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    Financing Disaster Risk Reduction: A 20 year story of international aid

    Overseas Development Institute, 2013
    This report examines the record of the international community when it comes to financing disaster risk reduction (DRR). It investigates the priorities and asks questions of past efforts. It also points to the future of a more rational, targeted investment in risk reduction.
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    What is Good Governance?

    Women in Development Section, UNESCAP, 2010
    The terms ‘governance’ and ‘good governance’ are being increasingly used in development literature. It relates to the process of decision making and implementation. Major donors and international financial institutions are increasingly basing their aid and loans on the condition that reforms that ensure ‘good governance’ are undertaken.
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    Water and Climate Change Adaptation

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2013
    This report sets out the challenge for freshwater in a changing climate and provides policy guidance on how to navigate this new "waterscape". It highlights the range of expected changes in the water cycle and the challenge of making practical, on-site adaptation decisions for water.
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    Diagnostic assessment of select environmental challenges valuation of biodiversity and ecosystem services in India

    World Bank, 2013
    This paper reports on a wide range of research that estimates the value of ecosystem services (ESS) in India, including those related to forests, grasslands, wetlands, mangroves, and coral reefs.
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    Operationalizing a gender‐sensitive approach in the Green Climate Fund

    United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, 2013
    Climate financing approaches will be more effective and provide broader benefits if they address inequalities that increase the vulnerability of women to climate change and adversely affect their ability to contribute to mitigation and adaptation efforts.
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    Prioritizing fossil-fuel subsidy reform in the UNFCCC process: recommendations for short-term actions

    International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2013
    This policy brief addresses the importance of fossil-fuel subsidy reform in the context of meeting global climate change mitigation goals, elaborates on the concrete actions Parties can take to progress reform, and describes how efforts under the auspices of the UNFCCC will complement similar work in other international forums.
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    Measuring, reporting and verifying nationally appropriate mitigation action: reflecting experiences under the Mitigation Momentum Project

    Mitigation Momentum, 2013
    The objective of this Mitigation Momentum Project paper is to identify open issues for the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) pertaining to key dimensions of MRV, as recognised by MRV literature and UNFCCC texts, namely: transparency, robustness and feasibility and cost-effectiveness.
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    Renewables 2013 global status report

    REN21 Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century, 2013
    Produced by REN21, the Renewables Global Status Report provides a comprehensive and timely overview of renewable energy market, industry, investment, and policy developments worldwide. It relies on the most recent data available, provided by a network of more than 500 contributors and researchers from around the world, all of which is brought together by a multidisciplinary authoring team.
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    Mitigation strategies and accounting methods for greenhouse gas emissions from transportation

    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo / Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), 2013
    This monograph is intended to assist planners in Latin American and the Caribbean in understanding how to assess the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions reduction benefits of sustainable transport projects, policies, and strategies.
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    Economic analysis of climate change adaptation strategies in selected coastal areas in Indonesia, Philippines and Vietnam

    The WorldFish Center, 2013
    With many Southeast Asian countries dependent on marine ecosystems for food security and livelihoods, particularly in coastal communities, they are at significant risk to the impacts of climate change. This cross-country analysis by WorldFish seeks to better understand the risks associated with climate change and assess the various adaptation and policy options available.

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