Managing Rural Landscapes in the Context of a Changing Climate

Global competition for natural resources is intense and the supply of those resources is increasingly more constrained by climate variability and change. Governments and international development agencies have the dual responsibility to meet the socioeconomic needs of the poorest and most vulnerable...

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Main Authors: Kutter, Andrea, Westby, Leon Dwight
Format: Journal Article
Language:en_US
Published: Taylor and Francis 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20481
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spelling okr-10986-204812021-04-23T14:03:56Z Managing Rural Landscapes in the Context of a Changing Climate Kutter, Andrea Westby, Leon Dwight aid effectiveness capacity development civil participation civil partnership climate change food security governance public policy poverty reduction rural development Climate Investment Funds Global competition for natural resources is intense and the supply of those resources is increasingly more constrained by climate variability and change. Governments and international development agencies have the dual responsibility to meet the socioeconomic needs of the poorest and most vulnerable people while preserving and enhancing their natural capital. These responsibilities often are at odds with each other and different stakeholder groups have prioritized one over the other. This paper suggests that the landscape approach provides a solution for stakeholders to achieve climate change mitigation, adaptation, and poverty reduction goals, though not without some trade-offs. 2014-10-28T21:53:37Z 2014-10-28T21:53:37Z 2014-08-08 Journal Article Development in Practice 0961-4524 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20481 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Brazil Burkina Faso Congo, Democratic Republic of Ghana Indonesia Lao People's Democratic Republic Mexico
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topic aid effectiveness
capacity development
civil participation
civil partnership
climate change
food security
governance
public policy
poverty reduction
rural development
Climate Investment Funds
spellingShingle aid effectiveness
capacity development
civil participation
civil partnership
climate change
food security
governance
public policy
poverty reduction
rural development
Climate Investment Funds
Kutter, Andrea
Westby, Leon Dwight
Managing Rural Landscapes in the Context of a Changing Climate
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Burkina Faso
Congo, Democratic Republic of
Ghana
Indonesia
Lao People's Democratic Republic
Mexico
description Global competition for natural resources is intense and the supply of those resources is increasingly more constrained by climate variability and change. Governments and international development agencies have the dual responsibility to meet the socioeconomic needs of the poorest and most vulnerable people while preserving and enhancing their natural capital. These responsibilities often are at odds with each other and different stakeholder groups have prioritized one over the other. This paper suggests that the landscape approach provides a solution for stakeholders to achieve climate change mitigation, adaptation, and poverty reduction goals, though not without some trade-offs.
format Journal Article
author Kutter, Andrea
Westby, Leon Dwight
author_facet Kutter, Andrea
Westby, Leon Dwight
author_sort Kutter, Andrea
title Managing Rural Landscapes in the Context of a Changing Climate
title_short Managing Rural Landscapes in the Context of a Changing Climate
title_full Managing Rural Landscapes in the Context of a Changing Climate
title_fullStr Managing Rural Landscapes in the Context of a Changing Climate
title_full_unstemmed Managing Rural Landscapes in the Context of a Changing Climate
title_sort managing rural landscapes in the context of a changing climate
publisher Taylor and Francis
publishDate 2014
url http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20481
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