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Knowledge management pays dividends

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Journal Articles & Books
June, 2009
Global

Many adaptation measures urgently needed in agriculture today as a consequence of climate change concern water in agriculture and were already devised and implemented in the 1980s as a part of rural development activities. However, most of the experience and knowledge have sunk without trace.

Invertir en la pequeña agricultura es rentable

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Institutional & promotional materials
June, 2009
United States of America
Africa
Central America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia
Europe

Décadas de escasa inversión pública en agricultura han debilitado la capacidad de los agricultores para hacer frente a la volatilidad de los precios, a los cambios climáticos y económicos, o para poder salir por sí mismos de la pobreza.

Potential Climate Change Mitigation Opportunities in Waste Management Sector in Vietnam

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Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
May, 2009
Vietnam
Eastern Asia
Oceania

Along with economic growth and improved living standards, waste from households, industries, and commercial or service establishments is expected to increase rapidly over the next years. Managing this waste is a hard challenge for the Government of Vietnam because of its substantial cost and lack of awareness and participation of people and businesses.

Formulação de um Programa para a implementação da Convenção das Nações Unidas de Combate a Desertificação (UNCCD) nos países da CPLP

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Manuals & Guidelines
April, 2009
Mozambique

A localização geográfica de Moçambique nos trópicos e subtrópicos, faz com que ele seja vulnerável a eventos extremos de origem meteorológica tais como secas, cheias e ciclones tropicais e de origem geológica como é o caso de sismos e tsunamis.

Decoding REDD: Addressing and Assessing the Second 'D'

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Policy Papers & Briefs
April, 2009
Indonesia
Thailand
Vietnam
South-Eastern Asia

Available scientific literature indicates forest degradation emissions are of a similar magnitude to those from deforestation. The potential for further emissions from degradation is an especially pressing concern in the Asia-Pacific region, where many forest areas are intertwined with highly populated areas and intensive timber harvesting.

Vinculando la agricultura al Acuerdo de Copenhague

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Reports & Research
April, 2009
Canada
United States of America
Africa
Central America
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia
Europe

Este informe de políticas se propone informar a los negociadores en dónde se sitúa la agricultura en el marco de las negociaciones actuales y proporciona algunas propuestas sobre cómo ésta podría abordarse en un acuerdo mundial sobre el cambio climático.

El sector forestal latinoamericano ante la crisis global

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Institutional & promotional materials
April, 2009
Bolivia

Los desafíos que representan la crisis económica y la necesidad de enfrentar el cambio climático están llevando a la gestión forestal al centro del interés mundial. El último Informe sobre la Situación de los Bosques del Mundo 2009 advierte que a corto plazo, los bosques y el sector forestal resultarán fuertemente impactados por la crisis económica mundial.

Cambio climático y desarrollo en América Latina y El Caribe: una reseña

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Reports & Research
February, 2009
United States of America
Africa
Latin America and the Caribbean
Asia

La situación de América Latina y el Caribe es distinta de la de los países desarrollados. Mientras que estos últimos son los que principalmente generan la externalidad global resultante de las emisiones y también la sufren, la región de América Latina y el Caribe contribuye poco a generarla pero la sufre de manera desproporcionada.

Agriculture and climate change: real problems, false solutions

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January, 2009

Agriculture plays an important role in climate change, both as a contributor emitting greenhouse gasses (GHGs) and as a potential reducer of negative impacts. This paper gives an overview of how current and proposed agricultural practices affect climate change and how the proposed measures for mitigation and adaptation impact agriculture.