of activities, involving securing water, food, fodder, medicine, Livelihoods Set shelter, clothing and the capacity to acquire above necessities working either individually or as a group by using endowments for meeting requirements of the self and his/her household on a sustainable basis with dignity A hot dry season in Puntland, spanning July to August every year Xagaa Adeso African Development Solutions (NGO) – AEZ Agro-ecological zone – CBA Cost benefit analysis – CBD Convention on Biological Diversity – CC Climate change – CDM Development Mechanism – Comprehensive Hazard and Risk Management – CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species – COP Conference of the Parties – DEM Digital elevation model – DLDD Desertification, land degradation and drought – DIS Information Systems –Desertification DPA District Pastoral Association – EIS Environmental Information System on the Internet – DISMAC Disaster Management Committee – DNA PIN Designated National Authority Project Identification Number – DOE Department of Environment – EIA Environmental Impact Assessment – EMCA Environment Management and Coordination Act 1999 – EU - European Union FAO Food and Agricultural Organization – FGD Focus Group Discussion – GDP Gross Domestic Product – GEF Global Environment Facility – GHG Greenhouse gases – GIS Geographic Information System –
Livelihoods Set of activities, involving securing water, food, fodder, medicine, shelter, clothing and the capacity to acquire above necessities working either individually or as a group by using endowments for meeting requirements of the self and his/her household on a sustainable basis with dignity Xagaa A hot dry season in Puntland, spanning July to August every year Adeso – African Development Solutions (NGO) AEZ – Agro-ecological zone CBA – Cost benefit analysis CBD – Convention on Biological Diversity CC – Climate change CDM – Development Mechanism – Comprehensive Hazard and Risk Management CITES – Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species COP – Conference of the Parties DEM – Digital elevation model DLDD – Desertification, land degradation and drought DIS –Desertification Information Systems DPA – District Pastoral Association EIS – Environmental Information System on the Internet DISMAC – Disaster Management Committee DNA PIN – Designated National Authority Project Identification Number DOE – Department of Environment EIA – Environmental Impact Assessment EMCA – Environment Management and Coordination Act 1999 EU - European Union FAO – Food and Agricultural Organization FGD – Focus Group Discussion GDP – Gross Domestic Product GEF – Global Environment Facility GHG – Greenhouse gases GIS – Geographic Information System
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