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Influencing policy

Policies for low carbon growth
K. Ellis;B. Baker;A. Lemma / Overseas Development Institute, 2009
The paper presents a review of low carbon growth policies in two high-income (UK and Germany), five middle-income (China, India, Mexico, Guyana and Nigeria) and two low-income countries (Bangladesh...
Development, trade and carbon reduction: designing coexistence to promote development
J. Keane;J. MacGregor;S. Page / Overseas Development Institute, 2010
The document explores the need for an adequate pricing of the carbon emissions to ensure that they are reduced efficiently. It also states the need for international regulation and administration of r...
Financing adaptation: matching form with function
J. Brown;N. Kaur / Overseas Development Institute, 2009
Beginning by defining adaptation, this paper calls attention to the difference between additional costs (LDCF) and incremental costs (UNFCCC). Later it discusses climate-finance under the scope of thr...
Poverty reduction, equity and climate change: global governance synergies or contradictions?
M. Richards / Overseas Development Institute, 2003
This document broadly discusses equity, poverty and sustainable development issues related to climate change. It mainly discusses the interpretation of equity according to the 'North' and 'South' pers...
The future of climate finance: a new approach is needed
Overseas Development Institute, 2009
This document explores three models to raise funds to support developing countries based on the 'polluter pays' principle. These models are: ...
Must developing countries sacrifice growth to save the planet?
K. Ellis / Overseas Development Institute, 2009
The paper introduces the problem of how to generate low carbon growth strategies to allow developing countries to grow their way out of poverty. It also addresses the political difficulties that su...
Achieving 'Green Growth' in a carbon constrained world
J. Keane;G. Potts / Overseas Development Institute, 2008
This background note assesses the options available to developing countries in terms of GHG emission reductions. It begins by discussing the emissions reductions mechanisms included within the Kyot...
Beyond grants: climate finance in developing countries
G. Baudienville / Overseas Development Institute, 2009
Developing countries need massive amounts of investment to support a shift to low carbon and climate resilient growth and development; mitigation could cost between US$140 to 175 billion per year over...
Financing climate change adaptation and mitigation in Africa: key issues and options for policy-makers and negotiators
J. Brown;D. Nanasta;N. Bird / Overseas Development Institute, 2009
Several proposals to generate new funds are being put forward within the context of the UNFCCC that could make a substantial contribution towards the resources needed to respond to Africa's climate...
What do Public Financial Management assessments tell us about PFM reform?
E. Hedger (ed);P. de Renzio (ed) / Overseas Development Institute, 2010
Government budgets are important to public action and are ways in which policy objectives are selected and acted upon, the necessary resources collected, allocated and spent. Budgeting systems are als...

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