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Zero carbon Britain: rethinking the future
Centre for Alternative Technology, 2013This report explores how Britain can achieve Carbon neutrality. Building upon the groundwork laid by the Zero Carbon Britain project over the last six years, the authors incorporate the latest developments in science and technology, plus more detailed research in two main areas: balancing highly variable energy supply and demand; and the nutritional implications of a low carbon diet.DocumentEquitable access to sustainable development: relevance to negotiations and actions on climate change
Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios, 2013The effectiveness of any agreement depends on the perception of fairness by all parties involved.DocumentLaying the foundations for climate resilient development: voices from Africa
Africa Adaptation Programme, 2013This Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) report details the achievements and lessons learned, as told by those who implemented it. It features interviews with representatives from almost every AAP country and seeks to chronicle the successes of the Programme by giving a voice to the people on the ground who made it happen.DocumentThe cost of adapting to climate change in Ethiopia: sector-wise and macro-economic estimates
International Food Policy Research Institute, 2013This paper uses spatially - explicit analyses of climate change effects on selected key sectors of Ethiopia’s economy to analyse both sector-wise and economy-wide estimates of impacts and adaptation costs.DocumentClimate-smart agriculture sourcebook
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2013This comprehensive sourcebook on climate-smart agriculture (CSA), produced by the Food and Agriculture Organisation, consists of eighteen modules covering every aspect of planning and implementing CSA policies and projects.DocumentRights based climate litigation in the Indian courts: potential, prospects & potential problems
Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi, 2013Climate litigation is in its infancy in India. Climate-related claims have yet to be litigated in the courts. There are a few cases in which climate change has been referred to but only in passing. This report argues that the situation may well be set to change. Climate change and its impacts are rapidly capturing the popular imagination in India.DocumentArab Environment : Climate Change. Impact of Cilmate Change on Arab Countries
2009In this report, the editors state that the Arab countries are in many ways among the most vulnerable in the world to the potential impacts of climate change, as the region already suffers from aridity, recurrent drought and water scarcity. The report highlights that virtually no work is being carried out to make the Arab countries prepared for climate change challenges.DocumentA new global partnership: eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development
2013The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda's report sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 through sustainable development.DocumentFarmers’ perceptions and adaptations to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis of empirical studies and implications for public policy in African agriculture
Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2013Climate change has the potential of undermining sustainable development efforts in Africa, if steps are not taken to respond to its adverse consequences. This study reviews existing and available literature on farmers’ perceptions and adaptation strategies to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa.DocumentClimate change adaptation for coral triangle communities: a guide for vulnerability assessment and local early action planning (LEAP guide)
2013This comprehensive set of scientific and social instruments helps local governments and communities to assess their vulnerability to climate change and form their own climate change adaptation plans to address local conditions.Pages