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In Moldova, shelter belt forests build rural livelihoods and protect against climate change impacts
March 2022
Forests are an excellent buffer against the effects of climate change. They’re also home to a variety of native plant and animal species that can foster resilient, sustainable local economies.
Protecting villages from flash floods and improving livelihoods in the Haor basin wetlands
September 2019
The Haor region is a wetland ecosystem in north-eastern Bangladesh, which is located in a tectonic depression. During the monsoon period, the Haor gets between 3,000 and 4,000 mm of rainfall, together with the flow of monsoon river from the Meghalaya and Barak basins.
CARD: Assessing data for climate-friendly action in rural contexts
June 2019
Datasets on crop production increasingly need to take climate change into consideration, given its potentially profound repercussions for agriculture.
A tool to make rural investments more resilient
April 2019
Climate change has made crop production more unpredictable – if rainfall helped this harvest, an unexpected drought could destroy the next. So how can one decide to invest in millet in Chad's Kanem region or if it's too risky put money in wheat in Lesotho's Thaba-Tseka?
Transforming innovative ideas into sustainable agriculture in West and Central Africa
March 2019
Ideas are the lifeblood of innovation. To accelerate rural transformation while tackling rural poverty, food insecurity, nutrition, job creation and climate change, innovative ideas are needed.