This briefing looks at what the 1.5°C limit means in terms of adaptation and loss and damage for the most vulnerable countries and regions. It finds that slowing down warming is critical to buy us time
While eco-protection and energy efficiency measures played only a minor role in the oil producing countries of the Gulf region in the past, such issues are meanwhile receiving an increasing interest. The region is expected to carry on with an enormous market potential.
The modern world increasingly reflects human activities, to the point that many scientists are referring to this era as the
Could reviving the ancient technique of charcoal making really solve the global food crisis, halt deforestation and lock up carbon dioxide for good? Chris Goodall sifts fact from myth on biochar.
The protection of tropical forests will be one of the main pillars of the new climate agreement. For deforestation currently accounts for one-fifth of global CO2 emissions. There is disagreement over how forest conservation should be funded, however. The industrialised countries want to include it in the international emissions trade.
The question of how to assess trends in rainfall data is very relevant to that of climate change. A short review of prior work revealed that there was little consensus on the methodology to be adopted. Many methods had been tried and abandoned.
The purpose of this study is to provide a better understanding of the potential of India
This policy brief suggests that financial resources expected to be allocated to forests for climate change programmes, including through REDD, should be mutually supportive of financing sustainable forest management.
Climate change is likely to affect the nature of pathogens and chemicals in the environment and their fate and transport. Future risks of pathogens and chemicals could therefore be very different from those of today.
This report highlights the arguments necessary to showcase the adaptive potential of pastoralism to climate change and to promote investment in pastoral areas in East Africa.
