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Searching with a thematic focus on Climate change, Climate change poverty and vulnerability, Disaster risk reduction

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  Development and climate action: reinforcing synergies

  World Bank, 2012

  The World Bank has published a six-page brief detailing the Bank's contribution to achieving synergies between development finance and climate change mitigation and adaptation. The brief explains that all of the 17 country assistance and partnership strategies prepared in 2011 address climate change.
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  Segunda comunicación nacional ante la Covención Marco de las Naciones Unidas sobre cambio climatico

  Programa de Naciones Unidas de Desarrollo, 2010

  Colombia as a country belonging to the Parties not included in Annex I, presents its Second National Communication (SCN). One of the most relevant results that showed the analysis is that Colombia accounts for 0.37% of global CO2 emissions in 2004, very small share in global emissions but does not exclude the effects of climate change. The Second National Communication, is discussed in seven cha
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  Estrategia nacional de educación, formación y sensibilización de publicos sobre cambio climático

  2010

  This strategy was carried out under the Second National Communication under the leadership of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies IDEAM and the Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development.
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  The Emerging Market for Forest and Land-Use Carbon: A new asset class with early-stage investment opportunities that generate extensive environmental and social benefits

  Terra Global Capital, LLC, 2011

  Human-induced climate change caused by greenhouse gas emissions is impacting the earth’s ecosystem stability through effects such as ocean acidification, thawing of permafrost regions, shrinking sea ice, increased incidence of extreme weather, and shifting precipitation patterns.
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  Proposals for upcoming activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change

  UNFCCC National Adaptation Programme of Action, 2011

  This document published by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) outlines proposals for upcoming activities under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change from countries including Colombia, El Salvador and Pakistan. It is part of the provisional agenda for Durban, 28th November to 3rd December 2011.
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  Pacific Disaster Net

  The Pacific Disaster Net (http://www.pacificdisaster.net/) is the - Virtual Centre of Excellence - for Disaster Risk Management in the Pacific Region.
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  Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Europe: A Review of Risk Governance

  UN, 2011

  In the last decade, a growing number of national programmes and community-based projects have been developed in the European region.
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  What science? science needs for climate change information and awareness building: lessons from the Caribbean

  Pacific Disaster Net, 2011

  This article speaks to the essential role of science, and moreover the understanding of scientific concepts and topics, when planning for development in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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  Cuba Weathering the Storm: Lessons in Risk Reduction from Cuba

  Oxfam America, 2004

  This report hopes to present a comprehensive overview of the Cuban model of risk reduction in disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery and explore what may be adapted from this model in other countries. This report focuses on specific recommendations for Central America.
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  Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility

  CCRIF is a risk pooling facility, owned, operated and registered in the Caribbean for Caribbean governments.

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