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  Into unknown territory: the limits to adaptation and reality of loss and damage from climate impacts

  CARE International, 2012

  This joint report by CARE, Germanwatch, ActionAid and WWF warns against irreparable damage from climate change for ecosystems and vulnerable countries. The report explains how governments will need to take new measures to deal with extreme impacts and prepare for losses due to climate change.
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  Shifting the Narrative: Child-led Responses to Climate Change and Disasters in El Salvador and the Philippines

  International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2010

  Children and young people are commonly treated in the climate change and disasters litera- ture as victims of natural events requiring protection by adults. This article critiques that narrative, drawing on examples from the Philippines and El Salvador that explore how chil- dren’s groups have responded to such issues through child-centred initiatives.
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  How to make cities more resilient: a handbook for local government leaders

  International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012

  This handbook provides mayors, governors, councillors and other local government leaders with a generic framework for risk reduction and points to good practice and tools that are already being applied in different cities for that purpose. It discusses why building disaster resilience is beneficial; what kind of strategies and actions are required; and how to go about the task.
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  Climate Risk and Adaptation Country Profile: Vulnerability, Risk Reduction, and Adaptation to Climate Change

  World Bank, 2011

  This document includes the information available on line at the Climate Change Knowledege Portal of the World Bank (http://sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportalb/home.cfm?page=country_profile&CCode;=ECU). Includes snapshot information about the country, priority adaptation measures, climate baseline and trends, vulnerability assessment and sectoral recommendations.
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  Tackling exposure: placing disaster risk management at the heart of national economic and fiscal policy

  Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012

  2011 was, in economic terms, the costliest year on record for disasters. Economic exposure to disasters is increasing faster than per capita gross domestic product (GDP) and the impacts of climate change on the severity and frequency of hazards will accentuate existing trends in disaster losses in the future.
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  Children’s vulnerability to climate change and disaster impacts in East Asia and the Pacific

  United Nations Children's Fund, 2011

  In 2011, UNICEF commissioned field research in Indonesia, Kiribati, Mongolia, Philippines and Vanuatu to determine if there were noticeable patterns and trends of climate change and disaster impacts on children.
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  National climate change response: white paper

  2011

  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 and lower-carbon economy and society.
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  Managing climate extremes and disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean: lessons from the IPCC SREX report

  Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012

  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 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 'Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (known as 'SREX') for each region, and discuss the implications for society.
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  Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation

  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2012

  This Summary for Policymakers presents key findings from the Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX).
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  Gender, climate change and community based adaptation planning

  United Nations Development Programme, 2010

  This guidebook for designing and implementing gender-sensitive community-based adaptation (CBA) projects draws on the experiences of the United Nations Development Programme - Global Environment Facility (UNDP-GEF) CBA programme from ten participating countries around the world. The paper begins by introduces gender, its place in development and the importance of promoting equality.

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