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Seeds of knowledge: Contributing to climate change solutions
Posted on: 11 January 2013
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The United Nations Environment Programme has published a booklet of 24 case studies from 17 countries on grassroots solutions to the impacts of climate change. With its focus on developing and emerging economies, the publication aims to show that grassroots, community-led responses are already playing an essential role in building resilience to climate change across all regions of the world.
ClimateXChange Adaptation Briefs
Posted on: 11 January 2013
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The ClimateXChange, which provides advice and expertise on climate change-related research, has published five new briefs for better adaptation, written in response to questions raised by the Scottish Government. These include key adaptation concepts as well as looking at adaptation processes.
Land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change
Posted on: 7 January 2013
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This report provides a collection of land use planning tools for local adaptation to climate change being used by municipalities across Canada.
Global transportation energy and climate road map
Posted on: 2 January 2013
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This report evaluates the historical and potential impact of transportation policies on worldwide oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
Adapting to climate change: assessing the World Bank Group Experience –Phase III
Posted on: 2 January 2013
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Commissioned with the task of evaluating the activities of the World Bank Group, the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG) has recently published their latest report. This evaluation draws lessons from World Bank Group experience with adaptation to both current levels of climate variability and ongoing climate change. It reviews the impact of longer-standing efforts to deal with climate variability, for instance via drought relief, sustainable land management, and flood control. The evaluation also looks at how, and how well, the World Bank Group has incorporated climate change risks into the design and appraisal of long-lived infrastructure. It assesses early lessons from a new crop of activities that explicitly grapple with climate adaptation at the national level.
The tourism sector response to climate change: mitigation and adaptation initiatives and strategies. Doha, Qatar, 29 November 2012
Posted on: 12 December 2012
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Within the framework of the Conference of the Parties (COP18) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), UNWTO and other United Nations agencies held this side event to address tourism response to climate change and mitigation measures adopted within the transport and accommodation sectors. Presentations are available online.
The landscape of climate finance in Germany
Posted on: 11 December 2012
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A leader in the European transition to a decarbonized society, Germany has set ambitious targets for its contribution to the global fight against climate change. Achieving these targets requires significant investments in renewable energy, energy efficiency, and other means of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. By compiling data from a wide range of sources, this report presents the most comprehensive snapshot to-date of the current state of German climate finance.
Outreach on climate change and sustainable development
Posted on: 7 December 2012
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Outreach is a multi-stakeholder publication on climate change and sustainable development produced by Stakeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future. Outreach has been produced at various international meetings on the environment, including the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) meetings since 1997 and at a number of other events such as the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations. Acting as a conduit for the multifarious opinions of stakeholders, Outreach aims to empower stakeholders and provide space for debates and discourses on topics being negotiated at intergovernmental meetings. A series of daily editions have been produced during the UNFCCC held in Doha from 26 November – 7 December 2012. Each daily edition focuses on a particular theme: Framework for climate change; Gender and climate change; Climate change and energy; Food security; Forests; Health; Oceans and water; Sustainable cities; Private sector; Disasters.
Deriving and using future weather data for building design from UK climate change projections – an overview of the COPSE Project
Posted on: 7 December 2012
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The COPSE (COincident Probabilistic climate change weather data for a Sustainable built Environment) research project was undertaken between 2008 and 2011. Led by Manchester University, with eventually six academic research partners and the Meteorological Office contributing to the overall programme, the core aim of the project was to develop robust methodologies for producing weather data files for assessing building designs in future climates, considering the period up to 2080, with particular reference to comfort and energy use.
Climate mitigation and adaptation in Africa: Evidence from patent data
Posted on: 6 December 2012
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This paper presents comparative data on innovation in selected climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies in the context of Africa. Such analysis informs policy aimed at encouraging international technology transfer and development of domestic innovation capacities. The report presents detailed analysis of the role of Africa in development of these technologies (invention), and then moves on to examine Africa as a technology market (as reflected in patenting). In addition, the authors briefly touch upon the question of cross-border technology development (co-invention) in Africa.
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