Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development

Evaluating Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development
Author: Juha I. Uitto
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2017-01-11
Genre: Science
ISBN: 331943702X

This book is open access under a Creative Commons license. 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 Washington DC in 2014 and includes perspectives from independent evaluations of the major international organisations supporting climate action in developing countries, such as the Global Environment Facility. The first section of the book sets the stage and provides an overview of independent evaluations, carried out by multilateral development banks and development organisations. Important topics include how policies and organisations aim to achieve impact and how this is measured, whether climate change is mainstreamed into other development programs, and whether operations are meeting the urgency of climate change challenges. The following sections focus on evaluation of climate change projects and policies as they link to development, from the perspective of international organisations, NGO’s, multilateral and bilateral aid agencies, and academia. The authors share methodologies or approaches used to better understand problems and assess interventions, strategies and policies. They also share challenges encountered, what was done to solve these and lessons learned from evaluations. Collectively, the authors illustrate the importance of evaluation in providing evidence to guide policy change to informed decision-making.

Reinland

Reinland
Author: Peter D. Zacharias
Publisher: [Winkler?, Man.] : Reinland Centennial Committee
Total Pages: 350
Release: 1976
Genre: Mennonites
ISBN: 9780919212992

Reinland was originally a Mennonite settlement in southern Manitoba.

Tropical dry forests

Tropical dry forests
Author: Reuben Blackie
Publisher: CIFOR
Total Pages: 38
Release: 2014-08-01
Genre:
ISBN:

This discussion paper assesses the state of knowledge on tropical dry forests as it relates to CIFOR’s strategy and identifies research opportunities that align with CIFOR’s strategic goals. Over the past two decades, CIFOR has accumulated a substantial body of work on dry forests, with a particular focus on African dry forests. This paper is intended to build on that work, by gathering wider research from around the world, as CIFOR seeks to widen the geographic scope of its research on dry forests. The present assessment explores five themes: climate change mitigation and adaptation; food security and livelihoods; demand for energy; sustainable management of dry forests; and policies and institutional support for sustainable management. These themes emerged as priority areas during discussions on dry forest research priorities held at CIFOR’s Dry Forests Symposium in South Africa in 2011. Research on these themes should be considered a priority, given the importance of dry forests to people and ecosystems around the world and the threats posed to them.

Mortgagee Review Board

Mortgagee Review Board
Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 1992
Genre: Mortgage loans
ISBN:

Privatopia

Privatopia
Author: Evan McKenzie
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 1994-01-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780300066388

A study of political and social issues posed by the rise of CIDs (common interest housing developments) in the US. The work explores the consequences of CIDs on government and argues that private, residential government has serious implications for civil liberties.

Common Interest Communities

Common Interest Communities
Author: Stephen E. Barton
Publisher: Institute of Governmental Studies Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 1994
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: