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Climate compatible development tools: a guide for national planning
Posted on: 12 October 2012
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This user guide considers a wide range of tools for climate compatible development strategy building and planning across adaptation, mitigation and development.
A risky climate for Southern African hydro: Assessing hydrological ricks and consequences for Zambezi River basin dams
Posted on: 12 October 2012
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This in-depth study of the hydrological risks to hydropower dams on the Zambezi River gives an early warning about what Southern Africa could be facing as it contemplates plans for more large hydropower dams in a time of climate change.
Vancouver Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
Posted on: 12 October 2012
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The purpose of this report is to summarise and outline the expected changes to Vancouver’s climate in the future, identify the potential impacts of these changes, and recommend a comprehensive Climate Change Adaptation Strategy that contributes to the City’s ability to deal with a changing climate over the long term.
United Cities and Local Government
Posted on: 11 October 2012
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United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG) represents and defends the interests of local governments on the world stage, regardless of the size of the communities they serve. Headquartered in Barcelona, the organisation’s stated mission is: To be the united voice and world advocate of democratic local self-government, promoting its values, objectives and interests, through cooperation between local governments, and within the wider international community. Some of the issues covered include: climate change, sustainable development, migration, responsible tourism, disaster risk reduction, urban mobility, urban strategic planning, and water.
Implementation of the outcome of the United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)
Posted on: 9 October 2012
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The UN Secretary-General’s report on “Implementation of the outcome of the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and strengthening of the UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)” reviews progress in the implementation of various components of the habitat agenda, including slum upgrading, cities and climate change, and post-disaster and post-conflict reconstruction.
Resilient Cities webinars
Posted on: 8 October 2012
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In September 2012, Resilient Cities hosted two webinars which are available on heir website:
Financing the resilient city
This focuses on the way cities can attract finances and in particular private investment to fund their adaptation and resilience goals.
Adaptation planning, policy making and mainstreaming
This webinar covers best practices in the area of adaptation policy making, and mainstreaming these policies into other areas of urban management.
Climate vulnerability monitor: A guide to the cold calculus of a hot planet
Posted on: 5 October 2012
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This report shows that tackling the global climate crisis would reap significant economic benefits for major economies and poor nations alike. The report was commissioned by 20 governments and authored by DARA, an humanitarian and development research organisation, and Climate Vulnerable Forum, an international cooperation group for coordination, advocacy and knowledge-building. The study incorporates significantly updated and revised estimates of losses linked to climate change and presents a sobering picture. The findings point to unprecedented harm to human society and current economic development that will increasingly restrain future growth.
What does climate resilience look like?
Posted on: 4 October 2012
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This is the title of a blog series from the Center for Clean Air Policy which highlights adaptation images from around the world addressing a variety of climate impacts and resilience solutions.
Climate change policies in Germany
Posted on: 2 October 2012
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This paper analyses the climate change policy framework in Germany, focusing on its cost-efficiency and on the measures which will maximize the economic gains to be drawn from meeting its environmental objectives. The first section details the past performance as well as the challenges Germany is facing. The second section analyses German climate change policies and presents options for improving their cost efficiency. The last section discusses reforms which would help Germany to further exploit environmentally friendly sources of growth.
Climate change in the Indian mind
Posted on: 28 September 2012
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This report is based on a national survey conducted in November and December 2011 of 4,031 Indian adults, using an approximately 75 percent urban and 25 percent rural sample. The study was designed to investigate the current state of public climate change awareness, beliefs, attitudes, policy support, and behaviour, as well as public observations of changes in local weather and climate patterns and self-reported vulnerability to extreme weather events.
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