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Guidebook on National legislation for Adaptation to Climate Change
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2012-01-31 09:23Summary:
UNEP's Guidebook on National legislation for Adaptation to Climate Change is based on the outcome of a UNEP pilot project that was carried out in three South East Asian countries in 2009-2010 - Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam - is intended to serve as a tool to help decision-makers and legal drafters to incorporate measures for adapting to the adverse impacts of climate change into their national sustainable development policies, plans and programmes by creating the necessary legal, regulatory and institutional framework for such action.
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Groundwater and Human Security Case Studies - GWAHS-CS
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UNU-EHS, UNESCO-IHP (International Hydrological Programme of UNESCO), UNU-INWEH (International Network on Water, Environment and Health), UN-Water Programme on Capacity DevelopmentSummary:
Within the project, social-ecological indicators of vulnerability with respect to groundwater are developed. To characterize the vulnerability of selected communities facing various types of groundwater degradation processes or for which groundwater increases freshwater supply, four case study areas were selected for the project research: One in Egypt, one in Iran and two in Vietnam.
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The overall objective of the project is to address the threats to human security and well-being currently posed by water scarcity and water quality degradation in developing countries and the role of groundwater management and protection in alleviating such threats.
The main objective of the research project is to adapt and apply vulnerability assessment methods to determine the vulnerability of communities who face freshwater supply problems, with an emphasis on groundwater. Groundwater can play a major positive role for the livelihoods of communities facing water supply shortages but can also be a threat when the resource becomes degraded.
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Dr Fabrice Renaud
Tel.: + 49-228-815-0211
e-mail: renaud@ehs.unu.eduProject Status:
Competed (2008-2010)
Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation: Case Studies from South and Southeast Asia
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2011-03-02 07:09Year:
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Source No. 14/2010, edited by Neysa Setiadi, Jörn Birkmann and Philip Buckle, provides a compilation of joint papers focusing on Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA). Case Studies and conceptual discussion papers intend to trigger new approaches, scientific discussions and increased attention on exisiting DRR and CCA issues in South and Southeast Asia.
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Asia-Pacific Mountain Courier: Special Issue on ‘Youth and Climate Change’
Submitted by andrea on Tue, 2011-02-08 20:01Year:
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The Asia-Pacific Mountain Courier's Special Issue on ‘Youth and Climate Change’, is prepared in the context of International Year of Youth (IYY) 2010-2011, CoP 16 to UNFCCC, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development.
The Cost to Developing Countries of Adaptation to Climate Change: New Methods and Estimates - The Global Report of the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change Study
Submitted by naomi.sleeper on Wed, 2010-08-04 20:39Summary:
Abstract: _This initial study report, which focuses on the first objective, finds that the cost between 2010 and 2050 of adapting to an approximately 2oC warmer world by 2050 is in the range of $75 billion to $100 billion a year. This range is of the same order of magnitude as the foreign aid that developed countries now give developing countries each year, but it is still a very low percentage of the wealth of countries as measured by their gross domestic product (GDP).
Connecting Environmental Changes, Impacts and Responses in the Mekong Delta to Human Wellbeing and Ecosystem Integrity
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Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
United Nations UniversitySummary:
Successful adaptation to climate change, environmental change and its associated, interlinked impacts on human health and ecosystem integrity is vital for the well-being of the large populations of people inhabiting Asia’s mega-deltas. The United Nations University has identified the Mekong Delta as a region highly suited for the propagation of meaningful and responsive adaptation efforts. The project area is focused on the Delta region of the Mekong, shared by Cambodia and Vietnam, while also closely linked to activities and pressures on the of the entire basin.
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This United Nations University (UNU) multi-partner initiative will undertake a trans-disciplinary analysis of threats to human health and well-being and ecosystem integrity caused by climate change and responding large-scale changes in the Mekong Delta. Assessment tools will be developed to evaluate the chain of events from environmental change to impacts on human well-being and ecosystem health.
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United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment & Health (UNU-INWEH) 175 Longwood Road South, Suite 204, Hamilton Ontario L8P 0A1 CANADA Phone: 1-905-667-5511 Fax: 1-905-667-5510 E-mail: contact@inweh.unu.edu
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Under implementation
The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change
Submitted by MelOliveros on Thu, 2010-01-07 23:27Summary:
The World Bank is working with seven pilot countries—Bangladesh, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, Samoa and Vietnam on a new study—the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change. The study is funded by the Governments of the United Kingdom, Netherlands, and Switzerland and will help inform the international community’s efforts to provide new and additional resources to developing countries through a better understanding of the global costs of adapting to climate change. It will also help decision makers at the national level to better cost, prioritize, sequence and integrate robust adaptation strategies into their development plans and budgets in a context of high uncertainty, competing needs and limited financial resources.
While national governments have to protect their most vulnerable people and identify financing mechanisms to make their countries resilient to climate change, these costs of adapting to climate change are not known.
The Costs to Developing Countries of Adapting to Climate Change: New Methods and Estimates
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2009-10-28 02:52Year:
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The Costs to Developing Countries of Adapting to Climate Change: New Methods and Estimates
The Global Report of the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change Study - Consultation Draft
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The World Bank is working with seven pilot countries - Bangladesh, the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, Samoa and Vietnam on a new study, the Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change.
Sharing experiences: sustainable sanitation in South East Asia and the Pacific
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2009-10-07 02:57Year:
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Case studies of water, sanitation and hygiene initiatives by NGOs in: Indonesia, Timor Leste, Vietnam, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
On World Health Day, 7 April 2008, WaterAid Australia and the International WaterCentre launched their joint publication, Sharing Experiences: Sustainable Sanitation in South East Asia and the Pacific. This publication promotes the practical application of low-cost sustainable sanitation in South East Asia and the Pacific.
For more information: WaterAid Newsroom: New low-cost sustainable sanitation publication
For the full document:Sharing Experiences: Sustainable Sanitation in South East Asia and the Pacific
