Report : Assessing the adaptation mechanisms of smallholder farmers to climate change and agro biodiversity losses in northern Ghana This research, Assessing the adaptation mechanisms of smallholder farmers to climate change and agro biodiversity losses in northern Ghana, examines adaptation strategies for smallholder farmers in northern Ghana, discussing issues of production, water management and the policy environment.

Report : The Role of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Enhancing Food Security and Climate Change Resilience in East and West African Cities This research paper, The Role of Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture in Enhancing Food Security and Climate Change Resilience in East and West African Cities, performs a meta-analysis to evaluate the role that urban and peri-urban agriculture plays in enhancing urban food security in East African and West African cities, and how the provision of food within peri-urban and urban areas affects, and is affected by, climate change.

Report : Engaging Farmers and Climatologists in Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in the Okavango Delta of Botswana The in-depth research paper, Engaging Farmers and Climatologists in Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change in the Okavango Delta of Botswana, specifically addresses the questions of how local farmers and weather scientists can work together in order to mitigate climate change and variability in the Okavango Delta of Botswana.

Report : Community-Based Management of Ecosystems and Natural Resources for the Improvement of Rural Livelihoods and Food Security in the Nigerian Savannah This in-depth study, Community-Based Management of Ecosystems and Natural Resources for the Improvement of Rural Livelihoods and Food Security in the Nigerian Savannah, examines the socio-ecological attributes required to improve natural resources management and strengthen the resilience and adaptive capacity of rural communities in the wooded savanna of Nigeria.

Report : Integrating indigenous knowledge and scientific methods for flood risk analyses, responses and adaptation in rural coastal communities in Nigeria This project, Integrating indigenous knowledge and scientific methods for flood risk analyses, responses and adaptation in rural coastal communities in Nigeria, engaged flood-affected communities, local government and civil society organizations and advanced a platform for integrating indigenous knowledge, participatory GIS and basic weather data monitoring, to develop a community-based participatory approach to coastal flood management.

Report : Improving Seasonal Forecast Information for Managing On-farm Decisions This project, Improving Seasonal Forecast Information for Managing On-farm Decisions, examined how seasonal forecast development and delivery could be enhanced by testing the ability of downscaled climate forecasts to improve information available from seasonal forecasts; by assessing the use of an optimisation procedure to guide tactical decision making; and subsequently indicate where improvements in communicating seasonal forecast information could be made.

REPORT: Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources, Agriculture and Food Security in the Ethiopian Rift Valley: Risk Assessment and Adaptation Strategies for Sustainable Ecosystem Services This study, Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources, Agriculture and Food Security in the Ethiopian Rift Valley: Risk Assessment and Adaptation Strategies for Sustainable Ecosystem Services, investigates the linkages between climate change, water resource quality and availability, agricultural productivity, food security and livelihoods in the Main Ethiopian Rift, and informs decision-makers how adaptation to climate change impacts on water resources and agriculture might be enhanced.

REPORT: Changes in tree reproductive phenology: causes and implications in and around Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda This study, Changes in tree reproductive phenology: causes and implications in and around Budongo Forest Reserve, Uganda, was aimed at gaining a better understanding of the causes and implications in tree fruiting phenology in Budongo Forest and the implications on local communities around the forest.

Report : Management of Ecosystems Services of the Forests of Southwest Nigeria in Support of Rural Livelihoods and Food Security This detailed study, Management of Ecosystems Services of the Forests of Southwest Nigeria in Support of Rural Livelihoods and Food Security, was carried out to assess the present status of the tropical natural ecosystem of southwest Nigeria, their contributions to rural livelihood, the quantity and quality of their services and the level of awareness and impacts of anthropogenic activities on climate change.

Report : Safety Nets Simplified: Simulated Decision - Making in Volatile Developing Economies This paper, Safety Nets Simplified: Simulated Decision - Making in Volatile Developing Economies, outlines how the design of a game enables this particular community to engage and understand the productive social safety net (PSSN)’s complex system in order to make informed decisions that will improve their real-world livelihood.

REPORT: Scaling up carbon finance through CDM Programmes of Activities: challenges for low-income household energy projects in South Africa Applying insights from research on energy projects in low-income households in South Africa, this article, Scaling up carbon finance through CDM Programmes of Activities: challenges for low-income household energy projects in South Africa, suggests that the successful use of PoA in developing countries is contingent on establishing an appropriate institutional framework, building local capacity, increasing institutional learning around project development, and harmonising evolving carbon finance mechanism.

Report : Community-Based Adaptation Costing: An integrated framework for the participatory costing of community-based adaptations to climate change in agriculture This paper, Community-Based Adaptation Costing: An integrated framework for the participatory costing of community-based adaptations to climate change in agriculture, seeks to outline the theoretical and methodological foundations of the PSROI framework, provide case-study results from each pilot study, and assess the strengths and weaknesses of the framework according to its robustness, effectiveness and scalability.