Event information:
Event: International Conference - Strategies for Adapting Public and Private Infrastructure to Climate Change (30 June 2010; San Salvador, El Salvador) (30 June 2010) |
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Paving the Way for Climate-Resilient Infrastructure : guidance for Practitioners and Planners
UNDP, 2011The guide is part of a series of publications for decision makers in developing countries on how to design, finance and implement effective actions to address climate change. It is based on the outcome of the Conference on Strategies for Adapting Public and Private Infrastructure to Climate Change held in El Salvador in 2010, as a response to the impacts caused by extreme weather events in Central America.
The guide emphasizes the development benefits of climate-proofing infrastructure. It notes that adapting infrastructure to the risks of climate change reduces the loss of live ...
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Available online: https://www.climatelearningplatform.org/paving-way-climate-resilient-infrastruct [...]
Published by: UNDP ; 2011
The guide is part of a series of publications for decision makers in developing countries on how to design, finance and implement effective actions to address climate change. It is based on the outcome of the Conference on Strategies for Adapting Public and Private Infrastructure to Climate Change held in El Salvador in 2010, as a response to the impacts caused by extreme weather events in Central America.
The guide emphasizes the development benefits of climate-proofing infrastructure. It notes that adapting infrastructure to the risks of climate change reduces the loss of lives, physical damages and interruptions in critical services. It also promotes poverty reduction and more balanced regional development, increases energy security and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation, and enhances biodiversity conservation.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Climate policies ; Social and Economic development ; Developing countries
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