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Preparedness for climate change
International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, 2003It is identified in this paper that climate change is already happening and is likely to result in a variety of impacts for the foreseeable future.DocumentNAPAssess: a decision support tool for use in the Sudan NAPA process
Stockholm Environment Institute, 2005As part of Sudan’s National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) process the Stockholm Environment Institute has developed a new tool to aid in the development of NAPA programmes. The NAPAssess model aims to assist in the process of identifying adaptation practical actions, and evaluate and prioritise adaptation initiatives.DocumentCashing in on Kyoto: the implications of emission offset regimes on Indonesia and other developing countries
South South North, 2005The 1997 Kyoto Protocol requires industrialised countries to limit their greenhouse gas emissions as well as to enhance the 'sinks' of these gases.DocumentPayments for environmental services: some nuts and bolts
Center for International Forestry Research, 2005Payments for environmental services (PES) is an emerging economics based methodology of conservation management.DocumentClimate change and development: overview
Climate Change and Disasters Group, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2004Although climate change is now firmly established as a global threat, policy-relevant research into the impacts of climate change on vulnerable, poorer countries is a relatively new development.DocumentVulnerability, adaptation and climate disasters: a conceptual overview
Climate Change and Disasters Group, Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK, 2005The policy paper (a primer to a more comprehensive policy bulletin) draws insights from the Linking Climate Adaptation (LCA) project, and addresses climate change adaptation and developing countries’ vulnerabilities to extreme climate change events.DocumentChina in the international politics of climate change: a foreign policy analysis
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2005Expected to become the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases within a few decades, China is key to the the success of global efforts to combat climate change.DocumentClimate change in the context of development cooperation
European Commission Directorate-General for Development, 2003Climate change issues disproportionately affect developing countries where economies are based on natural resources and related sectors such as agriculture and forestry.DocumentSustainable drylands management: a strategy for securing water resources and adapting to climate change
Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2003This information paper illustrates sustainable dryland management practises in communities vulnerable to climate change with case studies in India and the Sudan.In both cases the adaptation programme is presented, including infrastructural strategy and social involvement, followed by results of the programme, subsequent impact on the community and examples of further achievements and successesDocumentIncreasing the resilience of tropical hillside communities through forest landscape restoration
Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2003Tropical hillsides in Latin America, Africa and Asia cover 9% of the world’s landmass and hold 20% of the world’s fresh water. These ecosystems, however, are fragile and vulnerable to unstable climatic conditions and human impacts.Nearly half of hillside inhabitants live in absolute poverty.Pages