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Humanitarian implications of climate change. Mapping emerging trends and risk hotspots
Reliefweb, 2008This study identifies the most likely humanitarian implications of climate change for the next 20-30 year period. The authors use Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to map specific hazards associated with climate change – specifically: floods, cyclones and droughts – and place them in relation to factors influencing vulnerability.DocumentICTs, adaptation to climate change, and sustainable development at the edges. An IISD commentary
International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, 2008This paper explores the potential of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to enable people to adapt to the consequences of climate change, particularly in the most vulnerable regions of the world—areas that are geographically, economically or socially marginal, and therefore tend to lie at the edges of the world’s mainstream concerns.DocumentGender perspectives: integrating disaster risk reduction into climate change adaptation good practices and lessons learned
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2008It is a well-known prediction that women in the developing world will suffer the most from the effects of climate change. What needs equal emphasis is the fact that women also represent an immense source of potential and power to combat the increased disaster risks that climate change will bring.DocumentBrowsing on fences: pastoral land rights, livelihoods and adaptation to climate change
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2008This paper presents an overview of pastoral systems and addresses rights issues around access and control of resources in the context of climate change. The document brings together the inputs made by over 120 participants in a 2006 web-based forum and also includes material from a number of projects from around the world.DocumentSurvival of the fittest. Pastoralism and climate change in East Africa
Oxfam, 2008This paper analyses the policies required to enable pastoralist communities to cope with the impact of climate change.DocumentClimate change policies in the Asia-Pacific: re-uniting climate change and sustainable development
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2008Based on strategic research carried out at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), this paper is a summary of current climate change policies in Asia-Pacific. It explains why it is necessary to integrate climate change and sustainable development in Asia and how this might be best achieved.DocumentTiempo bulletin: special issue on community-based adaptation
Tiempo Climate Cyberlibrary, 2008Climate change impacts disproportionately affect the poor. Impacts will intensify yet poor communities already struggle to cope with current climate shocks. Adaptation is therefore fundamental, yet daunting. This edition of the Tiempo newsletter addresses the issue of community-based adaptation strategies. Four articles included are:DocumentWorld bank: climate profiteer
The Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, 2008This report looks at the World Bank from a critical point of view and aims to expose the organisation as a “climate change profiteer.” Key findings include:DocumentClimate resilient cities. A primer on reducing vulnerabilities to climate change impacts and strengthening disaster risk management in East Asian cities
World Bank, 2008This primer is a guide for local governments in East Asia to help them understand the concepts and consequences of climate change and how climate change consequences contribute to urban vulnerabilities.