Sun, 27 May 2012 01:05:47 One of the Eldis RSS newsfeeds on major development issues http://www.eldis.org Copyright ©2012 Eldis, Sussex p.ferguson@ids.ac.uk en-uk http://www.eldis.org 85 http://www.eldis.org/images/logo/eldisRSS.gif Logo for www.eldis.org 34 60 According to this report by the World Bank, inclusive green growth is the pathway to sustainable development. The report argues that it is the only way ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61512 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61512 Sat, 26 May 2012 09:06:55 GMT El objetivo de esta estrategia es promover, con el apoyo financiero del sector de las microfinanzas, actividades que contribuyan a combatir la degradacio?n ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61511 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61511 Sat, 26 May 2012 09:06:44 GMT A. M. MacDonald In Africa, groundwater is the major source of drinking water and its use for irrigation is predicted to increase substantially to combat growing food ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61510 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61510 Sat, 26 May 2012 09:06:42 GMT C. Cameron; G. Norrington-Davies; V. te Velde This report is a summary of the 'Special report on managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation' (SREX) from ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61324 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61324 Fri, 25 May 2012 16:44:03 GMT This overview guide on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) highlights the different types of documents relevant to the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61500 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61500 Fri, 25 May 2012 12:34:10 GMT T. Mitchell 2011 was, in economic terms, the costliest year on record for disasters. Economic exposure to disasters is increasing faster than per capita gross domestic ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61497 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61497 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:07:07 GMT J. Lawler In 2011, UNICEF commissioned field research in Indonesia, Kiribati, Mongolia, Philippines and Vanuatu to determine if there were noticeable patterns and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61496 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61496 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:07:04 GMT A. Rajivan The Asia-Pacific Regional Human Development Report (APHDR) focuses on the need for the region to find ways to continue to grow economically, while reducing ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61495 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61495 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:07:01 GMT This regional report by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) highlights that, although urban slums are decreasing and urban innovations ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61494 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61494 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:06:58 GMT Access to energy is essential to addressing the causes of poverty. This report demonstrates the role coal has in delivering energy to the 1.3 billion ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61493 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61493 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:06:55 GMT Tackling the issue of land and resource tenure is one of the prerequisites for mechanisms such as REDD+ to have positive impacts not only on reducing ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61492 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61492 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:06:52 GMT M. Stadelmann This paper analyses potential criteria to allocate international funding for climate change adaptation. Based on a review of the equity and cost-effectiveness ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61491 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61491 Fri, 25 May 2012 09:06:50 GMT S. A. Mason-Case This compendium by the International Development Law Organisation (IDLO) and the Centre for International Sustainable Development (CISDL) highlights the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61480 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61480 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:07:01 GMT This annual report by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) of the World Bank indicates that in 2011 the program built on lessons learned ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61479 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61479 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:58 GMT M. Forstater A key lesson from aid transparency is that while high quality statistics are crucial, so too is detailed, accessible and timely information to meet the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61478 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61478 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:47 GMT M. R. Guariguata As sustainable forest management is threatened by climate change, adaptation measures may be needed to maintain the productive capacity of tropical forests. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61477 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61477 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:44 GMT R. Ratnayake Managing climate change caused by greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is one of the world's greatest challenges. Trade and investment indirectly contribute ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61476 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61476 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:40 GMT X. van Tilburg Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) were introduced in Bali in 2007 and they continue to be an important item on the agenda of climate policy ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61475 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61475 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:37 GMT J. Ellison This manual by WWF-US brings together expertise from the field and scientific knowledge to assist conservation practitioners, protected area managers ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61474 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61474 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:35 GMT E. Chidumayo Africa has vast forest resources and life on the continent is largely shaped by these resources. Climate change is argued to have the potential to adversely ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61473 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61473 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:32 GMT The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is currently developing guidelines to assist forest managers to understand, assess and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61472 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61472 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:29 GMT This annual book by the World Bank presents environmental data from more than 200 countries relating to agriculture, forests, climate, energy, water, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61471 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61471 Thu, 24 May 2012 09:06:26 GMT K. Das This document is an empirical analysis of India's trade vulnerabilities to a possible border carbon adjustment scheme implemented by the European ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61351 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61351 Wed, 23 May 2012 12:44:01 GMT There are two major challenges that define the 21st century: 1) averting climate change and the deterioration of natural resources; 2) ensuring sustainable ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61433 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61433 Wed, 23 May 2012 11:38:29 GMT The world economic and social survey (WESS) provides analysis of pressing long-term social and economic development issues and discusses the positive ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61465 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61465 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:05:36 GMT J. McGlade This report analyses the different ways for quantifying and accounting for water flows and productivity within the economy. It provides the current state ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61464 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61464 Wed, 23 May 2012 09:05:34 GMT N. S. Pradhan; V. R. Khadgi; L. Schipper The Hindu Kush Himalayan region is predicted to be severely affected and socially vulnerable to climate change. This study delves into how political processes ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61434 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61434 Tue, 22 May 2012 16:55:17 GMT S. Bhm The contributions collected in this special issue of ephemera question the underlying ideologies and assumptions of carbon markets and bring to light ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61455 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61455 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:55 GMT The United Nations Environment Programme's year book for 2012 shows that we are facing a number of environmental challenges, although scientists and policy ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61454 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61454 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:52 GMT This publication explores the opportunities that a low carbon green growth path offers to Asia and the Pacific region. It articulates five tracks on which ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61453 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61453 Tue, 22 May 2012 09:05:48 GMT L. P. Pant Climate change and related stressors are posing an increasing challenge to livelihoods in low-income communities. Those communities need to develop the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61445 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61445 Mon, 21 May 2012 09:12:07 GMT This report by the United Nations Development Programme explores why hunger remains pervasive in Africa, despite abundant agricultural resources, a favourable ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61432 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61432 Sat, 19 May 2012 09:07:27 GMT This report by the World Bank presents state of the art knowledge on the impact of different land management practices on soil carbon sequestration rates ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61430 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61430 Sat, 19 May 2012 09:07:17 GMT This report presents the results of an evaluation of the Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative's (NICFI) support to the formulation and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61425 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61425 Sat, 19 May 2012 09:06:27 GMT R. Tipper This report is an output of the first iteration of a process of real-time evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI). ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61424 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61424 Sat, 19 May 2012 09:06:20 GMT M. Myers Radio is still the dominant mass-medium in Africa with the widest geographical reach and the highest audiences compared with television (TV), newspapers ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61423 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61423 Fri, 18 May 2012 18:04:36 GMT W. Weiss This publication by the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) documents the solar thermal capacity in worldwide ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61419 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61419 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:30 GMT This report is part of a series of real-time evaluations to assess the results of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) against ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61415 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61415 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:07:07 GMT This report is one of five national-level studies conducted as part of the Real-Time Evaluation of Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61411 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61411 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:06:38 GMT This report presents the findings of an evaluation of the support provided by Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI) to the ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61410 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61410 Fri, 18 May 2012 09:06:31 GMT H. Joosten This report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) is aimed as a handbook for policy makers, technical audiences and others ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61407 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61407 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:07:23 GMT The purpose of this country level evaluation is to assess Norway's International Climate and Forest Initiative (NICFI)s support to national REDD strategy ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61404 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61404 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:06:50 GMT The primary objective of the Norwegian Government's climate policy is to help establish a global, binding, long-term post-2012 regime that will ensure ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61403 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61403 Thu, 17 May 2012 09:06:44 GMT N.,T. Yap Effective disaster response demands rapid access to reliable and accurate data and the capacity to assess, analyse and integrate information from varied ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61399 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61399 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:39:31 GMT P., P. Kalas; A. Finlay The publication explores the practical linkages between climate change, access to and sharing of information and knowledge, communication for development ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61398 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61398 Wed, 16 May 2012 15:54:59 GMT S. Whitley There has been an increased focus on the importance of the private sector in low carbon development (LCD) and the need for public sector interventions ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61396 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61396 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:58 GMT A. Baeumler This book published by the World Bank suggests a multifaceted approach that addresses spatial development, energy-efficient industry, increased public ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61395 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61395 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:52 GMT G.M. La Via The Durban Climate Change Conference held last December 2011 had all the elements of a highly charged political drama: global leaders in a high-stakes ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61394 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61394 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:36 GMT S. Feige The CDM is one of the flexible instruments under the Kyoto Protocol for mitigating GHG emissions. The mechanism stimulates sustainable development and ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61392 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61392 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:24 GMT H. M. Haugen While there are under-utilized lands in several countries of sub-Saharan Africa, the drive towards transforming huge areas of land to biofuel plantations ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61390 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61390 Wed, 16 May 2012 09:07:02 GMT R. Tripathi; K. Deering; N. Saracini This briefing paper is the result of a collaboration between nine different agencies, sharing lessons learned from working with women smallholders in ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61345 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61345 Tue, 15 May 2012 13:40:51 GMT C. Davis Southern Africa has existing critical vulnerabilities that may exacerbate the effects of climatic change in most sectors due to the direct dependence ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61379 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61379 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:35 GMT As part of the International Organization for Migration's (IOM) annual 'International Dialogue on Migration', the topic 'Climate change, environmental ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61378 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61378 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:30 GMT H. Djoudi This article is based on a case study on the Lake Faguibine area in northern Mali. The researchers conducted six single gender participatory workshops ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61377 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61377 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:23 GMT This white paper presents the South African government's vision for an effective climate change response and the long-term transition to a climate-resilient ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61376 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61376 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:15 GMT M. Werz This report is the first in a series of papers from the Center for American Progress that examine the nexus of climate change, migration and conflict, ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61375 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61375 Tue, 15 May 2012 09:07:09 GMT Community radio is well recognised as a powerful vehicle for advocacy and social change in Africa, but its use in the field of climate change has remained ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61357 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61357 Mon, 14 May 2012 14:38:53 GMT L. Rival The challenge of Latin American countries today is that they too need to translate socioeconomic development objectives into a model that maintains ecosystem ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61344 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61344 Sat, 12 May 2012 09:06:51 GMT A. Ospina; R. Heeks This online report provides guidance on how to incorporate ICTs into climate change policy, and how to incorporate climate change into ICT policy. The ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61336 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61336 Fri, 11 May 2012 14:23:04 GMT P. Banerjee Rapid economic growth in India during the last two decades has accentuated the demand for energy and natural resources related to water, land and forests. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61332 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61332 Fri, 11 May 2012 09:15:39 GMT N Hhne The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) compares and assesses national and global action against a range of different climate targets across all relevant time ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61330 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61330 Fri, 11 May 2012 09:15:24 GMT L. E. Williamson This document analyses energy systems in a climate change context. Many energy policies are driven by the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61318 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61318 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:07:04 GMT P. Vedeld REDD - reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation - is a core issue under the ongoing climate negotiations. One aspect concerns what ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61316 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61316 Thu, 10 May 2012 09:06:44 GMT J. Norton This report presents findings of a study to assess the impact of the a Development Workshop France (DWF) project in Vietnam to promote the prevention ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61295 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61295 Wed, 09 May 2012 09:05:58 GMT This paper presents the perspectives of stakeholders on REDD+ through several scientific publications and policy briefs citing case studies from ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61247 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61247 Tue, 08 May 2012 11:01:14 GMT C. Arndt This study uses a gendered dynamic CGE model to assess the implications of biofuels expansion in a low-income, land-abundant setting. It compares scenarios ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61281 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61281 Mon, 07 May 2012 09:06:45 GMT The Commission on Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change has reviewed the scientific evidence to identify a pathway to achieving food security in ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61268 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61268 Sat, 05 May 2012 09:06:24 GMT This paper presents an empirical exercise with the aim of adressing the following research questions: (a) how vulnerable is India's trade to any future ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61266 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61266 Sat, 05 May 2012 09:06:14 GMT C. Carpenter The Durban Climate Conference in December 2011 represented a significant step forward for the United Nations climate change process. Although its outcomes ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61256 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61256 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:09:09 GMT This brief published by The World Bank presents the sectoral results for sustainable ocean ecosystem management and the Bank's role in the creation of ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61255 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61255 Fri, 04 May 2012 09:08:58 GMT M. Elzen Since the climate negotiations in Copenhagen (2009), many countries have pledged to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 2020. These pledges were ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61246 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61246 Thu, 03 May 2012 09:08:53 GMT Q. Zhang This study by the Asian Development Bank explores the difficulties that China will face in supplying its cities with water and in managing more frequent ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61239 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61239 Wed, 02 May 2012 09:09:07 GMT G. Han This report finds that while China's initiative is clearly a positive development, the process is in its infancy, and still has to overcome fundamental ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61238 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61238 Wed, 02 May 2012 09:09:02 GMT This report is an early excerpt of the forthcoming Energy Technology Perspectives 2012. It provides a comprehensive tracking of progress in the development ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61235 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61235 Wed, 02 May 2012 09:08:44 GMT U. Chokkalingam How significant is private sector engagement in different countries across Asia and what proportion is it of overall activity on the ground? The private ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61231 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61231 Wed, 02 May 2012 09:08:16 GMT A. Dejene Lesotho is a typical example of a country considered highly vulnerable to climate-related challenges. This paper provides an overview of what climate ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61230 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61230 Wed, 02 May 2012 09:08:10 GMT M. Parry; A. Evans; M.W. Rosegrant We regularly hear that agriculture should reduce its own significant greenhouse gas emissions. This report reviews current knowledge of the effects ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61207 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61207 Tue, 01 May 2012 11:30:00 GMT C. Churchill The second volume of 'Microinsurance Compendium, Protecting the Poor' highlights that the number of microinsured people has reached almost 500 million. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61225 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61225 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:09:52 GMT This report highlights the need to help developing countries deal with the harmful effects of higher and more volatile food prices. It notes that in 2007-2008 ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61224 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61224 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:09:44 GMT This report intends to act as a starting point for those wishing to better understand why and how China is slowly changing to adopt progressive policy ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61223 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61223 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:09:19 GMT P. A. Minang Increasing proportions of land use change responsible for emissions from deforestation, forest degradation and agriculture in developing countries is ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61215 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61215 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:08:27 GMT W. Sterk This document argues that key questions concerning international climate finance remain unresolved. One such question is whether the 100 billion US dollars ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61214 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61214 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:08:20 GMT O. A. Somorin This article looks at the impacts of climate change on African forest ecosystems and forest-related sectors and the implications for rural livelihoods. ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61213 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61213 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:08:11 GMT N. P. Rastogi India's approach to climate change has shifted dramatically in the span of a few years. India has developed a comprehensive climate change program domestically ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61212 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61212 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:08:04 GMT J. Church Africa already has significant rainfall variability within years, and across years and decades. Rainfall is likely to become more unpredictable under ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61211 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61211 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:07:57 GMT M. E. Hellmuth This document highlights recent advances in the use of climate information to manage risks and improve livelihoods, such as new partnerships and user-designed ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61206 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61206 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:08:40 GMT L Pedroni This document outlines a methodology for estimating and monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of project activities that avoid unplanned deforestation ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61205 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61205 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:08:33 GMT D. Verner More than a global environmental issue, climate change is also a threat to poverty reduction and economic growth and may unravel many of the development ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61204 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61204 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:08:25 GMT This Learning Companion aims to provide Oxfam programme staff with the basis for incorporating gender analysis and women's rights into Disaster Risk Reduction ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61203 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61203 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:08:04 GMT This article deals with the Greening India Mission (GIM) announced by the Indian Government under the National Climate Change Action Plan. The Mission ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61202 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61202 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 09:07:55 GMT This paper argues that watershed management and sustainable land and water management are key development areas which present a multiple win potential ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61198 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61198 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:08:31 GMT N. Bird One of the achievements of the UNFCCC negotiations in Cancun was the decision to establish a Green Climate Fund (GCF). The authors argue that while many ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61197 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61197 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:08:17 GMT U. Chokkalingam This report provides background information and assesses the scope and potential for forest carbon related activities in Sri Lanka. The report assesses ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61196 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61196 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:08:10 GMT N. Moss While REDD+ has the potential to achieve multiple social and environmental benefits, it also bears the risk of causing social and environmental harm if ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61195 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61195 Sun, 29 Apr 2012 09:08:02 GMT D. Sawyer This brief uses original modelling to provide the IISD view of the likely impacts of the proposed regulations to coal-fired power plants in Canada, including: ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61193 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61193 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:08:59 GMT C. Cameron This report by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) is the first of a three-part series of reports which highlight the scientific findings ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61192 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61192 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:08:54 GMT This report by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) is the third of a three-part series of reports which highlight the scientific findings ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61190 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61190 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:08:46 GMT N. Pahuja This article examines key issues in operationalising a registry of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) undertaken by developing countries ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61189 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61189 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:08:41 GMT Industrial energy use accounts for roughly one third of global energy demand. While there is significant potential to decrease energy consumption in this ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61188 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61188 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:08:39 GMT Exporters of agricultural products are being required to measure and take actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains by retailers ... http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61187 http://www.eldis.org/go/display&type=Document&id=61187 Sat, 28 Apr 2012 09:08:33 GMT