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Analysis of forests and climate change in Eastern Africa

Year of publication 2017

Pages 98 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 978-92-5-109910-0

Series title Forests and Climate Change Working Paper

Series number Forests and Climate Change Working Paper 16

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The purpose of the report is to: - review and analyze forestry and climate change policies, institutions, governance, regulations, technical assistance, capacity building and communication with a particular focus on the pilot countries. - evaluate the new challenges, opportunities and constraints posed by climate change to forest management in the pilot countries - identify if and how forest managers are adjusting their management practices to accommodate climate change considerations and what c hanges they might make in the near and medium term - identify gaps in knowledge, policies or regulations required for adequate management responses to climate change

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