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    Grow in concert with nature: green water defense for flood risk management in East Asia

    World Bank, 2012
    This report takes stock of advances in management practices, and institutional and technological innovations for managing water resources under a changing climate. The focus is on green water defense (GWD) for flood risk management in deltas and other areas vulnerable to flooding in East Asia.
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    Grow in concert with nature: sustaining East Asia's water resources through green water defense

    World Bank, 2012
    As countries develop, the demand for water increases while water supply becomes less certain. In general, pressures from both the environment and human activities can increase the likelihood of water scarcity.
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    The residential solar water heaters (SWH) market in Lebanon in 2011: how can sound governmental policies boost a green economy

    Global Environment Facility, 2012
    Using the example of the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water’s (MEW) support for the residental solar water heating (SWH) market, this report highlights how sound governmental policies can boost a green economy.
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    Technology roadmap: hydropower

    International Energy Agency, 2012
    This report lays out a roadmap for doubling global hydroelectricity production by 2050, noting that since 2005 new capacity additions in hydropower have generated more electricity than all other renewables combined. It highlights that the potential for additional hydropower remains considerable, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
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    Climate-change mitigation and adaptation in small island developing states: the case of rainwater harvesting in Jamaica

    Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, 2012
    This essay looks at climate change impacts on small island developing states (SIDS). It argues that climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies must be developed to cope with changes such as shifting precipitation patterns, increasing evapotranspiration and expanding saline intrusion into coastal aquifers and wells.
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    Impacts of climate change on the agricultural and aquatic systems and natural resources within CGIAR's mandate

    Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, 2012
    This working paper describes the likely impacts of climate change on the commodities and natural resources that comprise the mandate of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) and its centres.
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    Mitigation finance

    Overseas Development Institute, 2012
    This paper considers what 'counts' as climate change mitigation finance, with reference to the concept of additionality, by reviewing a range of activities that can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the five sectors that account for the largest share of global GHG accumulation: energy, transport, industry, agriculture and water.
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    Managing climate extremes and disasters in the water sector: lessons from the IPCC SREX report

    Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2012
    This thematic brief is part of a four-part series by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) which highlights lessons learned from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) special report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (known as SREX).
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    Climate change, water stress, conflict and migration

    UNESCO-IHE Institute for Water Education, 2012
    This collection of papers, presented at the symposium ‘Climate change, water stress, conflict and migration’ held on 21 September 2011 in the Netherlands, highlight how climate change, water stress and other environmental problems threaten human security.
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    Building urban resilience: principles, tools and practice

    World Bank, 2012
    This handbook summarises the guiding principles, tools and practice in key economic sectors that can facilitate the implementation of resilience concepts into decisions related to infrastructure investments and general urban management as a means of reducing disaster and climate risks.

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