development Report 2015.
Measuring climate change impacts on farm income in Central Asia
Despite serious influences of climate change on food security and farm income, there is insufficient research in Central Asia on the impact of climate change on agro-ecosystems, farm incomes, and analysis of the potential ...
Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable tree species - Acacia modesta
Acacia modesta: A frost-resistant and drought-tolerant tree ideal foralleviating feed shortages and feeding costs.
Climate change and intensive grazing due to increasing livestock numbers are severely affecting arid and ...