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Review of Existing and Planned Adaptation Action
Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2011-12-07 09:00Year:
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Climate variability and climate change: implications for chronic poverty
Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Tue, 2011-11-22 13:43
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The focus of the paper is on India. It looks at projections of climate change under different climate models and at how these changes will alter India’s vulnerability to the climate. In particular it notes that it is not necessarily those poorest states which are the most vulnerable to future projected changes. The paper then focuses on the current coping strategies for climate variability by the chronically poor and highlights some of the barriers to and opportunities for successful adaptation.
Future floods of refugees: A comment on climate change, conflict and forced migration
Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Tue, 2011-11-22 13:20Year:
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Climate change will have several impacts on the environment which in turn can impact on forced migration and conflict. Gradual environmental degradation and slow-onset disasters such as drought are likely to increase due to climate change. Most vulnerable are developing countries where large sections of the population live directly from agriculture and many of these from subsistence farming. Importantly, adaptation, involving for example different land-use techniques and livelihood diversification, would lessen the need to migrate.
The winds of change: climate change, poverty and the environment in Malawi
Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Tue, 2011-11-22 10:14
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This report is part of a series commissioned by Oxfam national country programmes to explore and highlight the links between climate change and poverty, and between climate change adaptation and development. At a community level, poor communities are worst affected by, and least able to cope, with climate change impacts. The report recommends that the foundation of any initiative to address climate change hinges on communities being aware of the issues, owning the process of adaptation and having the capacity to undertake and maintain adaptation.
In search of shelter: Mapping the effects of climate change on human migration and displacement
Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Thu, 2011-10-27 07:32Year:
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The report explores how environmental shocks and stresses, especially those related to climate change, can push people to leave their homes in search of “greener pastures” or just to survive. In order to make informed decisions, policymakers and development actors need a better understanding of the linkages between environmental change, displacement and migration.
Monitoring disaster displacement in the context of climate change
Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Thu, 2011-10-27 07:10Year:
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The study looks at natural disasters and forced displacement in the context of climate change. It has two aims: firstly, to provide an estimate of forced displacement related to disasters in 2008, specifically climate-related disasters; and secondly, to propose a methodology that could be applied to monitor disaster-related displacement on an ongoing basis.
Social impacts of climate change in Bolivia: a municipal level analysis of the effects of recent climate change on life expectancy, consumption, poverty and inequality
Submitted by Yury Zhukov on Thu, 2011-10-27 06:46
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This paper analyzes the direct evidence of climate change in Bolivia during the past 60 years, and estimates how these changes have affected life expectancy and consumption levels for each of the 311 municipalities in Bolivia. Contrary to the predictions of most general circulation models, the evidence shows a consistent cooling trend of about 0.2°C per decade over all highland areas, slight and scattered evidence of warming in the lowlands, and no systematic changes in precipitation.
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Decision making in a changing climate: World Resources Report 2010-2011
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2011-10-20 04:07Year:
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The United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Bank and the World Resources Institute have released the World Resources Report 2010–2011: Decision Making in a Changing Climate. The publication explores challenges and offers recommendations for national-level government officials to make informed and effective decisions to respond to the changing climate.
Gender, Climate Change, and Health
Submitted by joyguillemot on Fri, 2011-09-30 09:09Year:
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This report provides a first review of the interactions between climate change, gender and health. It documents evidence for gender differences in health risks that are likely to be exacerbated by climate change, and in adaptation and mitigation measures that can help to protect and promote health. The aim is to provide a framework to strengthen World Health Organization (WHO) support to Member States in developing health risk assessments and climate policy interventions that are beneficial to both women and men.
PACC Solomon Islands: In-Country Consultation Report
Submitted by Thomas Park on Fri, 2011-09-02 02:56
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This report provides the outcomes of the Solomon Islands in-country consultations on PACC which was held in the Solomon Islands from July 24 to 28, 2006. The report is divided into five sections:
