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- Stepping away from the doom and gloom approach to climate change
- ( T. Clougherty / The Globalization Institute , 2007)
- This publication presents ‘positive environmentalism’ as a way to deal with climate change instead of a doom and gloom approach. The report focuses on four main areas: environmentalism for...
Did the Bali climate change negotiations sideline the interests of LDCs?
- ( M. Shamsuddoha;R., K. Chowdhury / Equity & Justice Working Group , 2008)
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This policy discussion paper critically reviews the UNFCCC climate change negotiations held in Bali in December 2007. It is intended to provide an insight to the readers, especially developing...
- Greenhouse Development Rights: a framework for tackling inequality and climate change together?
- ( P. Baer;T. Athanasiou;S. Kartha / Ecoequity , 2007)
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This paper presents an exposition of the Greenhouse Development Rights (GDRs) framework and an indicative quantification of its implications. Through a human development lens, it looks at the key i...
- Will climate change lead to violent conflict?
- ( D. Smith;J. ViVekananDa / SIDA Studies , 2008)
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Climate change is upon us and its physical effects have started to unfold. This report takes such findings, expressed in the Forth Assessment Review of the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Chang...
- Current trends in climate change would reverse human development in our lifetime
- ( K. Watkins / Human Development Report Office, UNDP , 2007)
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Climate change is now widely recognised as the defining human development challenge of the 21st Century and no country will be immune to its impact. The Human Development Report 2007/2008 argues th...
- How is climate change likely to affect agricultural production?
- ( R. Slater;L. Peskett;E. Ludi / Natural Resource Perspectives, ODI , 2007)
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Projections suggest that, by the end of the 21st century, climate change could have had substantial impact on agricultural production and hence on the scope for reducing poverty. This paper seeks t...
- Empirical forcasting could help improve our response to humanitarian catastrophes
- ( A. Mude;C. Barrett;J. McPeak / Cornell Food and Nutrition Policy Program, Cornell University , 2006)
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This paper sets out to develop an empirical forecasting model that can predict, with reasonable accuracy, the expected welfare impact of impending drought. This work is based on a set of regularly ...
- How will biofuels production affect food security in South Africa?
- ( A. Sugrue;R. Douthwaite / Wahenga.net, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme , 2007)
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As biofuel production continues to expand rapidly all over the world, there is increasing concern about how this will affect food prices, particularly of foodcrops used to produce biofuels. This pa...
Africa's urban poor are struggling to cope with climate-induced flooding
- ( ActionAid International , 2007)
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Six years ago, at the UN Millennium Summit, world leaders set a specific target for realising the right to adequate housing and ‘continuous improvement of living conditions’. However, i...
- How to keep premiums low yet ensure financial sustainability of microinsurance providers?
- ( R. Mechler; J. Linnerooth-Bayer; D. Peppiatt / ProVention Consortium , 2006)
- This study provides an in-depth review of microinsurance by analysing a range of case studies and examining the benefits and limitations of microinsurance. It provides clear evidence of the value and ...
