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Policy Briefs archive results 1-20 of 20 in Climate Change & Energy
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
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.
POLICY BRIEF | 9 September 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
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
Anticipating the drawbacks of biofuels
Growing biofuels requires careful consideration, particularly with regards to food security and livelihoods.
POLICY BRIEF | 16 January 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
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.
POLICY BRIEF | 8 October 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
Brazil & climate change: a country profile
Deforestation in the Amazon and strong renewable energy programmes make Brazil a unique player in global climate change discussions.
POLICY BRIEF | 14 February 2007 | EN
China and climate change: the role of the energy sector
Climate change is affecting China and China is affecting climate change. Key to the relationship is the nation's booming economy and changing energy sector.
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.
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
How real is the threat of sea-level rise?
Global warming causes sea-level rise not only by melting glaciers and other land ice, but also because water expands as it warms up. The consequences are likely to be significant, although mitigating action can be taken.
The evidence for human-induced climate change
Most climate experts believe that the increased burning of fossil fuels, and expanding agriculture and deforestation, has had a detectable effect on the climate, and will continue to do so in future. This policy brief summarises the scientific evidence
The case against human-induced climate change
Gaps and uncertainties still exist in our understanding of the science of climate change. But they do not necessarily undermine the argument that an unacceptable level of global warming is likely to occur without stringent action.
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Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
A climate for disease?
Will climate change worsen the burden of insect-borne disease? The scientific jury is still out
