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African handbook of climate change adaptation
This open access book discusses current thinking and presents the main issues and challenges associated with climate change in Africa. It introduces evidences from studies and projects which show how climate change adaptation is being - and may continue to be successfully implemented in African countries. Thanks to its scope and wide range of themes surrounding climate change, the ambition is t…
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- 9783030451066
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- Iix, 2838 p.; ill
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- 577.27 AFR a
Enabling Asia to stabilise the climate
This book presents good practices in Asia and ASEAN countries for effectively promoting advances in response to climate change, which can help to achieve sustainable development in Asia and around the world. As a proposal, the aim is to influence the discussions at COP 21 by providing a positive agenda with concrete actions from an Asian perspective. The book is divided into three parts. Part 1…
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- 9789812878267
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- x, 270p. : ill.
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- 338.927 ENA e
Global carbon pricing: the path to climate cooperation
Why the traditional “pledge and review” climate agreements have failed, and how carbon pricing, based on trust and reciprocity, could succeed.After twenty-five years of failure, climate negotiations continue to use a “pledge and review” approach: countries pledge (almost anything), subject to (unenforced) review. This approach ignores everything we know about human cooperation. In this …
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- 9780262036269
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- xvii, 252p.: ill.
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- 363.738746 GLO g
Nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas : linkages…
This book brings together research findings and experiences from science, policy and practice to highlight and debate the importance of nature-based solutions to climate change adaptation in urban areas. Emphasis is given to the potential of nature-based approaches to create multiple-benefits for society. The expert contributions present recommendations for creating synergies between ongoing…
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- 9783319560915
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- xi, 342p. : ill.
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- 307.1216 NAT n
Understanding risks and uncertainties in energy and climate policy : multidis…
This open access book analyzes and seeks to consolidate the use of robust quantitative tools and qualitative methods for the design and assessment of energy and climate policies. In particular, it examines energy and climate policy performance and associated risks, as well as public acceptance and portfolio analysis in climate policy, and presents methods for evaluating the costs and benefits o…
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- 9783030031527
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- xvi, 259p. : ill.
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- 333.79 UND u
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