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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Adapting to Climate and Environmental Change
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
Climate change threatens grassland ecosystems and herders’ livelihoods in Mongolia. Herders depend on pasture and water resources for their livestock, and are thus among the most vulnerable groups to climate change impacts. However, although climate change impacts on grassland ecosystems are...
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Country Safeguard Systems Regional Workshop Proceedings Towards Common Approaches and Better Results
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2012
Australian Agency for International Development, Japan International Cooperation Agency, and the World Bank confirmed their …
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Unveiling information on opportunity costs in REDD: Who obtains the surplus when policy objectives differ?
Thorsen, Bo Jellesmark; Bakkegaard, Riyong Kim; Palmer, … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014
Improving information about individual opportunity costs of deforestation agents has the potential to increase the … difference to overall welfare as rents remain with agents. The amount of deforestation avoided will at least be as high as under …
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Readiness and Avoided deforestation policies: on the use of the REDD fund
Delacote, Philippe; Simonet, Gabriela - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
The first phase of the REDD+ mechanism consists of helping countries to improve their capacity to carry out national forest inventories, notably to assess land-use changes and forest carbon stocks and fluxes. However, there might be some links between the funding of this first phase and the...
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Reducing deforestation and forest degradation: leakage or synergy?
Angelsen, Arild; Delacote, Philippe - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2013
Agricultural expansion is the main deforestation driver, while forest degradation is due to non-sustainable poaching … and harvesting of forest products. Policies to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) thus … discussed. Does reduced deforestation indire ctly decrease or enhance forest degradation? How does better control on illegal har …
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Sustainability of the Dry Forest in Androy: A Viability Analysis
Zaccour, Georges; Smala Fanokoa, Pascaux; … - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014
We investigate the dynamic effect that the Tandroy's unsustainable practices have on the forest. The Tandroy people live in Androy, a region located in the southern part of Madagascar. They are mainly an agricultural and cattle herding society whose subsistence relies on the slash-and-burn...
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Energy markets׳ financialization, risk spillovers, and pricing models
Creti, Anna; Khuong Nguyen, Duc - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2015
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La comptabilité des émissions de gaz à effet de serre par enjeu : un outil d'analyse des impacts du changement climatique sur les activités d'une banque de financement et d'investi...
Rose, Antoine - Université Paris-Dauphine (Paris IX) - 2014
The PhD thesis is a contribution to the definition of a new banking risk related to the economic impacts of climate change. The climate change will impact the clients of a corporate and investment bank and will have consequences on its strategy and the composition of its business portfolio....
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Same Energy, More power: Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Asia
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
Energy efficiency is often defined as delivered energy service per unit of energy supplied into a system. Supply-side energy efficiency refers to decreasing energy losses in the supply chain, for improved performance in the production and delivery of electricity and heat. Demandside energy...
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Viet Nam: Environment and Climate Change Assessment
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is preparing sector assessments, thematic papers, strategies, and road maps to help align future ADB support with the needs and strategies of developing member countries and other development partners. A thematic paper is a working document that addresses a...
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