Global Environment Facility Financing Adaptation Action

Global Environment Facility Financing Adaptation Action
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Publisher : Global Environment Facility
Total Pages : 36
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ISBN-10 : 9781939339225
ISBN-13 : 1939339227
Rating : 4/5 (25 Downloads)

Synopsis Global Environment Facility Financing Adaptation Action by : Global Environment Facility

Financing Adaptation Action

Financing Adaptation Action
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Publisher : Global Environment Facility
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 9781939339560
ISBN-13 : 1939339561
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis Financing Adaptation Action by : Global Environment Facility

Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2018 Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies

Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2018 Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies
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Publisher : OECD Publishing
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9789264301061
ISBN-13 : 9264301062
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development 2018 Towards Sustainable and Resilient Societies by : OECD

The 2030 Agenda is a universal, collective responsibility that covers all levels: global, national and territorial. To address global policy challenges in a complex and interconnected world, policy coherence will be key. A more coherent multilateral system will be essential to reconcile ...

The Global Environment Facility from Rio to New Delhi

The Global Environment Facility from Rio to New Delhi
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Publisher : World Conservation Union
Total Pages : 64
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ISBN-10 : 9782831704135
ISBN-13 : 2831704138
Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Global Environment Facility from Rio to New Delhi by : Sheldon Cohen

This new and user-friendly edition provides key information for the international NGO community on general policy and advocacy issues related to the GEF. Given the complexity of the GEF, the guide gives a simple and concise overview of the GEF, areas for NGO involvement, and financial modalities. A co-publication of IUCN, Biodiversity Action Network (BIONET) and Climate Network, Europe.

Loss and Damage from Climate Change

Loss and Damage from Climate Change
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 563
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ISBN-10 : 9783319720265
ISBN-13 : 3319720260
Rating : 4/5 (65 Downloads)

Synopsis Loss and Damage from Climate Change by : Reinhard Mechler

This book provides an authoritative insight on the Loss and Damage discourse by highlighting state-of-the-art research and policy linked to this discourse and articulating its multiple concepts, principles and methods. Written by leading researchers and practitioners, it identifies practical and evidence-based policy options to inform the discourse and climate negotiations. With climate-related risks on the rise and impacts being felt around the globe has come the recognition that climate mitigation and adaptation may not be enough to manage the effects from anthropogenic climate change. This recognition led to the creation of the Warsaw International Mechanism on Loss and Damage in 2013, a climate policy mechanism dedicated to dealing with climate-related effects in highly vulnerable countries that face severe constraints and limits to adaptation. Endorsed in 2015 by the Paris Agreement and effectively considered a third pillar of international climate policy, debate and research on Loss and Damage continues to gain enormous traction. Yet, concepts, methods and tools as well as directions for policy and implementation have remained contested and vague. Suitable for researchers, policy-advisors, practitioners and the interested public, the book furthermore: • discusses the political, legal, economic and institutional dimensions of the issue• highlights normative questions central to the discourse • provides a focus on climate risks and climate risk management. • presents salient case studies from around the world.

Turn Down the Heat

Turn Down the Heat
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 253
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ISBN-10 : 9781464800559
ISBN-13 : 1464800553
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Synopsis Turn Down the Heat by : A Report for the World Bank by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Analytics.

This report focuses on the risks of climate change to development in Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. Building on the 2012 report, Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, this new scientific analysis examines the likely impacts of present day, 2°C and 4°C warming on agricultural production, water resources, and coastal vulnerability. It finds many significant climate and development impacts are already being felt in some regions, and that as warming increases from present day (0.8°C) to 2°C and 4°C, multiple threats of increasing extreme heat waves, sea-level rise, more severe storms, droughts and floods are expected to have further severe negative implications for the poorest and most vulnerable. The report finds that agricultural yields will be affected across the three regions, with repercussions for food security, economic growth, and poverty reduction. In addition, urban areas have been identified as new clusters of vulnerability with urban dwellers, particularly the urban poor, facing significant vulnerability to climate change. In Sub-Saharan Africa, under 3°C global warming, savannas are projected to decrease from their current levels to approximately one-seventh of total land area and threaten pastoral livelihoods. Under 4°C warming, total hyper-arid and arid areas are projected to expand by 10 percent. In South East Asia, under 2°C warming, heat extremes that are virtually absent today would cover nearly 60-70 percent of total land area in northern-hemisphere summer, adversely impacting ecosystems. Under 4°C warming, rural populations would face mounting pressures from sea-level rise, increased tropical cyclone intensity, storm surges, saltwater intrusions, and loss of marine ecosystem services. In South Asia, the potential sudden onset of disturbances to the monsoon system and rising peak temperatures would put water and food resources at severe risk. Well before 2°C warming occurs, substantial reductions in the frequency of low snow years is projected to cause substantial reductions in dry season flow, threatening agriculture. Many of the worst climate impacts could still be avoided by holding warming below 2°C, but the window for action is closing rapidly. Urgent action is also needed to build resilience to a rapidly warming world that will pose significant risks to agriculture, water resources, coastal infrastructure, and human health.

World Development Report 2010

World Development Report 2010
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Publisher : World Bank Publications
Total Pages : 444
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ISBN-10 : 9780821379882
ISBN-13 : 0821379887
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis World Development Report 2010 by : World Bank

In the crowded field of climate change reports, 'WDR 2010' uniquely: emphasizes development; takes an integrated look at adaptation and mitigation; highlights opportunities in the changing competitive landscape; and proposes policy solutions grounded in analytic work and in the context of the political economy of reform.

The Role of National Development Banks in Catalyzing International Climate Finance

The Role of National Development Banks in Catalyzing International Climate Finance
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Publisher : Inter-American Development Bank
Total Pages : 95
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Synopsis The Role of National Development Banks in Catalyzing International Climate Finance by : Lucila Serra

Significant investments are needed to support the global transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient future. Current finance flows fall short of global financing needs, and massive scaling up is needed to unlock additional financial resources and foster a sustainable investment pathway. Overcoming barriers to private sector investments is critical, and international climate finance can play a catalytic role in this regard. National development banks (NDBs) have a unique role in this context, both complementing and catalyzing private sector players. This publication discusses the unique role that NDBs could play in scaling up private financing for climate change mitigation projects through the intermediation of international and national public climate finance in their respective local credit markets and the conditions that would be needed for them to be most effective. It draws from experiences in international climate finance and best practices, processes, and products of NDBs within the Latin American and Caribbean region.

Unlocking Access to Climate Finance for Pacific Island Countries

Unlocking Access to Climate Finance for Pacific Island Countries
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Publisher : International Monetary Fund
Total Pages : 103
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ISBN-10 : 9781513594224
ISBN-13 : 1513594222
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Unlocking Access to Climate Finance for Pacific Island Countries by : Ms. Manal Fouad

This departmental paper provides an in-depth overview of access to climate finance for Pacific Island Countries, evaluating successes and challenges faced by countries and proposes a way forward to unlock access to climate funds.

A New Green Order?

A New Green Order?
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Publisher : Pluto Press (UK)
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015056170718
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (18 Downloads)

Synopsis A New Green Order? by : Zoe Young

Measured argument showing the democratic unaccountability of the World Bank and Western governments concerning the implementation of ruinous environmental policies.