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Guidance manual for TEEB country studies
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2013The Guidance Manual for The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Country Studies was developed following requests from countries interested in undertaking a TEEB country study, with the aim of achieving their development goals while at the same time sustainably managing their natural resources.DocumentDETERring deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon: environmental monitoring and law enforcement
Climate Policy Initiative, 2013This study asks: which specific policy efforts contributed most to the reduction in Amazon deforestation? The paper, which evaluates the impact of monitoring on deforestation, focuses on DETER, a satellite-based system for real-time detection of deforestation. DETER is the key tool for targeting law enforcement activities in the Brazilian Amazon.DocumentLand tenure and fast-tracking REDD+: time to reframe the debate?
Global Canopy Programme, 2013This paper argues that legal reform of land tenure will not take place fast enough to enable developing countries to reduce carbon emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through REDD+. It highlights that a global agreement on REDD+ is needed by 2020, if the mechanism is to have a significant impact on mitigating climate change.DocumentThe policy climate
Climate Policy Initiative, 2013This report offers an overview of climate change policy issues across the world.DocumentGlobal assessment report on disaster risk reduction 2013 - From shared risk to shared value: the business case for disaster risk reduction
United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, 2013The 2013 Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR13) makes the business case for investing in disaster risk management (DRM) and highlights potential opportunities for creating shared value.DocumentPioneering renewable energy options: Thailand takes up the challenge
Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2013Thailand’s support policies for renewable energy (RE) in the power sector have allowed individual small projects to add up to something substantial, attracting more investment and leading to faster growth in the sector than in most other Asian nations. Thai energy policy is complex, and the development of RE has not been without controversy.DocumentWater security and climate resilient development: investing in water security for growth and development
Global Water Partnership, 2012This technical paper has been produced by the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) to support the implementation of the Strategic Framework for Water Security and Climate Resilience Development, developed by the African Union through AMWOC.DocumentChina’s state-owned enterprises as climate policy actors: the power and steel sectors
Nordic Council of Ministers, 2013A significant share of China’s greenhouse gas emitting activities is operated by state owned enterprises (SOEs) in power generation and steel production. The report demonstrates that SOEs have played a significant role in mitigation actions in these two sectors.DocumentPutting the pieces together for good governance of REDD+: an analysis of 32 REDD+ country readiness proposals
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2013The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Readiness Fund and the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) are supporting capacity building efforts in preparation from REDD+ implementation.DocumentLinkages among key actors in the climate change and food security innovation system in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia
African Journals Online - AJOL, 2012Published in the Journal of Agricultural Extensions, this paper outlines a study examining the linkages among actors in climate change and food security innovation systems in the west African sub-region.Pages