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Cover for G02180.pdf
Chapter 4 SEA EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
… organisations have emphasised the use of SEA to promote more sustainable and integrated approaches to sectoral and broader development plans, … in growing SEA practice in developing countries and has been a vector for the wider introduction and adaptation of SEA for domestic … Chapter 4 SEA EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION …
Publication, 01 January 1970
REDD+: a win-win deal is possible!
… positive changes to the lives of people who are dependent on forests for their livelihoods. But this can only happen if REDD+ is implemented … These funds are needed to support investment in comprehensive and integrated land use planning processes and sectoral policy coordination. These processes are fundamental for reducing …
Insight, 17 November 2011
Lesotho's population is heavily dependent on agriculture. Drying river systems threaten a lack of drinking water for livestock (Photo: Jonas Merian, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Q&A: Legalise Paris agreement
Article, 24 November 2015
Covers of Environment and Urbanization publications
Environment & Urbanization local organisation profiles
… [accordion] 1. Grassroots organisations Developing new approaches for people-centred development: Jockin Arputham (2008) Jockin Arputham … underpinned it. Participatory democracy and sustainable development: integrated urban environmental management in Porto Alegre, Brazil: … multiple interconnections it has with a wide-ranging environmental policy. Ilo: a city in transformation: Jose Luis López Follegatti (1999) …
Project, 18 August 2014
Kenya: Community-based marine area holds some important lessons for policy makers
… The plan failed. They found out that the land, which had been used for generations of fisherman as a landing site and base for fishermen, … There are some promising developments in Kenya at present. A new land policy has many potential positive provisions for customary land rights. … the land are strengthened. Kate Lee is the group administrator of the Sustainable Markets Group . Find out more about their work. …
Insight, 14 November 2011
US President Barack Obama during a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in 2014. Bilateral meetings are a key part of climate diplomacy (Photo: US Embassy, The Hague, Creative Commmons, via Flickr)
Climate diplomacy: a beginner's guide
… actions reflect how climate change concerns are being increasingly integrated with the management of international relations or foreign policy. This climate diplomacy is increasingly in the spotlight as the conclusion of negotiations of the 2015 agreement set for Paris this December draw near. But how does climate diplomacy …
Insight, 13 October 2015
The opening session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) begins in Bonn, Germany, on 31 August, 2015 (Photo: UNclimatechange, Creative Commons, via Flickr)
The tough journey on the road to Paris: addressing the needs of the most vulnerable
… but if countries walk together, they will advance towards building a sustainable future for the planet. In this journey, parties must consider the needs and … is principal researcher and team leader of the global climate law, policy and governance team in IIED's Climate Change Group. …
Insight, 02 September 2015
Green economy – learning from the Caribbean
… economic practices that cause climate change. All very good news for Danish wind farm installers, Japanese hybrid car manufacturers, and … Chinese solar panel factories. But what does the green economy mean for the developing world? Rio 2012 , the 20-year anniversary of the … to sustain livelihoods Economics is still the principal language of policy, and so participants’ intention to line up leading Caribbean …
Insight, 04 March 2011
Cover for G02197.pdf
APPENDICES 1 SEA
… Document begins: APPENDICES 1 SEA legal and policy benchmarks 2 Some Key Questions for Assessing the Utility of SEA in Developing Countries 3 The Situation … Ecosystem Assessment 5. Recommendations for SEA of regional development plans in CEE countries 6. Principles, their implications for …
Publication, 01 January 1970
In Kenya's Isiolo County, repeated droughts are forcing pastoralists out of herding and into farming. The county has used TAMD to assess climate risk management schemes (Photo: Martin Karimi/ECHO)
Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development (TAMD): Country work
… Tanzania focused on using TAMD to support effective local planning for climate change. In Kenya, Isiolo County used TAMD to identify … a national climate adaptation programme – in this case the Sustainable Land Management Programme (SLMP-1) – affected local … of where Cambodia was placed in an overall process of climate change policy and institutional development, and illustrated progress towards …
Article, 28 October 2014