Posts Tagged ‘ Adaptation ’

Adapting for a Green Economy: Companies, Communities and Climate Change

21 Juni 2011

This WRI's report makes the business case for private sector adaptation to climate change in ways that build the resilience of vulnerable communities in developing countries


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Accessing Resources Under the Least Developed Countries Fund

20 Mai 2011
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has published a roadmap to clarify the steps necessary for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to access funds for climate change adaptation and mitigation through the LDC Fund.
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Les barrières à la mise en œuvre des politiques d’adaptation au changement climatique : le cas de la Suisse

17 Mai 2011
The implementation of climate change adaptation polices has barely occurred in developed countries. This paper examines to what extent the perceptions of political actors might hinder the development of adaptation policies.
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Flood risks, climate change impacts and adaptation benefits in Mumbai

18 April 2011
An Initial Assessment of Socio-Economic Consequences of Present and Climate Change Induced Flood Risks and of Possible Adaptation Options
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Emerging Lessons from Countries Pursuing Adaptation to Climate Change

15 April 2011
"In developing countries, resource-dependent communities are disproportionately affected, yet less equipped to cope with the adverse impacts of climate change..."
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International Environmental Agreements in the Presence of Adaptation

13 April 2011
The authors show that adaptive measures undertaken by countries in the face of climate change, apart from directly reducing the damage caused by climate change, may also indirectly mitigate greenhouse gas emissions by increasing the stable size of international agreements on emission reductions...
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Designing climate change adaptation policies

21 Februar 2011
This World Bank's working paper proposes a general economic framework to help stakeholders in the public sector to develop effective adaptation strategies...
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Les îlots de chaleur urbains

11 Februar 2011
L’adaptation de la ville aux chaleurs urbaines, étude de l'Institut d'aménagement et d'urbanisme
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Au-delà des politiques de mitigation dans les transports

7 Februar 2011
... identification des potentiels déséquilibres systémiques et des stratégies favorisant la résilience, par Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz
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Adaptation, Mitigation and Risk-Taking in Climate Policy

31 Januar 2011
"Governments try to cope with these risks by investing in mitigation and adaptation measures. Mitigation aims at a reduction of greenhouse gas emissions whereas adaptation reduces the follow-up costs of climate change. In contrast to the existing literature, we explicitly model the decision of risk-averse governments on mitigation and adaptation policies..."
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The social dimensions of adaptation of climate change in…

12 Januar 2011
... Bolivia, Ethiopia, Ghana, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mozambique. World Bank Working Papers, Dec. 2010.
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