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Survey of green growth / environmental sustainability accounting and indicators

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This study conducted a survey of the major green growth frameworks and indicators to improve understanding of their function, pros, cons and the links between them. The Ecological Footprint has strong academic foundations and draws upon latest work in this area to update and refine the methodology. This is a strength of the EF, but many of the assumptions underlying the footprint measures, and the method itself, although based on academic research, remain contentious in how they are derived and more...

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D C on May 15, 2012

How is the biggest ecosystem on Earth faring in the lead up to Rio+20

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The ocean covers nearly three quarters of the Earth’s surface, contains 96% of its living space, provides around half of the oxygen we breathe and is an increasing source of protein for a rapidly growing world population. It is imperative that international decision-makers understand the enormous role the ocean plays in sustaining life on Earth, and the consequences of a high CO2 world for the ocean and society.In the future many parts of the ocean are likely to experience more than one of more...

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D C on May 15, 2012

No More "Green Capitalism"

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We will save the markets, not the climate. That is how we can summarize the outcome of the 17th Conference of Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change (UNFCC) which took place in Durban, South Africa between 28 November and 10 December 2011. With regard to the Green Climate Fund, as a first step, rich countries pledged to contribute up to $ 30 billion in 2012 and 100 billion per year until 2020. In the first place these amounts are insufficient. Further, no source of more...

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D C on May 14, 2012

ELLA GUIDE: Addressing the Urban Challenge in Integral and Inclusive Ways

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The world’s urban population multiplied ten-fold during the 20th century. Since Latin America has an advanced urban transition, its initiatives offer interesting lessons learned to help create inclusive, environmentally sustainable and integrated cities in other developing countries.

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Mark Turner on May 16, 2012

Climate Investment Funds Monitor

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The World Bank-housed CIFs are financing instruments designed to pilot low-carbon and climate-resilient development through the multilateral development banks (MDBs). They are comprised of two trust funds – the CTF and the SCF. The SCF is an overarching fund aimed at piloting new development approaches. It consists of three targeted programmes: PPCR, FIP and SREP. So far donors have pledged $4.3 billion to the CTF and $1.9 billion to the SCF.The Clean Technology Fund (CTF) approved India’s more...

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D C on May 14, 2012

Center Focus: The ground is shifting

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The Durban outcome approved and retained many of the gender equality elements that were gained by gender advocates in the Cancun Decisions. It also approved the instruments for operationalizing the Green Climate Fund, which will hopefully be funded. It also approved and set in motion processes to fully operationalize the Standing Committee to oversee Climate finance under the Convention and the Technology Mechanism and Technology Executive Committee, to oversee the long awaited technology more...

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D C on May 14, 2012

Managing the risks of extreme events and disasters to advance climate change adaptation

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The character and severity of impacts from climate extremes depend not only on the extremes themselves but also on exposure and vulnerability. In this report, adverse impacts are considered disasters when they produce widespread damage and cause severe alterations in the normal functioning of communities or societies. Climate extremes, exposure, and vulnerability are influenced by a wide range of factors, including anthropogenic climate change, natural climate variability, and socioeconomic more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

Trade and Biodiversity: The BioTrade Experiences in Latin America

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This paper illustrates the potential for developing Sustainable Environment Management practices such as BioTrade in Latin America. In 2008, these practices have already generated over $230 million in exports of sustainably-produced products and services derived for Latin American’s biodiversity. Examples of other results obtained are: the diversification of exports; the strengthening of biodiversity-based sectors including the enhancement of the policy framework that promotes their sustainable more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 14, 2012

The Story of REDD: A real solution to deforestation?

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REDD, or reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, is one of the most controversial issues in the climate change debate. The basic concept is simple: governments, companies or forest owners in the South should be rewarded for keeping their forests instead of cutting them down. The devil, as always, is in the details. ‘The story of REDD: A real solution to deforestation?’ considers the more complex issues that must be considered by any initiative to reduce deforestation. The more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

The Carbon Neutral Myth: Offset indulgences of your climate sins

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There are new indulgences on the market in the form of carbon offsets. The modern-day Pardoners are companies like Climate Care, the Carbon Neutral Company, Offset My Life and many others. These selfstyled ‘eco-capitalists’ are building up what they claim are ‘good climate deeds’ through projects which supposedly reduce or avoid greenhouse gas emissions. These wholesale emissions reductions can then be profitably sold back at retail prices to modern-day sinners who have money, but not more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

Powering our future with weather, climate and water: World Meteorological Day 2012

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It is not only the natural variability in the Earth’s climate, but also human-induced climate change that will challenge us. Increasing amounts of invisible greenhouse gases are slowly raising the temperature of the atmosphere. As the Earth warms, sea levels rise, Arctic sea-ice retreats, rainfall increases, and droughts are more severe. There is already a solid basis for the global provision of climate services. This includes existing weather and climate observation systems, data exchange, more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

Climate responsive social protection: Social protection and labor

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In the years ahead, development efforts aiming at reducing vulnerability will increasingly have to factor in climate change, and social protection is no exception. This paper sets out the case for climate responsive social protection and proposes a framework with principles, design features, and functions that would help Social Protection (SP) systems evolve in a climate responsive direction. The principles comprise climate aware planning; livelihood based approaches that consider the full more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

Year 2030 – The perfect storm: Scenario planning guide

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Scenario planning exercises are commonly used by governments and businesses to anticipate and prepare for various contingencies. Military analysts use “war games” and scenario planning exercises to enhance military preparedness and prevent the outbreak of hostilities.World leaders are scheduled to meet in July of 2030 to discuss next steps, but optimism is waning. As world leaders attempt to cope with the global dimensions of the “perfect storm,” developing countries in 2030 will have to more...

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D C on May 10, 2012

The Asia-Pacific Human Development Report 2012

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Asia-Pacific not only has many of the world’s most climate-exposed territories, it is also home to millions of the most vulnerable people. The unprecedented pace and scale of human activities have been transforming the natural environment and contributing to climate change. Emissions cross borders, and so do some of the most affected natural systems, such as glaciers, coral reefs and mangroves. Some of these natural systems that act as natural buffers to the impacts of climate change are more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 13, 2012

Disaster risk reduction: a global advocacy guide

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Disaster risk reduction (DRR) initiatives encapsulate the growing recognition that relief is not enough in mitigating disasters and that resilient communities in fact are the key to reducing the impact and severity of natural hazards when they strike. During 2010 alone more than 208 million people were affected by natural hazards. Equally alarming is the projection, that should current trends continue, annually 100,000 lives will be lost each year, while the costs of natural disasters will be more...

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Moushumi Biswas on May 13, 2012

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