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… of climate change on crop diversity and the genetic vulnerability of agricultural production systems resulting … In other words, crop diversity helps to reduce ‘genetic vulnerability’. This is a term used to describe the condition … losses.8 In the global context, the phenomenon of genetic vulnerability represents a major risk with regards to the …

… disasters, excessive dependence on international trade and vulnerability to global developments.13 Moreover, SIDS … (nutrition, health, education and literacy) and economic vulnerability.19 In addition, to qualify as an LDC, a … particular concern may be poverty, lack of resources, or vulnerability to extreme weather events, such as droughts. …

… Policy. A number of countries have commissioned specific vulnerability assessments of their World Heritage properties. … example, the Great Barrier Reef (Australia) has a detailed Vulnerability Assessment addressing both natural and social … • The 2007 Climate Change and the Great Barrier Reef: A vulnerability assessment, by Johnson and Marshall, can be …

… filtration of pollutants, storage of organic matter. The vulnerability of wetlands and the many threats that they face …

… of PGRFA contributes towards reducing farmers’ vulnerability to climate change. Cross-references: For …

… diseases in potato. This has combined to heighten the vulnerability of Costa Rican farmers to natural disasters. …

… IPCC. 2007. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth … report_wg2_report_impacts_adaptation_and_vulnerability.htm (accessed 5 January 2011). IPCC. 2007. … IPCC. 2007. Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth …