As part of a process to better understand the role of gender in agriculture initiated by the Swedish International Development Agency in 2009, this book presents and analyses a number of case studies from Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nicaragua, and Zambia. The case studies illustrate the difficulties inherent in empowering women farmers, as well as revealing a number of important lessons and promising approaches. The book is the result of seminars and a four-day 'writeshop' with 20 participants representing a wide range of stakeholders.

This case study is designed to provide a practical example of how to use climate information to support adaptation planning and policy-making. The paper focuses on the Bagamoyo district in coastal Tanzania. Local livelihoods are mostly based on natural resources, including small-scale agriculture, seaweed farming, traditional fishing and small-scale eco-tourism. People living on the coast report that climate variability and climate change are affecting their lives due to factors such as unreliable timing and intensity of rainfall, major flooding and sea-level rise.

Between 1992 and 2012, disasters caused more than 1.3 million deaths, affected more than 4.4 billion people and led to US$ 2 trillion in economic damages and losses around the world. This Disaster Risk Management Strategy explains how the Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED) anticipates disasters and advocates for more upstream consideration of their occurrence. The report looks at the global context and ACTED’s position on strategy and the post-2015 framework.

Produced as part of a larger United Nations Environment Programme project called Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India (LCT), this guidebook is aimed toward city planners, transport division executives, and urban transport consultants. Basic guidance is provided on how to incorporate global climate objectives, targets, and policies into planning; how to align development and climate change agendas with city level planning; and how to delineate win-win options that deliver multiple co-benefits on top of climate change mitigation and adaptation.

This conference report represents the output of the first Africa Food Security and Adaptation Conference, which was held in Nairobi, Kenya, in August 2013. Recent severe droughts in the Sahel in 2012, and the Horn of Africa in 2011, together with projected 5-22% reductions in crop yields and growing populations by 2050, provided a stark context through which participants shared experiences, collate lessons learned, and identify key barriers.

This report examines the record of the international community when it comes to financing disaster risk reduction (DRR). It investigates the priorities and asks questions of past efforts. It also points to the future of a more rational, targeted investment in risk reduction.

This paper gives an analysis of the interaction between urban density, climate change, and sea-level rise. There are two main themes:
1.    Mitigation strategies and the interaction between urban density and the creation of greenhouse gases. 
2.    Adaptation strategies and the consequences of climate change on urban settlements of varying population densities.

This paper explores some of the emerging issues for cities in the developing world as they develop strategies to adapt to the effects of climate change. People living in the most poverty are typically the most vulnerable. The urban poor are vulnerable because of where they live and the condition of their housing – they also face a limited ability to move to a safer environment. This report asserts that sustaining and improving human settlements in the face of ongoing global climate change should become an important lens for cities as they look to the future.

How can countries prepare to manage the impact of climate-change induced natural disasters? How can countries ensure that they have the governmental institutions required to manage the challenge of adaptation to climate change? In this paper, a range of economic and institutional measures are tested for their potential effects on natural disaster resilience and the quality of environmental governance.

The aim of this report is to highlight the issue of climate change loss and damage. It calls for urgent action on the part of the UNFCCC and its parties. Section 2 outlines the historical and scientific contexts of loss and damage, and Section 3 situates loss and damage in its legal and moral contexts. The report goes on to outline a comprehensive framework on loss and damage, including the role of an international mechanism on compensation and rehabilitation within the framework. Finally there are recommendations for actions to be taken by COP18 (Doha, 2012).