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Policy Briefs

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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

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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

Woman irrigating lemon crop, Philippines

Adapting agricultural water to climate change

Strategies to reduce rural poverty in the face of climate change will largely depend on improving water management in agriculture.

Source: Overseas Development Institute

15 September 2010 | EN

Improving land and water management

Better land and water management could improve yields and help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change.

Source: NCCR North-South

10 December 2009 | EN

Adapting fisheries and aquaculture to climate change

Fisheries and aquaculture can adapt to climate change by applying best practices, exploring new options and changing focus.

Source: The WorldFish Center

9 December 2009 | EN

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Policies to reduce malaria regardless of climate change

Policies to combat malaria are needed regardless of climate change, which has a far smaller impact on the disease than human activity.

Source: Sustainable Development Network

9 September 2009 | EN

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Reducing the adverse health effects of climate change

Enhancing disease surveillance and response and improving environmental conditions can help reduce negative health impacts of climate change.

Source: The Bulletin of the WHO

9 September 2009 | EN

People with house damage from cyclone Sidr, Bangladesh.

An integrated approach to disaster management

An analysis of integrating disaster management in developing countries in the context of increased disaster risk from climate change.

Source: UN-DESA

8 October 2008 | EN

How biodiversity and climate change interact

Hannah Reid, Balakrishna Pisupati and Helen Baulch explore the inextricable links between biodiversity and climate, and explain why an integrated policy approach is required.

1 February 2004 | EN | 中文