
This issue includes 4 articles on climate change adaptation related issues.
Gender and climate change:
This first article discusses the historical lapse in assimilating gender issues in the climate change debate.
Deserts and desertification:
This article reports on the designation of 2006 as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
African fisheries: climate change impacts in Malawi:
With examples from Malawi, this article describes concerns over the possible impacts of climate change on fisheries in Africa.
Rural livelihoods: livelihoods and adaptive capacity in Bangladesh:
This article describes how livelihood diversification can influence adaptive capacities in rural Bangladesh.