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    Share – Managing water across boundaries

    International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union), 2008
    Nations share more than 260 international river basins which cover nearly half of the Earth’s surface. As demand for water grows in all countries, these shared resources will increasingly be drawn upon to meet the competing needs of billions of people for drinking water, food, energy, and industrial production.
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    Joint implementation: looking back and forward

    Climate Strategies, 2008
    This paper looks at the likely future of Joint Implementation (JI) in the fight against climate change. It also compares JI to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and evaluates how things have been going so far for JI.
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    Adaptation to climate change: international agreements for local needs

    Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 2007
    In view of the climate change challenges, this paper aims to outline a possible framework for an agreement on adaptation. It highlights several issues that need to be recognised and clarified to make such an agreement effective and in the process, it also examines several key building blocks that could be considered for such an agreement.
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    The role of decentralised renewable energy technologies in adaptation to climate change in developing countries.

    South Centre, 2008
    This paper analyses the positive impact of decentralised renewable energy technologies that enhance climate change adaptation capacity in developing countries facing increasing climate change-related hazards.
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    Energy Planning in sub-Saharan Africa - facing the challenges of equitable access, secure supply and climate change

    Research4Development, 2007
    This report presents the findings of a research scoping study undertaken for DFID, with the overall objective of informing the development of a future research programme on energy planning in developing countries. It specifically aims to identify key research areas and knowledge gaps that need to be addressed to improve medium/long-term energy planning in developing countries in Africa.
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    Malaysian palm oil - green gold or green wash?

    Friends of the Earth International, 2008
    Focusing on Sarawak, this paper confronts the misleading claims of the Malaysian palmoil lobby and aims to inform decision makers about the serious sustainability challenges the palm oil sector faces on the ground. Key areas of contention highlighted include that:
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    Low-carbon energy projects for development in sub-Saharan Africa. Unveiling the potential, addressing the barriers

    The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit, 2008
    This study aims to evaluate sub-Saharan Africa’s potential for clean energy projects under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. It also looks at the technical opportunities available and discusses how sub-Saharan Africa’s clean energy project potential can be unlocked.
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    WWF discussion paper: policy approaches and positive incentives for REDD

    Macroeconomics for Sustainable Development Programme Office, WWF, 2008
    This paper aims to provide an overview to potential policy approaches and positive incentives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) in the post-2012 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In particular, the paper discusses the potential implications or key elements for consideration when determining positive incentives for REDD.
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    Eldis Environment Resource Guide

    Resource guide on Eldis website covering global environmental issues. Guide includes links to full-text online documents and directory of related web sites, events and job announcements.
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    The Foundation for the Economics of Sustainability (Feasta)

    The organisation was launched in 1998 to explore the economic, cultural and environmental characteristics of a truly sustainable society and to disseminate the results of this exploration.

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