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    Sustainable livelihood approach for assessing community resilience to climate change: case studies from Sudan

    Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change, 2005
    Community based sustainable livelihood (SL) and environmental management (EM) measures have already been implemented in rural communities of Sudan. These measures aim to build resilience to the stresses of drought and climate variability, as well as increase adaptive capacity to future climate change.
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    Don’t be scared, be prepared: How disaster preparedness can save lives and money

    Christian Aid, 2005
    This report argues for further investment in people-centred disaster preparedness in order to help save lives and the costs of disaster clean-up and reconstruction.The paper recommends the following:the new Indian Ocean tsunami warning system must be coupled with an effective method of alerting communities and teaching them what to do when a tsunami strikesnational governments must
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    Adaptation to climate variability and change: proceedings of the international conference on adaptation to climate variability and change

    Institute For Social And Environmental Transition, 2006
    These conference proceedings summarise the discussions held in New Delhi (January 5-7, 2006) on adaptation to climatic variability and change.
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    Economic impact of natural disasters on development in the Pacific

    Australian Agency for International Development, 2006
    This report responds to a lack in practical materials for measuring the impacts of natural disasters.
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    id21 viewpoint - Tree plantations and climate change: avoiding responsibility in Ecuador

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Over 345 million hectares of land globally could be forested or re-forested to help combat global warming. The Kyoto Protocol, which sets targets for industrialised countries to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, has established the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to support such initiatives. But do these programmes tackle the real causes of climate change?
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    Meeting energy needs through the Kyoto Protocol

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Smaller energy projects are often well suited to developing countries but find it difficult to attract funding. The Kyoto Protocol, which sets targets for industrialised countries to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, has established the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to help fund such projects.
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    Focusing on gender differences can help countries respond to climate change

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In most societies, women have lower incomes and fewer opportunities than men. This limits their capacity to respond to the effects of climate change. In fact, existing international climate policies neglect addressing gender. Considering how men and women cope could increase the ability of developing countries to deal with the impacts of climate change.
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    Whatever the weather: media attitudes to reporting climate change

    Panos Institute, London, 2006
    How climate change issues are reported in the media in developing countries is a theme which has, until now, received little attention.
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    The role of women in sustainable energy development

    National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 2000
    This paper reviews the literature on women’s involvement in renewable energy and presents some examples of the impact of including or excluding women in renewable energy development. It addresses four key questions: Why do women need renewable energy? Are women really interested in renewable energy technologies (RETs)? Will women automatically benefit from RETs?
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    Help yourself: how small islands can adapt to climate change

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Small islands are responsible for few greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, but they will experience the worst effects through sea level rise and water shortages. Small islands must act now to be ready for these changes.

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