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Investing in Resilience: Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
Investing in Resilience: Ensuring a Disaster-Resistant Future focuses on the steps required to ensure that investment in disaster resilience happens and that it occurs as an integral, systematic part of development. At-risk communities in Asia and the Pacific can apply a wide range of policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010798476
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ADB Briefs No. 13: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for Grassland and Livestock Management in Mongolia
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2013
mitigation actions that reduce vulnerability to climate change, support the achievement of national development goals, and are …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884944
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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: International Experiences with Payments for Environmental Services in Grazing Lands and Other Rangelands
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
Payments for environmental services (PES) are a potential mechanism to provide incentives for sustainable management of grasslands and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. PES is not widely practiced in Mongolia, but has been included in the Green Development Strategy of the government. This...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933955
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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Herders' Livelihoods and Climate Change
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
The threats posed by climate change have significant impacts on Mongolia’s grassland ecosystems and herders’ livelihoods. This publication discusses the auses of climate change and its impacts on livelihoods and ecosystems for herders and the general public. It explains how good pasture...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933957
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Strengthening Carbon Financing for Grassland Management in the People's Republic of China: Potential Carbon Markets
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
amounts of carbon. Restoration and sustainable management of these rasslands have large greenhouse gas mitigation potential … objectives. It also reviews the state of national policy regarding climate change mitigation, particularly carbon markets, and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933960
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Strengthening Carbon Financing for Grassland Management in the People's Republic of China: Incentive Mechanisms and Implications
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is being impacted by climate change. The resulting degradation and desertification of grasslands are projected to lead to decreased productivity and severely affect livestock and ecosystems. Financial incentives are required to improve environmental...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933961
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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Assessment of Key Elements in Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for Grassland and Livestock Management
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
climate variability and change. Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) can provide a framework for the … identification and implementation of mitigation actions. This publication identifies and assesses technical, institutional, and … estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential, economic costs and benefits, GHG measurement options, adaptation …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933964
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Strengthening Carbon Financing for Grassland Management in the People's Republic of China: Mitigation Options in Grassland-Based Animal Husbandry
Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014
variability and change. Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) can provide a framework for the identification and … implementation of mitigation actions. This publication identifies and assesses technical, titutional, and policy elements needed to … (GHG) mitigation potential, economic costs and benefits, GHG measurement options, adaptation benefits, and barriers to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010933966