Policy pointers

Climate Change & Environment

Climate Change Policy: Challenging the Actiists

IEA

This 87-page UK monograph asserts that climate change is better confronted by market-based adaptation than by central planning

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-10-23

Climate Change Policy: Challenging the Activists

IEA

An 87-page document questioning some of the underlying assumptions and proposals of the climate change policy activists

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-09-23

Adapting to Climate Change in Urban Areas

IEED

A 124-page paper dealing with the possibilities and constraints for adaptation to climate change in low- and middle-income countries

Climate Change & Environment, Urban IssuesPosted: 2007-11-07

Investment Contracts and Sustainable Development: How to Make Contracts for Fairer and More Sustainable Natural Resource Investments

IEED

This 104-page report discusses how to structure investment contracts for natural resource projects in ways that maximise the investment’s contribution to sustainable development

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2010-04-25

Cap and Trade in Europe

IEEP

A 10-page paper reviewing the workings of the EU's Cap and Trade system for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-05

Value of Biodiversity

IEEP

A 132-page report documenting EU examples where biodiversity loss has led to the loss of ecosystem services

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-08-18

Mainstreaming the Environment and Climate Change in the post-2013 EU Budget

IEEP

This 8-page paper analyses the proposed mainstreaming of climate change, biodiversity and resource efficiency in the Commission’s proposals for the next EU budget

European Union, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-08-12

The Relationsship between the CAP and Biodiversity

IEEP

The 66-page report of a seminar held to discuss the relationship between the EU Common Agricultural Policy and biodiversity

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2007-08-18

Unfit for Purpose: How Car Use Fuels Climate Change and Obesity

IEEP

A 75-page report highlighting the extent to which car use is implicated in the increase in obesity and rising CO2 emissions

Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2007-08-18

The Future of EU Environmental Policy: Challenges and Opportunities

IEEP

This 82-page report sets out the main environmental policy challenges which will face the new European Parliament and European Commission over the next five years

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-21

Scope Options for EU Action on Invasive Alien Species (IAS)

IEEP

This 109-page report reviews the legal and policy framework for invasive alien species

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2006-11-03

The Indirect Land Use Change Impact of Biofuels – IEEP Launches Analysis of EU Nations Projected Use of Biofuels and their Consequences

IEEP

This 24-page report analyses the indirect land use change (ILUC) impact of the substantial additional biofuel usage that will be generated up to 2020 by the targets under the EU renewable energy Directive

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-13

Climate Change-Induced Water Stress and its Impact on Natural and Managed Ecosystems

IEEP

A 108-page European report on the complex links between global warming and the world's water

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2008-03-16

Economics of Land Degradation

IFPI, ZEF

An 8-page issue brief assessing the costs of action versus inaction over desertification

Climate Change & Environment, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-04

Agriculture and Climate Change: An Agenda for Negotiation in Copenhagen

IFPRI

A 2-page brief on how to put agriculture on the agenda of the United Nations Framework Convention in Copenhagen in December 2009.

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-04-22

How Will Agriculture Adapt to a Shiftiing Climate?

IFPRI

An article describing steps that can be taken to minimise losses and adapt to a changing climate in developing countries

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-01-15

Environmental Migrants: A Myth?

IFPRI

This 8-page US brief reviews recent evidence, examines main research challenges in identifying migration–climate links and discusses the policy options for formalizing migration as an adaptation mechanism to climate change

Climate Change & Environment, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2012-05-09

Climate Change and Hunger

IFPRI

This 108-page US report reviews current knowledge of the effects of climate change on hunger. It summarizes knowledge from global studies completed and provides an overview of actions that can be taken to address the challenge

Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-12-18

Food Security, Farming, and Climate Change to 2050

IFPRI

This 140-page study assesses how serious the danger to food security might be in the future and suggests some steps policymakers can take to remedy the situation

Poverty & Hunger, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-12-03

The World’s Freshwater Supply is in Demand—and Under Threat

IFPRI,Veolia

This 12-page study demonstrates how inefficient water management—in lieu of available sustainable practices—will significantly undermine society’s ability to grow, and will impact the quality of life of millions of people and our planet’s environmental water resources

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-03-24

The Global Environment Facility: Managing the Transition

IFRI

This 114-page French report makes an assessment of the Global Environment Facility, the only global financial mechanism with a mandate to protect the global environment. It analyses its evolution and current challenges, and makes some policy-oriented recommendation for the future

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-07-31

The Results of Negotiations on the “Climate and Energy Package”

ifri

This French article details the agreement reached last December on the Climate and Energy Package proposed by the European Commission to achieve two of the objectives set up by the European Council in March 2007: a 20% reduction of EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2020 compared to 1990 levels (a 30% reduction in case an international agreement on climate change is concluded); and a 20% share of renewable energy sources in EU energy consumption by 2020, with a 10% target for biofuels

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-28

Adaptation to Climate Change: How We Are Set to Cope with the Impacts

IIED

A 4-page briefing paper focusing on the nature of climate change, its impacts and adaptation to it

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-07-31

Green China: Chinese Insights on Environment and Development

IIED

This 220-page book, which brings together writings from China’s leading thinkers on sustainable development, reflects on experiences to date, such as experiments with Green GDP accounting, and implementation of Green for Grain, the world’s biggest reforestation programme, as well as China’s role in climate negotiations

Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-04-04

Local Action, Global Aspiration

IIED

This 80-page review documents how community conservation can contribute to human well-being and the preservation of natural resources in developing countries

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2006-11-22

Biofuels Production, Trade and Sustainable Development: Emerging Issues

IIED

This 60-page paper seeks to identify the main sustainable development issues involved in the production and trade of biofuels

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2006-11-22

National Adaptation Funding: Ways Forward for the Poorest Countries

IIED

This 2-page briefing argues that to avoid wasting the massive investment in NAPAs so far, it is key for richer nations to give NAPAs the fiscal and institutional support they need

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-04-23

Bundles of Energy: The Case for Renewable Biomass Energy

IIED

This 94-page UK report aims to inform forest and energy decision makers in non-OECD countries of key issues surrounding the biomass energy boom

Climate Change & Environment, EnergyPosted: 2011-03-25

Assessing the Costs of Adaptation to Climate Change: A Critique of the UNFCCC Estimates

IIED

This 116-page book takes another look at the costs of adapting to climate change and finds that the estimates for 2030 used by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change are likely to be substantial under-estimates

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-09-08

Taking Steps: Mainstreaming National Adaptation

IIED

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2008-12-18

The Challenges of Environmental Mainstreaming

IIED

This 108-page UK report reviews the rapidly changing context and challenges to environmental mainstreaming, discusses what it takes to achieve effective mainstreaming, and provides a roadmap for selecting operational methods and tools

Climate Change & Environment, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-01-19

Biofuels: Making Tough Choices

IIED

This 2-page opinion examines the serious trade-offs involved in the production and use of biomass-derived alternatives to fossil fuels

Energy, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-25

Biodiversity, Climate Change and Poverty: Exploring the Links

IIED

A 6-page UK briefing calling for the close links between climate change, biodeiversity and poverty to be given greater attention

Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-02-25

Trees, Poverty and Targets: Forests and the Millennium Development Goals

IIED

A 6-page briefing discussing the place of forests in the MDGs

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-04-28

Copenhagen's Climate Finance Promise: Six Key Questions

IIED

This 4-page briefing explores the wording in the Copenhagen Accord to unearth six big questions about the promise of climate finance – any one of which could seriously challenge the trust these funds were designed to build

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-02-25

Beyond Forestry: Why Agriculture is Key to the Success of REDD+

iied

This 4-page brief explains how, in regard to deforestation, the task of reconciling climate anddevelopment goals poses a daunting challenge

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-02

The Governance of Nature and the Nature of Governance: Policy That Works for Biodiversity and Livelihoods

IIED

This 184-page report examines the governance of biodiversity - how it is managed and how decisions about it are made - at local, national and international level

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-01-28

Community-based Adaptation to Climate Change: An Update

iied

This 4-page UK briefing reassesses the role of community-based adaptation (CBA) in building resilience to climate change in poor communities

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-06-04

Integrating Environment and Development in Viet Nam: Achievements, Challenges and Next Steps

IIED

This 60-psge report reviews what has worked well in integrating environment and development objectives in Viet Nam, as well as what currently constrains integration. It assesses future needs, given rapidly changing demographic, economic and environmental situations

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2010-02-25

Community Management of Natural Resources in Africa: Impacts, Experiences and Future Directions

IIED

This 171-page review provides an unprecedented pan-African synthesis of CBNRM, drawing on multiple authors and a wide range of documented experiences from Southern, Eastern, Western and Central Africa

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-10-28

Biodiversity for the Millennium Development Goals: What Local Organisations Can Do

IIED

This 4-page briefing examines how community-led conservation efforts can contribute to a reduction in biodiversity loss

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2007-03-27

Look Both Ways: Mainstreaming Biodiversity and Poverty Reduction

iied

This 4-page brief argues that biodiversity and poverty reduction are intrinsically linked and demands an integrated approach

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2011-02-02

A Sustainable Future for the Polar Regions

IIED

This 6-page UK brief calls for a coherent strategy to achieve sustainable development for the polar regions

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-04-30

Climate Change and Urban Children: Impacts and Implications for Adaptation

IIED

This 74-page UK paper discusses the probable impacts for children from the increasing risks that climate change is likely to bring to urban centres in Africa, Asia and Latin America

Climate Change & Environment, Families, Children & YouthPosted: 2008-04-30

A New Era in Sustainable Development

IIED

A 4-page briefing paper calling for a new approach to sustainable development

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-03-27

Environment at the Heart of Tanzania's Development

IIED

A 59-page paper describing the Tanzanian experience of environmental mainstreaming

International Development, Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2007-02-05

Tracking Adaptation and Measuring Development

IIED

This 34-page UK working paper presents a framework for climate change adaptation programming, including potential indicators, for tracking and evaluating the success of adaptation support and adaptation interventions

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-11-30

Towards Pro-poor Adaptation to Climate Change in the Urban Centres of Low- and Middle-income Countries

IIED

This 45-page paper outlines a framework for adaptation to climate change for urban areas in low- and middle-income nations that is pro-poor and that enhances the capacity of low-income households and community organizations to contribute to such adaptation

Climate Change & Environment, Poverty & HungerPosted: 2008-12-18

Financing REDD: How Government Funds Can Work with the Carbon Market

IIED

A 4-page UK briefing paper examining whether a combined funding approach to REDD is feasible

Climate Change & Environment, International DevelopmentPosted: 2009-03-31

Mainstreaming Environment and Climate Change: Health

IIED, Irish Aid

This 8-page briefing paper is part of a series that aims to clarify the links between the environment, climate change and key development sectors, and provide guidance on strategies available for mainstreaming the environment and climate change into national policies

Climate Change & Environment, HealthPosted: 2011-09-06

Cities and Climate Change

IISD

This US article looks at the urban dimension of climate change

Climate Change & Environment, Urban IssuesPosted: 2011-10-18

Climate Change: From Kyoto to Bali

IISS

An article reviewing progress towards international cooperation on combating climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2008-02-14

The Strategic Implications of Climate Change

IISS

A 27-page article discussing the strategic implications of climate change

Climate Change & Environment, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-07-02

Climate Change: Adapting to the Inevitable?

IME

This 30-page UK report considers the possible climate changes which we may expect over the next 1,000 years due to continuing CO2 emissions, and recommends what engineers need to do to adapt to our future world so that we can cope with these changes

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2009-03-11

Europe’s Radical Carbon Choice

Inside Story

This article reports that European governments are considering a plan to cut carbon emissions irrespective of what other countries decide

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-11

What Durban Revealed about Climate’s Shifting Allegiances

Inside Story

An Australian commentary on the implications of the Durban conference on climate change

Climate Change & EnvironmentPosted: 2011-12-16