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20-11-2009
UNFPA’s report The State of World Population 2009 focuses on the disproportionate impact of global warming on women, marginalised poor and the coastal populations. It argues that the international community needs to take into account their needs, rights and potential while formulating policies, programmes and treaties on climate change.
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13-11-2009
Developing countries can chart a low-carbon path and still promote development to reduce poverty. World Bank’s World Development Report 2010: Development and Climate Change points out that with technical and financial assistance from high-income countries, a climate smart world can be built.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: World Bank
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30-10-2009
Government of India’s report Climate Change Negotiations: India’s submissions to the UNFCCC encapsulates the country's position. It highlights the need for establishing mechanism for the development and transfer of technologies and sustainable forest management.
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Image: Climate change impact in India/ PHoto credit: MoEF
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24-09-2009
UN Millennium Campaign’s publication Seal a Just Deal argues that unless MDGs are at the core of a climate change agreement, there cannot be a solution for this global challenge. It recommends that adaptation actions and funds must be made more transparent and accountable.
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Image: Cover page of the publication/ Photo credit: UNMC
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15-09-2009
Alike its earlier two editions, Reporting on Climate Change: Understanding the Science is a guide written primarily for editors and journalists interested in the subject. Over the years this resource by Environment Law Institute has evolved into a lucid deconstruction of climate change for communicators and educators as well.
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Image: Cover page of the guide/ Photo credit: Environment Law Institute
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03-09-2009
United Nations latest report World Economic and Social Survey 2009 highlights the impact of climate change on developing countries and the need for stronger efforts to cut down emissions. The document recommends a combination of large-scale investments and active government policy interventions for holistic development.
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Image: Impact of climate change in developing countries/ Photo credit: Google
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11-08-2009
ADB’s publication Powering the Poor collates grassroots stories on resourceful ways to give rural populations access to clean and renewable energy. The report highlights case studies from across Asia and the Pacific on how simple and community-managed innovations have helped enlighten lives in remote areas of the region.
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Image: A Bhutanese woman fixes a solar panel/ Photo credit: ADB
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16-07-2009
UNDP's new document Gender and Climate Change makes the linkages between gender equality, poverty and climate vulnerability. The manual emphasises on the inclusion of women’s voices, needs and expertise in climate change policy and programming for achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
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13-07-2009
Climate Change Impacts in Drought-and Flood-Affected Areas, a new World Bank report offers a combination of measures aimed at tackling the problem of climate change in selected climate hotspots. The focus of the study is to develop a new integrated modelling approach to assess future climate risks in India.
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Image: India loses more people to climate change than any other country/ Photo credit: Google
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10-07-2009
Convenient solutions to an Inconvenient truth, World Bank’s latest document stresses on the inclusion of ecosystem-based approaches to national and regional adaptation strategies. The report points out that access to funds will help communities to address climate change at all levels.
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Image: Cover page of the report/ Photo credit: World Bank
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