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Understanding the Policy Landscape for Climate Change Adaptation A Cross-Country Comparison Using the Net-Map Method

It is now widely accepted that climate change is one of the largest challenges facing agriculture in the 21st century. Among those who are most affected are poor agricultural households in the developing world, even though they have contributed least to climate change. Africa south of the Sahara is highly vulnerable to adverse impacts from climate change, due to low adaptive capacity, low levels of human and physical capital, poor infrastructure, and already high temperatures.This study specifically examines the networks of stakeholders in the four target countries to facilitate effective engagement and dissemination of research results.