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  Mesophotic coral ecosystems - a lifeboat for coral reefs?

  GRID Arendal, 2016

  The shallow coral reefs that we all know, are like the tip of an iceberg - they are the more visible part of an extensive coral ecosystem that reaches into depths far beyond where most people visit.  The invisible reefs, known as mesophotic coral ecosystems (MCEs) are widespread and diverse, however they remain largely unexplored in most parts of the world.  With the global climate he
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  Marine Litter Vital Graphics | GRID-Arendal - Publications

  GRID Arendal, 2016

  Every year, the sum of humanity’s knowledge increases exponentially. And as we learn more, we also learn there is much we still don’t know. Plastic litter in our oceans is one area where we need to learn more, and we need to learn it quickly. That’s one of the main messages in Marine Litter Vital Graphics. Another important message is that we already know enough to take action.
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  Communities and conservation in West Kilimanjaro, Tanzania : participation, costs and benefits

  Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2015

  This thesis contributes to the current debate on how to balance conservation and development objectives. The extent of land under protection globally has increased enormously over the last 30 years, and there are still plans to expand the current protected areas (PAs) and create new ones.
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  Norway’s role in supporting green growth in developing countries

  Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, 2016

  This report discusses green growth in developing countries, and Norway's role supporting such a green development strategy. After defining green growth in the context of developing countries, the report discusses indicators of green growth, barriers, and prominent instruments to facilitate green growth.
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  What’s fair – and why? An empirical analysis of distributive fairness in the climate negotiations

  Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, 2016

  In the climate negotiations, conceptions of fairness plays an important role. For a climate agreement to be effective and durable, it must be conceived as fair by as many of its parties as possible. Unfortunately, there is hardly a consensus in the negotiations on what a fair agreement should constitute, and diverging fairness conceptions are at the heart of the conflicts of the negotiations.
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  Assessment of women’s livelihood needs in three eco-zones of Bangladesh

  United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, 2014

  Evidently women are more severely affected by climate change and natural disasters because of their social roles, discrimination and poverty. In rural Bangladesh they are specially vulnerable since they are highly dependent on local natural resources for their livelihood.
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  Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the context of disasters and climate change, volume 2

  The Nansen Initiative, 2015

  Companion for volime of annexes to accompany Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the context of disasters and climate change, volume 1.
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  Agenda for the protection of cross-border displaced persons in the context of disasters and climate change, volume 1

  The Nansen Initiative, 2016

  Forced displacement related to disasters, including the adverse effects of climate change (disaster displacement), is a reality and among the biggest humanitarian challenges facing States and the international community in the 21st century.
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  The Nansen Initiative

  State-led consultative process to build consensus on a protection agenda addressing the needs of people displaced across borders in the context of disasters and the effects of climate change.
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  Should Tanzania establish a sovereign wealth fund?

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2016

  Many natural resource abundant countries have established sovereign wealth funds as part of their strategy of managing the resource wealth. This working paper by Ragnar Torvik looks into different arguments used as reasons to establish such funds, discuss how these funds are organized, and draw some policy lessons.

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