Integrating climate change adaptation into development co-operation : policy guidance.

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Publisher: OECD
Year: 2009
Tongue: English
Leaves: 209
Series: Environment & sustainable development 2009 no. 9.
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

The negative impacts of climate change will hit poor people and poor countries disproportionately, and further compromise the achievement of their development objectives. Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation provides essential information and advice on how to facilitate the integration of adaptation into development processes. The objectives of this policy guidance are to: i) promote Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Policy Statement on Integrating Climate Change Adaptationinto Development Co-operation
Acknowledgements
Table of Contents
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Executive Summary
Part I --
Understanding the Challenge
Chapter 1 --
Introduction and Scope
Chapter 2 --
Weather, Climate Variability and Climate Change
Chapter 3 --
Vulnerability of the Developing World to Climate Change
Chapter 4 --
Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change
Chapter 5 --
Operationalising Adaptation: From Theory to Action
Part II --
Integrating Climate Change Adaptation atNational, Sectoral and Project Levels.

✦ Subjects

Climatic changes -- Economic aspects;Sustainable development

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