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National Capacity Self-Assessment Sub-Regional Workshop
Joint UNDP/UNEP Global Support Programme
Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi, Fiji
16 - 18 November 2009

Approved in November 2003, the National Capacity Self-Assessment (NCSA) programme was the first pathway of the Global Environment Facility’s (GEF) Strategic Approach to Enhance Capacity Building, which provided a framework to develop countries’ capacities for environmental management. Implemented as projects, they were/are an opportunity for countries to assess their management capacities and formulate a national capacity

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Climate Change and Social Justice is available as both an e-book with downloadable PDF files or a d-book (print-on-demand). Both versions are available for online purchase at the MUP e-store.

In developed countries such as Australia almost all of the contemporary debates about climate change and justice relate to the distribution of costs associated with national efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

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Climate Change and Social Justice is available as both an e-book with downloadable PDF files or a d-book (print-on-demand). Both versions are available for online purchase at the MUP e-store.

This edited volume (published by the Melbourne University Press) covers many issues, including: responsibility for climate change; intergenerational equity; health; environmental refugees; adaptation and equity in climate policy.

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This report attempts to explain why and how climate change is affecting Bangkok. It raises awareness of actions that can be taken to lessen the impacts of climate change in Bangkok. The report sets out a number of adaptation options for the city, including: improving the local public health infrastructure; establishing early warning systems; and implementing stricter zoning and building codes.

Bangkok contains close to 15 per cent of the entire population of Thailand, or close to 10 million people in real terms.

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Built-in resilience: learning from grassroots coping strategies Fifth Urban Research Symposium 2009

This paper attempts to establish the relations between adaptation, disaster risk reduction and coping strategies for urban areas. It summarizes some of the existing coping strategies of the urban poor in Korail area – the largest informal settlement in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The paper discusses how local planning, adaptation, and governance mechanisms can support the existing coping strategies in urban areas.

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The Nairobi Work Programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change - Action Pledges: making a difference on the ground - A synthesis of outcomes, good practices, lessons learned, and future challenges and opportunities.

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This publication consists of an introductory section, and seven thematic chapters, each containing a synthesis of activities included in the synthesis exercise, case studies and examples highlighting: key outputs from the adaptation actions undertaken by Nairobi work programme partners, their practical impacts, emerging good practices and lessons learned, and challenges and opportunities. A final concluding chapter provides the overall key messages from the lessons learned to date and possible ways in which the Nairobi work programme can enhance its roles as a catalyst for action and as a central learning platform on adaptation, both currently and in the context of a future climate regime.

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Climate Justice for a Changing Planet: A Primer for Policy Makers and NGOs considers how to move towards a climate justice agenda. It is designed for people engaged in climate change policy-making, whether through governments or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) as well as others interested in better understanding the current discourse. Chapter 1 explores international discussions on climate change through an equity lens, and takes a critical look at attempts to mitigate emissions.

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This report provides an exhaustive overview of the literature regarding the role protected areas play in reducing emissions from land use change, and sustaining ecosystem services that will be vital to reducing the vulnerability of humans to climate change. Section 3, Adaptation – The role of protected areas, looks at reducing the impacts of natural disasters, safeguarding water, addressing health issues and biodiversity conservation and maintaining ecosystem resilience.

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Year: 2010
Type: Report
Authors: Nigel Dudley, Sue Stolton, Alexander Belokurov, Linda Krueger, Nik Lopoukhine, Kathy MacKinnon, Trevor Sandwith and Nik Sekhran
Published by: IUCN-WCPA, TNC, UNDP, WCS, The World Bank and WWF

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This publication explains why a metric to measure the vulnerability and resilience of energy system to climate change is needed. The publication proposes a methodology and provides two sets of indicators: one to measure the extent of vulnerability within a particular energy system and a second to identify possible adaptation options.

These indicators are applied to ten Sub-Saharan countries. The indicator results and possible adaptation measures are outlined.