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Renewable energy technologies in developing countries: lessons from Mauritius, China and Brazil
Institute of Advanced Studies. United Nations University,, 2006Although the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) could see billions of dollars invested in the development of renewable energies in developing countries, this report argues that successful development of viable markets in renewable technologies is highly dependent on context-specific factors.This report looks at the context-specific factors behind the success of three renewable energy developmentDocumentKey terms used in greenhouse gas reporting and accounting for the land use, land use change and forestry sector
International Energy Agency, 2005This paper provides an overview of interpretations of key terms related to land use, land-use change and forest, and harvested wood products (LULUCF). It represents a consensus achieved by participating experts, and collates definitions of key terms commonly used in relation to greenhouse gas reporting and accounting.DocumentSustainable Asia 2005 and beyond: in the pursuit of innovative policies
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, Japan, 2005This white paper consolidates the primary outcomes of the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) policy research for sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific region since its establishment in 1998.The paper argues that through buoyant economic development and continuous population growth Asia is exerting exponential pressure on natural resources and the environment and thatDocumentA plan of action to support climate change adaptation through scientific capacity, knowledge and research
Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change, 2006Vulnerability to climate change is shaped not only by exposure to climate stresses, but also by social, economic, institutional, technological, governance and other conditions.DocumentA comparison of the social vulnerability of grain farmers in Mexico and Argentina
Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change, 2006This paper focuses specifically on the various factors that differentiate farm enterprises and farm households, both in terms of their sensitivity to climate events and their capacity to adjust to changing climatic and market circumstances.DocumentClimate variability and the Millennium Development Goal hunger target
International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Columbia University, 2004Climate variability contributes significantly to poverty and food insecurity. Proactive approaches to managing climate variability within vulnerable rural communities and among institutions operating at community, sub-national, and national levels is a crucial step toward achieving the Millennium Development Goal of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger.DocumentThe benefit of climate change policies: analytical and framework issues (executive summary)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2004This book considers how the benefits of climate change policy can be meaningfully conveyed to policy makers.DocumentPacific island mangroves in a changing climate and rising sea
United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2006Mangrove ecosystems provide important and valuable services and products to Pacific Island communities, but are under threat from changing environmental conditions. This publication highlights results and recommendations from a study determining mangrove vulnerability and how Pacific island nations can adapt to mangrove responses to climate change effects.DocumentUp in smoke?: Latin America and the Caribbean
New Economics Foundation, 2006This, the second regional report in the series from a coalition of environmental and development NGOs, makes the case that largely regular and predictable temperature and rainfall patterns in Latin America and the Caribbean, are changing, becoming less predictable and often more extreme.