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Zero poverty… think again: Impact of climate change on development efforts
Overseas Development Institute, 2014This paper reviews knowledge about the impacts of climate change on eight development goal areas and argues that it is essential for climate change to be addressed in order not to compromise development efforts.DocumentClimate-resilient development: a framework for understanding and addressing climate change
US Agency for International Development, 2014This framework is designed to facilitate the systematic inclusion of climate considerations in development decision-making. The framework’s objective is to support the development process by assisting development practitioners in identifying, evaluating, selecting, implementing, and adjusting actions to reduce climate vulnerabilities and improve development outcomes.DocumentNatural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2013: large losses from floods and hail; Haiyan hits the Philippines
Swiss Re, 2014This Sigma report gives a global and regional overview of catastrophes in 2013 when almost 26,000 people died in disasters. It also takes a special look at fostering climate change resilience. Typhoon Haiyan was the biggest humanitarian catastrophe of the year and Asia had the highest economic losses. Worldwide economic losses from catastrophes worldwide were US$ 140 billion in 2013.DocumentAchieving sustainable development in Africa: Progress, challenges and prospects
International Journal of Development and Sustainability, 2014This 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.DocumentResource scarcity and the environment: evidence review and research gap analysis
Evidence on Demand, 2013This study focuses on the issue of resource scarcity and how it affects the environment and environmental resources as well as growth and poverty in developing countries. The study’s main geographical scope is Sub-Saharan Africa and South, although other locations are considered in case they provide information transferrable to other contexts.DocumentClose to home: subnational strategies for climate compatible development
Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014This 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.DocumentRapid desk based evidence search and gap analysis on environmental degradation and pollution in developing countries
Evidence on Demand, 2013This study has collated information on the role that pollution (air, water and soil pollution) has played in environmental degradation and the consequences of such degradation for human well-being, poverty.DocumentWhat does it take to mainstream disaster risk management in key sectors?
Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014With 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.DocumentWhat climate change means for farmers in Africa: A triptych review middle panel: Introductional matters and consequences of global warming for African farmers
African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development, 2014This paper deals with the consequences of climate change for farmers in Africa, including increasing temperatures and changing rainfall, increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide content and impacts on agricultural production.DocumentImpact of Chars Livelihoods Programme on the disaster resilience of Chars communities
Chars Livelihoods Programme, 2014The Chars Livelihoods Programme (CLP) works with extreme poor households living on island chars in North West Bangladesh. It aims to improve the livelihoods, incomes and food security of at least one million poor and vulnerable women, children and men living on the chars.Pages