- Reality Checks in Mozambique. Building better understanding of the dynamics of poverty and well-being. Year one, 2011. Sub-Report, District of Majune
- I. Tvedten 2012
- The Swedish Embassy in Maputo and the Swedish International Development Authority (Sida) have decided that there is a need to assess the impact of development and poverty reduction policies ‘from below’, and to regularly con...
- Reality checks in Mozambique. Building better understanding of the dynamics of poverty and well-being. Inception report. Final August 2011.
- I. Tvedten 2011
- The Swedish Embassy in Maputo and the Swedish International Development Authority (Sida) have decided that there is a need to assess the impact of development and poverty reduction policies ‘from below’, and to regularly con...
- When disasters and conflicts collide: improving links between disaster resilience and conflict prevention
- K. Harris; D. Keen; T. Mitchell / Overseas Development Institute, 2013
- This paper by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) argues for increased focus on the conflict-disaster nexus in fragile and conflict-affected states. It is based on a study assessing the evidence base on the ways in which natural ...
- Gender Mainstreaming Strategy and Checklist for Climate Change Mitigation / REDD+ program
- K. Giri (ed) / Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests, 2012
- Women and men, owning to their gendered responsibilities, possess unique knowledge sets about forest resources. This knowledge can be applied to achieving successful sustainable forest management. Accrediting this unique knowledge pro...
- Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF)
- The Lowering Emissions in Asia's Forests (LEAF) program is a five year, $20 million dollar program, engaging regional governments, forestry and climate mitigation specialists and universities in technical capacity building focused on REDD+. The program also focuses on policy and market incentives for improved forest management and land-use planning, develops innovative sub-national interventions,...
- Mid-Term Review of climate change initiatives in Tanzania
- The Norwegian Embassy in Tanzania, 2012
- The Norwegian Government funded REDD+ project portfolio in Tanzania is creating significant positive results across the country. Along with the participation of multiple institutions in the nationally anchored research project on clim...
- Climate Focus
- An advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
- Ecosystem-Based Adaptation to Climate Change in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Integrating Local and External Knowledge
- J. Mercer / SustainAbility, 2012
- Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are vulnerable to climate change impacts including sea level rise, invasive species, ocean acidification, changes in rainfall patterns, increased temperatures, and changing hazard regime...
- Framework for the design and implementation of national REDD+ safeguard systems
- F. Daviet; G. Larsen / World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2012
- This report provides a framework for the national implementation of REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) safeguards. These safeguards are needed to ensure effective implementation of REDD+ so that it do...
- Inclusive Protected Area Management in the Amazon: The Importance of Social Networks over Ecological Knowledge
- p. Ungar / SustainAbility, 2012
- In the Amacayacu National Park in Colombia, which partially overlaps with Indigenous territories, several elements of an inclusive protected area management model have been implemented since the 1990s. In particular, a dialogue betwee...
- Inclusive Protected Area Management in the Amazon: The Importance of Social Networks over Ecological Knowledge
- p. Ungar / SustainAbility, 2012
- In the Amacayacu National Park in Colombia, which partially overlaps with Indigenous territories, several elements of an inclusive protected area management model have been implemented since the 1990s. In particular, a dialogue betwee...
- Climate change and ecosystem-based adaptation: a new pragmatic approach to buffering climate change impacts
- R. Munang / Science Direct, 2013
- Climate change is an issue that affects lives of millions of people across the world. Therefore, this study urges that the integration of climate risk considerations into policy should be increased, in order to ensure that development...
- Assessing Environmental and Health Impact of Drought in the Northwest Bangladesh
- N Dey 2011
- Drought, the result of regional climatic variability is one of the dominant threats to environment. This study focuses on the biophysical, environmental and health issues concerning drought occurrence in northwest region of Bangladesh...
- Greening rural development in India
- United Nations Development Programme, 2012
- Greening rural development can stimulate rural economies, create jobs and help maintain critical ecosystem services and strengthen climate resilience of the rural poor. This report by the Ministry of Rural Development, India, with sup...
- Understanding relationships between biodiversity, carbon, forests and people: the key to achieving REDD+ objectives. A global assessment report
- J. A. Parrotta (ed); C. Wildburger (ed); S. Mansourian (ed) / International Union of Forest Research Organizations, 2012
- This report seeks to better understand the relationships between biodiversity, carbon, forests and people, so as to support the achievement of REDD+ objectives. It summarises the latest scientific literature to make sense of the compl...
- The state of environmental migration 2011
- F. Gemenne / International Organization for Migration, 2012
- This report is the second volume in an annual series, which aims to provide regular assessments on the changing nature and dynamics of environmental migration. This volume focuses on cross-border displacement and the securitisation of...
- Can REDD+ save the forest? The role of payments and tenure
- E.B. Barbier / Forests - Open Access Journal, 2012
- The success of REDD+ depends on whether it can be economically viable and if any resulting payments are sufficient to cover the opportunity cost plus any transaction cost. Where tenure security over forested areas is weak, REDD+ can p...
- Fossil fuel finds in East Africa will lead to booms but do not radically alter future scenarios for energy
- J. Holden (ed) / Economic and Private Sector PEAKS, 2012
- This paper explores the significance of recent African fossil fuel reserve discoveries in the context of future world energy demand. It concludes that East African gas and Mozambican coal finds are likely to prove significant in compa...
- China and the African oil sector: channels of engagement, motives, actors and impacts
- F. urban / Institute of Development Studies UK, 2011
- China’s rapid economic growth and urbanisation puts pressure on the country’s scarce domestic natural resources, which are essential for powering the ever-growing economy. Consequently, China is increasingly engaging with lo...
- World Bank report on the likely consequences of a four degrees Celsius rise in global temperatures
- World Bank, 2012
- This report, produced for the World Bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics, attempts to describe what climate change impacts are likely to be felt in a ‘4°C world', i.e. a world where...
- UNEP Risø Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC)
- The UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) supports the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in its aim to incorporate environmental and development aspects into energy planning and policy worldwide, with special emphasis on assisting developing countries. URC operates under a tripartite agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark,...
- UNSW Climate Change Research Centre (CCRC)
- UNSW CCRC is a multi-disciplinary research group comprising one of the largest university research facilities of its kind in Australia. CCRC houses research expertise in the key areas Earth's climate: atmospheric, oceanic and terrestrial processes. We apply basic scientific principles to pressing questions on climate dynamics, global climate change, and extremes of weathe...
- Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
- The Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971) - called the "Ramsar Convention" - is an intergovernmental treaty that embodies the commitments of its member countries to maintain the ecological character of their Wetlands of International Importance and to plan for the "wise use", or sustainable use, of all of the wetlands in their territories. Unlike the other global environm...
- Fauna & Flora International (FFI)
- Fauna & Flora International's work spans across the globe, with over 100 projects in nearly 40 countries, mostly in the developing world. It aims to act to conserve threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take into account human needs.
- The Cayman Institute
- The Cayman Institute is an independent, apolitical, privately funded, non profit organization established to consider the long term effects and implications of diverse technological, sociological, economical and cultural issues to the Cayman Islands. Its members work on a voluntary basis and offer strategic plans for consideration to guide the delivery of nearer term projects, so as not to jeopar...
- Terra Global Capital, LLC
- Terra Global Capital, LLC was formed in June 2006 to provide organizations with strategic advice in environmental markets.
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC)
- Institute of Green Economy (IGREC), based in India, has been set up with the aim of helping evolve a path of economic development that leaves as little negative impact on the earth and its environment as possible.
- Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP)
- The Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America is an initiative launched during the United Nations World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg 2002; with the objective to promote the renewable energies in the region, contributing to sustainable development and the mitigation of the global Climate Change.
- Healthy Reefs Initiative
- Healthy Reefs for Healthy People is a collaborative international initiative that generates user-friendly tools to measure the health of the Mesoamerican Reef Ecosystem, and delivers scientifically credible reports to improve decision-making that effectively sustain social and ecosystem well-being.
- United Nations High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP)
- On 9 August 2010, the Secretary-General launched the High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) that brings together renowned world figures to formulate a new blueprint for a sustainable future on a planet under increasing stress resulting from human activities. Recognizing that climate change, water scarcity, loss of biodiversity, the destruction of ecosystems and shifting demogra...
