Smaller energy projects are often well suited to developing countries but find it difficult to attract funding. The Kyoto Protocol, which sets targets for industrialised countries to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, has established the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to help fund such projects.CDM initiatives allow developed
countries to fund projects that reduce GHG emissions in developing countries.
These projects produce a reduction in GHG emissions that gain a certified
value, which are sold in ‘carbon markets’. Larger GHG emitters can buy ‘carbon

This guide advises how to live a greener and cleaner life. Its particular focus is on carbon neutrality. The guide aims to explain in practical terms how individuals, corporations, cities and countries can start to change. It is stressed that everyone is part of the climate change solution. There are a number of good reasons to become climate neutral, and chief among these are to: spare the climate, conserve natural resources, protect human health, and boost the economy. Nevertheless, a huge gulf is identified between the current situation and the climate-neutral future that is needed.

This report looks at the World Bank from a critical point of view and aims to expose the organisation as a “climate change profiteer.” Key findings include:

This paper lays the foundations of a regional climate change adaptation strategy based on the risk-sharing approach (i.e. sharing the burden of the development and implementation of response measures that help avoid or attenuate the impacts of climate change). The author argues that the West African context is particularly favourable to promoting the concept of sharing the costs of climate change adaptation responses through regional collaboration. The main justifications given are:

This policy discussion paper critically reviews the UNFCCC climate change negotiations held in Bali in December 2007. It is intended to provide an insight to the readers, especially developing country’s policy makers and negotiators, on the recent dimension of mitigating climate change impacts.

The project takes place in the community of Pintadas, in the Bahia state of Brazil, which is suffering increasingly severe drought impacts linked to climate change. There is a high demand for legumes from local and national markets, and a potential to cultivate a greater area of land for this purpose, but opportunities to expand local agricultural practices in this direction are restricted by the absence of an efficient, cost-effective irrigation system. Further, the high insulation rate of the area makes it extremely suitable for effective solar energy systems.