ASSESSING AND ADDRESSING CLIMATE-INDUCED RISK IN SUB-SAHARAN RAINFED AGRICULTURE: LESSONS LEARNED

Food Security and Sustainable Agriculture The Challenges of Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

Informal Settlement Upgrading in Sub-Saharan Africa: Retrospective and Lessons Learned

3.1 LAND TENURE SECURITY AND LEGALIZATION............................................................... 8 3.1.1 Land Tenure Security and Legalization: Lessons Learned...........................13 3.2 IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICE DELIVERY.............................................. 15 3.2.1 Infrastructure and Building Standards ............................................................

Integration of tuberculosis and HIV services in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learned.

Promoting linkages between tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatment and prevention programs in resource-constrained environments where both diseases are prevalent is essential to improve the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for patients affected by both diseases. In this article, we share insights based on our experiences supporting integrated TB and HIV service deli...

Assessing Climate Change Impacts: Agriculture

The economy-wide implications of climate change on agricultural sectors in 2050 are estimated using a static computable general equilibrium model. Peculiar to this exercise is the coupling of the economic model with a climatic model forecasting temperature increase in the relevant year and with a crop-growth model estimating climate change impact on cereal productivity. The main results of the ...

Application of GM crops in Sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learned from Green Revolution.

While the Green Revolution has been successful in some regions like South and East Asia, it could hardly address any achievement in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper tries to draw a picture on lessons learned from the failures of this revolution that should be taken into account before implementing the so-called Gene Revolution in the SSA region. After scrutinizing the failures and the pros ...