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Climate-fragility risks in Asia and related Development nexus

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Climate-fragility risks are on the rise globally and developmental paths taken by countries can shape these risks. To understand the link between development and climate-fragility risks in Asia, this brief presents the findings of a survey conducted with development practitioners and experts from a range of developing and developed countries. To...
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Presentation

Climate-Fragility Risks (CFRs) in Asia: Stakeholder Perspectives

The 9th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific
Author:
Rajib
Shaw
Witnessing the increasing implications of climate change on peace, conflicts and crisis, the G7 countries commissioned an independent report to take a stock of climate change implications on states. The report, produced in 2015 by adelphi, Germany, identified that states could be seriously impacted by climate-fragility risks (CFRs) in ways that...
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PR, Newsletter or Other
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The Satoyama Development Mechanism 2017

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This booklet has been prepared for IPSI member organisations, as well as for others who are engaged in SEPLS, to introduce the SDM and to provide snapshots of the projects implemented by our sub-grant recipients. The booklet starts with an introduction to the SDM, followed by a list and a global map of the sub-grant projects. The third section...
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Conference Proceeding

Visions for nature and nature’s contributions to people for the 21st century Report

IPBES visioning workshop
Author:
C.J.
Lundquist
H. M.
Pereira
R.
Alkemade
E.
den Belder
S. Carvalho
Ribeiro
K.
Davies
A.
Greenaway
J.
Hauck
S.
Karlsson-Vinkhuyzen
H.
Kim
N.
King
T.
Lazarova
L.
Pereira
G.
Peterson
F.
Ravera
T.
van den Brink
A.
Argumedo
C.
Arida
D.
Armenteras
A.G.
Ausseil
B.
Baptiste
J.
Belanger
K.
Bingham
A.
Bowden-Kerby
M.
Cao
J.
Carino
P.A.
Van Damme
R.
Devivo
F.
Dickson
J.P.
Dushimumuremyi
S.
Ferrier
A.
Flores-Díaz
M.
Foley
J.
Garcia Marquez
P.
Giraldo-Perez
S.
Greenhaigh
D.J.
Hamilton
P.
Hardison
G.
Hicks
K.
Hughey
R.
Kahui-McConnell
G.
Karuri-Sebina
M.
De Kock
P.
Leadley
F.
Lemaitre
E.
Maltseva
C.A.
de Mattos Scaramuzza
M.
Metwally
W.
Nelson
H.
Ngo
C.
Neumann
C.
Norrie
J.
Perry
R.
Quintana
V.E.
Rodriguez Osuna
C.
Roehrl
J.
Seager
H.
Sharpe
T.
Shortland
P.
Shulbaeva
U.R.
Sumaila
N.
Titeux
S.
Tiwari
C.
Trisos
A.
Ursache
A.
Wheatley
D.
Wilson
S.
Wood
E.
van Wyk
T.X.
Yue
D.
Zulfikar
M.
Brake
D.
Leigh
P.
Lindgren-Streicher
The report presents the process in, and outputs from an IPBES visioning workshop, entitled "Visions for nature and nature's contributions to people for the 21st century" held in September 2017, which well captures the contributions from participants in the breakout groups and plenaries.
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Book Chapter

Disaster Risk Reduction: A Critical Approach

In The Routledge Handbook of Disaster Risk Reduction Including Climate Change Adaptation
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From ancient civilizations to modern ‘ technological-driven’ societies, human history has shaped and been constantly reshaped by natural hazards. One of the several hypotheses behind the collapse of the great Indus Valley Civilization during 1800-1700 bc, is of a series of droughts followed by an eastward shift of the monsoon. Consequently...
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PR, Newsletter or Other

Workshop for Capacity Building on Climate Change Impact Assessments and Adaptation Planning in the Asia-Pacific Region: Advancing Practices in Climate Change Adaptation at National, Local, and Sectoral Levels

Author:
Ministry of the Environment Japan (MOEJ)
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. (MRI)
ICLEI Southeast Asia Secretariat
Asia Pacific Adaptation Network (APAN)
The workshop on Climate Change Impact Assessments and Adaptation Planning in the Asia-Pacific Region: Advancing Practices in Climate Change Adaptation at the National, Local, and Sectoral Levels was held in Manila, Philippines from January 31 to February 1, 2018 as part of the initiative of the Ministry of Environment of the Government of Japan...
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Commentary (Op. Ed)

How cities in Southeast Asia are acting on the SDGs ahead of their national governments

Author:
Augustine
Kwan
In Southeast Asia, national governments are busy incorporating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into national development policies. But while central mandates for implementing the goals are expected to eventually “trickle down” to cities, this process is being slowed by the comprehensive nature of the goals, requiring significant...
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Conference Paper

A study on the impacts of industry transition under decarbonisation due to the technology innovation and carbon pricing on economy and GHG reduction

East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE) 2017
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The low-carbon technology innovation for climate change mitigation attracts increasing attention from both entrepreneurs and policymakers. The accelerated technology development is expected to achieve the stringent climate goals and reduce the costs. The existing sophisticated econometric models incorporate a mechanism in it that allows the economy...
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Peer-reviewed Article

Performance Evaluation of Pedestrian Facilities from Pedestrian and Vehicular User Perspectives

In Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies
Author:
Russ Bona
Frazila
Febri
Zukhruf
Kardina
Nawassa
Jongga
Jihanny
Due to its significance for bringing the considerably benefit to the transportation network performance, the several initiatives has been proposed for evaluating and improving the pedestrian facilities. However, such efforts are generally conducted within the framework of walkability, which typically put the attention to the walker perspectives...
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