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Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Adaptation : Nature-based Solutions from the World Bank Portfolio
World Bank - 2012
Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine the drive for sustainable development. Since the industrial revolution, the mean surface temperature of earth has increased an average of 1degree celsius per century due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552911
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Biodiversity, Climate Change, and Adaptation : Nature-Based Solutions from the World Bank Portfolio
World Bank - 2012
Climate change is a serious environmental challenge that could undermine the drive for sustainable development. Since the industrial revolution, the mean surface temperature of earth has increased an average of 1degree celsius per century due to the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012552975
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Towards Sustainable Mineral-Intensive Growth in Orissa : Managing Environmental and Social Impacts
World Bank - 2012
The study's objective was to support the socio-economic development program of the Government of Orissa by helping to analyze and formulate practical strategies for strengthening an institutional and regulatory framework with respect to managing the environmental and social impacts of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012553281
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Environment Matters at the World Bank, 2009 Annual Review : Banking on Biodiversity
World Bank - 2012
challenges and opportunities in protecting biodiversity for the benefit of humankind. From the world's highest mountain ranges to …This issue of environment matters celebrates the 2010 international year of biodiversity and describes some of the … Ecosystem Assessment showed, biodiversity is under severe threat, as ecosystems are being lost and degraded more rapidly and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012550510
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Convenient solutions to an inconvenient truth : ecosystem-based approaches to climate change
2009
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Convenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth : Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change
World Bank - 2012
The World Bank's mission is to alleviate poverty and support sustainable development. Climate change is a serious …
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Convenient Solutions to an Inconvenient Truth : Ecosystem-based Approaches to Climate Change
World Bank - 2012
mitigate the impacts and contribute to solutions as nations and communities strive to adapt to climate change. Biodiversity is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012561239
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Integrating Climate Change into Road Asset Management
Henning, Theuns Frederick Phillip - 2017
There is a wealth of scientific reports that records the actual climatic changes that have been taking place during recent years. While there is debate over the causes of climate change, the rate at which this phenomenon is increasing is overwhelming - with the evidence indicating that the...
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Performance Assessment of Serbia's Environmental and Climate Institutions
World Bank - 2022
Policy credibility and effectiveness and strong institutional capacities are essential to achieving a green and just transition in Serbia. This assessment focuses on the performance of institutions at both the national and subnational levels, and is aimed at addressing Serbia's air pollution and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014579126
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Building Climate Resilient and Environmentally Sustainable Health Systems in Africa
World Bank - 2023
-Saharan Africa (World Bank (2023) and Guidance, Standards, and Good Practice Notes developed under the program …
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