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Climate Finance Provided and Mobilised by Developed Countries : Aggregate Trends Updated with 2019 Data
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ISBN: 9264553738 Year: 2021 Publisher: Paris : OECD Publishing,

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World economic outlook, October 2017 : Seeking Sustainable Growth: Short-Term Recovery, Long-Term Challenges
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ISBN: 1484328019 Year: 2017 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND,

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The global upswing in economic activity is strengthening. Global growth, which in 2016 was the weakest since the global financial crisis at 3.2 percent, is projected to rise to 3.6 percent in 2017 and to 3.7 percent in 2018. The growth forecasts for both 2017 and 2018 are 0.1 percentage point stronger compared with projections earlier this year. Broad-based upward revisions in the euro area, Japan, emerging Asia, emerging Europe, and Russia-where growth outcomes in the first half of 2017 were better than expected-more than offset downward revisions for the United States and the United Kingdom. But the recovery is not complete: while the baseline outlook is strengthening, growth remains weak in many countries, and inflation is below target in most advanced economies. Commodity exporters, especially of fuel, are particularly hard hit as their adjustment to a sharp step down in foreign earnings continues. And while short-term risks are broadly balanced, medium-term risks are still tilted to the downside. The welcome cyclical pickup in global activity thus provides an ideal window of opportunity to tackle the key policy challenges-namely to boost potential output while ensuring its benefits are broadly shared, and to build resilience against downside risks. A renewed multilateral effort is also needed to tackle the common challenges of an integrated global economy.


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La Montée du Niveau de la Mer D'ici 2100 : Scénarios et Conséquences.
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ISBN: 2759233081 Year: 2021 Publisher: Versailles : Quae,

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« D'ici 2100 au moins, l'humanité devra faire face au phénomène inéluctable de la montée du niveau de la mer. Ce phénomène va affecter de manière croissante le littoral et les zones côtières où se concentrent de nombreuses populations et activités économiques. La vulnérabilité aux submersions de cette interface entre la terre et la mer est donc très forte, avec une exposition accrue des zones de delta, des îles et des plaines côtières de faibles altitudes. La prévention des risques constitue ainsi un enjeu majeur des politiques publiques comme des acteurs privés. À ce titre, la recherche en sciences de l'environnement se doit d'alerter et de fournir des outils pour anticiper ces évolutions et contribuer à apporter des solutions pour réduire et gérer les risques liés à ce phénomène. À l'aide des méthodes de l'analyse prospective, et en partant des principales projections du GIEC, les auteurs explorent les enjeux et les conséquences de plusieurs scénarios de montée du niveau de la mer à l'horizon 2100. Cette approche vise à éclairer les nombreux acteurs impliqués dans ces scénarios en se concentrant sur l'appui aux politiques publiques et les priorités de recherches. »-- By at least 2100, humanity will have to face the inevitable phenomenon of rising sea levels. This phenomenon will increasingly affect the coastline and coastal areas where many populations and economic activities are concentrated. The vulnerability to submersion of this interface between land and sea is therefore very high, with increased exposure of delta areas, islands and coastal plains at low altitudes. Risk prevention is therefore a major issue for both public policies and private actors. As such, environmental science research must alert and provide tools to anticipate these developments and help provide solutions to reduce and manage the risks associated with this phenomenon. Using prospective analysis methods, and starting from the main IPCC projections, the authors explore the issues and consequences of several sea level rise scenarios by 2100. This approach aims to shed light on the many actors involved in these scenarios by focusing on support for public policies and research priorities. The book is aimed at actors and decision-makers, public and private, involved in the risks of sea level rise in mainland and overseas France, as well as the various media and the general public wishing to learn about the sea level. future of coastal areas.


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Small States Resilience to Natural Disasters and Climate Change : Role for the IMF
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Year: 2016 Publisher: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund,

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Small developing states are disproportionately vulnerable to natural disasters. On average, the annual cost of disasters for small states is nearly 2 percent of GDP-more than four times that for larger countries. This reflects a higher frequency of disasters, adjusted for land area, as well as greater vulnerability to severe disasters. About 9 percent of disasters in small states involve damage of more than 30 percent of GDP, compared to less than 1 percent for larger states. Greater exposure to disasters has important macroeconomic effects on small states, resulting in lower investment, lower GDP per capita, higher poverty, and a more volatile revenue base.


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Accélérer l'action pour le climat : Remettre le bien-être des personnes au centre des politiques publiques
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Year: 2020 Publisher: Paris (2 rue André Pascal 75775) : Éditions de l'OCDE,

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Dans ce rapport, nous nous appuyons sur le cadre du bien-être de l'OCDE pour adopter une nouvelle approche qui consiste à analyser les synergies et les divergences entre la lutte contre le changement climatique et des objectifs plus généraux comme la santé, l'éducation et l'emploi, de même que la qualité de l'environnement plus généralement et la préservation des ressources nécessaires à notre subsistance. Il étudie sous l'angle de l'économie politique les transitions nécessaires vers un avenir bas carbone au sein de cinq secteurs économiques aujourd'hui responsables de plus de 60% des émissions mondiales de gaz à effet de serre (électricité, industrie lourde, logements, transports terrestres et agriculture). Il existe des synergies entre la réduction des émissions et des objectifs plus généraux de bien-être, comme la diminution de la pollution de l'air et l'amélioration de la santé, qui renforcent l'incitation à agir en faveur du climat sans attendre. Cependant, il faut également tenir compte de l'impact potentiellement négatif des politiques climatiques, notamment sur le poids des dépenses d'énergie pour les ménages et l'emploi afin de contrer la montée des inégalités économiques et sociales au sein des pays et entre ces derniers. Le rapport explique pourquoi il est nécessaire de remettre le bien-être au centre des politiques climatiques pour rendre visibles les synergies et les divergences entre les différents objectifs sociaux, afin de permettre aux décideurs de renforcer les premières et d'anticiper, de gérer et d'atténuer les secondes. Pour cela, il s'agit de repenser nos objectifs sociaux sous l'angle du bien-être, de reconsidérer la façon de mesurer les progrès et de recentrer l'élaboration des politiques en conséquence. La publication complète paraîtra en 2020. 1. Revaloriser l'action pour le climat en mettant en son centre le bien-être des personnes 2. Développer un secteur de l'électricité durable 3. Orienter l'industrie lourde vers un mode de production durable 4. Construire des logements, des quartiers et des communautés durables 5. Développer une offre de mobilité accessible etdurable 6. Mettre en place un système alimentaire durable.


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Að takast á við breyttar aðstæður
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Year: 2008 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Nordisk ministerråd,

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Dagskrá Norfurlandaráfs 2008Loftslag og umhverfismálNorðurlönd sem miðstöð nýsköpunar og samkeppnishæfniNorðurlöndin og svæðasamstarfiðNorrænu velferðarþjóðfélöginMenningarlegur skyldleikiNorðurlönd án landamærahindrana.


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Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in Europe : Final Report of COST Action 734 'Impact of climate change and variability on European agriculture'
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Year: 2012 Publisher: Firenze : Firenze University Press,

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COST Action 734 was launched thanks to the coordinated activity of 29 EU countries. The main objective of the Action was the evaluation of impacts from climate change and variability on agriculture for various European areas. Secondary objectives were: collection and review of existing agroclimatic indices and simulation models, to assess hazard impacts on European agricultural areas; to apply climate scenarios for the next few decades; the definition of harmonised criteria to evaluate the impacts of climate change and variability on agriculture; the definition of warning systems guidelines. Based on the result, possible actions (specific recommendations, suggestions, warning systems) were elaborated and proposed to the end-users, depending on their needs.

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Policy Brief 8-2009 : Nordic Climate Change Research
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Year: 2009 Publisher: Oslo : NordForsk,

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Planning for Climate Change : The Adaptation Challenge
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Year: 2007 Publisher: [Place of publication not identified] : Nordic Council of Ministers,

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A Nordic Perspective. Conference Report. On September 11, 2007, a group of 70 practitioners, policymakers, researchers and other actors met in Helsinki to discuss one the most challenging and important issues on the current global agenda - climate change, and particularly adaptation to the effects of a changing climate. This conference, entitled, Planning for Climate Change: The Adaptation Challenge - A Nordic Perspective, organised by the Nordic Council of Ministers and Nordregio, Nordic Centre for Spatial Development, examined the challenges and opportunities inherent in climate change adaptation in the Nordic Countries and how planning and political processes can deal with these imperatives.


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Strengthening the Climate Information Architecture
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Year: 2021 Publisher: Washington, DC. : International Monetary Fund,

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Strengthening the climate information architecture is paramount to promote transparency and global comparability of data and thus improve market confidence, safeguard financial stability, and foster sustainable finance. This note provides a conceptual framework around the provision of climate-related information, discusses the progress made to date, and points toward the way forward. Progress and convergence are required on the three buildings blocks of a climate information architecture: (1) high-quality, reliable, and comparable data; (2) a globally harmonized and consistent set of climate disclosure standards; and (3) a globally agreed upon set of principles for climate finance taxonomies. A decisive, globally coordinated effort is needed to move forward on all three fronts.

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