Climate change
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- Developmental investments in Pacific islands should be seen through the lens of climate change adaptation
- Pacific Institute of Public Policy, 2012
- The understanding of the implications of climate change has broadened in recent years, covering a complex web of development and security issues. In the meanwhile, Pacific island countries remain on the frontline, vulnerable not only ...
- Does warming increase the risk of civil war in Africa?
- M.B. Burke; E. Miguel; S. Satyanath / Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, 2009
- Armed conflict within nations has had disastrous humanitarian consequences throughout much of the world. This paper seeks to undertake the first comprehensive examination of the potential impact of global climate change on armed confl...
- Global trends in internal displacement
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2009
- With approximately 26 million people internally displaced worldwide, the issue of IDPs remain one of the most serious challenges for the international development community. This report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre...
- Exploring the multiplier effects of climate change and insecurity
- J.-C. Hoste (ed) / Egmont Institute, Royal Institute for International Relations, 2009
- This is a conference report which explores the nexus of climate change and security. It asserts that climate change is a threat multiplier because it exacerbates tensions and instability, overburdening already fragile and conflic...
- Disaster risk reduction: is it worth investing in the context of climate change?
- M. Moench / Institute For Social And Environmental Transition, 2008
- This paper evaluates the costs and benefits of disaster risk reduction in the context of climate change through an analysis of case studies in India, Nepal and Pakistan. The paper focuses on water related disasters and the manner in w...
- Rights based approaches and climate change
- Oxfam, 2008
- This briefing proposes that human rights principles provide a guideline for dealing with climate change. The document emphasises that the human rights community must become more engaged in national and international climate-policy deb...
- Hazards associated with climate change: using GIS to identify ares of high humanitarian risk
- C. Ehrhart; A. Thow; M. de Blois / Reliefweb, 2008
- This study identifies the most likely humanitarian implications of climate change for the next 20-30 year period. The authors use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to map specific hazards associated with climate change – sp...
- Benefit sharing: the case of transboundary waters
- H. Qaddumi / Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2008
- The emergence and maintenance of transboundary water management regimes rests on a complex web of inter-related factors that define incentives for cooperation. This paper considers practical mechanisms towards an operationalisation of...
- Highlighting the connection between climate change, disaster risk reduction, and gender-focused approaches to development
- UN/ISDR / United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2008
- It is a well-known prediction that women in the developing world will suffer the most from the effects of climate change. What needs equal emphasis is the fact that women also represent an immense source of potential and power to comb...
- What can be done to strengthen environmental protection and promote sustainable development in the Central Albertine Rift?
- E. van de Giessen / Institute for Environmental Security, 2008
- The Central Albertine Rift is a transboundary eco-region important not only in terms of its great biodiversity, but also in terms of politics and security. Violent conflicts in the region related to valuable mineral and natural resour...
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