Publications
The authors briefly consider the recent dramatic reductions in the underlying costs and market prices of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, and their implications for decision-makers. In many cases, current PV costs and the associated market and technological shifts witnessed in the industry have not been fully noted by decision-makers. The perception persists that PV is prohibitively expensive,...
Closing the Loop, a review of Internews’ humanitarian information radio program launched in Haiti after the January 2010 earthquake, argues that information provision should be a core component of any humanitarian assistance or development program. To be effective, the communications program must rely on continual research to identify the information needs of those affected by conflict or...
This publication informs on management and finance options to achieve emissions reductions and enhance other vital ecosystem services from peatlands. A decision support tree guides through opportunities for both cultivated and uncultivated peatlands. Methodologies and data available for quantifying GHG emissions from peatlands and organic soils are summarized and practical solutions are...
The Compendium highlights the challenges that domestic governments face in implementing their international commitments to climate change policy and the means through which those challenges can be overcome. It gathers 12 best practices in legal and institutional reform that exemplify promising methods of addressing mitigation, adaptation and finance at the domestic level. Several of these...
This chapter provides a systematic analysis of the ways in which international biodiversity law contributes to the fight against climate change by assessing and preventing the negative impacts on biodiversity and community livelihoods of measures to address climate change (‘response measures’), and adopting the ecosystem approach to climate change mitigation and adaptation. In highlighting...
For CDM project activities it is an important requirement to calculate and document achieved emission reductions in a conservative and transparent manner, allowing verification of emission reductions and the actual issuance of carbon credits. The management, development and especially the monitoring of Programmes of Activities (PoA), which e.g. bundle high numbers of appliances such as lighting...
The number of disasters is increasing. When combined with upward trends in losses from economic disasters, it is clear that paying for disaster relief and recovery at such large scales is unsustainable, in both human and financial terms. Economic exposure to disasters is increasing faster than per capita gross domestic product (GDP), and the impacts of climate change on the severity and frequency...
Efforts have been made to identify appropriate solutions to improve access to adequate sanitation in the urban areas of sub-Saharan Africa, especially in West Africa. The WPP-funded report provides evidence that urban households in large West African cities experience similar water and sanitation challenges specifically linked to urban settings and the development of water services. The report...
By providing estimated figures for indigenous and forest peoples’ populations in countries and regions across the globe, this new Forest Peoples Programme report seeks to raise awareness of the existence of peoples who primarily depend on forests for their livelihoods, and to enhance their visibility as key actors and rights-holders in the management and use of forests and forest resources....
This new publication by the Association for Progressive Communications and the International Development Research Centre gathers several reports from developing countries on how ICTs are and can be applied to help communities experiencing water-reated stress, adapt to climate change.While drawing on current experiences in the field of water management and sustainability, the perspective of the...