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Findings revealed that previously rare water scarcity and conflict worsened in 2013 and 2014 due to decline in local irrigation management; variability in climate; increased water demands; and lack

This study examines how social networks among fish farming households contribute different forms of social capital, and how this in turn affects adaptive capacities.

This series of case studies emerged from an action-research project entitled Developing Evaluation and Communication Capacity in Information Society Research (DECI-2).

Somalia and Somaliland have taken contrasting routes in the process of state building.

In a region that is characterized by minuscule and diminutive span of statehood, Ethiopia nonetheless stands out.

The paper analyzes the aggregate picture of the finances of Rajasthan, taking the power sector into consideration: Ujjwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) is the financial turnaround and revival pack

This paper presents a framework for research responding to young women engagement in violent extremist groups in Mali and Niger and the increase of violent extremism in the Sahel in general.

This article discusses challenges and opportunities for African countries in their quest to create sustainable mechanisms for funding research and innovation.

The main challenges facing extension services and the use of ICT is the limited budget and the diversity of farmers with respect to farming systems, literacy and age.

 Over the next 50 years, the semi-arid regions of East Africa are expected to become hotter, with more wet extremes. These climate changes will compound existing developmental pressures.

The author observes convergent trends of increasing violent extremism alongside reinforced democratization since the fall of Zine al- Abidine Ben Ali in 2011.

This scoping review aims to characteerize the research and actions on food systems for the prevention of NCCD.

Understanding how climate change will affect private sector activities and incentives as well as markets is key to understanding the overall economic but also social and environmental impacts of cl

This working paper addresses key knowledge gaps on the sources of uncertainty and key sensitivities in crop production under climate change conditions in the world’s semi-arid regions.

This study provides an example of how agricultural practices in rural Maharashtra are being transformed in response to changing climate and additional stresses brought on by non-climatic factors.

This paper provides insights into the current socioeconomic and biophysical state of the Indian Bengal Delta (IBD), India.

“The North-American Observatorio” project focuses on global commitments under Sustainable Development Goal 17.

The study collected nutrition labeling information on all prepackaged foods and beverages available in the stores of the five largest food retailers in Brazil, located in low- and high-income neigh

The poster presents results tabled from a study whose aim was to evaluate the different forms of added sugars and non-caloric sweeteners displayed in the list of ingredients of ultra-processed food

The presentation promotes the integration of local food into city planning.

The title describes the project aims: "To promote policy innovations to reduce sodium in the food systems of Latin America by strengthening and assessing the scaling of existing salt reduction

The poster presents approaches to policy making based on research evidence.

Indonesia as an archipelagic state is extremely vulnerable to sea level rise (SLR) threat.

This detailed report reviews activities of the University of Toronto team technical support for the “Scaling-up and evaluating salt reduction policies and programs in Latin American countries” proj