In the mid‐2000s, several highly‐cited papers called for improving conceptual coherence and methodological transparency in vulnerability research to support greater policy relevance. As reducing vulnerability rises on political agendas, identifying empirically validated measures will become incre...
Crane, Todd A.
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Delaney, Aogán
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Tamás, Peter A.
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Chesterman, Sabrina
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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[A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change in developing country agriculture]
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A systematic review of local vulnerability to climate change in developing country agriculture
Many projections of the impact of climate change on the crop, livestock and fishery production sectors of African agriculture are reported in the literature. However, they may be arguably too general to understand the magnitude
of impact and to inform adaptation strategies and policy development ...
Zougmoré, Robert B.
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Partey, Samuel T.
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Ouédraogo, Mathieu
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Omitoyin, Bamidele
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Thomas, Timothy S.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Jalloh, Abdulai
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[Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors]
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Toward climate-smart agriculture in West Africa: a review of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies and policy developments for the livestock, fishery and crop production sectors
Agricultural development in sub-Saharan Africa faces daunting challenges, which climate change and increasing climate variability will compound in vulnerable areas. The impacts of a changing climate on agricultural production in a world that warms by 4°C or more are likely to be severe in places....
Thornton, Philip K.
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Jones, Peter G.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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[Agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a 4°C+ world]
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Agriculture and food systems in sub-Saharan Africa in a 4°C+ world
Most research linking global environmental change and food security focuses solely on agriculture: either the impact of climate change on agricultural production, or the impact of agriculture on the environment, e.g. on land use, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution and/or biodiversity. Important ...
This paper outlines a framework for studying the multiple interactions of broadly defined food systems with global environmental change and evaluating the major societal outcomes affected by these interactions: food security, ecosystem services and social welfare. In building the framework the pa...
Ericksen, Polly J.
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[Conceptualizing food systems for global environmental change research]
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Conceptualizing food systems for global environmental change research
Assessing the vulnerability of broadly described food systems to global environmental change requires a new, synthetic approach. Food systems can best be conceptualized as the integration of humans and the environment or coupled social-ecological systems. However, much of the existing literature ...
Ericksen, Polly J.
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[What is the vulnerability of a food system to global environmental change?]
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What is the vulnerability of a food system to global environmental change?
Food is fundamental to human wellbeing and development. Increased food production remains a cornerstone strategy in the effort to alleviate global food insecurity. But despite the fact that global food production over the past half century has kept ahead of demand, today around one billion people...
Misselhorn, A.
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Gregory, P.
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Ingram, J.
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Wiebe, K.
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[A vision for attaining food security]
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A vision for attaining food security
Tomich, Thomas P.
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Timmer, D.W.
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Velarde, S.J.
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Alegre, J.
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Areskoug, V.
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Cash, D.W.
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Cattaneo, Andrea
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Joshi, L.
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Kasyoki, J.
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Legg, C.
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Locatelli, M.
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Murdiyarso, Daniel
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Palm, C.A.
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Porro, R.
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Perazzo, A.R.
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Salazar-Vega, A.
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Noordwijk, Meine van
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Weise, S.F.
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White, D.
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[Integrative science in practice: process perspectives from ASB, the partnership for the tropical forest margins]
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Integrative science in practice: process perspectives from ASB, the partnership for the tropical forest margins
Many external effects of land use change are based on modifications of lateral flows of soil, water, air, fire or organisms. Lateral flows can be intercepted by filters and thus the severity and spatial range of external effects of land use change is under the influence of filter effects. Whereve...
Noordwijk, Meine van
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Poulsen, J.G.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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[Quantifying off-site effects of land use change: filters, flows and fallacies]
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Quantifying off-site effects of land use change: filters, flows and fallacies
Climate change poses considerable challenges to food security. Adapting food systems both to enhance food security for the poor and vulnerable and to prevent future negative impacts from climate change will require attention to more than just agricultural production. This article surveys the mult...