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    Climate change and inter-ethnic conflict between Fulani herdsmen and host communities in Nigeria

    International Peace Research Institute, Oslo, 2010
    This paper examines the security implications of climate change on the communities that host Fulani herdsmen In Nigeria. The paper states that these herdsmen were forced to migrate south from their origin in north Nigeria as a result of drought, food shortage, and unusual weather. The paper also examines the form of social relations that has developed as a result of climate change.
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    An ethical approach to climate adaptation finance

    Science Direct, 2010
    This article develops a framework of procedural and distributive justice specifically tailored to the international-level funding of adaptation based on the assumptions that the ethical contents of such funding should consist of a fair process which involves all relevant parties, that adaptation funds should be raised according to the responsibility for climate impacts, and that the funds raised s
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    Climate change 2007: impacts, adaptation and vulnerability

    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007
    This summary sets out the key policy-relevant findings of the Fourth Assessment of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The assessment is of current scientific understanding of the impacts of climate change on natural, managed, and human systems, the capacity of these systems to adapt, and their vulnerability.
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    Connecting social protection and climate change adaptation

    Institute of Development Studies UK, 2010
    This brief argues that social protection initiatives are as much at risk from climate change as other development approaches. The authors think that these initiatives are unlikely to succeed in reducing poverty if they do not consider both the short and long-term shocks and stresses associated with climate change.
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    Climate and Disaster Governance Programme (CDG)

    CDG is an initiative launched by the Institute of Development Studies and Christian Aid to investigate climate adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) governance at national and sub-nationa
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    Achieving 'Green Growth' in a carbon constrained world

    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 Kyoto Protocol and the ways in which they can contribute to ‘green growth’ – economic growth with reduced or neutral greenhouse gas (GHG) emisssions.
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    Summary for policymakers. Climate change 2007: the physical science basis

    Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007
    The Working Group I contribution to the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report describes progress in  understanding of the human and natural drivers of climate change, observed climate change, climate processes and attribution, and estimates of projected future climate change. It builds upon past IPCC assessments and incorporates new findings from the past six years of research.
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    Did the Stern Review underestimate US and global climate damages?

    Energy Policy, 2009
    The document explores previous critiques to the Stern Review suggesting that Stern inflated his damage costs. Conversely to those critiques, this paper introduces a recent application of the PAGE2002 model used in the Stern Review concluding that Stern may have underestimated the US and global damages.
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    Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Social Protection

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2009
    This paper outlines linkages between climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and social protection.
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    Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: building the resilience of nations and communities to disasters

    International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2005
    This paper presents a detailed overview of ‘The Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015', which was adopted at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction, held in Hyogo, Japan in 2005. 

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