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Adapting to climate change: Challenges and opportunities for the development community

Submitted by andrea on Thu, 2010-05-20 18:05
Author(s):
Dr Tom Mitchell and Dr Thomas Tanner
Year:
2006
Editor:
Rachel Roach and Seren Boyd
Publisher:
Institute of Development Studies
Pages:
40
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Introduction

The profile of climate change has risen from being an environmental issue to a major development issue, billed in a recent UK White Paper as the ‘biggest threat facing the world’.1 Development agencies are already playing an important role in advocating for cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, but some change is now inevitable.