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    Low-Carbon Africa: Leapfrogging to a Green Future. Ghana.

    Christian Aid, 2011
    his report is one of six African country case studies commissioned by Christian Aid to support the report Low-Carbon Africa: Leapfrogging to a Green Future.
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    Agriculture and climate change: a scoping report

    Meridian Institute, 2011
    This scoping report provides context and analysis for addressing agriculture in international climate negotiations with the aim of informing climate negotiators and other stakeholders of different options and unpacking issues of interest.
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    Low carbon growth country studies – getting started: experience from six countries

    Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme [World Bank / UNDP], 2009
    This document is a review of the low carbon growth studies conducted in six emerging economies: Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico and South Africa. These countries, with the help of the Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP), have initiated country specific studies to assess development goals in conjunction with greenhouse gas mitigation opportunities.
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    The economics of low carbon, climate resilient patterns of growth in developing countries: a review of the evidence

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2010
    This literature review assesses the extent to which developing countries can make the transition towards low or lower patterns of growth. It explores the potential impacts of climate change on economic growth and the investment needs for increasing growth resilience. The paper outlines the challenge of establishing patterns of low carbon growth and discusses the cost of greenhouse gas mitigation.
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    El proceso de Preparación para REDD+ en Mesoamérica: Actores, tendencias y temas críticos

    Programa Salvadoreño de investigación sobre desarrollo y medio mmbiente, 2011
    This report shows that the process of preparation for REDD in Mesoamerica is characterized for being relatively widespread, although there are enormous challenges regarding information, participation and consultation.
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    ¿Mitigación ó adaptación en Centroamérica?: Construyendo una agenda propia frente al cambio climático

    Programa Salvadoreño de investigación sobre desarrollo y medio mmbiente, 2008
    Within the development process of the Central America Regional Strategy on Climate Change(2008), this discussion paper reviews the the initiatives and efforts promoted in the region. A dependence on taking advantage of the ‘opportunities’ that arise from the market mechanisms associated with the reduction or absorption of greenhouse gases is evident.
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    El ABC del cambio climático en El Salvador

    Programa de Naciones Unidas de Desarrollo, 2007
    The ABC of climate change in El Salvador is a publication prepared under the initiative of the United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) in El Salvador in order to have a tool for dissemination and awareness about the serious problem of climate change.
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    Second National Communication on Climate Change Ecuador

    2011
    The National Communication is a document by which the country reports on actions taken or planned to address climate change.
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    Human Development Report 2007/2008 - Fighting climate change: human solidarity in a divided world

    United Nations Development Programme, 2007
    The Human Development Report 2007/2008 presents an overview of the threat posed by climate change in the 21st century and the need for a concerted, immediate response by governments around the world. It paints a bleak picture of the consequences of inaction, particularly in forming a post-Kyoto framework beyond 2012.
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    The Economics of Climate Change in Central America: Summary 2010

    United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2010
    The study establishes a macroeconomic scenario without climate change trend against which the cost of the phenomenon is measured. It uses "bottom up" impact analysis of key sectors and areas such as agriculture, water resources, extreme events and ecosystem services, making later an economic valuation as a function of GDP.

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