Where the Rain Falls: Climate Change, Food and Livelihood Security, and Migration
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I. About the “Where the Rain Falls” Global Policy Report Climate change is likely to worsen the situation in parts of the world that already experience high levels of food insecurity. Greater variability of rainfall has significant repercussions for food security, the livelihoods of millions of people, and the migration decisions of vulnerable households. In order to make informed decisions about adaptation planning, development, and a transition to a more climate‐resilient future, policymakers and development actors need a better understanding of the linkages among changes in the climate, household livelihood and food security profiles, and migration decisions.
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تاریخ انتشار 2013