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Rethinking Support for Adaptive Capacity to Climate Change: The Role of Development Interventions

Saturday, February 25 2012 / Eldis

Change is a constant in the lives of rural people in Africa. People have always had to cope with sudden shocks such as war, rain failures or food price hikes....

Understanding Vulnerability to Climate Change: Insights from Application of CARE's Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Analysis (CVCA) Methodology

Saturday, February 25 2012 / Eldis

People all over the world are being confronted with the reality of climate change. For some, climate change is simply a matter of changes in weather patterns, ...

Social equity considerations in the implementation of Caribbean climate change adaptation policies

Saturday, February 25 2012 / Eldis

This paper focuses on the need for inclusion and social equity in adaptation planning as climate change issues disproportionately impact health, settlement, and livelihoods of these vulnerable groups in small

Up in smoke? Latin America and the Caribbean the threat from climate change to the environment and human development

Saturday, February 25 2012 / Eldis

This report is an in depth analysis of the impacts of changes wrought by climate change and anthropogenic factors in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and the responses of the

The impact of climate change on the development prospects of the least developed countries and small island developing states

Saturday, February 25 2012 / Eldis

The Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are the most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. This report shows how changing weather particularly severe floods

Climate change and tourism features in the Caribbean

Saturday, February 25 2012 / Eldis

The tourist industry is widely recognised as the key engine of growth in the Caribbean, representing a significant source of foreign exchange earnings and employment. The present study provides an

Regional Workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation in Urban Settings: From Theory to Practice

Friday, February 24 2012 / Eldis

Global concerns with regards to climate change, and hydro-meteorological disasters have risen, among other reasons, due to devastating consequences over massive floods around he world over the past few years,

Rise and Spread of National and Sub-National Forest Carbon Schemes

Friday, February 24 2012 / Eldis

International climate change negotiations at COP17 in Durban, December 2011 saw further developments on the proposed REDD+ mechanism to reduce forest-based ...

Forest Carbon Standards Grow, Mature and Link Up

Friday, February 24 2012 / Eldis

Year 2011 saw existing forest carbon standards across the world launch new or revised methodologies, contract new projects and issue verified credits. ...

Addressing Climate Change Challenges in Africa: A Practical Guide towards Sustainable Development

Friday, February 24 2012 / Eldis

There is a consensus among scientists, policy makers and development practitioners that climate change poses complex challenges to the development of ...

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