Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity: Background Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due...
Climate and energy politics in China
Climate change has reached the apex of the global agenda at a time when China faces significant development and energy security challenges.China is currently weighing...
Liberia's National Adaptation Programme of Action
Women farmers working in the field: Photo UNDP in Liberia
Project descriptionSEI is working with the government of Liberia to support its process of climate...
Mainstreaming adaptation into Ghana's national development plans
Responding to flooding in Ghana ©UNDP in Ghana
Project descriptionSEI assisted Ghana’s Environmental Protection Authority and its climate change focal point to...
Many Strong Voices (MSV)
A schoolgirl in Fiji. © Andrew Sheehy/Portraits of Resilience/MSV.
Project descriptionMSV is a collaborative programme with the goal of promoting the well-being,...
Learning through Collaboration
The CIRCLE-2 partners consider transfer of the knowledge generated by adaptation research investments in Europe to be potentially useful for developing countries, which are more vulnerable to climate change and its impacts than most European countries.
Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment
The Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment was established by the London School of Economics and Political Science in 2008 to create a world-leading centre for policy-rel
Economics of Climate Change in the Pacific
Climate change has been identified as one of the critical challenges of this century for the Pacific region. The region’s vulnerability arises from its unique geography and...
Perceptions of Climate Change in China
Climate Asia is the largest ever study of people’s experience of climate change in seven countries - Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam.
Perceptions of Climate Change in India
Climate Asia is the largest ever study of people’s experience of climate change in seven countries - Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam.
Perceptions of Climate Change in Vietnam
Climate Asia is the largest ever study of people’s experience of climate change in seven countries - Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam.
Is Nepal ready to receive the climate finance it requires?
The UNFCCC states that national responses to climate change should be guided by the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities" between member countries based on their historical...
Climate Change and Health A Tool to Estimate Health and Adaptation Costs
The WHO Regional Office for Europe prepared this economic analysis tool to support health adaptation planning in European Member States. It is based on a review of the science. It is...
Local Knowledge for Climate Change Adaptation in West Africa
This article aims to contribute to identifying, capitalizing and disseminating the best local knowledge to adapt to climate variability and climate change.
Climate diplomacy Seeing the bigger picture
This policy brief urges the leaders of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) – which are most vulnerable to climate change - to integrate climate messaging into foreign and...
Economics of climate change adaptation at the local scale: the case of Durban, South Africa
Results for Durban's cost-benefit prioritisation under a particular socio-economic and climate future
AbstractThis paper describes the design and application of...
Business Adaptation to Climate Change
This executive report is a short summary of the Network for Business Sustainability's systematic review on adaptation to climate change. This document summarises the key findings of the...
Marginal Abatement Cost Curves
This paper explains different approaches to using Marginal Abatement Cost (MAC) curves as a mitigation decision tool. It also demonstrates appropriate interpretation of MAC curves through...
City Development Strategy
Climate change is a relatively new area of concern at the city scale that has significant and far-reaching implications for the way we plan and influence the future trajectory of cities,...
Equitable Access to Sustainable Development
The effectiveness and stability of any agreement, especially as a basis for cooperation, largely depends on the perception of its fairness by the agreeing parties. It is for...
Climate Adaptation in the Boardroom
Climate adaptation is recognised by many of the world’s largest businesses as a global risk and one that requires critical attention. The World Economic Forum’s 2013 Global Risks...
Linking models
Policy makers and researchers in the MAPS (Mitigation Action Plans and Scenarios Programme) countries, namely Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru and South Africa are interested in...
ECR: Power
Climate change to the 2050s and beyond poses a number of threats and challenges for the energy sector. Although subject to uncertainty, mean winter precipitation is projected to...
Two Degrees: The Built Environment and Our Changing Climate
The Earth’s temperature has been rising. To limit catastrophic outcomes, the international scientific community has set a challenging goal of no more than two degrees Celsius (3...
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