Floods account for a majority of disasters, especially in South Asia, where they affect 27 million people annually, causing economic losses of over US$1 billion. Climate change threatens to exacerbate these risks. Risk transfer mechanisms, such as weather index insurance (WII) may help buffer far...
Aheeyar, Mohamed M.M.
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Silva, Sanjiv de
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Arulingam, Indika
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[Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion]
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Unpacking barriers to socially inclusive weather index insurance: towards a framework for inclusion
In the Dry Zone of Myanmar, improved access to water is widely acknowledged as being vital for livelihood enhancement and the general well-being of around 10 million people, most of whom depend on agriculture. Thus, expanding the sustainable use of groundwater is of great importance for socioecon...
Pavelic, Paul
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Johnston, Robyn M.
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McCartney, Matthew P.
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Sotoukee, Touleelor
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Balasubramanya, Soumya
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Suhardiman, Diana
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Lacombe, Guillaume
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Douangsavanh, Somphasith
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Joffre, Olivier M.
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Latt, K.
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Zan, A.K.
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Thein, K.
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Myint, A.
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Cho, C.
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Htut, Y.T.
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[Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar]
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Integrated assessment of groundwater use for improving livelihoods in the dry zone of Myanmar
There have been repeated calls for a ‘new professionalism’ for carrying out agricultural research for development since the 1990s. At the centre of these calls is a recognition that for agricultural research to support the capacities required to face global patterns of change and their implicatio...
Douthwaite, Boru
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Apgar, J.M.
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Schwarz, Anne-Maree
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Attwood, S.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Clayton, T.
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[A new professionalism for agricultural research for development]
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A new professionalism for agricultural research for development
The doubling of global food demand by 2050 is driving resurgence in interventions for agricultural intensification. Globally, 700 million people are dependent on floodplain or coastal systems. Increased productivity in these aquatic agricultural systems is important for meeting current and future...
Joffre, Olivier M.
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Castine, S.A.
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Phillips, M.J.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Chandrabalan, D.
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Cohen, P.
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[Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions]
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Increasing productivity and improving livelihoods in aquatic agricultural systems: a review of interventions
Hiwasaki, L.
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Culas, C.
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Minh, T.T.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Douthwaite, Boru
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Elias, Marlène
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Kawarazuka, N.
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McDougall, C.
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Pannier, E.
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[Guidelines to engage with marginalized ethnic minorities in agricultural research for development in the Greater Mekong]
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Guidelines to engage with marginalized ethnic minorities in agricultural research for development in the Greater Mekong
Douthwaite, Boru
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Apgar, J.M.
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Schwarz, A.
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McDougall, C.
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Attwood, S.
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Senaratna Sellamuttu, Sonali
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Clayton, T.
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[Research in development: learning from the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems]
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Research in development: learning from the CGIAR Research Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems