05003nam 2200661 450 991051131320332120170919174904.01-4648-0818-X(CKB)3710000000685860(EBL)4528623(SSID)ssj0001672236(PQKBManifestationID)16469947(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001672236(PQKBWorkID)14925749(PQKB)11523962(MiAaPQ)EBC4528623(EXLCZ)99371000000068586020160601h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrConfronting drought in Africa's drylands opportunities for enhancing resilience /Raffaello Cervigni and Michael Morris, editorsWashington, District of Columbia :The World Bank,2016.©20161 online resource (299 p.)Africa Development Forum"A copublication of Agence Française de Développement and the World Bank."1-4648-0817-1 Cover; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors; About the Authors; Abbreviations; Overview; Scope of inquiry: Focus of this book; Conceptual framework: The determinants of resilience; Vulnerability in drylands if transformation is not managed; Options for increasing resilience; Cross-cutting interventions to enhance resilience; Strengthening social protection programs; Enhancing preparedness with disaster risk management instruments; Evaluating options: Assessing the relative merits of resilience-enhancing interventions; Potential impacts of livelihood interventionsThe fiscal dividend of resilience-enhancing interventions: A country typologyPromoting new livelihoods to manage the transformation; Policy recommendations; Note; References; Part A. Key Issues and Challenges; 1. The Central Role of Drylands in Africa's Development Challenge; Definition of ""drylands""; Reasons for concern about drylands; Objectives of this book; Value-added of this book; Limitations of the book; References; 2. Resilience and its Determinants: A Conceptual Framework; Analyzing resilience: Conceptual and data challenges; The determinants of resilienceThe policy significance of the determinants of resilienceShocks affecting drylands; Relationship between resilience and poverty; Note; References; 3. Vulnerability in Drylands Today; Quantifying the dimensions of vulnerability across livelihood types; Estimating vulnerability across livelihood strategies; Selected drivers of vulnerability; Political economy factors affecting resilience; Note; References; 4. Vulnerability in Drylands Tomorrow: Business as Usual Raising Ominous Prospects; Estimating vulnerability in 2030: A scenario modeling approach; A brief description of the umbrella modelResults: Vulnerability estimates for 2030Effects of climate change on future vulnerability; Note; References; Part B. Identifying Solutions; 5. Livestock Production Systems: Seizing the Opportunities for Pastoralists and Agro-Pastoralists; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Notes; References; 6. Tree-Based Systems: Multiple Pathways to Boosting Resilience; Current situation; Management strategies for tree-based systems; Benefits of tree-based systems; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References7. Agriculture: More Water and Better Farming for Improved Food SecurityCurrent situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References; 8. Healthy Ecosystems: Integrated Approaches for Well-Balanced Landscapes; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; References; 9. Market Connections: Promoting Trade to Promote Resilience; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; Note; References; 10. Social Protection: Building Resilience among the Poor and Protecting the Most Vulnerable; Current situation; Opportunities; Challenges; Key messages; NotesReferencesAfrica development forum.Arid regionsAfrica, Sub-SaharanEconomic conditions21st centurySustainable developmentAfrica, Sub-SaharanDrought managementAfrica, Sub-SaharanPovertyGovernment policyAfrica, Sub-SaharanAfrica, Sub-SaharanEconomic conditions21st centuryAfrica, Sub-SaharanSocial policyElectronic books.Arid regionsEconomic conditionsSustainable developmentDrought managementPovertyGovernment policy338.96709154Cervigni RaffaelloMorris Michael L.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910511313203321Confronting drought in Africa's drylands2553254UNINA