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    Support for Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)

    2011
    The Forests and Climate Change Programme (FORCLIME) is a collaborative project implemented by Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry. The project aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the forestry sector and improve the livelihoods of Indonesia’s poor rural communities.
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    REDD Readiness Progress Fact Sheet

    Forest Carbon Partnership Facility, 2012
    This document details Vietnam’s progress in relation to Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) Readiness; it was submitted to the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF), a World Bank programme that aims to assist developing countries with REDD+, during March 2012.
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    Trade and Climate Change Implications for Food Security in Mainland Southeast Asia

    2010
    This policy brief discusses the issue of food security in relation to trade and the anticipated impacts of climate change within Southeast Asia. It begins by contextualizing the debate before examining the manner in which trade, climate change and food security are interlinked within the Mekong region.
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    UN-REDD Viet Nam Programme: Piloting Participatory Carbon Monitoring

    2011
    This policy brief outlines participatory carbon monitoring (PCM) pilots in Viet Nam. Developing countries undertaking REDD+ activities will need to provide evidence of “results-based action” in order to receive payments for the reduction of carbon emissions or the enhancement of terrestrial carbon stocks.
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    UN-REDD Viet Nam Programme: Designing Benefit Distribution Systems Fact Sheet

    UN-REDD Programme - Viet Nam, 2011
    This fact sheet describes lessons learnt from the development of Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) benefit distribution systems (BDSs) in Viet Nam. The fact sheet is a clear and concise resource for policymakers and REDD+ stakeholders.
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    Climate Change Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers in Southeast Asia

    World Agroforestry Centre, 2011
    Climate change is set to have a significant impact on climate-sensitive sectors of national economies, such as agriculture. This report, published by the World Agroforestry Centre, discusses the challenges that climate change brings to smallholder farmers in Southeast Asia, and outlines adaptive measures that can be taken.
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    Global environmental outlook 5: environment for the future we want

    United Nations [UN] Environment Programme, 2012
    The fifth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-5) analyses the state, trends, outlook and responses to environmental change. It assesses progress towards meeting internationally agreed goals and identifies gaps in their achievement.
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    World Resources Report Case Study. Maintenance of Hydropower Potential in Rwanda Through Ecosystem Restoration

    World Resources Report, 2011
    Although it is not possible to state with confidence how climate change may alter precipitation patterns in Rwanda, it is clear that this process will affect the management and generation capacity of its hydroelectric sector in the future.
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    Do trees grow on money? The implications of deforestation research for policies to promote REDD

    Center for International Forestry Research, 2007
    This paper provides a brief overview of the current knowledge and data on deforestation rates, research on the causes of deforestation and forest degradation and relevant policy options. It highlights issues of particular relevance to new discussions on reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in developing countries at different stages of forest transition.
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    Proyecto “Gestión del Agua para la Adaptación” (Brochure)

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2011
    The objective of the ‘Water Management Adaptation’ Project is to build capacity for good governance and adaptation to climate change through applied research, awareness, public participation and demonstrative experiences, for effective water management based on an ecosystems integrated management approach. The project is developed by the IUCN Regional Office for Mesoamerica and the Environmental

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