Evaluating climate change action for sustainable development

This authoritative book presents the ever progressing state of the art in evaluating climate change strategies and action. It builds upon a selection of relevant and practical papers and presentations given at the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development held in Wash...

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Other Authors Uitto, Juha I. (Editor), Puri, Jyotsna (Editor), Van den Berg, Rob D. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer Open, 2017.
Subjects
Climatic changes > Economic aspects.
Climatic changes > Government policy.
Sustainable development.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319437026
9783319437019
9783319587677
9783319587684
Physical Description1 online resource (xxiv, 355 pages) : illustrations (some color)

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Action on Climate Change: What Does it Mean and Where Does it Lead To?
  • Part 1. Policy
  • 3. Mainstreaming Impact Evidence in Climate Change and Sustainable Development
  • 4. Pathway to Impact: Supporting and Evaluating Enabling Environments for Research for Development
  • 5. Lessons from Taking Stock of 12 years of Swiss International Cooperation on Climate Change
  • 6. An Analytical Framework for Evaluating a Diverse Climate Change Portfolio
  • 7. Enhancing the Joint Crediting Mechanism MRV to Contribute to Sustainable Development
  • Part 2. Climate Change Mitigation
  • 8. Using Mixed Methods to Assessing Trade-offs Between Agricultural Decisions and Deforestation
  • 9. Methodological Approach of the GEF IEO?s Climate Change Mitigation Impact Evaluation: Assessing Progress in Market Change for Reduction of CO2 Emissions
  • 10. Integrating Avoided Emissions in Climate Change Evaluation Policies for LDCs: The Case of Passive Solar Houses in Afghanistan
  • 11. Sustainable Development, Climate Change, and Renewable Energy in Rural Central America
  • 12. Unpacking the Black Box of Technology Distribution, Development Potential and Carbon Markets Benefits
  • Part 3. Climate Change Adaptation.-13. What do Evaluations Tell Us About Climate Change Adaptation? Meta-Analysis with a Realist Approach
  • 14. Adaptation Processes in Agriculture and Food Security: Insights from Evaluating Behavioral Changes in West Africa
  • 15. Using Participatory Approaches in Measuring Resilience and Development in Isiolo County, Kenya
  • 16. Evaluating Climate Change Adaptation in Practice: A Child-Centred, Community-Based Project in the Philippines
  • 17. Drought Preparedness Policies and Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Measures in Brazil: An Institutional Change Assessment
  • 18. The Adaptation M & E Navigator: A Decision Support Tool for the Selection of Suitable Approaches to Monitor and Evaluate Adaptation to Climate Change.

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