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    The Green Growth Platform: inspiring a green approach to development

    UONGOZI Institute / Institute of African Leadership for Sustainable Development, 2013
    In Tanzania, and in Africa generally, there is growing awareness that the economy and environment cannot be viewed and treated as two separate domains in policy and practice. Rather, both are intrinsic to human existence and will need to be managed in parallel.
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    Moving towards inclusive urban adaptation: approaches to integrating community-based adaptation to climate change at city and national scale

    International Centre for Climate Change and Development, 2014
    Adaptation to climate change in urban areas presents a complex challenge. Consequently, approaches to urban adaptation should be both multilevel and multidimensional. Community-based adaptation (CBA) presents an opportunity for local-level participation in framing adaptation planning and activities, with wider transformative potential for urban governance.
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    Strategic research into national and local capacity building for disaster risk management: literature review version 1

    Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management (2013-2015), 2014
    This literature review has been conducted by Oxford Policy Management and the University of East Anglia as part of a multi-donor research project led by IFRC focusing on Strategic Research into National and Local Capacity Building for Disaster Risk Management.
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    Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA)

    The Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) is a global alliance and an initiative of the European Union (EU), launched in 2007 and coordinated by the European Commission (EC), aimed at strengthening
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    The challenges of climate change: children on the front line

    UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 2014
    UNICEF ebook on the challenges of climate change facing children around the world.
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    Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment: Lami Town, Republic of Fiji

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2014
    This abridged report looks at the climate vulnerability of Lami Town in the Republic of Fiji. Urban communities in Fiji are located in highly hazard-prone areas in the coastal zone. Storm surges and sea-level rise can affect settlements, food production and infrastructure.
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    A local vision of climate adaptation: Participatory urban planning in Mozambique

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014
    This report explores the outcomes of the project, Public Private People Partnerships for Climate Compatible Development (4PCCD) which ran from 2011 to 2013 and asked: can local views be represented fairly in national and municipal planning processes through a partnership approach?
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    Reconfiguring urban adaptation finance

    International Institute for Environment and Development, 2014
    This paper examines international, national and municipal mechanisms for financing adaptation, and reveals the systemic barriers that prevent money being channelled into the hands of low-income and highly vulnerable urban residents in low- and middle-income countries, and hinder effective urban adaptation.
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    Impact of climate change on life & livelihood of Dalits: An exploratory study from disaster risk reduction lens

    National Campaign on Dalit Human Rights, 2013
    Dalit people are a highly vulnerable group, especially with regard to climate change, given both their high dependence on natural resources, and social, political, and economic exclusion inhibiting their adaptive capacity.
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    Adapting to Climate Change: Cities and the Urban Poor

    2011
    This paper explores some of the emerging issues for cities in the developing world as they develop strategies to adapt to the effects of climate change. People living in the most poverty are typically the most vulnerable. The urban poor are vulnerable because of where they live and the condition of their housing – they also face a limited ability to move to a safer environment.

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