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Impacts & adaptation
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05 September 2008
Degrees of separation: poverty and climate change
This booklet from DFID shows just how close the links are between climate change and poverty and explains how DFID and others are working to ensure that development becomes a big part of the solution to these major global problems. (DFID: 2008) More info >>
Assessments of Impacts & Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC) in multiple regions & sectors
AIACC is a global initiative aimed at advancing scientific understanding of climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation options in developing countries. (Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change) More info >>
Climate change in the Asia Pacific region
This CSIRO report outlines the impacts and risks of climate change in the Asia/Pacific region. (CSIRO: 2006) More info >>
Economic vitality in a transition to sustainability
This paper looks at how economies will need to change in order to meet the challenges of climate change, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation. (Tufts University: 2007) More info >>
Greenhouse emissions and climate change: implications for developing countries and public policy
This paper advocates two priority actions that will lay the foundations for a cost-effective response to global warming. (Center for Global Development: 2007) More info >>
Adapting to climate variability: a guidance manual for development planning
This manual provides guidance to people working on the planning and design of development aid programs on how to integrate strategies for adapting to climate variability and change. (USAID: August 2007) More info >>
Global warming cool it: a home guide to reducing energy costs & greenhouse gases
This booklet provides practical information to help homeowners understand how they contribute to climate change, and what changes they can make around the home to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. (Australian Government Department of Climate Change: 2007) More info >>
IPCC 4th assessment synthesis report: summary for policymakers
This brief, prepared specifically for policymakers, summarises the key findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) 4th Assessment Synthesis Report, released in November 2007. (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): November 2007) More info >>
National carbon accounting system
This system tracks greenhouse gas sources and sinks from the land. (Department of Climate Change: 2007) More info >>
A climate of conflict: the links between climate change, peace and war
This report looks at the social consequences that are likely to ensue from climate change, particularly the risks of human conflict and instability. (International Alert: 2007) More info >>
Moving toward a consensus on climate policy: the essential role of global public disclosure
This paper discusses the role and importance of information disclosure to assist in addressing the challenge of climate change. (Center for Global Development: 2007) More info >>
The age of consequences: foreign policy & national security implications of global climate change
This report examines the risks of climate change to global peace and stability. (Center for Strategic and International Studies: 2007) More info >>
UNDP Human Development Report 2007: fighting climate change
The 2007 edition of the UNDP Human Development Report focuses on the impacts and challenges of climate change to human development and security and highlights the need for urgent global action on this issue. (UNDP: 2007) More info >>
Asia Pacific: the threat from climate change to human development and the environment
This report looks at the measures being taken in Asia and the Pacific by governments, civil society, and communities to reduce the causes of climate change, and to overcome its effects. (Oxfam: 2007) More info >>
Climate change: a global & development issue
World Bank fact sheet on climate change and its implications for the weakest economies and societies most at risk. (World Bank: June 2005) More info >>
Stern review: economics of climate change
This review is a contribution to assessing the evidence and building understanding of the economics of climate change. (Treasury of the United Kingdom: October 2006) More info >>
Climate change 2007: impacts, adaptation & vulnerability
This report summarises the key policy-relevant findings of the Fourth Assessment of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: 2007) More info >>