Climate Change and Development: Time to Adapt
Author(s)
Agrawala, Shardul
Crick, Florence
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2009
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Th is article examines some of the key linkages between climate change and development. While these linkages have implications for both greenhouse gas emissions and societal vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, the focus of this article is primarily on the latter. Th e article then examines how adaptation planning and action has progressed within the context of development cooperation, first from the perspective of international donors and then from the vantage point of developing countries. Th e article concludes by outlining a comprehensive approach to integrating climate change adaptation in development ...
View more >Th is article examines some of the key linkages between climate change and development. While these linkages have implications for both greenhouse gas emissions and societal vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, the focus of this article is primarily on the latter. Th e article then examines how adaptation planning and action has progressed within the context of development cooperation, first from the perspective of international donors and then from the vantage point of developing countries. Th e article concludes by outlining a comprehensive approach to integrating climate change adaptation in development activities.
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View more >Th is article examines some of the key linkages between climate change and development. While these linkages have implications for both greenhouse gas emissions and societal vulnerability to the impacts of climate change, the focus of this article is primarily on the latter. Th e article then examines how adaptation planning and action has progressed within the context of development cooperation, first from the perspective of international donors and then from the vantage point of developing countries. Th e article concludes by outlining a comprehensive approach to integrating climate change adaptation in development activities.
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Book Title
Rethinking Development in a Carbon-Constrained World – Development Cooperation and Climate Change
Subject
Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified