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    Climate change, environment and migration in the Sahel: selected issues with a focus on Senegal and Mali

    micle, 2012
    The micle research project investigates the social-ecological conditions of population movements in Mali and Senegal. The overall goal of the project is to contribute to a better understanding of the complex relationships between climate-related environmental changes and migration.
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    micle

    The relevance of environmental and climate change for migration decisions is studied by the members of micle research project based on the neighbouring Sahelian countries Mali and Senegal.
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    Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA)

    ECPA was established by the President of the United States of America in 2009; other member countries are Brazil, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago.
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    World economic and social survey 2012: in search of new development finance

    United Nations Development Policy and Analysis Division, 2012
    The World Economic and Social Survey (WESS) 2012 focuses on innovative ways to finance sustainable development. It notes that while the need for aid remains high, many donors have cut back on development assistance due to difficult financial times. The report highlights that the potential for innovative development finance is particularly high in the area of fighting climate change.
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    Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)

    AIDA aims to strengthen people's ability to guarantee their individual and collective right to a healthy environment through the development, implementation and effective enforcement of national and i
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    Annual report 2011/2012: the sustainable future we want

    United Nations Development Programme, 2012
    The United Nations Development Programme's (UNDP) 2011/2012 annual report outlines UNDP’s field programmes and its contributions to raising awareness and changing policy.
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    Climate change, vulnerability and human mobility: perspectives of refugees from the east and Horn of Africa

    United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security, 2012
    This study aims to understand the extent to which refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) have perceived, experienced and responded to climatic variability and long-term negative climatic change in the east and Horn of Africa.
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    Modeling pessimism: does climate stabilization require a failure of development?

    Science Direct, 2012
    Climate-economics models often assume that middle-income countries' per capita incomes will catch up with those of today's high income countries, while low-income countries will lag behind. This choice underrates the least developed countries' chance to escape poverty.
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    Climate Change, Rainfall and Social Conflict in Africa

    Climate Change and African Political Stability, 2011
    Climate change is now a top agenda item for the global security community.In Africa, climate effects will be severe and capacity for mitigation and adaptation is low, which means that if climate change leads to conflict, Africa will likely be the first to suffer.
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    REDD+ in Asia-Pacific: Are Capacity Building Services Meeting Countries' Needs?

    The Centre for People and Forests, 2011
    This report examines strengths, weaknesses and gaps in the capacity building services available for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) readiness in Asia-Pacific countries. It begins with an overview of capacity building service providers and then assesses the leading providers currently operating.

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