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    Green economy assessment report: Kenya

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2014
    This study aims to provide a macroeconomic assessment of the challenges, risks and potential benefits of a transition to a green economy, and presents recommendations to the government of Kenya on how to facilitate the process.
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    Food & climate: Connecting the dots, choosing the way forward

    Center for Food Safety, 2014
    This report aims to outline the climate requirements for successful food production, and examines two competing food production methods – industrial and organic – to reveal how they contribute to climate change, how resilient they are in the face of escalating climate shocks, and how organic and related agricultural systems can actually contribute to solving the climate crisis.
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    Achieving sustainable development in Africa: Progress, challenges and prospects

    International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2014
    This study analyses the achievement of sustainable development in Africa using the qualitative paradigm. Using secondary data, the study results are taken to suggest mixed indicators for the progress of Sustainable Development in Africa.
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    Capacity needs for greenhouse gas measurement and performance tracking

    World Resources Institute [ES], 2014
    This working paper summarises the results of scoping research to assess capacity needs in six countries—Brazil, Colombia, Ethiopia, India, South Africa, and Thailand—related to greenhouse gas (GHG) measurement and performance tracking. The paper identifies common capacity challenges, as well as opportunities to overcome them.
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    Close to home: subnational strategies for climate compatible development

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014
    This working paper explores successful strategies and measures for climate resilience and low carbon development that communities and leaders have pursued at the subnational level, drawing on the practical experiences of the Climate & Development Knowledge Network’s project partners and the broader ICLEI network.
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    What does it take to mainstream disaster risk management in key sectors?

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014
    With climate-related disasters becoming more frequent, and given that the amount of emissions already produced will continue to impact the world in this regard for many decades, it is crucial that governments prepare and ensure that disaster risk management (DRM) is robust.
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    Exploring linkages between national and corporate/facility greenhouse gas inventories

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2014
    This paper argues that an effective climate change strategy for a country, corporation, or facility requires a detailed understanding of GHG emissions sources, quantities, and trends over time.
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    Supporting climate resilient value chains

    Evidence on Demand, 2013
    This report include an examination of three commodity supply/value chains that are grown in four African states besides Pakistan and Bangladesh. The document focuses particularly on current trends in the value chains and considering whether they will face challenges due to physical climate effects under a range of scenarios.
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    Drought in Jalna: community-based adaptation to extreme climate events in Maharashtra

    Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2014
    This booklet is based on outcomes from a two-year Indo-Norwegian research and capacity development project titled, ‘Extreme Risks, Vulnerabilities and Community-Based Adaptation in India (EVA)’. The findings draw upon empirical data from rural communities in Jalna District in the dryland region of Marathwada of Maharashtra.
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    Using indicators for green economy policymaking

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2014
    This paper aims to acknowledge the unique geographical and socio-cultural contexts of individual countries, and provides a step-by-step guide on how to identify and use relevant indicators in designing and implementing green economy policies. It provides examples to illustrate what could potentially be considered as a challenge in a given context and how to address it.

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