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Policy Briefs

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Man walking through a flooded ricefield

Advancing agricultural adaptation and mitigation

Scientists can help advance policies to promote agricultural practices that can reduce emissions and boost yields.

Source: Science

24 January 2012 | EN

Dharavi slum, India

Managing uncertainty in urban adaptation planning

City planners can find a way to use existing evidence and deal with uncertainty in designing strategies for climate change adaptation.

Source: International Institute for Environment and Development

9 December 2011 | EN

Journalist

Media is part of the fight against climate change

The media matters in the fight against climate change, and policymakers must engage them as partners in policy and planning

Source: International Institute for Environment & Development

28 July 2011 | EN

Africa facing climate data shortage

Integrating water with climate change adaptation plans

Climate change adaptation initiatives can be built into water management programmes to protect water resources in Africa.

Source: UK Houses of Parliament

1 July 2011 | EN

Drylands, Nicaragua

Promoting small-scale planting of trees in dryland areas

Planting trees in dryland regions can negatively impact biodiversity, and policies must promote the practice on a smaller scale.

Source: NCCR North-South

18 April 2011 | EN

Coins

Six hurdles to delivering climate finance

Six key issues threaten the promise of climate finance made to the developing world at UN climate talks in Copenhagen.

Source: International Institute for Environment and Development

11 February 2010 | EN

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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