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- Effectively dealing with climate change in developing countries
- ( United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change , 2007)
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The impact of climate change will have a detrimental effect on the livelihoods and survival of billions of people. This book provides an overview of the concerns and needs of four regions: Africa, ...
- A synthesis of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report on climate change
- ( L. Bernstein;P. Bosch;O. Canziani / Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , 2007)
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Over the course of 2007, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released 4 reports on the causes and impacts of climate change, and possible solutions. This document summari...
- How can climate change adaptation be embedded in the development process?
- ( T. Tanner;T. Mitchell;M. Davies / Climate Change and Disasters Group, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2007)
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Today climate change adaptation is a mainstream development issue. The UK Government-commissioned Stern Review last year analysed the economics of adaptation and NGO campaigns have focused on its j...
- A guide for climate change adaptation in the forest sector
- ( C. Robledo; C. Forner / Intercooperation , 2005)
- This report discusses climate change adaptation strategies with an emphasis on forest ecosystems. The paper argues that adaptation measures must be part of a country’s development process, and that ev...
- Governments urged to engage more with the scientific community
- ( T. Mitchell; T. Tanner; E. Wilkinson / Tearfund , 2006)
- What progress has been made by developing country governments and donor agencies in mainstreaming climate adaptation into development planning? This report reviews looks at issues preventing further p...
- Learning from forest-based livelihoods for mitigation, risk reduction and adaptation to climate change
- ( D. Macqueen; S. Vermeulen / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2006)
- In this briefing, the authors consider the impact climate change has on forest-based livelihoods. They argue that a better understanding of forests’ resilience in the face of climate change is importa...
- The impact of climate change on pastoral livelihood systems
- ( C. Hesse; L. Cotula / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2006)
- The sustainability of pastoral systems largely depends on a balancing act between pastures, livestock and people. The mobility of pastoralists and their livestock is also a key factor. With climate ch...
- Integrating climate risk management into the project cycle
- ( M. van Aalst / World Bank , 2006)
- With impacts of climate change already affecting World Bank projects and programmes in a wide range of sectors, this report aims to integrate comprehensive climate risk management into all of the Bank...
- The threat from climate change to the environment and human development in Latin America and the Caribbean
- ( New Economics Foundation , 2006)
- This, the second regional report in the series from a coalition of environmental and development NGOs, makes the case that largely regular and predictable temperature and rainfall patterns in Latin Am...
- Conference calls for greater collaboration to respond to climate variability and change
- ( Institute For Social And Environmental Transition , 2006)
- These conference proceedings summarise the discussions held in New Delhi (January 5-7, 2006) on adaptation to climatic variability and change. The conference brought together participants that include...
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