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  The future of energy technologies: an overview of expert elicitations

  Green Growth Knowledge Platform, 2016

  The development of new energy technologies is widely viewed as an essential element in addressing climate change. However, identifying and prioritizing which energy technologies should receive research, development and demonstration (RD&D) funding is a key challenge for policymakers.
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  A companion guide to resilience

  Oxfam, 2015

  Asia is experiencing unprecedented change. Some of these changes are bringing undeniable benefits, such as the millions of Asians being lifted out of poverty by economic growth, and the soaring accessibility of information technology.
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  Urbanization and climate change in small island developing states

  United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2015

  This briefing paper provides a contextual understanding of the challenges and opportunities of climate change in relation to human settlements in Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
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  Making carbon markets work for your city

  United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2012

  There are a number of key areas of local government competencies that city officials may want to target when implementing carbon trading projects; including town and urban planning, infrastructure development, service provision, waste management, energy provisioning and transportation.
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  Drought early warning and risk reduction: a case study of the Caribbean drought of 2009-2010

  United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2010

  While droughts are a frequent occurrence in the region, the region’s adaptation to such events is quite poor. This paper illustrates the impacts of the most recent drought in the Caribbean through specific examples.
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  Mapping tree plantations with multispectral imagery: preliminary results for seven tropical countries

  World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2016

  Tree plantations continue to expand worldwide to meet demand for timber, wood fiber, fruits, and vegetable oils such as palm oil. Many countries report national statistics on the area of land in plantations, but the extent and locations of these plantations are often not documented.
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  Good agricultural practices for climate risk management in Grenada

  Faostat, FAO, 2008

  This report presents the Disaster Risk Management Framework in Grenada and the linkages to the agricultural sector as well as examples of good practice in this area. The following principles became much more relevant and important to stakeholders as a result of this project.
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  Status of coral reefs of the Lesser Antilles: The French West Indies, The Netherlands Antilles, Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago

  2008

  Chapter on the status of coral reef health which have been produced using the data and information from many coral reef experts around the world.
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  Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique land policy issues paper

  United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2013

  This report presents the findings from the synthesis of national land related issues in Grenada and establishes the baseline systemic and institutional capacity for land policy development.
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  Integrating watershed and coastal areas management in the Caribbean small island developing states

  Global Environment Facility Environmental Information Infrastructure (EII) for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2007

  The capacity needs assessment examined the functions, procedures, products, data, tools and human resources available in each agency and uses this information to determine GIS and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) requirements in relation to the performance of the functions of the agency.

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