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Policies to reduce malaria regardless of climate change

Policies to combat malaria are needed regardless of climate change, which has a far smaller impact on the disease than human activity.

Source: Sustainable Development Network

9 September 2009 | EN

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Reducing the adverse health effects of climate change

Enhancing disease surveillance and response and improving environmental conditions can help reduce negative health impacts of climate change.

Source: The Bulletin of the WHO

9 September 2009 | EN

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Making low carbon development pro-poor

With the right mix of policy measures, low carbon development can be made to benefit the poor.

Source: Institute of Development Studies

3 September 2009 | EN

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Using deforestation research to inform climate policy

Research into deforestation can help inform policies to reduce carbon emissions from forests.

Source: CIFOR

8 July 2009 | EN

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Reducing emissions from forest degradation

Tackling forest degradation is an essential element for any global climate deal hoping to reduce forest emissions.

Source: The Nature Conservancy

8 July 2009 | EN

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Reducing emissions through African agriculture

Agriculture, forestry and other land uses in Africa can help mitigate climate change while providing co-benefits.

Source: World Agroforestry Centre

8 July 2009 | EN

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Putting agriculture on the agenda for climate talks

Including agriculture in international climate negotiations can help meet mitigation and adaptation goals while also reducing poverty.

Source: IFPRI

9 June 2009 | EN

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Anticipating the drawbacks of biofuels

Growing biofuels requires careful consideration, particularly with regards to food security and livelihoods.

Source: IWMI

16 January 2009 | EN

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Putting adaptation at the heart of development

A four-step plan to help governments integrate adaptation to climate change into development planning and policy.

Source: IIED

11 December 2008 | EN

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An integrated approach to disaster management

An analysis of integrating disaster management in developing countries in the context of increased disaster risk from climate change.

Source: UN-DESA

8 October 2008 | EN

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To be resilient to climate change, Africa must adapt

Better integration of science and policy in Africa is crucial for effective adaptation to climate change, concluded an international workshop.

Source: IIED/Tyndall Centre

30 July 2007 | EN

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NAPAs put climate change adaptation on the map

National Adaptation Programmes of Action put climate change adaptation on the development agenda, write Balgis Osman-Elasha and Thomas E. Downing.

Source: European Capacity Building Initiative, University of Oxford

30 July 2007 | EN

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Brazil & climate change: a country profile

Deforestation in the Amazon and strong renewable energy programmes make Brazil a unique player in global climate change discussions.

14 February 2007 | EN

China and climate change: the role of the energy sector

Climate change is affecting China and China is affecting climate change. Key to the relationship is the nation's booming economy and changing energy sector.

1 June 2005 | EN | 中文

How biodiversity and climate change interact

Hannah Reid, Balakrishna Pisupati and Helen Baulch explore the inextricable links between biodiversity and climate, and explain why an integrated policy approach is required.

1 February 2004 | EN | 中文

Adapting to climate change: why and how

Saleemul Huq and Richard J.T. Klein explain why adaptation to climate change is a necessary and urgent approach to complement mitigation efforts, and how the issue is being addressed at both a national and global level.

1 December 2003 | EN

How real is the threat of sea-level rise?

Global warming causes sea-level rise not only by melting glaciers and other land ice, but also because water expands as it warms up. The consequences are likely to be significant, although mitigating action can be taken.

21 May 2003 | EN | 中文

The evidence for human-induced climate change

Most climate experts believe that the increased burning of fossil fuels, and expanding agriculture and deforestation, has had a detectable effect on the climate, and will continue to do so in future. This policy brief summarises the scientific evidence

1 October 2001 | EN | 中文

The case against human-induced climate change

Gaps and uncertainties still exist in our understanding of the science of climate change. But they do not necessarily undermine the argument that an unacceptable level of global warming is likely to occur without stringent action.

1 October 2001 | EN | 中文