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  Turn down the heat: why a 4°C warmer world must be avoided

  World Bank, 2012

  This report, produced for the World Bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics, attempts to describe what climate change impacts are likely to be felt in a ‘4°C world', i.e. a world where global average temperatures have risen four degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
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  A guide on adaptation options for local decision-makers: guidance for decision making to cope with costal changes in west Africa

  United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2012

  This guide on adaptation options is aimed at local decision-makers on the coastal regions of west Africa and takes the form of a series of fact sheets, each including methods of implementation, positive and negative case studies and estimated costs.
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  Green economy or green society? Contestation and policies for a fair transition

  United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, 2012

  This paper outlines a conceptual and policy approach to bringing social concerns to the forefront of green economy and sustainable development debates. It examines a wide range of social problems and other issues associated with green economy, reasserting that any development transformation must be both green and fair ─ leading to a green society, not just a green economy.
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  Russia's energy diplomacy

  Chatham House [Royal Institute of International Affairs], UK, 2011

  This paper discusses Russia’s vast energy resources as it’s a mainstay for foreign policy and an essential source of its current political power projection and international prestige. These resources can act as a source of economic attraction for neighbours and partners and are a significant factor in bilateral relations with neighbours that can be traded for political and economic benefit.
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  Alternative pathways to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction: mainstreaming and integration in development planning and budgeting of local government units

  AIT-UNEP Regional Resource Center for Asia and the Pacific, 2012

  This toolkit is an output of the Adaptation Knowledge Platform’s (AKP) capacity building activities in the Philippines.
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  Annual status report on nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs)

  Ecofys, 2012

  The development of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) has increased significantly over the last few years and the flexibility of the mechanism is widely regarded as an opportunity to deliver benefits that go far beyond greenhouse gas emission reductions.
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  Recklessly slow or a rapid transition to a low-carbon economy? Time to decide

  Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, 2012

  Intended to inform decision-makers in the public, private and third sectors, this policy paper finds that following a two degrees Celsius path requires radical action in both developed and developing countries and that the overall pace of change is ‘recklessly slow’.
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  Foresight reducing risks of future disasters: priorities for decision makers

  The Government Office for Science, 2012

  Science plays a key role in reducing the impacts of future natural hazards in developing countries according to this Foresight report. The threat of future disasters can be stabilised, if decision-makers make better use of technological developments and existing risk assessment methods.
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  Climate risk management: an integrated approach for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Indonesia

  2012

  With over 17,000 islands, Indonesia is especially vulnerable to climate risks, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) will be severely compromised if ‘climate proofing’ or adaptation interventions are inadequate.
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  Making the forest sector transparent: annual transparency report 2011

  Global Witness, 2012

  This annual report, produced by Global Witness together with a coalition of non-governmental organisations in Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Liberia and Peru, assesses whether the right information is being made available to citizens to ensure that they have a say in how their forests are managed.

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