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    Rethinking adaptation for a 4°C world

    Royal Society Publishing, 2011
    With weakening prospects of prompt mitigation, it is increasingly likely that the world will experience a four degrees Celsius, or more, global temperature rise. Typically, long-term adaptation planning for extreme climate change faces a variety of psychological, social and institutional barriers which often immobilise decision-makers.
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    MRV under the UN climate regime: paper tiger or catalyst for continual improvement?

    Taylor and Francis Group, 2011
    MRV (monitoring, reporting and verification) was one of the most contentious issues at the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen and it has remained a highly debated issue in the following negotiations.
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    Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) in developing countries: challenges and opportunities

    Institute of Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit, 2010
    Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) were introduced by the Bali Action Plan in 2007 and they have since been interpreted in various ways by different countries and country groupings. A key question for the talks on NAMAs at the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in 2009 and beyond is whether the different positions can be reconciled.
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    Institute of Environmental Studies, Vrije Universiteit (IVM)

    The Institute for Environmental Studies was founded in 1971 and it has since built up considerable experience in dealing with the complexities of environmental problems.
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    Global Transition 2012

    The Global Transition 2012 is an international network that aims to catalyse a global transition by building a community of civil society organisations across the globe to promote and deliver a rapid
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    A pocket guide to sustainable development governance: second edition

    Stakeholder Forum, 2012
    Since the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm in 1972, the reach of sustainable development governance has expanded considerably at local, national, regional and international levels. This guide was produced in response to the perceived knowledge gap on the history and dynamics of global governance for sustainable development.
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    Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)

    AIDA aims to strengthen people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment through the development, implementation and effective enforcement of national and i
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    Climate Change and African Political Stability (CCAPS)

    The Strauss Center's program on Climate Change and African Political Stability analyzes how climate change could impact African and international security.
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    Annual report 2011/2012: the sustainable future we want

    United Nations Development Programme, 2012
    The United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) 2011/2012 annual report outlines UNDP’s field programmes and its contributions to raising awareness and changing policy.
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    Energy for a shared development agenda: global scenarios and governance implications

    Stockholm Environment Institute, 2012
    This study examines how energy needs for human and economic development can be met in a way that is compatible with long-term sustainable development at the global scale.

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