The goal of the Community Waste Management Practice (COP - MRE) is to provide current perspectives, practices and trends and key technologies, and the opportunities of these technologies to mitigate climate change and improving the conditions of welfare and health of the population in a relevant sector in the transition to low-emission and climate resilient economies.

Economic modelling approaches were implemented to estimate sectoral demand and supply between 2011 and 2050. Residential, tourism and domestic demand were analysed for three different scenarios, A2, B2 and BAU. The results of this project expect to stimulate governments, institutions, private sector and civil society to craft effective climate change adaptation and mitigation measures to ameliorate the projected impacts within the respective sectors and the economy.

Economic modelling approaches were implemented to estimate sectoral demand and supply between 2011 and 2050. Residential, tourism and domestic demand were analysed for three different scenarios--A2, B2 and BAU. The results of this project expect to stimulate governments, institutions, private sector and civil society to craft effective climate change adaptation and mitigation measures to ameliorate the projected impacts within the respective sectors and the economy.

The Specialized Library on Climate Change houses wide array of resources on climate change related issues, both in print and electronic form. The website provides information about all the resources and services offered by the library. The library catalogue of print and electronic resources and database of literature abstracts can be accessed on-line. Current awareness services like listing of new arrivals and compilation of latest news and events are also provided on-line.

Latin America: assessment of climate change vulnerability and adaptation options

Effective responses to climate change require efforts by both the public and private sectors to develop and disseminate new environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) on a global scale, as well as to adapt them to local needs. However, due to a number of market failures and specific uncertainties, the spread of green technologies is less than optimal, which necessitates additional incentives. Based on a review of recent literature, the present Global Challenges