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Environmental non-governmental organizations: key players in development in a changing climate—a case study of Mali

Ménard, Gabriel - In: Environment, Development and Sustainability 15 (2013) 1, pp. 117-131

Developing countries are often most impacted by climate change. While the work of international environmental organizations has received considerable public and academic attention, local environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) also play a key role in assisting local populations...

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The Economics of Global Climate Change: A Historical Literature Review

Stern, David I.; Jotzo, Frank; Dobes, Leo - Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National … - 2013

greenhouse gas emissions, mitigation, and adaptation. …

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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...

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Making Grasslands Sustainable in Mongolia: Herders' Livelihoods and Climate Change

Asian Development Bank; Asian Development Bank (ADB) - 2014

and provides information on adaptation practices. It also identifies sustainable management practices that can increase …

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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

estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation potential, economic costs and benefits, GHG measurement options, adaptation … 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 …

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Climate change adaptation strategies within the framework of the German “Energiewende” – Is there a need for government interventions and legal obligations?

Groth, Markus; Cortekar, Jörg - 2014

climate change now involves both mitigation to address the cause and adaptation as a response to already ongoing or expected … here is, whether adaptation options will be implemented voluntarily by companies or not. The paper argues that this has to …

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Climate change adaptation and mitigation: next steps for cross-sectoral action to protect global health

Bowen, Kathryn; Ebi, Kristie; Friel, Sharon - In: Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change 19 (2014) 7, pp. 1033-1040

iii) identifying organisations influential in the development of climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies and …

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Chinese food security and climate change: Agriculture futures

Ye, Liming; Tang, Huajun; Wu, Wenbin; Yang, Peng; … - In: Economics - The Open-Access, Open-Assessment E-Journal 8 (2014), pp. 1-39

Climate change is now affecting agriculture and food production in every country of the world. Here the authors present the IMPACT model results on yield, production, and net trade of major crops in China, and on daily calorie availability as an overall indicator of food security under climate...

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Chinese food security and climate change: Agriculture futures

Ye, Liming; Tang, Huajun; Wu, Wenbin; Yang, Peng; … - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2013

Food security in China affects the livelihood and well-being of one-fifth of the world population. Climate change is now affecting agriculture and food production in every country of the world. Here the authors present the IMPACT model results on yield, production, and net trade of major crops...

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Prospect theory, mitigation and adaptation to climate change

Osberghaus, Daniel - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2013

stimulate efficient adaptation and mitigation should not exclusively rely on the assumption of the homo oeconomicus, but take … outcomes. This paper systematically reviews what prospect theory can offer to analyse mitigation and adaptation. It is shown …-known puzzles in the climate debate, including (but not limited to) the different uptake of mitigation and adaptation amongst …

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