Climate change presents the world with a daunting problem. Responding to this problem will require pioneering efforts in science, politics, pollution control, forest land management and law. This document examines the development of international law on climate change and discusses what issues national and subnational legislative bodies may have to consider regarding climate change mitigation and forests.The paper outlines provisions relevant to forests in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) and the Kyoto Protocol.
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This book contains summaries of four of the eight publications: Climate Change Adaptation: The Cold and the Heat of the Andes; Native Potatoes Defying Climate Change; Water Management and Climate Change and Agroforestry: a Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
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A UNIDO delegation comprising director Mr. Pradeep Monga and project managers from the Department of Energy met with city leaders from around the world in Singapore for the launch of the ‘Global Platform for Sustainable Cities’, or GPSC, which is part of an initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) that is expected to mobilize up to $1.5 billion over the next five years for urban sustainability programs in 11 developing countries, including Brazil, Cote D’Ivoire, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, and Vietnam.
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Type of National planObjectiveAdaptationSectorsCountryPeru
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Type of National planObjectiveMitigationSectorsCountryPeru
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A Solid Waste NAMA is under development in Peru. The two year programme (2013 to 2015) is supported by the Nordic Working Group for Global Climate Negotiations (NOAK) and the Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (NEFCO). It is implemented and coordinated by the Peruvian Ministry of Environment (MINAM).
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The CTCN Advisory Board Meeting will be held in Copenhagen from 14-16 September 2015.
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This report analyses the impact of delivery models on the creation of sustainable welfare benefits. Three case studies are selected, comprising one renewable energy mini-grid project or programme from Nepal, Peru and Kenya. Although rural electrification poses a great challenge to all three countries, their different physical, institutional, economic and socio-cultural contexts have led to different approaches to rural electrification.
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Development of a NAMA Guidebook for enabling governmental stakeholders to formulate NAMAs including MRV requirements.