Climate change adaptation

Introduction to climate adaptation

A basic introduction to the concept of adaptation and a guide to the key issues surrounding the topic. Although people have always adapted to variations in their climate, their ability to do so is determined by their level of development, their access to resources and their scientific and technical capacity. More...

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Tackling exposure: placing disaster risk management at the heart of national economic and fiscal policy: T. Mitchell / Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012; 2011 was, in economic terms, the costliest year on record for disasters. Economic exposure to disasters is increasing faster than per capita gross domestic product (GDP) and the impacts of climate cha...
Children’s vulnerability to climate change and disaster impacts in East Asia and the Pacific: J. Lawler / United Nations Children's Fund, 2011; In 2011, UNICEF commissioned field research in Indonesia, Kiribati, Mongolia, Philippines and Vanuatu to determine if there were noticeable patterns and trends of climate change and disaster impacts o...
The state of Arab cities 2012: challenges of urban transition: United Nations Human Settlements Programme , 2012; This regional report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) highlights that, although urban slums are decreasing and urban innovations are being introduced, the Arab region sti...
Equity and cost-effectiveness of multilateral adaptation finance - are they friends or foes?: M. Stadelmann / Center for Comparative and International Studies, 2012; This paper analyses potential criteria to allocate international funding for climate change adaptation. Based on a review of the equity and cost-effectiveness literature and the relevant policy docume...
IDLO-CISDL compendium of legal best practices on climate change policy: S. A. Mason-Case / International Development Law Organisation, 2011; This compendium by the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) and the Centre for International Sustainable Development (CISDL) highlights the challenges that domestic governments face in im...