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Private adaptation in semi-arid lands: a tailored approach to ‘leave no one behind’

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  • Gannon, Kate
  • Crick, Florence
  • Atela, Joanes
  • Babagaliyeva, Shanna
  • Batool, Samavia
  • Bedelian, Claire
  • Conway, Declan
  • Diop, Mamadou
  • Fankhauser, Samuel
  • Jobbins, Guy
  • Ludi, Eva
  • Qaisrani, Ayesha
  • Rouhaud, Estelle
  • Simonet, Catherine
  • Suleri, Abid
  • Wade, Cheikh

Abstract

Globally, semi-arid lands (SALs) are home to approximately one billion people, including some of the poorest and least food secure. These regions will be among the hardest hit by the impacts of climate change. This article urges governments and their development partners to put SAL inhabitants and their activities at the heart of efforts to support adaptation and climate resilient development, identifying opportunities to capitalise on the knowledge, institutions, resources and practices of SAL populations in adaptation action.

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  • Gannon, Kate & Crick, Florence & Atela, Joanes & Babagaliyeva, Shanna & Batool, Samavia & Bedelian, Claire & Conway, Declan & Diop, Mamadou & Fankhauser, Samuel & Jobbins, Guy & Ludi, Eva & Qaisrani, , 2020. "Private adaptation in semi-arid lands: a tailored approach to ‘leave no one behind’," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 102537, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
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