Key Readings

Key Readings

Key Readings

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

PDF to View… ADB Programs: Strengthening Mitigation and Adaptation in Asia and the Pacific

Austrian Development Agency (ADC)

PDF to View… Good climate for development

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)

PDF to View… Promoting Sustainable Rural Development Through Agriculture

Danish International Development Agency / Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Danida/MFA-Dk)

PDF to View… The Nairobi Statement on Land and Water Management for Adaptation to Climate Change. Apr 2009

External Website… Website: Dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation for Land and Water Management. 2009

PDF to View… Danish Climate and Development Action Programme. Aug 2005

Department for International Development, UK (DFID)

PDF to View… Copenhagen means crunch time for climate change. Press release. Jan 2009

PDF to View… Degrees of Separation — Climate Change: Shared Challenges, Shared Opportunities. Aug 2008

PDF to View… DFID Research Strategy Working Paper 2008–2013 — Working Paper Series: Sustainable Agriculture. Apr 2008

PDF to View… Climate change and poverty in Africa: Mapping hotspots of vulnerability, AfJARE Vol.2 No.1. Mar 2008

PDF to View… White Paper 2006 — Section 4 — “Working internationally to tackle climate change”. Jul 2006

PDF to View… Climate Proofing Africa — Climate and Africa’s Development Challenge. Dec 2004

Directorate General for Development Cooperation - Belgium (DGDC)

PDF to View… DGDC Annual Report 2008. Apr 2009

European Commission (EC)

PDF to View… Implementation Framework of the Global Climate Change Alliance. Jul 2008

PDF to View… Climate Change and International Security: Paper from the High Representative and the European Commission to the European Council. Mar 2008

Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN)

Africa-wide Civil Society Climate Change Initiative for Policy Dialogues (ACCID) News Digest,

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Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO)

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PDF to View… Anchoring Agriculture within the Copenhagen Agreement. 2009

PDF to View… Presentation notes at UNFCCC Parties’ workshop on opportunities and challenges for mitigation in the agricultural sector. 2009

PDF to View… Enabling Agriculture to Contribute to Climate Change Mitigation. 2008

PDF to View… Adaptation to climate change in agriculture, forestry and fisheries: Perspective, framework and priorities. Feb 2007

PDF to View… Climate Change Mitigation — Unleashing the Potential of Agriculture (Intercontinental working group on climate change). 2007

PDF to View… Presentation on adaptation to climate variability and change in agriculture – FAO Methods and Tools to Identify Options and Develop Responses. Sep 2006

Global Donor Platform for Rural Development (Platform)

PDF to View… Draft Platform Briefing Note on Agriculture and Climate Change, #1. May 2009

Global Mechanism of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (GM)

PDF to View… The Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Kit. Oct 2008

PDF to View… Integrated Financing Strategies for Sustainable Land Management. Oct 2008

German Technical Cooperation (GTZ)

PDF to View… Running dry? Climate change in drylands and how to cope with it. Sep 2009

PDF to View… Adaptation to climate change: Causes, impacts, responses. Nov 2006

HM Treasury, UK

PDF to View… Stern Report — Executive Summary (full). Oct 2006

PDF to View… Stern Report — Summary of Conclusions. Oct 2006

PDF to View… Climate Policy in the Face of Uncertainty: The Roles of Adaptation and Mitigation. May 2006

Institute for Development Studies (IDS)

PDF to View… Joto Africa: Climate change and the threat to African food security. Aug 2009

Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy (IATP)

PDF to View… Agriculture and Climate - The Critical Connection. Nov 2009

PDF to View… Climate and Agriculture: A Just Response (Executive Summary). Nov 2009

PDF to View… Climate Inequity. Nov 2009

PDF to View… Eye of the Storm: Integrated Solutions to the Climate, Agriculture and Water Crises. Nov 2009

PDF to View… Putting Agriculture on the Global Climate Agenda. Nov 2009

PDF to View… Speculating on Carbon: The Next Toxic Asset. Nov 2009

PDF to View… U.S. Climate Policy and Agriculture. Nov 2009

International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)

PDF to View… Summary for Decision Makers of the Global Report. Apr 2008

Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)

PDF to View… Coffee production and the adaptation to climate change. May 2009 (Spanish only)

PDF to View… Sustainable Energy Climate Change Initiative (SECCI) ANNEX 1. May 2009

PDF to View… A Strategy for Climate Change Action. May 2009

PDF to View… Climate vulnerability reduction in Latin America. Mar 2009 (Spanish only)

PDF to View… Potato and wheat production and the adaptation to climate change. Mar 2009 (Spanish only)

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)

PDF to View… Climate change - a development challenge. Jun 2008

PDF to View… IFAD/GEF Partnership on Climate Change: Fighting a global challenge at the local level. Dec 2007

PDF to View… IFAD: A key player in adaptation to climate change. Aug 2007

International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP)

PDF to View… Farmers’ solutions to climate change. Jun 2009

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

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pdf.png Mapping South African Farming Sector Vulnerability to Climate Change and Variability: A Subnational Assessment. Aug 2009

pdf.png The impact of climate variability and change on economic growth and poverty in Zambia. 2009

PDF to View… Agriculture and Climate Change, Focus 16 Briefs 1-13. Mar 2009

PDF to View… Agriculture and Climate Change, IFPRI Focus 16 Brief 1. Mar 2009

PDF to View… Agricultural Science & Technology Needs for CC Adaptation & Mitigation, Focus 16 Brief 2. Mar 2009

PDF to View… Reducing Methane Emissions from Irrigated Rice, Focus 16 Brief 3. Mar 2009

PDF to View… Direct and Indirect Mitigation Through Tree and Soil Management, Focus 16 Brief 4. Mar 2009

PDF to View… The Potential for Soil Carbon Sequestration, Focus 16 Brief 5. Mar 2009

PDF to View… Mitigation Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Livestock Systems, Focus 16 Brief 6. Mar 2009

PDF to View… The Role of Nutrient Management in Mitigation, Focus 16 Brief 7. Mar 2009

PDF to View… Monitoring Reporting and Verification Methodologies for Agriculture, Focus 16 Brief 8. Mar 2009

PDF to View… Synergies Among Mitigation Adaptation and Sustainable Development, Focus 16 Brief 9. Mar 2009

PDF to View… The Importance of Property Rights in Climate Change Mitigation, Focus 16 Brief 10. Mar 2009

PDF to View… The Important Role of Extension Systems, Focus 16 Brief 11. Mar 2009

PDF to View… Adaptation to Climate Change - Household Impacts and Institutional Responses, Focus 16 Brief 12. Mar 2009

PDF to View… The Constructive Role of International Trade, Focus 16 Brief 13. Mar 2009

PDF to View… How will agriculture adapt to a shifting climate? IFPRI Forum. Dec 2006

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

PDF to View… Briefing - Copenhagen's climate finance promise: six key questions. Feb 2010

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

PDF to View… Dialogue on Climate Change Adaptation Bulletin. Apr 2009

Institute of Development Studies / Tearfund

PDF to View… Overcoming the barriers: Mainstreaming climate change adaptation in developing countries. Oct 2006

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

PDF to View… Climate Change and Agricultural Vulnerability. Aug 2002

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

PDF to View… Climate Change 2007: Synthesis Report — Summary for Policymakers, IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Nov 2007

External Document Working Group II Report “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”, IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Nov 2007

KfW Development Bank

PDF to View Position Paper: Food security and adaptation to climate change. Aug 2009

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, France (MFA-Fr)

PDF to View… International Financial Structure of Global Environment. 2005

Overseas Development Institute (ODI)

PDF to View… Risk and Responsibility in Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation, Forestry Briefing No.15. Dec 2007

PDF to View… The implications of carbon financing for pro-poor community forestry, Forestry Briefing No.14. Dec 2007

PDF to View… The first Millennium Development Goal, agriculture and climate change, ODI Opinion 85. Oct 2007

PDF to View… Climate Change, Agricultural Policy and Poverty Reduction: How much do we know? Sep 2007

PDF to View… Biofuels, Agriculture and Poverty Reduction, ODI Natural Resources Perspectives 107. Jun 2007

PDF to View… Climate Change, Agricultural Growth and Poverty Reduction. May 2007

PDF to View… Access to assets: Implications of climate change for land and water policies and management. Apr 2007

PDF to View… A Rough Guide to Climate Change and Agriculture. Mar 2007

PDF to View… Climate Change: Implications for DFID’s Agriculture Policy. Mar 2007

PDF to View… Climate Change and Agriculture: Agricultural trade, markets and investment. Mar 2007

Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

PDF to View… Policy Guidance on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation. May 2009

PDF to View… Policy Statement on Integrating Climate Change Adaptation into Development Co-operation. May 2009

PDF to View… Agenda & Issues Paper: Joint High-Level Meeting of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC) and the Environment Policy Committee (EPOC). May 2009

PDF to View… Climate Change in West Africa - Sahelian Adaptation Strategies. Jan 2009

PDF to View… The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Options for the Future (OECD Economics Department Working Papers, No. 658). Dec 2008

PDF to View… Strategic Environmental Assessment and Adaptation to Climate Change 2008. Nov 2006

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

PDF to View… Climate Change in the Mekong Region. Aug 2008

PDF to View… Klima und Entwicklung - Was macht die DEZA? Jan 2008

Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

PDF to View… Strategic Guidelines for Sida Support to Market-Based Rural Poverty Reduction. Aug 2004

PDF to View… Integrating the Environment - Knowledge for environmentally sustainable development. Jun 2004

Stockholm Environment Institute / Rockefeller Foundation

PDF to View… Climate Change and Adaptation in African Agriculture. Mar 2008

Terrestrial Carbon Group

PDF to View A Roadmap for Terrestrial Carbon: Research Needs for Implementation of Carbon Management in Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Uses, Rapid Assessment Draft. Aug 2009.

Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

PDF to View… Understanding the regional impacts of climate change. Sep 2006

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

PDF to View… The Bonn-Marrakech Agreements on Funding. Aug 2004

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

PDF to View… Synthesis of global environmental assessment: Environment for development – policy lessons from global environmental assessments. Nov 2008

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

PDF to View… Challenges and opportunities for mitigation in the agricultural sector. Nov 2008

PDF to View… Investment and Financial Flows to Address Climate Change. Nov 2007

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

PDF to View… Adapting to Coastal Climate Change – A Guidebook for Development Planners. May 2009

PDF to View… Climate Literacy - The Essential Principles of Climate Sciences. Mar 2009

PDF to View… Integrating Climate Change into Development. Nov 2008

PDF to View… Case Study - Agriculture and Food Security - Mali. May 2008

PDF to View… Adapting to Climate Variability and Change - A Guidance Manual for Development Planning. Aug 2007

PDF to View… Global Climate Change Program - Brochure. Oct 2006

USC Canada

PDF to View… Growing Resilience: Seeds, Knowledge and Diversity in Honduras - Case Study

The World Bank

PDF to View… Climate Change Response Strategies for Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century (Agriculture and Rural Development Discussion Paper 42). Mar 2009

PDF to View… Climate Change - Adaptation and Mitigation in Development Programs. Jan 2009

PDF to View… Adaptation to and Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture. In: World Development Report 2008: Agriculture for Development. 201–202. Oct 2007

World Resources Institute

PDF to View… Navigating the Numbers. Greenhouse Gas Data and International Climate Policy. Dec 2005

Key Links

Key Links

External Link Asian Development Bank (ADB) - Climate change: a development challenge

This webpage outlines ADB’s approach to investing in climate change adaptation and mitigation in line with its new Strategy 2020.
External Website www.adb.org/Climate-Change/default.asp

External Link Department for International Development (DFID) - Climate change
This webpage details DFID's climate change concerns and its approach to mainstreaming them in its development cooperation External Website www.dfid.gov.uk/Global-Issues/How-we-fight-Poverty/Climate-and-Environment/…
External Link European Commission (EC) - Climate change and developing countries
This webpage outlines the measures the EC is taking to help stabilise world temperatures while mainstreaming climate change in international development assistance agendas.
External Website ec.europa.eu/development/policies/9interventionareas/environment/climate/…
External Link Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) - Climate change
This webpage highlights the importance of reducing and removing emissions from the agricultural sector, while ensuring food security and economic growth are addressed in international policy frameworks. External Website www.fao.org/climatechange/home/en
External Link Global Environment Facility (GEF) - Climate change
This webpage outlines GEF's climate change mitigation projects and priorities.
External Website www.gefweb.org/interior.aspx?id=232&ekmensel=c580fa7b_48_126_btnlink
www.gif Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) - Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Initiative (SECCI)
This is the portal of the IDB’s initiative for sustainable investment and policy development in key sectors, including agriculture, energy, and carbon markets, which are either especially vulnerable to climate change or potential vehicles for GHG mitigation activities, in Latin America and the Caribbean.
External Website www.iadb.org/secci
External Link International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) - Climate change: a development challenge
This webpage outlines IFAD's approach to streamlining climate change concerns in its mission to combat rural poverty.
External Website www.ifad.org/climate/index.htm
External Link International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - Agriculture and climate change
This webpage summarises and links to a series of IFPRI policy briefs, recently prepared to frame discussions on the need to address agriculture and land use in COP15 agreements.
External Website www.ifpri.org/2020/focus/focus16.asp
External Link Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Thus webpage provides access to all IPCC work and publications.
External Website www.ipcc.ch
External Link Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) - Climate change
This webpage gives an overview of the OECD's approach toward climate change and provides links to Viewable policy documents and studies, as well as comprehensive indicators and data analysis tools.
External Website www.oecd.org/department/0,3355,en_2649_34361_1_1_1_1_1,00.html
External Link Her Majesty's Treasury - Stern Report on the Economics of Climate Change
This is the online portal of the Stern Report, which can be Viewed by section or in whole.
External Website www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/sternreview_index.htm
External Link Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change
This webpage is a one-stop shop for links to all relevant work on climate change undertaken within the UN system.
External Website www.un.org/climatechange
External Link UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) - Division for Sustainable Development
This webpage provides an overview of UNDESA's sustainability work, with links to searchable databases of case studies and other publications on climate change and affected sectors.
External Website www.un.org/esa/dsd/dsd_aofw_cc/cc_index.shtml
External Link United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Climate change
This webpage outlines UNDP's approach for aligning human development and climate change management efforts by promoting mitigation and adaptation activities that do not slow down but rather accelerate socio-economic progress.
External Website www.undp.org/climatechange
External Link UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
This webpage provides an overview of UNEP's thematic focus on climate change and relevant resources.
External Website www.unep.org/Themes/climatechange
External Link UN Framework Convenion on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
This is the web portal of the UNFCCC, outlining all climate change negotiations past and leading up to COP15.
External Website unfccc.int/2860.php
www.gif USAID - Global Climate Change Programme
This webpage details USAID’s approach toward integrating climate change into development by working with a cross-section of actors from different sectors to build on the relative strengths of each.
External Website www.usaid.gov/our_work/environment/climate
External Link World Agroforestry Centre
This webpage provides acess to information and research on climate change in the context of global agroforestry.
External Website www.worldagroforestry.org/af1/index.php
External Link World Bank
This webpage is the on-ramp to the World bank's work and research on climate change and development, including agriculture as a vulnerable sector.
External Website go.worldbank.org/W13H8ZXSD1
External Link World Meteorological Organisation (WMO)
This webpage provides access to a range of scientific and technical data for predicting the effects of climate change on developing countries and regions.
External Website www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html
 

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