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An overview of Lagoro IDP camp in Kitgum District, northern Uganda, 20 May 2007. Manoocher Deghati/IRIN

Latest publications: Briefing papers

From local to national: supporting local government action in climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction and development planning

Publication - Briefing papers - 14 October 2011
This ACCRA brief summarises learning from the research and capacity-building activities conducted by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in three sites in Ethiopia in 2010-11. The brief provides some recommendations for local government and explains why adaptation planning matters, why community participation is vital and examines key areas where planning and decision-making could be improved.

Development interventions and adaptive capacity in rural Ethiopia: summary

Publication - Briefing papers - 14 October 2011
This ACCRA brief summarises research conducted by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in three sites in Ethiopia in 2010-11. This brief highlights how existing development interventions in disaster risk management, social protection and sustainable livelihoods already contribute to local adaptive capacity and how their contribution could be improved. Based on these research findings, the brief highlights priority recommendations for action.

The national picture: climate trends in Uganda

Publication - Briefing papers - 14 October 2011
With agriculture providing about 70% of Uganda’s export earnings and the primary economic activity for much of its population, livelihoods are particularly sensitive to the fluctuations and uncertainties of seasonal rainfall. This policy brief provides a summary of climate trends in Uganda and recommendations for providing support to communities.

Climate trends in Ethiopia: summary of ACCRA research in three sites

Publication - Briefing papers - 14 October 2011
This ACCRA brief summarises research conducted by the Africa Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) in three sites in Ethiopia in 2010-11. The brief provides a summary of the impacts of climate hazards, variability and change on livelihoods in all three locations, and concludes with key recommendations for action.

HIV-sensitive social protection: the case of Nigeria

Publication - Briefing papers - 30 September 2011
Fiona Samuels and Carolyn Blake
Social protection has become an increasingly popular policy and programme option to address the vulnerabilities experienced by the poorest people in developing countries, including those affected and infected by HIV and AIDS. This Project Briefing explores the relationship between social protection and related programming in a context of high HIV prevalence in Nigeria.

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