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Facilitating an international agreement on climate change : adaptation to climate change : a proposal of the Global Leadership for climate action / co-chairs Ricardo Lagos, Timothey E. Wirth.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: [Place of publication not identified] : [United Nations Foundation ; Global Leadership for Climate Action ; Club de Madrid], 2009.Description: 39 pages ; 30 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet QC903. L346 2009
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Contents: Summary—I. Introduction—II. Rethinking development—III. Building resilience and reducing vulnerability—IV. Adaptation planning—V. Finance—VI. Institutions—VII. Conclusion—Annex : proposed sources of new funding for adaptation.
Summary: Summary: “A joint initiative of the United Nations Foundation and the Club of Madrid, Global Leadership for Climate Action (GLCA) consists of former heads of state and government, as well as leaders in business, government, and civil society from more than 20 countries. In 2007, GLCA published Framework for a Post-2012 Agreement on Climate Change, which called for four negotiating pathways focused on mitigation, adaptation, technology, and finance. This paper focuses more specifically on adaptation and its links to development and poverty alleviation, with emphasis on action at the local level…”—(page 6).
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Contents: Summary—I. Introduction—II. Rethinking development—III. Building resilience and reducing vulnerability—IV. Adaptation planning—V. Finance—VI. Institutions—VII. Conclusion—Annex : proposed sources of new funding for adaptation.

Summary: “A joint initiative of the United Nations Foundation and the Club of Madrid, Global Leadership for Climate Action (GLCA) consists of former heads of state and government, as well as leaders in business, government, and civil society from more than 20 countries. In 2007, GLCA published Framework for a Post-2012 Agreement on Climate Change, which called for four negotiating pathways focused on mitigation, adaptation, technology, and finance. This paper focuses more specifically on adaptation and its links to development and poverty alleviation, with emphasis on action at the local level…”—(page 6).

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