Dryland vulnerability - Typical patterns and dynamics in support of vulnerability reduction efforts
The pronounced constraints on ecosystem functioning and human livelihoods in drylands are frequently exacerbated by natural and socio-economic stresses, including weather extremes and...
Urban Health Risks
We explored whether the health risks related to air pollution and temperature extremes are spatially and socioeconomically differentiated within three Latin American cities: Bogota,...
INCA Network
The agricultural sector of Andean countries like Peru and Bolivia perceives the consequences of climate change in increasing water stress due to melting glaciers and changing...
INCA Proceedings 2012
The International Network on Climate Change - INCA - is a project of Bolivian, Peruvian and German partners on adaptation and mitigation strategies of Andean people. The proceedings of the joint...
INCA - Bolivia
The main intention of the International Network on Climate Change (INCA) is to understand the situation of local farming and forestry systems in the tropical Andes, and to derive and test...
INCA - Peru
The main intention of the International Network on Climate Change (INCA) is to understand the situation of local farming and forestry systems in the tropical Andes, and to derive and test...
International Network on Climate Change
For people living in the tropical Andes, climatic change is not a problem of the future - it's already there.
Latin America Regional Strategy
This short overview of climate change issues in Latin America was written by Ben Smith and Tahia Devisscher as input to an Environment and Climate Change policy brief to inform the development of...
Lake Titicaca Bolivia: Climate Context
This region is in the dry inter-Andean valleys of Bolivia (Ribera et al., 2006) and covers the municipalities of Batallas, Ancoraimes and Carabuco. These municipalities are located in the northern...
Bolivia Climate screening
We were requested by the Sida helpdesk at the University of Gothenburg to prepare a background paper (10-15 pages long) for participants in a Sida meeting in La Paz in...
Annexes to Latin America Regional Climate Screening
One of the climatic events that may become more frequent and intense due to climate change is El Niño. Over the last 3...
Publications from Soluciones Practicas in Peru (Spanish)
Practical Action's Peruvian office, Soluciones Practicas, work on development and the impact of climate change in NW region of South America, particularly with those in the Andean...
Response to impacts of glacial retreats
The project will support five pilot activities in Peru in response to the impacts of the rapid glacial retreat of the tropical Andes. Glacial melt and retreat pose significant threats to water...
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