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Mainstreaming climate change resilience into development planning in Cambodia
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2013Cambodia has been ranked as the country second most affected by extreme weather events in 2011.DocumentUnlocking business dynamism to promote green (sustainable and inclusive) growth: learning from innovation in emerging economies
Overseas Development Institute [ES], 2013The Overseas Development Institute, working alongside Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit and the International Poverty Reduction Center in China, have been developing a collaborative, research, policy engagement and knowledge transfer exchange programme. The aim is to provide stakeholders with firm evidence of ways to promote effective investment in green growth.DocumentMainstreaming climate change into community development strategies and plans: a case study in Thailand
Asia Pacific Adaptation Network, 2013With a focus on Thailand and south-east Asia, this paper argues that the current process of ‘predict-then-act’ climate change adaptation is inherently flawed. The uncertain nature of climate change predictions can lead to dilemmas in selecting proper measures, whilst the long timeframes involved hinders investment and distances stakeholders’ priorities.OrganisationAsia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)
The Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN) is a regional programme for managing and applying adaptation knowledge in the region.DocumentAddressing climate change and migration in Asia and the Pacific: final report
Asian Development Bank, 2012Asia and the Pacific is the global area most prone to natural disasters, both in terms of the absolute number of disasters and of populations affected. This report aims to identify policy and other responses to impacts of environment events on human mobility within the Asia and Pacific region.DocumentMotivators and barriers to incorporating climate change-related health risks in environmental health impact assessment
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2013This paper presents the findings of a study conducted in Queensland, Australia, which explores various stakeholders’ views on the capacity of the Environmental Health Impact Assessment (EHIA) to incorporate climate change.DocumentMeasuring the effectiveness of public climate finance delivery at the national level
Overseas Development Institute, 2013This paper presents a framework for measuring the effectiveness of national systems that deliver public climate finance; an approach that incorporates the policy environment, institutional architecture and the public financial system through which climate-based expenditures are channelled.DocumentA critical decade for climate policy: tools and initiatives to track our progress
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2013This working paper presents a landscape assessment of independent efforts to track the adoption, implementation and impact of climate change policies around the world. It provides guidance for researchers, funders and governments on filling information gaps regarding climate change policy.DocumentUnderstanding past and future impacts of climate change in agriculture: implications for adaptation planning
Adapting to Climate Change in China, 2012Climate change poses a serious risk to food security and agriculture in China. Agriculture is of critical importance to China, because 54 per cent of the country’s population lives in rural areas. This policy brief outlines the key research highlights to date on the impacts of climate change on agriculture.OrganisationAdapting to Climate Change in China (ACCC)
The Adapting to Climate Change in China (ACCC) project is designed to develop and share internationally China’s experience of integrating climate change adaptation into the development process,Pages