• Himalayan adaptation, water and resilience (HI-AWARE) research on glacier and snowpack dependent river basins for improving livelihoods : consortium report 2018 

  Wester, Philippus; Shrestha, Arun; Prakash, Anjal; Bhadwal, Suruchi; Syed, Abu; Biemans, Hester; Ahmad, Bashir (2018-05-09)

  The research promotes evidence-based innovative adaptation approaches and practices. Three pilot initiatives focused on: a solar powered irrigation pump; eco-san toilets; and flood resistant housing. This detailed report ...
• Communicating climate change for adaptation : challenges, successes and future priorities : information brief 

  Lumosi, Caroline; McGahey, Daniel (Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR), 2016-07-08)

  Framing climate change messages in line with local contexts is crucial and greatly improves their effectiveness. Aside from the limitations of resource availability, adaptive capacity largely depends on the extent to which ...
• Key findings from ASSAR's regional diagnostic study & initial research : Bangalore sub-region, Karnataka : information brief 

  Unknown author (Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR), 2016-03-30)

  This brief presents broad insights from the Adaptation at Scale in Semi-Arid Regions (ASSAR) Regional Diagnostic Study (RDS) and initial research in Bangalore. The urbanisation trends and structural changes observed in ...
• Climate induced rural-to-urban migration in Pakistan 

  Saeed, Fahad; Majeed Salik, Kashif; Ishfaq, Sadia (SDPI Sustainable Development Policy Institute, 2016-01-18)

  The development deficit in Pakistan’s rural semi-arid areas, paralleled by higher investments in urban centres, together lure potential migrants from rural areas to urban settlements. Rural poverty in Pakistan is widespread ...
• Gestion des risques climatiques 

  Wade, Tidiane; Toure, Oussouby; Diop, Mamadou (PRESA Promouvoir la Resilience des Economies en zone Semi-Arides, 2015-08-27)
• Dynamics analysis and factors in landscape units’ evolution in Senegal River delta ecosystems 

  Aissatou Toure, Mame; Lamine Ndiay, Mamadou; Boukhaly Traore, Vieux; Faye, Guilgane; Cisse, Boubacar; Ndiaye, Aminata; Wade, Tidiane (SCIENCE DOMAIN international, 2016-07-31)

  This study analyzes the relationship between land use units and natural and anthropogenic factors of the Senegal River delta. Remote sensing and GIS data, Landsat images (1977, 1988, 1999, 2006, 2014) show an expansion ...
• Enabling private sector adaptation in developing countries and their semi-arid regions – case studies of Senegal and Kenya 

  Crick, Florence; Diop, Mamadou; Sow, Momadou; Diouf, Birame; Diouf, Babacar; Muhwanga, Joseph; Dajani, Muna (PRISE Pathways to resilience in semi-arid economies, 2016-12-16)

  The private sector plays a critical role in contributing to developing countries’ growth and development efforts and is increasingly recognised as a key actor in climate change resilience activities. This detailed paper ...
• État des lieux des liens entre migration, transferts et résilience au changement climatique au Sénégal 

  Wade, Tidiane; Dime, Mamadou; Tandian, Aly; Soumelong Ehode, Lancelot (PRISE pathways to resilience in semi-arid economies, 2017-05)
• Future heatwaves in Pakistan under IPCC’s AR5 climate change scenario 

  Saeed, Fahad; Qaiyum Suleri, Abid (Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), 2015-11-19)

  This paper uses data from three Regional Climate Models (RCMs) to present a projection of future heatwaves in Pakistan. Section 2 provides the details of Data and Methodology, followed by a Results section. Section 4 ...
• Geography, institutions and development : a review of the long-run impacts of climate change 

  Castells-Quintana, David; del Pilar Lopez-Uribe, Maria; McDermott, Thomas K.J. (Taylor & Francis Group, 2016-05-20)

  The paper reviews potential effects of climate change on the prospects for long term economic development. These effects might operate directly via the role of geography (including climate) as a fundamental determinant of ...
• AGRIDAPE : faire face aux risques climatiques 

  Gubbels, Peter; Petersen, Paulo; Marcal da Silveira, Luciano; Galvao Freire, Adriana; Gopal, KS; Thoto, Fréjus; Houessou, Donald; Bakhoum, Charles; Fall, Mamadou; Legay, Christian; Souleye, Mohamadou; Meutchieye, Félix; Fokam Miantsa, Oliver; Neigha Augustin, Djiaguo; Ouédraogo, Mathieu (PRESA Promouvoir la rérilience des économies en zone Semi-Arides, 2015-05-04)
• Investissements et répartition des ressources en eau au Burkina Faso : étude préliminaire sur l’arbitrage urbain-rural 

  Newborne, Peter (Overseas Development Institute (ODI)Water Infrastructure Soutions from Ecosystem Services Underpinning Climate Resilient Policies and Programs (WISE-UP to Climate)Pathways to resilience in semi-arid economies (PRISE), 2015-11-11)
• Misfortunes never come singly : structural change, multiple shocks and child malnutirition in rural Senegal 

  Lazzaroni, Sara; Wagner, Natascha (PRISE Pathways to resilience in semi-arid economies, 2016-12-15)

  The proverb ‘misfortunes never come singly’ suggests that adverse events are connected, and that their impact is made worse because they happen together. The research examines effects of multiple shocks on child weight and ...
• Misfortunes never come singly structural change, multiple shocks and child malnutrition in rural Senegal Journal 

  Lazzaroni, Sara; Wagner, Natascha (2016-10-21)

  This study considers factors of rising purchase prices and droughts; the two most pronounced shocks Senegalese subsistence farmers struggle with. The research assesses their relationship to child health, in a ‘multi-shock’ ...
• Natural capital endowment and dynamics of the changing climate in arid and semi-arid lands : experiences from Africa and Asia 

  Mabhuye, Edmund; Yanda, Pius; Maganga, Faustin; Liwenga, Emma; Kateka, Adolphine; Henku, Abdallah; Malik, Nico; Bavo, Cynthia (PRISE Pathways to resilience in semi-arid economies, 2015-12-21)

  This working paper focuses on land use; ecosystems and livelihoods; natural capital endowment; and drivers of change. A review of current research and literature analyzes the endowment framework underlying natural resource ...
• Perceptions of climate variability, current exposure of households to shocks and coping in semi-arid lands : a case study from the Central Plateau region in Burkina Faso 

  Hartwig, Renate (PRISE Pathways to resilience in semi-arid economies, 2015-11-09)

  Household characteristics and capacities need to be taken into account when designing adaptation and safety net mechanisms aimed at reducing vulnerability to climate change. This analysis shows that households in the study ...
• Resilience, equity and growth in semi-arid economies a research agenda 

  Jobbins, Guy; Conway, Declan; Fankhauser, Sam; Gueye, Bara; Liwenga, Emma; Ludi, Eva; Mitchell, Tom; Mountfort, Helen; Suleri, Abid (PRISE Pathways to resilience tin semi-arid economies, 2016-09-13)

  The research considers what ‘fast, fair and resilient growth’ means in the context of rapidly changing socioeconomic and environmental systems in drylands. It examines five recurring issues: difficult geography; weak ...
• Socio-economic and cultural factors of violence against women in Pakistan 

  Qaisrani, Ayesha; Liaquat, Sadaf; Khokhar, Elishma Noel (Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI), 2016-08-24)

  This study discusses the socio-economic, cultural, religious and institutional factors that sustain abuse of women. A qualitative approach has been adopted to understand the power-dynamics that prevail at different levels ...
• Stratégies d’adaptation du secteur privé : quel début de réponse des PME en zones semi-arides du Sénégal ? 

  Diop, Mamadou; Diouf, Birame; Diouf, Babacar; Crick, Florence; Gannon, Kate Elizabeth (PRESA Promouvoir la Résilience des Économies en zones Semi-Arides, 2017-07)
• Trade-offs for climate-resilient pastoral livelihoods in wildlife conservancies in the Mara Ecosystem, Kenya 

  Bedelian, Claire; Ogutu, Joseph O. (Pathways to Resilience in Semi-arid Economies (PRISE), 2016-06)

  This paper investigates the ability of wildlife conservancies in the Mara, Kenya to act as an alternative for pastoralists in mitigating risks and maintaining resilience in a changing climate. Conservancies can integrate ...

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