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Rising global interest in farmland: can it yield sustainable and equitable benefits?

Friday, June 8 2012 / Eldis

This paper analyses issues that affect the role of agriculture as a source of economic development, rural livelihoods and environmental services. Using experiences of land expansion in Asia, Latin America

Carbon scam: Noel Kempff climate action project and the push for sub-national forest offsets

Friday, June 8 2012 / Eldis

This paper examines the Noel Kempff Climate Action Project (NKCAP) as a prototype for future sub-national projects to reduce emissions from deforestation and degradation (REDD). It evaluates the ability of

MEXICO Farmers Use Traditional Knowledge to Deal with Climate Change

Thursday, June 7 2012 / Emilio Godoy

Small farmers in Mexico, who receive little institutional support, are drawing on their traditional knowledge to deal with and adapt to climate change, experts say. “Campesinos (peasants) have a strong tradition

Proyecto “Gestión del Agua para la Adaptación” (Brochure)

Thursday, June 7 2012 / Eldis

The objective of the ‘Water Management Adaptation’ Project is to build capacity for good governance and adaptation to climate change through applied research, awareness, public participation and demonstrative experiences, for

El proceso de Preparación para REDD+ en Mesoamérica: Actores, tendencias y temas críticos

Thursday, June 7 2012 / Eldis

This report shows that the process of preparation for REDD in Mesoamerica is characterized for being relatively widespread, although there are enormous challenges regarding information, participation and consultation. In spite

¿Mitigación ó adaptación en Centroamérica?: Construyendo una agenda propia frente al cambio climático

Thursday, June 7 2012 / Eldis

Within the development process of the Central America Regional Strategy on Climate Change(2008), this discussion paper reviews the the initiatives and efforts promoted in the region. A dependence on taking

Vulnerabilidad y adaptación al cambio climático de los pobladores rurales de la planicie costera central de El Salvador

Thursday, June 7 2012 / Eldis

The purpose of this research was to develop, in conjunction with local stakeholders, a strategy on adaptation to climate change, based on an integrated assessment of the factors that determine

Perfil Climático - El Salvador

Thursday, June 7 2012 / Eldis

Document part of the 'Integration risks and opportunities of climate change into national development and programming in United Nations countries' Project. It presents a brief account of the country's vulnerability

State and trends of the carbon market 2012

Thursday, June 7 2012 / Eldis

This annual report presents an optimistic view of the carbon market, which grew by 11 per cent in 2011. The report shows that despite the financial crisis and the related

Water for electricity: resource scarcity, climate change and business in a finite world

Thursday, June 7 2012 / Eldis

This report examines the potential impact of low carbon electricity generation technologies on water resources and how these water considerations might shape renewable generation choices. The report notes that some

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