Building adaptive capacity to cope with increasing vulnerability due to climate change : report of the Inception Workshop, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 7-8 June 2007

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2007

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Midlands State University, Gweru, ZW

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Participants at the inception workshop included officials from universities, meteorological offices, and extension services from Zambia and Zimbabwe, as well as scientists from various international organizations. The objectives were to familiarize participants with farmers’ perceptions of climate change, as well as with current work on adaptation to climate change. This report provides detailed summaries of the presentations and discussions at the meeting, such as current coping strategies, reliability of meteorological data, Agromet information dissemination, precipitation changes, and farmer’s perceptions of climate quality.

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CLIMATE CHANGE, WEATHER, DROUGHT, ADAPTATION TO CHANGE, DISASTER PREVENTION, DISASTER MANAGEMENT, ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/36377

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2000-2009 / Années 2000-2009
Agriculture and Rural Livelihoods / Agriculture et moyens de subsistance en milieu rurale
Capacity Building / Renforcement des capacités
Research Results (CCAA) / Résultats de recherches (ACCA)
Southern Africa / Afrique australe
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