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Policy Briefs archive results 1-8 of 8 in Climate Change & Energy and Adaptation

Storing water to adapt to climate change

Providing more and diverse water storage infrastructure is crucial to securing reliable water supplies in the face of climate change.

POLICY BRIEF | 26 November 2009 | EN

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.

POLICY BRIEF | 9 September 2009 | EN

Making low carbon development pro-poor

With the right mix of policy measures, low carbon development can be made to benefit the poor.

POLICY BRIEF | 3 September 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.

POLICY BRIEF | 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.

POLICY BRIEF | 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.

POLICY BRIEF | 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.

POLICY BRIEF | 30 July 2007 | EN

Adapting to climate change: why and how

Saleemul Huq and Richard J.T. Klein explain why adaptation to climate change is a necessary and urgent approach to complement mitigation efforts, and how the issue is being addressed at both a national and global level.

POLICY BRIEF | 1 December 2003 | EN

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Just add water

Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change