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Anticipatory Learning for Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
- P. Tschakert, K. Dietrich
- Computer Science
- 15 June 2010
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Views from the vulnerable: Understanding climatic and other stressors in the Sahel
- P. Tschakert
- Geography
- 1 August 2007
Abstract In much of sub-Saharan Africa, considerable research exists on the impacts of climate change on social-ecological systems. Recent adaptation studies emphasize sectoral vulnerability and… Expand
IPCC Fifth Assessment Synthesis Report-Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report
- M. Allen, V. R. Barros, +62 authors G. Yohe
- Environmental Science
- 2014
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Linking biodiversity, ecosystem services, and human well-being: three challenges for designing research for sustainability
- E. Bennett, W. Cramer, +28 authors G. Woodward
- Business
- 1 June 2015
Ecosystem services have become a mainstream concept for the expression of values assigned by people to various functions of ecosystems. Even though the introduction of the concept has initiated a… Expand
Contaminated Identities: Mercury and Marginalization in Ghana's Artisanal Mining Sector
- P. Tschakert, K. Singha
- Sociology
- 1 November 2007
This article provides a counter-narrative to the dominant discourse of marginalization and criminalization of Ghana’s illegal gold miners (galamsey) by focusing on the contested mercury debate. We… Expand
Why is socially-just climate change adaptation in sub-Saharan Africa so challenging? A review of barriers identified from empirical cases
- S. Shackleton, G. Ziervogel, Susannah M. Sallu, T. Gill, P. Tschakert
- Geography
- 1 May 2015
To enhance understanding of the process of climate change adaptation and to facilitate the planning and implementation of socially-just adaptation strategies, deeper consideration of the factors that… Expand
Chapter 3: Impacts of 1.5ºC global warming on natural and human systems
- O. H. Guldberg, D. Jacob, +84 authors R. Zougmoré
- Environmental Science
- 1 September 2018
Lead Authors: Marco Bindi (Italy), Sally Brown (UK), Ines Camilloni (Argentina), Arona Diedhiou (Ivory Coast/Senegal), Riyanti Djalante (Japan/Indonesia), Kristie L. Ebi (USA), Francois Engelbrecht… Expand
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Indigenous livelihoods, slash-and-burn agriculture, and carbon stocks in Eastern Panama
- P. Tschakert, O. Coomes, Catherine Potvin
- Geography
- 1 February 2007
Abstract Improved crop–fallow systems in the humid tropics can simultaneously sequester atmospheric carbon emissions and contribute to sustainable livelihoods of rural populations. A study with an… Expand
Recognizing and nurturing artisanal mining as a viable livelihood
- P. Tschakert
- Business
- 1 March 2009
Much of the discourse and literature on artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) in sub-Saharan Africa has inherently prescriptive recommendations on how the sector should develop. Devaluation,… Expand