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  A Gap Analysis for the implementation of the Global Climate Observing System programme in Africa

  International Research Institute for Climate Prediction, Columbia University, 2006

  This report summarises the main findings and conclusions of an evaluation of gaps between the needs of development, and the current status of climate information and climate services within sub-Saharan Africa.
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  The future of climate policy: the financial sector perspective

  United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, 2005

  The financial sector can play a role in mitigating climate change through investment in areas such as no- or low-emission technologies and carbon emissions trading. However, the time frames of the Kyoto protocol – due to conclude in 2012 – do not provide the certainty that investors need to invest in the necessary medium- to long-term projects.
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  Can voluntary carbon offsets pay for development?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Since the Kyoto Protocol was signed in 1997, several ‘carbon markets’ have emerged. These enable governments to trade carbon credits and meet Kyoto targets. A voluntary market has also appeared, in which organisations and individuals can offset their greenhouse gas emissions by preventing a similar amount of gases being released elsewhere.
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  Media attitudes to reporting climate change

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Effective responses to climate change must include people in climate-vulnerable regions in the development of adaptation and mitigation strategies. The media in these regions can play an important role in communicating the issues, but the media in many developing countries shows little interest in the climate change debate.
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  Changing farming systems to adapt to climate change in Senegal

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  In the last decade, discussions on the effects of climate change have become more intense. They mostly focus on reducing emissions in industrialised nations, but learning how to adapt to climate change is equally important. What lessons can policymakers learn from experiences to date?
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  The future oceans: warming up, rising high, turning sour

  German Advisory Council on Global Change, 2006

  Failing to limit our emissions of carbon dioxide will have severe consequences for the world’s oceans. This report contends that the marine environment is doubly affected: continuing warming and ongoing acidification both pose threats. Accordingly, proactive and resolute action is needed in order to ensure that the oceans do not overstep critical system limits.
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  Societal adaptation to abrupt climate change and monsoon variability: implications for sustainable livelihoods of rural communities

  Winrock International India, New Delhi, 2005

  Historical adaptations to climate change are widely recognised, but adaptations by contemporary society living in regions with a fluctuating climate are not. This paper explores the literature on monsoon climate variability and consequent adaptations as well as implications of such adaptive systems for sustainable livelihoods.
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  The validity of food miles as an indicator of sustainable development

  Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK, 2005

  This study assesses whether a practical and reliable indicator based on food miles can be developed, and whether this would be a valid indicator of progress towards the objectives of the sustainability in the UK.The study compiles a food miles dataset covering the supply chain from farmer (both UK and overseas) to consumer for 1992, 1997 and 2002.
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  Kyoto: dead or alive?

  Australian Emissions Trading Forum, 2006

  This article examines the evidence for the claim that "Kyoto is dead" in the light of the first meeting of the parties to the Kyoto Protocol (KP) held in Montreal in late 2005.
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  Laying the foundations for clean development: preparing the land use sector - a quick guide to the Clean Development Mechanism

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2002

  This booklet provides information to forestry and land-use audiences, principally in developing countries, who want to find out more about the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and how it affects their activities.

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