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drought. Specifically, we evaluate how external pressures have changed: (1) different agroecosystems' abilities to tolerate … drought, i.e., ecosystem resilience; (2) rural communities’ abilities to adapt to drought, mediated via their access to assets …; and (3) the ability of institutions and policy interventions to play a role in mediating drought-related crises, i …
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PART I: INTRODUCTIONChapter 1: introduction and method1.1 General introduction 1.2 Purpose, aim and scope1.3 Outline and methodPART II: SEA-LEVEL RISE AND DECISION-MAKING IN THE COASTAL ZONEChapter 2: the garbage can – a theoretical approach to decision-making2.1 Decision-making processes in...
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Klimawandel, ob durch steigende Temperaturen oder den Anstieg des Meeresspiegels, wird das räumliche und zeitliche … Tourismus, Klima, Küste und Klimawandel. Der Fokus von Kapitel 3 ist die Rolle von Klimainformationen im touristischen …
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tremendous increase in poverty and income inequality in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Much of the literature argues that the …’s economic empowerment: the labour market, education and poverty. Large and complex data sets on peoples’ attitudes and … greater in transition than in OECD countries.On the other hand, once the feminisation of poverty is concerned data on …
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degrees of drought over the last two decades. Water withdrawal and consumption are integral and unavoidable components of the … vulnerable to electricity supply disruptions in times of severe drought. In this report, an attempt is made to quantify the … issues en-route to quantifying the impact of drought including: identifying areas in the state historically prone to drought …
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effectiveness of using weather derivatives to hedge against drought risks forrain-fed grain maize production was investigated for …
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The development of cropping systems simulation capabilities world-wide combined with easy access to powerful computing has resulted in a plethora of agricultural models and consequently, model applications. Nonetheless, the scientific credibility of such applications and their relevance to...
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looks at the essentially-deregulated taxi system in place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, which has endogenously developed around a …
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