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Climate change economics on a small island: new approaches for Tobago
… ‘beauty’ — climate change poses a double-edged threat on supply and demand. Rising sea levels, increasing temperatures and more frequent and intense storms will damage the island’s natural assets, such as coral reefs and beaches. … static and highly uncertain models and assessments of damage and loss, rather than flexible response options that consider system …
Publication, 01 January 2011
Climate Change impacts on Namibia's natural resources and economy
… it is likely to be in bursts of greater intensity, leading to erosion and flood damage. However, these predictions have had very little influence on … Climate Change impacts on Namibia's natural resources and economy …
Publication, 01 October 2008
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Tackling Human-wildlife Conflict: A Prerequisite for linking Conservation and Poverty Alleviation
… benefits they can generate. However, efforts to conserve apes and their habitat often result in negative impacts on local people’s … excluded from areas set aside for ape conservation, resulting in a loss of access to critical resources; in other cases apes and other species leave the conservation area and cause damage to people and property. This so-called ‘human-wildlife conflict’ …
Publication, 01 April 2012
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Investment contracts and sustainable development: How to make contracts for fairer and more sustainable natural resource investments
… Economic liberalisation, improved transport and communication systems, and the global demand for energy, minerals … living standards, but it also creates risks such as environmental damage and loss of key livelihood assets like land, water and grazing. Investment … Investment contracts and sustainable development: How to make contracts for fairer and more …
Publication, 01 March 2010
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Biodiversity, climate change and poverty: exploring the links
… Biodiversity — the variety of all life, from genes and species to ecosystems — is intimately linked to Earth’s climate and, inevitably, to climate change. Biodiversity and poverty are also … change: urgent support is needed for local solutions to biodiversity loss that provide benefits on all counts. … Biodiversity, climate change and poverty: exploring the links …
Publication, 01 February 2008
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Public Policy Responses for a Climate Resilient Green Economy in Ethiopia
… With a GDP of US$41.61 billion in 2012, Ethiopia has sustained a high and impressive growth rate in the last decade and is on track to achieving middle-income status by 2025. ~A sizeable … Climate change induced damages are projected to result in a 2-10% loss of GDP by 2045 relative to baseline growth. With a relatively low …
Publication, 01 March 2014
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Climate change and coastal cities: the case of Mombasa, Kenya
… discusses the risks that the city of Mombasa faces from the direct and indirect impacts of climate change. Mombasa is Kenya’s second … related to climate extremes including floods, which cause serious damage nearly every year and, often, loss of life. The floods in October 2006 were particularly serious, …
Publication, 01 April 2008
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Balancing the Opportunity Costs of Wildlife Conservation for Communities around Lake Mburo National Park, Uganda
… living inside the park boundaries. To address the resulting economic and social conflicts that have arisen, a community-based approach to … the Park the expenditures on park management, crop and livestock damage by wild animals, loss of productive land and restrictions on resource utilisation - …
Publication, 01 January 1999
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Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Sectoral Issues Section 2.3. Natural Disasters
… Document begins: CLIMATE CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT CONSULTATION ON KEY RESEARCHABLE ISSUES SECTORAL ISSUES … heat waves, tropical cyclones, and hurricanes can cause widespread damage and loss of life: devastating communities and destroying decades of … Climate Change And Development Consultation On Key Researchable Issues Sectoral Issues …
Publication, 01 January 1970