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	Assessing poverty in Colombo: the case of Gothamipura With a population of approximately 647,000[1], Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. The level of water and sanitation coverage in urban areas in Sri Lanka is relatively high with a reported coverage of 98% for improved...
	Climate impacts, forest-dependent rural livelihoods and adaptation strategies in Africa: A review The livelihoods of more than half of Africa’s fast-growing population rely directly and indirectly on forests. Already faced with poverty and limited economic development, Africa is now confronted with the uncertainty of climate change, which could...
	Poverty impacts of the financial crisis: Policy can help The global financial crisis has affected different sectors and countries in the developing world in varied ways. Case-studies in Bolivia and South Africa, for example, show the complex impacts of the crisis on poverty. Reduced global demand led to...
	Adaptive Options for Growing Atriatry Rice in the Context of Climate Change : The Case of Marovoay Madagascar’s Plain of Marovoay, the country’s second rice bowl with some 15,400 hectares of rice fields, is experiencing problems related to climate variability. The rainfall patterns on which rice production depends are changing. This case study...
	How can Political and Administrative Authorities Contribute to Local Community Adaptation to Climate Change in Benin? Benin has moved toward the decentralization of state power and the active involvement of local communities. The community is now the institutional locus for the exercise of local democracy and governance, through the participation of its citizens...
	A Regional Observatory for Producers’ Climate Change Adaptation in Thies, Senegal In the region of Thies, climate change and variability have a strong impact on the vulnerability of rural households. Meteorological and agricultural advisory information is produced by different stakeholders, but for individuals and households...
	Using Participatory Testing to Build Capacity for Climate Change Adaptation in Burkina Faso In Burkina Faso, local cultivation and livestock practices are losing their effectiveness, as temperatures rise and rainfall volumes decrease, exposing farmers to greater vulnerability. This case study demonstrates the role of field schools in...
	Agro-meteorological early warning to reduce agricultural vulnerability to climate change: The experiences of PARBCC in Benin In Benin, extreme climate variability has threatened the food security of rural populations, with agricultural yields declining and crop losses increasing due to extreme weather. This case study discusses the need for rural access to...
	The effects of climate change in the Congo basin: The need to support local adaptive capacity In the Congo Basin, more than 80% of people live exclusively on agriculture, fisheries, livestock, and harvesting activities that are highly dependent on climate. Research led by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in three...
	Improving farmer adaptive capacity by integrating local and indigenous knowledge in climate forecasting Despite the availability of more reliable forecasts from meteorological services in Kenya, farmers seldom use them for farm level decision-making. This case study discusses how downscaled forecasts and more accessible climate information can enhance...