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    Addressing climate change in national urban policy: a policy guide for low-carbon and climate-resilient urban development

    United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2016
    National Urban Policy is a tool for government and other stakeholders that can assist with achieving more sustainable urban development. It also facilitates an enabling environment that allows stakeholders to take advantage of urban opportunity. How to address climate change in cities and human settlements represents one of the most pressing challenges facing urban policy-makers today.
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    Hotter planet, humanitarian crisis: El Niño, the “new normal” and the need for climate justice

    ActionAid International, 2016
    In April 2016, almost a year after the first strong warnings were issued, as water sources dried up and crops withered across much of the world, and as UN humanitarian experts predicted that up to 100 million people would need international humanitarian relief, world leaders met at UN headquarters in New York to celebrate the official signing ceremony of the Paris Agreement.
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    A new vision for weather and climate services in Africa

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2016
    The collection, analysis and distribution of reliable weather, water and climate information - collectively referred to as hydromet services—has the potential to greatly benefit efforts by African nations to reduce poverty, build resilience and adapt to a changing climate.
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    Climate and disaster resilience financing in small island developing states

    Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, 2016
    Natural disasters and climate change severely affect the growth trajectory of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and their ability to achieve sustainable development. SIDS are located in some of the most disaster-prone regions in the world and comprise two-thirds of countries with the highest relative annual losses due to disasters.
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    Climate change in Afghanistan: what does it mean for rural livelihoods and food security?

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2016
    Afghanistan has already been, and will continue to be, heavily affected by the negative impacts of climate change. And it is the most vulnerable people - particularly subsistence farmers and pastoralists who de-pend on natural resources for their survival – who are suffering most.
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    Ocean, environment, climate change and human mobility

    International Organization for Migration, 2016
    The ocean is a crucial component of a series of natural equilibria that enable life on our planet. The importance of the ocean in climate regulation places it at the heart of climate change economic and social issues, and namely environmental migration-related issues. While the ocean limits global warming, it is also affected by the latter.
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    Enhancing the climate resilience of Africa's infrastructure: the roads and bridges sector

    2016
    Roads are a key asset for Africa. They connect villages to economic centers, people to hospitals, children to schools and goods to markets facilitating trade. This report examines the implications of climate change for Africa’s road connectivity, and practical steps that can be taken now to minimize the associated risks.
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    The Geographical Journal

    The Geographical Journal has been the academic journal of the Royal Geographical Society, under the terms of the Royal Charter, since 1893.
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    Climate finance shadow report 2016: lifting the lid on progress towards the $100 billion commitment

    Oxfam, 2016
    The quality and quantity of climate finance to developing countries must increase significantly if the world is to have any chance of keeping temperature increases to within 1.5°C and those vulnerable to climate change are to get the support to which they are entitled.
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    Renewable energy in cities

    International Renewable Energy Agency, 2016
    The transition to renewables cuts across the entire urban energy landscape, from buildings, to transport, to industry and power. It means integrating energy supply and demand between different sectors, through smart technologies, rigorous planning and holistic decision-making.

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