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Building resilience to climate change through indigenous knowledge: the case of Bolivia
Indigenous knowledge plays an important role in the way communities interact with their climate. However, according to this ‘Inside story on climate compatible development’ by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the increase of extreme weather events and disasters calls for new partnerships between indigenous people and the scientific community – an area where Bolivia could lead the way. The brief finds that indigenous people have reported that traditional climatic indicators are no longer as reliable as in the past and provide little protection against the impacts of severe ...
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Available online: http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Bolivia_InsideStory.pdf
Published by: CDKN ; 2013
Indigenous knowledge plays an important role in the way communities interact with their climate. However, according to this ‘Inside story on climate compatible development’ by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), the increase of extreme weather events and disasters calls for new partnerships between indigenous people and the scientific community – an area where Bolivia could lead the way. The brief finds that indigenous people have reported that traditional climatic indicators are no longer as reliable as in the past and provide little protection against the impacts of severe weather on crops and livestock. Yet, indigenous knowledge can be combined with scientific methods to allow vulnerable populations to better adapt to climate change. The brief presents Bolivia’s Ley de Derechos de la Madre Tierra (Law of the Rights of Mother Earth) as an example of one important tool for indigenous people, which can also provide useful lessons to other countries and communities.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free), Hard copyTags: Climate ; Climate policies ; Case/ Case study ; Bolivia, Plurinacional State of
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Climate finance: challenges and responses
^This policy brief by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) estimates that the cost of tackling climate change in developing countries could reach some hundreds of billions of US dollars annually over the coming decades. Low-emission and climate-resilient development options often require upfront investments that can be costlier than conventional solutions. It points out that currently there is not a comprehensive global climate finance approach and it will take time before the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will be operationalised. Developing countries require support in their effort ...
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Available online: http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/CDKN_ClimateFinance_PolicyBrief-FINAL [...]
Ari Huhtala ; Neil Bird ; Climate and Development Knowledge Network
Published by: CDKN ; 2013^This policy brief by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) estimates that the cost of tackling climate change in developing countries could reach some hundreds of billions of US dollars annually over the coming decades. Low-emission and climate-resilient development options often require upfront investments that can be costlier than conventional solutions. It points out that currently there is not a comprehensive global climate finance approach and it will take time before the Green Climate Fund (GCF) will be operationalised. Developing countries require support in their efforts towards climate compatible development through the use of climate finance, both public and private, that enables equitable access, national ownership, and effective management and monitoring. This can be achieved by engaging in three priority areas: international climate finance architecture; recipient readiness; and enabling environment for private sector to invest in climate compatible development.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate ; Adaptation ; Climate change - Mitigation ; Developing countries
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Embedding climate change resilience in coastal city planning: early lessons from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
This ‘Inside story on climate compatible development’ by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network summarises guidelines for climate change adaption in the coastal city of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia. It outlines the process leading to creation of the guidelines and highlights how they lay the foundation for a full municipal adaptation plan. According to the brief, the government of Colombia is also closely following the progress of this municipal process, which will influence the implementation of the National Adaptation Plan and similar approaches in other coastal cities and towns in ...
Embedding climate change resilience in coastal city planning: early lessons from Cartagena de Indias, Colombia
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Available online: http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Cartagena-inside-story-final.pdf
Published by: CDKN ; 2013
This ‘Inside story on climate compatible development’ by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network summarises guidelines for climate change adaption in the coastal city of Cartagena de Indias in Colombia. It outlines the process leading to creation of the guidelines and highlights how they lay the foundation for a full municipal adaptation plan. According to the brief, the government of Colombia is also closely following the progress of this municipal process, which will influence the implementation of the National Adaptation Plan and similar approaches in other coastal cities and towns in Colombia. Despite several recent changes in the political leadership of Cartagena, the city leaders seem to generally consider adaptation as an important opportunity to build resilience and improve the quality of life of its citizens. The brief concludes that planning for climate resilience is an ongoing process that requires constant and sustained capacity building of local stakeholders.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate ; Example/ Good practice ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Urban zone ; Littoral zone ; Case/ Case study ; Colombia
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Climate legislation study: a review of climate change legislation in 33 countries
CDKN, 2013This review of climate change legislation in 33 countries shows that developing countries are leading action on climate change. Overall, there has been significant progress in the climate and/or energy-related legislation of almost all major economies, but a great amount of the 2012 effort took place in emerging countries. In particular, among major economies Mexico and China are leading the action against climate change thanks to their recent steps to cut carbon emissions and raise energy efficiency. The study aims to support legislators advancing climate-related legislation by providing deta ...
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Available online: http://www.globeinternational.org/images/climate-study/3rd_GLOBE_Report.pdf
Published by: CDKN ; 2013 (3rd edition)
This review of climate change legislation in 33 countries shows that developing countries are leading action on climate change. Overall, there has been significant progress in the climate and/or energy-related legislation of almost all major economies, but a great amount of the 2012 effort took place in emerging countries. In particular, among major economies Mexico and China are leading the action against climate change thanks to their recent steps to cut carbon emissions and raise energy efficiency. The study aims to support legislators advancing climate-related legislation by providing detailed information on existing legislation to help identify gaps, best practice and encourage peer-to-peer learning. It also hopes to provide positive momentum to the international climate change negotiations. According to the review, legislative action at the national level is a fundamental prerequisite to achieving global climate change mitigation goals.
Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Climate ; Climate change ; Climate change - Mitigation ; Climate policies ; Argentina ; Australia ; Bangladesh ; Brazil ; Canada ; Chile ; Colombia ; El Salvador ; Ethiopia ; European Union ; France ; Germany ; India ; Indonesia ; Italy ; Jamaica ; Japan ; Kenya ; Mexico ; Mozambique ; Nepal ; Pakistan ; Peru ; Philippines ; Poland ; Russian Federation ; Rwanda ; South Africa ; Republic of Korea ; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; United States of America ; Viet Nam
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Tackling exposure: placing disaster risk management at the heart of national economic and fiscal policy
As a follow-up to a first paper A preliminary analysis of flood and storm disaster data in Viet Nam, this Quang Binh case study provides a more in-depth disaster profile of one particular province in Viet Nam, including specific temporal and spatial distribution patterns while using district aggregated data. It also looks deeper into the relationship between disasters and poverty through analysis of various indicators: number of deaths, impact on housing and agricultural produce, poverty rate and the percentage of poor households.
The first part of this paper examines the disas ...
Tackling exposure: placing disaster risk management at the heart of national economic and fiscal policy
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Available online: http://cdkn.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/CDKN-Tackling-exposure-Mitchell1.pdf
Tom Mitchell ; Reinhard Mechler ; Katie Harris ; Climate and Development Knowledge Network ; Overseas Development Institute (United Kingdom)
Published by: CDKN ; 2012As a follow-up to a first paper A preliminary analysis of flood and storm disaster data in Viet Nam, this Quang Binh case study provides a more in-depth disaster profile of one particular province in Viet Nam, including specific temporal and spatial distribution patterns while using district aggregated data. It also looks deeper into the relationship between disasters and poverty through analysis of various indicators: number of deaths, impact on housing and agricultural produce, poverty rate and the percentage of poor households.
The first part of this paper examines the disaster profile of Quang Binh and the temporal and spatial distribution patterns disaggregated by district. The second part of the paper explores further the relationship between poverty and disaster data, analyzing the relationship between disaster loss and damage (the number of deaths, total number of houses destroyed and damaged, and areas of agriculture destroyed and damaged) and poverty (poverty rate, percentage of poor households) at district level.Language(s): English
Format: Digital (Free)Tags: Natural hazards ; Climate change ; Disaster Risk Management (DRM) ; Economics ; Tropical cyclone ; Severe cold ; Earthquake ; Flood ; Heat wave ; Landslide ; Region II - Asia ; El Salvador ; Honduras ; Mexico
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Managing climate extremes and disasters in Latin America and the Caribbean: lessons from the IPCC SREX reports
This summary highlights the key findings of the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) report including an assessment of the science and the implications of this for society and sustainable development. It includes material directly taken from the SREX report, where the underlying source is clearly referenced, but it also presents synthesis messages that are the views of the authors of this summary and not necessarily those of the IPCC. It is intended to illuminate the SREX report’s vital findings for decision maker ...
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Managing climate extremes and disasters in Asia: lessons from the IPCC SREX reports
This summary highlights the key findings of the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) report from
an Asian perspective, including an assessment of the science and the implications of this for society and sustainable development. It includes material directly taken from the SREX report, where the underlying source is clearly referenced, but it also presents synthesis messages that are the views of the authors of this summary and not necessarily those of the IPCC. It is intended to illuminate the SREX report’ ...
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Managing climate extremes and disasters in Africa: lessons from the IPCC SREX reports
This summary highlights the key findings of the IPCC Special Report on Managing the Risks of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation (SREX) report from an African perspective, including an assessment of the science and the implications of this for society and sustainable development. It includes material directly taken from the SREX report, where the underlying source is clearly referenced, but it also presents synthesis messages that are the views of the authors of this summary and not necessarily those of the IPCC. It is intended to illuminate the SREX report’s vita ...
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Arab Environment : Climate Change. Impact of Cilmate Change on Arab Countries
CDKN, 2009In this report, the editors state that the Arab countries are in many ways among the most vulnerable in the world to the potential impacts of climate change, as the region already suffers from aridity, recurrent drought and water scarcity. The report highlights that virtually no work is being carried out to make the Arab countries prepared for climate change challenges. Specifically, no concerted data gathering and research efforts could be traced regarding the impacts of climate change on health, infrastructure, biodiversity, tourism, water and food production. Reliable records on climate pat ...
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Climate planning - Climate compatible Development Tools: a guide for national planning
This project has been prepared in response to demand from a range of practitioners and government officials in developing countries, including demand expressed through members of the Coordinated Low Emissions Assistance Network (CLEAN).
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