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Up in smoke? Asia and the Pacific: the threat from climate change to human development and the environment
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007Global scientific consensus indicates that all of Asia is very likely to warm during this century and it is here that the human drama of climate change will largely be played out. This report from the Working Group on Climate Change and Development describes in detail the challenges that Asian countries face and asks, will global warming send Asia and the Pacific ‘up in smoke’?DocumentEarly lessons from implementation of climate change adaptation projects in South-Eastern Africa: workshop report
Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2007Across south-eastern Africa, organisations are developing and implementing projects specifically designed to support adaptation to climate change, many at the community level.DocumentUsing climate as a poverty reduction and development resource in Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Climate variation and extreme climate events can cause major problems for poor, vulnerable people. For example, changes in rainfall can limit agricultural activity, trigger disease epidemics and affect roads and water supplies.DocumentCan biofuels reduce poverty and tackle climate change?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Biofuels have been hailed as a solution to climate change and a way to reduce poverty. Some researchers argue that by successfully entering the biofuel market, developing countries can create jobs, boost incomes and so increase food security. However, are biofuels sustainable in environmental, social or economic terms?DocumentFeeding poor people while the climate changes
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Climate change is likely to affect agricultural production all over the world. This will affect strategies for poverty reduction. Although the impacts of climate change cannot be predicted exactly, poverty reduction strategies must consider all possible future scenarios.DocumentHow can development agencies help with adaptation to climate change?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Climate change threatens to undo any progress towards the Millennium Development Goals, with the world’s poorest people suffering the most from its impacts. Development agencies already advocate for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but they must also adopt a new role, focusing on helping people to adapt to climate change.DocumentClimate change adaptation and poverty reduction: key interactions and critical measures
Global Environmental Change and Human Security International Project Office, 2007This paper explores the practical linkages between poverty reduction and adaptation to climate change, identifying the points of interaction between poverty eradication and adaptation interventions. Additionally, it examines the institutional context of integrating climate change adaptation measures in development assistance policies.DocumentTowards a culture of prevention: disaster risk reduction begins at school - good practices and lessons learned
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2007The World Disaster Reduction Campaign for 2006-2007 "Disaster Risk Reduction Begins at School" has resulted in various initiatives worldwide to make school buildings safer and have disaster risk reduction taught in school. This report highlights best practices of disaster risk reduction in the school community.DocumentEmergency capacity building pilot projects: promising practices for risk reduction
Inter-agency Working Group on Emergency Capacity, 2007Disaster risk reduction (DRR) has emerged as an important agenda item in the development community. This report identifies models and promising practices for disaster risk reduction based on experiences in the three pilot countries: Ethiopia, Guatemala and Indonesia.DocumentActing with common purpose: proceedings of the first session of the global platform for disaster risk reduction, Geneva, 5-7 June 2007
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2007In 2005, 168 governments approved the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) on Disaster Risk Reduction. This report summarises the proceedings of the first session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, which aimed to asses what progress has been made so far and to identify gaps and directions for future policy.Pages