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Effects of Riverbank Erosion on Livelihood

Monday, March 12 2012 / Eldis

Riverbank erosion is one of the most unpredictable and critical type of disasters that takes into account the quantity of rainfall, soil structure, river morphology, topography of river and adjacent

Investment-Grade Climate Change Policy: Financing the Transition to the Low-Carbon Economy

Monday, March 12 2012 / Eldis

The report has two objectives: (1) to contribute to policymakers' understanding of the factors that institutional investors consider when investing in ...

World in Transition: A Social Contract for Sustainability

Monday, March 12 2012 / Eldis

In this report, the WBGU explains the reasons for the desperate need for a post-fossil economic strategy, yet it also concludes that the transition to ...

Assessing the Effectiveness of Climate Adaptation

Monday, March 12 2012 / Eldis

As governments and other agencies spend more money on adaptation to climate change they want to know that their investments are effective � that adaptation ...

Improving Information for Community-Based Adaptation

Monday, March 12 2012 / Eldis

Community-based adaptation aims to empower local people to cope with and plan for the impacts of climate change. Conventional approaches to planning adaptation ...

Building the Climate Change Regime: Survey and Analysis of Approaches

Monday, March 12 2012 / Eldis

This research paper reviews the academic literature as well as proposals by NGOs and governments on the design of the new international climate change ...

Building Island Resilience

Monday, March 12 2012 / Eldis

Climate change is perhaps the most pressing challenge facing Small Island Developing States (SIDS), threatening island livelihoods, resources, cultures ...

The effectiveness of climate finance (ODI Blog Posts, 12 March 2012)

Monday, March 12 2012 / Overseas Development Institute - Theme: Climate Change

'There seems a real need to develop and sustain a community of practice around climate change finance, with a focus on sharing lessons about what works in practice.' View full details

Land ownership boosts climate resilience in India

Sunday, March 11 2012 / Reuters AlertNet Climate

Ties to land are curbing migration and improving access to everything from loans to compensation for crop losses

Riverbank erosion displacees in Bangladesh: need for institutional response and policy intervention

Sunday, March 11 2012 / Eldis

Environmental refugees are one of the most burning issues at this time throughout the world. Bangladesh, a riverine country, is suffering from acquit ...

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