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   AIDS mortality and the role of natural resources in household food security in a rural district of South Africa

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   décembre, 2008

   Afrique, Afrique du Sud

   Terres, changement climatique et environnement

   Terre et sécurité alimentaire

   gestion des ressources naturelles

   dégradation des terres

   changement climatique

   sécurité alimentaire

   Although wild natural resources are a standard dietary component in southern Africa, little information exists on these resources' specific role in the maintenance of household food security among HIV-impacted households. In this context, the influence of cash savings or income generated through use or sale of natural resources (e.g., using fuelwood instead of electricity to be able to afford to buy food) is also not known.

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   HIV/AIDS, land-based livelihoods, and land reform in South Africa

   Report to the International Food Policy Research Institute and the Department of Land Affairs, South Africa

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   décembre, 2006

   Afrique australe, Afrique sub-saharienne, Afrique, Afrique du Sud

   Terre et sécurité alimentaire

   sécurité alimentaire

   réforme foncière

   réforme agraire

   politique foncière

   This study is an effort to understand the relationship between HIV/AIDS and land reform in South Africa. It is conceptualised as a longitudinal study covering three years. The study is presently concluding its first year, which has focused on 10 sites in three provinces and the information herein is considered baseline data. Much of the analysis in this report pertains to the nature of land reform projects and land-based livelihoods, and infers the connection to HIV/AIDS rather than observes it directly.

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   How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Global carbon markets

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   janvier, 2008

   Éthiopie, Afrique orientale, Afrique du Sud

   agriculture

   changement climatique

   possession

   Human activities such as fossil fuel burning and deforestation have significantly increased the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases (GHG) leading to global climate change. Global climate change and its associated weather extremes pose considerable challenges worldwide, and mitigating the adverse impacts of climate change is a high priority for the international community. To reduce global emissions and curb the threat of climate change, many countries are participating in carbon trading.

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   How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: Economywide impacts of climate change on agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   janvier, 2009

   Éthiopie, Afrique orientale, Afrique du Sud

   changement climatique

   agriculture

   Approximately 80 percent of poor people in Sub-Saharan Africa continue to depend on the agricultural sector for their livelihoods, but-unlike in other regions of the world-agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa is characterized by very low yields due to agroecological features, poor access to services, lack of knowledge and inputs, and low levels of investment in infrastructure and irrigation. In addition, high population growth rates, especially in rural areas, intensify pressure on agricultural production and natural resources and further complicate the challenge of reducing poverty.

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   How can African agriculture adapt to climate change: The impact of climate variability and climate change on water and food outcomes

   Documents de politique et mémoires

   janvier, 2008

   Éthiopie, Afrique orientale, Afrique du Sud

   changement climatique

   Over the coming decades, global change will have an impact on food and water security in significant and highly uncertain ways, and there are strong indications that developing countries will bear the brunt of the adverse consequences, particularly from climate change. This is largely because poverty levels are high, and developing-country capacity to adapt to global change is weak.