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    The journey to Rio: gathering evidence on expectations for the GEF

    Global Environmental Facility Evaluation Office, 2012
    This book by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Evaluation Office examines to what extent the GEF has met the expectations expressed at the Earth Summit in 1992.
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    Sustainable urban transport in India: role of the auto-rickshaw sector

    World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2012
    This paper examines the role of the auto-rickshaw sector in promoting sustainable urban transport in India. It develops a policy vision for the sector and presents recommendations for reforms. The study is based on the three following key strategies of the Avoid-Shift-Improve (ASI) framework: avoid unnecessary trips; shift to more sustainable transport modes; improve performance in all modes.
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    REDD+ Safeguards for Vietnam: Key Issues and the Way Forward

    The Centre for People and Forests, 2012
    This brief discusses Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) safeguards in the context of Vietnam and makes recommendations for future action. It begins by outlining the Vietnamese context and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) defined REDD+ safeguards.
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    Great expectations: understanding why the UN climate talks seem to fail

    The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, 2012
    Year after year, the United Nations climate negotiations seem to fail the test of saving the global climate in the public eye. This briefing paper argues that the expectations placed on the UN climate regime are simply too high, which is damaging as they resonate with sceptics of international climate policy and UN multilateralism in general.
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    The value of cultural theory for participatory processes in natural resource management

    Science Direct, 2012
    Participation is viewed as an important means for promoting the sustainable management of natural resources. However, it is not always successful. Conflicting values and power inequalities are all factors that can severely undermine participatory processes. This article focuses on differing views of reality and underlying cultural biases.
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    Development of a Gender Concept for the Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME) in Indonesia

    2011
    The Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME) is a collaborative initiative implemented by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry. The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry sector and improve the livelihoods of Indonesia’s poor rural communities.
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    The Economics of Climate Change in Southeast Asia: A Regional Review

    Asian Development Bank, 2009
    This report, published by the Asian Development Bank, examines the economics of climate change in Southeast Asia. The report focuses on Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam in particular. It is found that the region is particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change due to its heavily populated coastal areas and its reliance on agriculture.
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    Readiness Preparation Proposal (R-PP)

    Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, 2011
    This document was submitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), a World Bank programme that aims to assist developing countries with Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+), during November 2011. The FCPF is responsible for the Readiness Fund and a Carbon Fund.
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    REDD Readiness Progress Fact Sheet

    Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, 2012
    This document details Vietnam’s progress in relation to Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Readiness; it was submitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), a World Bank programme that aims to assist developing countries with REDD+, during March 2012.
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    UN-REDD Viet Nam Programme: Piloting Participatory Carbon Monitoring

    2011
    This policy brief outlines participatory carbon monitoring (PCM) pilots in Viet Nam. Developing countries undertaking REDD+ activities will need to provide evidence of “results-based action” in order to receive payments for the reduction of carbon emissions or the enhancement of terrestrial carbon stocks.

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