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    Climate change in the Himalayas: current state of knowledge

    World Bank, 2013
    This World Bank policy research working paper reviews the literature on the potential biophysical and economic impacts of climate change in the Himalayas. The review was limited mostly to peer reviewed journal articles, with some documents published by national and international agencies also included.
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    Enhancing direct access to the Green Climate Fund

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2013
    This is a Climate and Development Knowlege Network (CDKN) policy brief about the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The mandate of the GCF is to ensure different degrees of ownership by recipient countries through different ways (‘modalities’) to access funding, while promoting a country-driven approach.
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    Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions in livestock production: a review of technical options for non-CO2 emissions

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013
    This report presents a unique and exhaustive review of current knowledge on mitigation practices for greenhouse gas emissions in the livestock sector. It focuses specifically on non-CO2 emissions from enteric fermentation and manure management.
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    Broadening horizons: business engagement with climate change in 2007 and today

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2013
    In order to assess how business perception of and engagement with climate change has evolved over recent years, the Stockholm Environment Institute and Combat Climate Change (3C) have produced this report featuring comparative analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from 2007 and 2012 (the period 3C have been active).
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    Zero carbon Britain: rethinking the future

    Centre for Alternative Technology, 2013
    This report explores how Britain can achieve Carbon neutrality. Building upon the groundwork laid by the Zero Carbon Britain project over the last six years, the authors incorporate the latest developments in science and technology, plus more detailed research in two main areas: balancing highly variable energy supply and demand; and the nutritional implications of a low carbon diet.
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    Laying the foundations for climate resilient development: voices from Africa

    Africa Adaptation Programme, 2013
    This Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) report details the achievements and lessons learned, as told by those who implemented it. It features interviews with representatives from almost every AAP country and seeks to chronicle the successes of the Programme by giving a voice to the people on the ground who made it happen.
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    An investigation of the evidence of benefits from climate compatible development

    Leeds University, 2013
    According to this investigation published by the Sustainability Research Institute (University of Leeds), there is a lack of evidence of either policy or practice of triple wins – adaptation, mitigation and development – significantly limits the capacity of donors to identify, monitor or evaluate them.
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    The cost of adapting to climate change in Ethiopia: sector-wise and macro-economic estimates

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013
    This paper uses spatially - explicit analyses of climate change effects on selected key sectors of Ethiopia’s economy to analyse both sector-wise and economy-wide estimates of impacts and adaptation costs.
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    Climate-smart agriculture sourcebook

    Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013
    This comprehensive sourcebook on climate-smart agriculture (CSA), produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, consists of eighteen modules covering every aspect of planning and implementing CSA policies and projects.
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    Green economy and trade: trends, challenges and opportunities

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013
    Prepared by the Trade, Policy and Planning Unit of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), this report is a key component of the Green Economy and Trade Opportunities Project (GE-TOP). The aim of GE-TOP is to identify opportunities and barriers inherent in a transition to a green economy, and to assist all stakeholders to build capacity.

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