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… forests. Inadequate and insecure tenure rights increase vulnerability, hunger and poverty, and can lead to conflict …

… in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other …

… change (those for which further delay would increase vulnerability or costs at a later stage) as a tool for … improve their understanding and assessment of impacts, vulnerability, and adaptation to climate change as a basis … et al. eds., Climate change 2007: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability, Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth …

… social and distributional impacts and do not increase vulnerability. 7. Environmental impacts due to a project are … rights to sovereignty over their lands and created a new vulnerability to land speculation by outsiders (Taylor, 2007 …

… Nepal, New Zealand and Pakistan), and undertaking vulnerability assessment of existing protected areas … and action plans for minimizing genetic erosion and vulnerability and safeguarding genetic diversity.¹⁸⁷ However, … of their dependence on natural resources, assess their vulnerability to changes in their natural resource base and …

… “an approach that help to build resilience and reduce the vulnerability of local communities to climate change” [2]. … [10]. Box 2: WomEn’s EmpoWErmEnT In ThE fAcE of clImATIc vulnErAbIlITy In bangladesh, many women are economically … [14]. ÂÂ Use gender-sensitive tools and strategies in vulnerability and impact assessments as well as in planning …

… a plethora of threats and challenges, and consequently the vulnerability of migrat ory birds is increasing worldwide. A … locations, both on land and at sea. Species and population vulnerability has been assessed in some studies and, whilst … et al. 2007; see Desholm 2009 for information on species vulnerability). An analysis of the impact of windfarms on …

… of IUCN resilience project, aiming to reduce communities’ vulnerability to climate change, drought and changing water …

… as  well  as  improved  weather  forecasting  and  vulnerability  mapping.   …

… work has expanded recently to address the interface of the vulnerability and resilience of energy systems within the … � in deaths due to heat stress � of hunger � human vulnerability � energy requirements for cooling � threatened … of inefficient energy production also increase people’s vulnerability (see Box 5). Income-generating potential is …