East African pastoral adaptation and vulnerability to climate variability and climate change is assessed, using data from decision making processes and ecological data of the Maasai of Ngorongoro Conservation Area as an example. The paper uses integrated modeling, linking PHEWS, a household mode...
Galvin, K.A.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Boone, Randall B.
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Sunderland, J.
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[Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania]
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Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania
Agricultural expansion is a major cause of biodiversity loss worldwide. In Africa, biologists have observed that the populations of some tsetse species, which transmit human and livestock trypanosomosis, decline or disappear as human populations grow and farmers clear fly habitat for cultivation....
Reid, Robin S.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Deichmann, U.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Leak, S.G.A.
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[Human population growth and the extinction of the tsetse fly]
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Human population growth and the extinction of the tsetse fly
Livestock provide many benefits to society, but at the same time, they generate considerable pressure on land, water and biomass resources and are responsible for 18 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions. The total demand for livestock products may almost double by 2050, mostly in the develop...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Gerber, Pierre J.
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Zijpp, A.J. van der
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Steeg, Jeannette van de
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Notenbaert, An Maria Omer
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Lecomte, P.
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Tarawali, Shirley A.
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Grace, Delia
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[The way forward for livestock and the environment]
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The way forward for livestock and the environment
Anthropogenic climate change has the potential to affect nearly all aspects of society, both positively and negatively (IPCC, 2007a). One adaptation response to severe climate impacts is migration, either within or across national borders (e.g. McLeman and Smit, 2006; Tacoli, 2009; Bardsley and H...
New M
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Anderson, K.
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Fung F
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Migration and Global Environmental Change: SR8: The possible impacts of high levels of climate change in 2060 and implications for migration]
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Migration and Global Environmental Change: SR8: The possible impacts of high levels of climate change in 2060 and implications for migration
The focus of the great majority of climate change impact studies is on changes in mean climate. In terms of climate model output, these changes are more robust than changes in climate variability. By concentrating on changes in climate means, the full impacts of climate change on biological and h...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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Challinor, Andrew J.
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[Climate variability and vulnerability to climate change: a review]
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Climate variability and vulnerability to climate change: a review
Given the different roles that women and men play in households and communities, strategies to improve food security and build adaptive capacity need to take gender differences into account. In many developing countries, local organizations have a role to play in it. However, the degree to which ...
Cramer, Laura
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Förch, Wiebke
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Mutie I
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Thornton, Philip K.
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[Connecting women, connecting men: How communities and organizations interact to strengthen adaptive capacity and food security in the face of climate change]
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Connecting women, connecting men: How communities and organizations interact to strengthen adaptive capacity and food security in the face of climate change
Thornton, Philip K.
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Jones, Peter G.
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[Four degrees and beyond: What might this mean for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa?]
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Four degrees and beyond: What might this mean for agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa?
Jones, Peter G.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Díaz, William
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Wilkens, Paul W.
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Jones, Annie L.
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[MarkSim: A computer tool that generates simulated weather data for crop modeling and risk Assessment: version 1 [CD-ROM]]
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MarkSim: A computer tool that generates simulated weather data for crop modeling and risk Assessment: version 1 [CD-ROM]
Thornton, Philip K.
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[A beef production model for the savannas of Colombia: model description and user notes]
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A beef production model for the savannas of Colombia: model description and user notes
Thornton, Philip K.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Climate change, vulnerability and livestock keepers: challenges for poverty alleviation]
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Climate change, vulnerability and livestock keepers: challenges for poverty alleviation