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

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

Using deforestation research to inform climate policy

Research into deforestation can help inform policies to reduce carbon emissions from forests.

POLICY BRIEF | 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.

POLICY BRIEF | 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.

POLICY BRIEF | 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.

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

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Just add water

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

Demanding clean tech

Access to clean technology is central to the Copenhagen climate talks. Our collection will keep you posted.

A climate for disease?

Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out

Forests for climate

Will proposals to compensate countries for reducing forest emissions work?

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