Reports
Adaptation
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change Study Overview - December 1, 2009
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change Study Overview–World Bank The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change study is a multi-year, multi-country study designed to help developing country decision makers more effectively design climate change adaptation strategies through an improved understanding [ Read More ]
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change - December 1, 2009
Assessing the costs of adaptation to climate change: A critique of the UNFCCC estimates This book takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change. The estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change [ Read More ]
UN Human Development Report 2007/2008 - December 1, 2009
Fighting climate change: Human solidarity in a divided world Climate change is the defining human development challenge of the 21st Century. Failure to respond to that challenge will stall and then reverse international efforts to reduce poverty. The poorest countries [ Read More ]
World Development Report - November 30, 2009
“Developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty, but this depends on financial and technical assistance from high-income countries, says a new World Bank report released today. High-income countries also need to act quickly to [ Read More ]
Right to Survive–Oxfam International - November 24, 2009
The humanitarian challenge in the twenty-first century By 2015 more than 375m people are likely to be affected by climate related disasters – a projected increase of 54% – and this threatens to overwhelm the world’s current capacity to respond. [ Read More ]
Climate Science
Interactive Country Emissions Map - November 5, 2009
“Measured from the mid-19th century, emissions from the United States and the European Union far surpass the rest of the world in their contribution to global warming. That’s why the 1992 UN climate change convention called for developed nations to [ Read More ]
UNEP Climate Change Science Compendium 2009 - October 28, 2009
“The Climate Change Science Compendium is a review of some 400 major scientific contributions to our understanding of Earth Systems and climate that have been released through peer-reviewed literature or from research institutions over the last three years, since the close of research for consideration by the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report.”–From UNEP Website
GCRP Climate Impacts Report - October 27, 2009
Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States Global Change Research Program (www.globalchange.gov) GCRP Climate Impacts Report “The most comprehensive, authoritative report on Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States was released on Tuesday June 16th, 2009. This report [ Read More ]
Finance
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change Study Overview - December 1, 2009
Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change Study Overview–World Bank The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change study is a multi-year, multi-country study designed to help developing country decision makers more effectively design climate change adaptation strategies through an improved understanding [ Read More ]
World Development Report - November 30, 2009
“Developing countries can shift to lower-carbon paths while promoting development and reducing poverty, but this depends on financial and technical assistance from high-income countries, says a new World Bank report released today. High-income countries also need to act quickly to [ Read More ]
World Economic and Social Survey 2009 - November 30, 2009
“The separation in practice of the climate change and development agendas has distorted the global debate on the two biggest policy challenges facing the international community. According to the World Economic and Social Survey 2009, an integrated approach based [ Read More ]
Mitigation
Comparability of Annex I Emission Reduction Pledges - December 1, 2009
Comparability of Annex I Emission Reduction Pledges–WRI Significant commitments to reduce developed country greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) will be central to the realization of an effective post-2012 climate treaty in Copenhagen this December. As the negotiations among the 191 Parties [ Read More ]
Interactive Country Emissions Map - November 5, 2009
“Measured from the mid-19th century, emissions from the United States and the European Union far surpass the rest of the world in their contribution to global warming. That’s why the 1992 UN climate change convention called for developed nations to [ Read More ]
REDD
Global Canopy Programme–Little REDD Book - November 24, 2009
Launched at the UNFCCC climate summit in December 2008 The Little REDD Book is a guide to the UN negotiations on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD). REDD aims to help halt deforestation, which causes around 20% of the [ Read More ]