In Africa, hydro-meteorological disasters (HMDs) have hit with increasing frequency and magnitude in recent years, with detrimental impacts on local livelihoods. African countries display a patchwork of national policies and institutional frameworks to address these rising HMDs. This paper examin...
Tall, Arame
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Patt AG
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Fritz, Steffen
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[Reducing vulnerability to hydro-meteorological extremes in Africa. A qualitative assessment of national climate disaster management policies: accounting for heterogeneity]
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Reducing vulnerability to hydro-meteorological extremes in Africa. A qualitative assessment of national climate disaster management policies: accounting for heterogeneity
Food security is a key global concern. By 2050, the global population will exceed 9 billion, and a 50% increase in annual agricultural output will be required to keep up with demand. There are significant additional pressures on existing agricultural land through increased competition from the bi...
Fritz, Steffen
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See, Linda
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You, Liangzhi
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Justice, Chris
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Becker-Reshef, Inbal
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Bydekerke, Lieven
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Cumani, Renato
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Defourny, Pierre
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Foley, Jon
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Gilliams, Sven
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Gong, Peng
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Hansen, Matthew
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Hertel, Thomas W.
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Herold, Martin
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Kayitakire, Francois
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Latham J
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Leo O
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McCallum, Ian
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Obersteiner, Michael
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Ramankutty N
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Rocha J
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Tang H
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Vancutsem C
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Velde, M. van der
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Wood S
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Woodcock C
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[The need for improved maps of global cropland]
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The need for improved maps of global cropland
Lack of accurate maps on the extent of global cropland, and particularly the spatial distribution of major crop types, hampers policy and strategic investment and could potentially impede efforts to improve food security in an environment characterized by continued market volatility and a changin...
See, Linda
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Fritz, Steffen
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You, Liangzhi
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Ramankutty, R.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Justice, Chris
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Becker-Reshef, Inbal
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Erb, Karlheinz
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Gong, Peng
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Tang, H.
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Velde, M. van der
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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McCallum, Ian
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Kraxner, Florian
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Obersteiner, Michael
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[Improved global cropland data as an essential ingredient for food security]
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Improved global cropland data as an essential ingredient for food security
This paper describes the start of a data sharing process to develop a consolidated community cropland map, which was initiated through a recent workshop on characterizing and validating global agricultural land cover. Participants from different organizations around the world were asked to contri...
See, Linda
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Fritz, Steffen
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Justice, Chris
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Becker-Reshef, Inbal
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Leo O
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Herrero, Mario T.
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You, Liangzhi
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[Building a consolidated community global cropland map]
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Building a consolidated community global cropland map