The Time is NOW - lessons from farmers adapting to climate change
ActionAid The Time is NOWMonday, November 3, 2008Agriculture in the developing world is particularly vulnerable to climate change. The developing world will see drastic decreases in food production...
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Kaite Harris and Aditya Bahadur In Brief - Harnessing SynergiesFull report - Harnessing SynergiesMonday, April 11, 2011Across the globe, practitioners and policy makers are increasingly recognising...
View ArticleReducing risk
Theme G Divya Rani, 12 (left) and G Vijaykumari, 13 G Divya Rani, 12 (left) and G Vijaykumari, 13 Disasters are not 'natural'. They can often be prevented and their impact mitigated.Disasters cause a...
View ArticleWe know what we need - South Asian women speak out on climate change adaptation
ActionAid We know what we needMonday, November 5, 2007This report, from 2007, shows how, despite limited resources, information and support, women in poor areas of Bangladesh, India and Nepal have...
View ArticleUnjust waters - climate change, flooding and the protection of poor urban...
ActionAid Unjust watersMonday, March 5, 2007This report uses participatory techniques to investigate the impacts of climate change and urban flooding on populations in six major cities across Africa –...
View ArticleDisappointed in Doha
After witnessing the devastating impacts of Hurricane Sandy in Cuba, Haiti and the United States, I was hoping to find developed countries, engaged in the climate negotiations in Doha, to be serious...
View ArticleTime for climate negotiators in Doha to deliver for world’s poor
On Tuesday, Typhoon Bopha struck the Philippines, killing hundreds. This comes only a year after the Philippines was devastated by Typhoon Washi, which killed a staggering 1,300 people.With this as...
View ArticleThe Paris deal doesn't offer much comfort to those hit by climate change... yet
The Paris deal is being celebrated as a major political achievement. The celebrations were a little more muted for the millions of people who are affected by climate change. If Paris is to have any...
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