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Managing change and building resilience: A multi-stressor analysis of urban and peri-urban agriculture in Africa and Asia by Padgham, Jon, Jabbour, Jason, Dietrich, Katie

“…•Resilience of UPA systems is being undermined by urban growth pressures.•Haphazard urban growth is amplifying impacts of extreme events on UPA…”
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Adaptation to climate change or non-climatic stressors in semi-arid regions? Evidence of gender differentiation in three agrarian districts of Ghana by Ahmed, Abubakari, Lawson, Elaine T., Mensah, Adelina, Gordon, Chris, Padgham, Jon

“…With the increasing impacts of climate change in Africa, a relationship between rainfall and yields in semi-arid Ghana has been observed. Drawing insights from…”
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Ensuring climate information guides long-term development by Jones, Lindsey, Dougill, Andrew, Jones, Richard G., Steynor, Anna, Watkiss, Paul, Kane, Cheikh, Koelle, Bettina, Moufouma-Okia, Wilfran, Padgham, Jon, Ranger, Nicola, Roux, Jean-Pierre, Suarez, Pablo, Tanner, Thomas, Vincent, Katharine

“…Many sub-Saharan countries are failing to include climate information in long-term development planning. Ensuring climate-resilient development requires a step…”
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Capacity building to support knowledge systems for resilient development—approaches, actions, and needs by Virji, Hassan, Padgham, Jon, Seipt, Clark

“…► We examine the concepts of capacity building and capacity development. ► We propose principals for successful capacity building programs. ► We define the…”
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Building resilience to climate change through development assistance: USAID’s climate adaptation program by Furlow, John, Smith, Joel B., Anderson, Glen, Breed, William, Padgham, Jon

“…The topics of climate change and of what to do about it have been the subject of discussion for over two decades. Much of the focus has been on mitigating…”
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Building resilience to climate change through development assistance: USAID's climate adaptation program : USAID's Early Climate Change Adaptation Program by FURLOW, John, SMITH, Joel B, ANDERSON, Glen, BREED, William, PADGHAM, Jon

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Capacity building for climate change risk management in Africa: Encouraging and enabling research for informed decision-making by Seipt, C., Padgham, J., Kulkarni, J., Awiti, A.

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Building a WEF Nexus Community of Practice (NCoP) by Smith, David W., Welch, Matthew, Bennett, Katrina E., Padgham, Jon, Mohtar, Rabi

“…Purpose of Review The purposes of this paper are to examine the literature for common threads and attributes inherent to scientific-based communities of…”
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Commentary: Forensic Disaster Investigations by Virji, Hassan, Iqbal, Fareeha Y., Padgham, Jon

“…Virji et al comment on the informative and thought-provoking article "Forensic Disaster Investigations in Depth: A New Case Study Model." They point out that…”
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Building shared understanding and capacity for action: insights on climate risk communication from India, Ghana, Malawi, and Mongolia by Padgham, Jon, Devisscher, Tahia, Togtokh, Chuluun, Mtilatila, Lucy, Kaimila, Ethel, Mansingh, Indira, Agyemang-Yeboah, Francis, Obeng, Francis K

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The role of local government in urban food security by Cecilia Tacoli, Hoang Xuan Thanh, Mensah Owusu, Leonard Kigen, Jon Padgham

“…Urban food security is an increasingly urgent priority in the face of climate change, rising food prices and growing urban populations. Most at risk are…”
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