Rainwater harvesting

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    In recent years, farmers have been affected by increased climatic variability, reflected in periods of excessive precipitation and flooding and more intensive and frequent drought. Uruguay has long been considered on the forefront of natural resource management and conservation,  particularly soils.

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    South Africa
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    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Renewable energy
    Water

    The INR is a non-profit organization that works towards the wise use of natural resources in pursuit of sustainability for the good of the environment and the society, through multidisciplinary applied research.

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    France
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    Agriculture
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Renewable energy
    Forestry
    Marine and Fisheries
    Water

    IRD - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (Research Institute for Development) - is a research organization based in France that is working with its partners in the South to address international development issues.

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    India
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    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry
    Renewable energy
    Infrastructure and Urban planning
    Waste management

    SEED Kolkata was registered in 1996 as a Society under W B Societies’ Registration Act, 1961. It is an implementing NGO working in coastal India on climate adaptation and education in collaboration with other agencies.

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    Bangladesh
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    Agriculture and forestry
    Coastal zones
    Early warning and Environmental assessment
    Infrastructure and Urban planning
    Water

    International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at the Independent University, Bangladesh conducts research, builds capacity on climate change and fosters the growth of networks in Bangladesh and globally.

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    Mexico
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    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry
    Renewable energy
    Human health
    Waste management
    Water

    IRRI´s mission is to ensure positive and sustainable changes in poor and vulnerable communities. Therefore, addressing rural communities including rural indigenous communities is crucial to their approac.

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    Germany
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    Water
    Coastal zones
    Marine and Fisheries
    Agriculture
    Agriculture and forestry
    Industry
    Forestry

    GOPA Consultants is a private consulting company with over 50 years of experience in designing and implementing technical assistance projects for national and international donors.

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    This essay looks at climate change impacts on small island developing states (SIDS). It argues that climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies must be developed to cope with changes such as shifting precipitation patterns, increasing evapotranspiration and expanding saline intrusion into coastal aquifers and wells.