The Pampas in Argentina and Chaco in Paraguay constitute one of South America's most important global grain suppliers.
Information and communication technologies (ICTs) can play an important role in helping communities prepare for and adapt to the effects of climate change.
This project is one of seven being financed by IDRC's Africa Adaptation Research Centres (AARC) initiative. It builds on the results obtained from the project, Strengthening the Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change in Rural Bénin (104142).
This project will examine the dynamics of crime, violence and drug trafficking in urban centres in three Latin American countries: Brazil (Rio de Janeiro); Colombia (Medellín and Bogotá); and Mexico (Ciudad Juarez).
Guatemala is one of the most violent countries in the world. Guatemalans of every age, class and ethnicity confront violence daily in every part of the national territory.
Climate change and urbanization will have both upstream and downstream implications for African cities, mainly the urban demand for potable water and water for agriculture and the production of wastewater.
Today, 39% of the African population lives in urban areas.
In Algeria, climate change is associated with modifications in land use and their interaction with water, with the result that the last 20 years have seen an increase in vector diseases.
The Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA) research and capacity development program aims to improve the capacity of African countries to adapt to climate change in ways that benefit the most vulnerable.
Egyptian coastal populations are already affected by coastal erosion, pollution, land use pressure, demographic growth and ecosystem degradation. They are also vulnerable to the effects of sea level rise, with its accompanying flooding.