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Climate resilient programs in Mali: What we know, how to do it better
The similarities between BRACED and the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme are tenfold
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As India adds 100 Smart Cities, one tells a cautionary tale
India's $7.5 bln plan to turn 100 urban centres into Smart Cities by 2020 does not address structural issues and ignores the needs of low-income and marginalised groups
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Protect coastal, island communities now as seas rise, scientists urge
Some areas that once flooded only every 100 years or so could face annual flooding by 2050 unless strong protective measures are put in place
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In rain-short Niger, wasps deployed in war on crop-munching worm
As a millet-destroying worm thrives in drier conditions, farmers learn how to breed wasps that can control the pest damaging their food supplies and incomes
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From Indonesia to Gabon, countries turn to nature to cut climate risks
"There is a wealth of evidence ... that if we restore, protect and enhance ecosystems, they will lower human vulnerability to climate change"
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Kenyan farmers try to sweep away landslide risks with bamboo
As extreme rainfall brings more landslides, farmers are turning to bamboo to protect their land - and making an income from it
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Kenya issues smart ID cards to protect fishing and forests
Cards aim to make it easier to identify those illegally cutting mangrove forests or poaching fish along Kenya's coast
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Fast-growing African cities at 'extreme risk' from climate change
Wilder weather and other stresses could lead to knock-on effects such as high crime rates and civil unrest, analysts warn
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World Bank ups funds to tackle 'existential threat' of climate change
Bank will give equal weight to curbing emissions and helping poor countries deal with "disastrous effects" of warming
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Seeds of change: Mali farmers fight drought with hybrid crops
Hardy sorghum is helping farmers bring in a harvest, even when drought destroys other crops
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