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The energy sector, as defined by the IPCC, comprises all energy extraction, conversion, storage, transmission and distribution processes with the exception of those that use final energy in the enduse sectors (industry, transport, building, agriculture, forestry). Three climate-change phenomena will have a particular impact on the energy sector: global warming, changing regional weather patterns …

The tourism industry is one of the world’s largest, accounting for some 9% of global GDP and generating more than US Dollar (USD) 6 trillion in revenue each year. It provides livelihoods to more than 255 million people worldwide. The sector is particularly important for some of the world’s poorest countries, especially some Small Island States.

With more than half of the AfDB CIF projects approved, the second half of 2014 will focus on action in ongoing projects and new initiatives to expand the portfolio’s impact and help increase evidence-based learning. The evolution to this point has been complex but has benefited from committed engagement of all stakeholders. Change does not come easy, but the tipping point for climate…

This booklet provides an overview of the characteristics and main activities of the projects that are being implemented as part of the second project portfolio of the Benefit-sharing Fund (BSF) of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.The aim of this booklet is to give a general overview of the second project portfolio, as well as to share achievements, best…

Delaying climate policies avoids or reduces expenditures on new pollution control technologies in the near term. But this short-term advantage must be set against the disadvantages, which are the costs of delay. The costs of delay are driven by fundamental elements of climate science and economics. Because the lifetime of CO2 in the atmosphere is very long, if a mitigation policy is delayed, it…

Square Meal grew from a conversation between organisations about the future of farming and food in England, and this is the focus of this initiative. Food and farming policy is central to many of the most pressing social, environmental and economic challenges facing UK and global society today and for the future. But these are currently being ignored or addressed in separate and conflicting ways…