Community Based Adaptation
- Lessons Learned from Attempts to Reform India's Kerosene Subsidy
- B.V. Shenoy / International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2010
- This report examines attempts to reform India's long-standing subsidy on residential kerosene. At least one third of the subsidised kerosene is diverted to the black market for use as a transport fuel...
- Climate change mitigation through land use measures in the agriculture and forestry sectors
- D. Murphy;C. De Vit;J. Nolet / International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2009
- This paper reviews the status of the post-2012 negotiations on climate change mitigation through land-use measures in the agriculture and forestry sectors. It also explores the major issues and consid...
- Community-based adaptation to climate change bulletin. A summary of the third international workshop on community-based adaptation to climate change
- International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2009
- The Third International Workshop on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, from 18-24 February 2009. The event was organised jointly by the Bangladesh Centre for A...
- International carbon market mechanisms in a post-2012 climate change agreement
- D. Murphy (ed);J. Drexhage (ed);P. Wooders (ed) / International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2009
- Market-based mechanisms have the potential to play a large role in the global effort to address climate change under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). This paper prov...
- Rethinking investments in natural resources: China’s emerging role in the Mekong region
- International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008
- China is establishing itself as an economic powerhouse around the world. China’s economic demand for a reliable supply of inexpensive natural resources have led to a rapid increase in Chinese fo...
- The missing piece in the Southern African Customs Union’s regional trading arrangements?
- W. Braude;K. Sekolokwane / International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008
- Economic integration has been promoted at the regional level throughout the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Bilaterally and cross-regionall...
- MEAs, conservation and conflict. A case study of Virunga National Park, DRC
- A. Crawford;J. Bernstein / International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008
- Focusing on the case of Virunga National Park (PNVi) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), this paper looks at Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and the impact of ongoing conflict. It ...
- Biofuels - at what cost? Government support for biodiesel in Malaysia
- G., P. Lopez;T. Laan / International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008
- Focusing on government support policies, this report examines the history and status of the biofuel industry in Malaysia. It forms part of a multi-country effort by the Global Subsidies Initiative (GS...
- Clean energy investment project synthesis report
- A. Cosbey;J. Ellis;M. Malik / International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008
- This paper focuses on how investment flows into new clean energy infrastructure in developing countries can be ensured. It considers key political factors, barriers and incentives to energy investment...
- Gorillas in the midst: assessing the peace and conflict impacts of international gorilla conservation programme (IGCP) activities
- A, Hammill;A. Crawford / International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2008
- Conservation work in conflict zones and across international borders has impacts on more than just wildlife populations and their habitats. It can also have a profound effect on the peace and confl...
