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This paper considers the possible impacts of climate change on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. It examines in particular the impact of increased climate variability on the livestock assets of pastoralists. The paper concludes with a summary of some of the options for dealing with these types o...


Thornton, Philip K.[Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?]Climate change and livestock keepers in developing countries: What are the prospects?

The East African region exhibits considerable climatic and topographic variability. Much spatial and temporal variation in the response of different crops to climate change can thus be anticipated. In previous work we showed that a large part of this variation can be explained in terms of tempera...


Thornton, Philip K.Jones, Peter G.Alagarswamy, G.Andresen, J.Herrero, Mario T.[Adapting to climate change: agricultural system and household impacts in East Africa]Adapting to climate change: agricultural system and household impacts in East Africa

There is general consensus that the impacts of climate change on agriculture will add significantly to the development challenges of ensuring food security and reducing poverty, particularly in Africa. While these changes will influence agriculture at a broad scale, regional or country-level asse...


Thornton, Philip K.Jones, Peter G.Alagarswamy, G.Andresen, J.[Spatial variation of crop yield response to climate change in East Africa]Spatial variation of crop yield response to climate change in East Africa

Climate change and increasing climate variability threaten the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), and some of the worst effects on human health and agriculture will be in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in vulnerable regions. The relationships between climate change and the vu...


Thornton, Philip K.Jones, Peter G.Owiyo, T.Kruska, R.L.Herrero, Mario T.Orindi, V.Bhadwal, S.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Notenbaert, An Maria OmerBekele, N.Omolo, Abisalom[Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability]Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability
Thornton, Philip K.Mude, Andrew G.Ouma, R.Herrero, Mario T.Notenbaert, An Maria OmerSteeg, Jeannette van deKariuki, Juliet B.Ayantunde, Augustine A.[Vulnerability, climate change, and livestock: challenges and opportunities for the poor]Vulnerability, climate change, and livestock: challenges and opportunities for the poor

General information about the practices of the IARCs in compensating staff, based on a report prepared by Phillip Thorson in 1978 and early 1979 for the Center Directors. The document includes a summary, study terms of reference, and underlying assumptions of the study. Detailed information about...


Thornton, Philip K.[Study of Staff Compensation Practices at International Centers]Study of Staff Compensation Practices at International Centers

Despite the importance of livestock to poor people and the magnitude of the changes that are likely to befall livestock systems, the intersection of climate change and livestock in developing countries is a relatively neglected research area. Little is known about the interactions of climate and ...


Thornton, Philip K.Steeg, Jeannette van deNotenbaert, An Maria OmerHerrero, Mario T.[The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: a review of what we know and what we need to know]The impacts of climate change on livestock and livestock systems in developing countries: a review of what we know and what we need to know

Agricultural modellers often need detailed soil profile data with which to run their models. We combine an extensive soil profile database with the Harmonized World Soil Database, a 30 arcsecond raster database of soil information worldwide, and describe a statistical process to identify represen...


Jones, Peter G.Thornton, Philip K.[Representative soil profiles for the Harmonized World Soil Database at different spatial resolutions for agricultural modelling applications]Representative soil profiles for the Harmonized World Soil Database at different spatial resolutions for agricultural modelling applications
Boone, Randall B.Conant, Richard T.Sircely, Jason A.Thornton, Philip K.Herrero, Mario T.[Climate change impacts on selected global rangeland ecosystem services]Climate change impacts on selected global rangeland ecosystem services

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