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    Greening Global Value Chains: Innovation and the International Diffusion of Technologies and Knowledge

    World Bank, 2013
    Using novel data on patents, trade of equipment goods, and foreign direct investments and insights from the economic literature, this paper seeks to lay out the state of knowledge on the role of innovation and the diffusion of technologies in the greening of global value chains as well as some of the main policy issues.
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    Final Report on Study on Role of Renewable Energy Technologies in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Options in Nepal

    Alternative Energy Promotion Centre, 2013
    This study tried to answer the central question: Can renewable energy technologies (RETs) be a triple win-win strategy to address mitigation – adaptation – development nexus, without or little trade off of development needs of people; therefore, can it be a foundation on which a climate resilient development path can be based on?
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    Tanzania National Climate Change Finance Analysis

    Overseas Development Institute, 2013
    Overseas Development Institute (ODI) study examining and assessing the state of Tanzania's climate change related finance.
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    Africa’s adaption gap: Climate-change impacts, adaptation challenges and costs for Africa

    The African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, 2013
    The key messages of this report are:
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    Addressing the barriers to climate investment

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2011
    This guide comments on the discussions so far about financial instruments for the Business Model Framework of the Green Climate Fund (GCF). It summarises the barriers to financing mitigation and adaptation activities, as well as discussing factors to consider when selecting and implementing financial instruments.
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    Technological capability and transfer for achieving South Africa's development goals

    Taylor and Francis Group, 2013
    This article argues that technology development, combining the approaches of improving capabilities and transfer mechanisms, can contribute to South Africa’s low-carbon development through innovation and technology-based mitigation actions that increase domestic technological capabilities.
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    Private Sector Initiatives on Measuring and Reporting on Green Growth

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2013
    This paper views ‘green growth’ as positive for both companies and governments as it provides opportunities and mitigates the environmental and social risks to which they are exposed. The central message is that high quality information is necessary to support decisions that drive green growth. The author aims to: 
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    Possible Elements of a 2015 Legal Agreement on Climate Change

    Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales (IDDRI) / Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, 2013
    This paper examines the potential elements of a legally binding climate agreement by 2015.
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    Economics of Climate Change in East Asia

    Asian Development Bank, 2013
    This regional study examines how strategies for adapting to climate change up to 2050 can be combined with measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in East Asia.
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    Climate change and livestock production: A review with emphasis on Africa

    South African Journal of Animal Science, 2013
    Historic climate changes have already played a role in the demise or development of agricultural production systems. This review article gives insight into the possible effects of climate change on their production parameters. The results and predictions of global studies and simulations are summarized with special emphasis, where possible, on the southern African scenario.

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