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Agriculture and climate change: a scoping report
Meridian Institute, 2011This scoping report provides context and analysis for addressing agriculture in international climate negotiations with the aim of informing climate negotiators and other stakeholders of different options and unpacking issues of interest.DocumentRising global interest in farmland: can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits?
World Bank, 2011This paper analyses issues that affect the role of agriculture as a source of economic development, rural livelihoods and environmental services.DocumentCarbon scam: Noel Kempff climate action project and the push for sub-national forest offsets
Greenpeace International, 2009This paper examines the Noel Kempff Climate Action Project (NKCAP) as a prototype for future sub-national projects to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). It evaluates the ability of the project to deliver on claims to quantify and reduce carbon emissions and bring sustainable benefits to local communities.DocumentBiocharred pathways to sustainability? Triple wins, livelihoods and the politics of technological promise
STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, 2010Considerable hype and debate are currently surrounding the potential of biochar (charcoal created through the burning of biomass in low oxygen environments) in climate change mitigation and agriculture. This report attempts to summarise the arguments, assumptions and interests in the biochar debate and offer reflections on its prospects.DocumentProyecto “Gestión del Agua para la Adaptación” (Brochure)
International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2011The objective of the ‘Water Management Adaptation’ Project is to build capacity for good governance and adaptation to climate change through applied research, awareness, public participation and demonstrative experiences, for effective water management based on an ecosystems integrated management approach. The project is developed by the IUCN Regional Office for Mesoamerica and the EnvironmentalDocumentEl proceso de Preparación para REDD+ en Mesoamérica: Actores, tendencias y temas críticos
Programa Salvadoreño de investigación sobre desarrollo y medio mmbiente, 2011This report shows that the process of preparation for REDD in Mesoamerica is characterized for being relatively widespread, although there are enormous challenges regarding information, participation and consultation.DocumentVulnerabilidad y adaptación al cambio climático de los pobladores rurales de la planicie costera central de El Salvador
2007The purpose of this research was to develop, in conjunction with local stakeholders, a strategy on adaptation to climate change, based on an integrated assessment of the factors that determine the current climate vulnerability and future climate change in the territory located in the coastal plain in central El Salvador, between the towns of Zacatecoluca, Jiquilisco and Tecoluca.DocumentWorking towards sustainable development: opportunities for decent work and social inclusion in a green economy
International Labour Organization, 2012This joint study by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) highlights that the transformation to a greener economy could generate 15 to 60 million additional jobs globally over the next two decades and lift tens of millions of workers out of poverty.DocumentBackground paper on the identification of needs of professionals and policy makers and their participation in the integration of ecosystem and rights based approaches in the policy and practice of climate change adaptation
Ecosystems and Livelihoods Adaptation Network, 2011Part of the Ecosystems & Livelihood Adaptation Network (ELAN), this discussion paper reviewes the progress in both approaches to climate change adaptation - the ecosystem-based (EBA) and the rights-based approach (Community-based Adaptation or CBA) - in Ecuador. The paper presents an analysis of the level of implementation of both approaches and opportunities for integration within the institutiDocumentHow to promote adaptation to climate change on water management in rural areas?
2009ASOCAM conducted the XII ASOCAM Latin American Seminar 2009 in the district of Yucay in Cusco, Peru on ‘How to promote adaptation to climate change on water management in rural areas?’ The seminar brought together 40 participants from 8 countries submitted their institutional experiences generated so far in development projects and initiatives related to the use and management of waterPages