Berlin Workshop Series 2010 : Climate Governance and Development

This volume, Berlin workshop series 2010, contains a selection of papers presented at the 11th International Policy Workshop, held in Berlin, September 28-30, 2008. The workshop was jointly organized by Inwent-Capacity Building International, Germany, and the World Bank in preparation for the World Bank's World Development Report 2010. It provided a forum for an exchange of ideas and viewpoints that contributed to the development of the report. The report will accordingly have six parts, each describing, explaining, or drawing lessons from the climate change that have been observed in both developed and developing countries. Part one looks at climate change as a challenge to development policy. Part two highlights the role of technological innovation and alternative energy sources in promoting sustainable development. Part three examines natural resource governance for adaptation, mitigation, and development. Part four examines the role of the private sector and nongovernmental organizations in addressing climate change. Part five explores financing mechanisms for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Part six and last addresses the capacity and governance of developing countries in mitigating climate change.

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Main Authors: Ansohn, Albrecht, Pleskovic, Boris
Format: Publication biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2011
Subjects:ABATEMENT, ACIDIFICATION, ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURE, AIR, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY, ANNUAL EMISSIONS, ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE, ANTHROPOGENIC GREENHOUSE GAS, ATMOSPHERE, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON, ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE, ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION, ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATION, ATMOSPHERIC CONCENTRATIONS, BIODIVERSITY, BIOMASS, CARBON, CARBON BUDGET, CARBON CAPTURE, CARBON DIOXIDE, CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS, CARBON ENERGY, CARBON FINANCE, CARBON IN TREES, CARBON MARKET, CARBON STORAGE, CARBON TECHNOLOGIES, CARBON TRADING, CASE STUDIES, CHEMICAL PROCESSES, CLEAN AIR, CLEAN ENERGY, CLIMATE, CLIMATE ACTION, CLIMATE ADAPTATION, CLIMATE AGREEMENT, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHANGE CHALLENGES, CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, CLIMATE CHANGE POLICIES, CLIMATE CHANGE RISKS, CLIMATE CONDITIONS, CLIMATE DAMAGE, CLIMATE IMPACTS, CLIMATE INFORMATION, CLIMATE INVESTMENT, CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS, CLIMATE POLICIES, CLIMATE POLICY, CLIMATE PROBLEM, CLIMATE REPORTS, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, CLIMATE RISK, CLIMATE RISKS, CLIMATE SCIENCE, CLIMATE SKEPTICS, CLIMATE SYSTEM, CLIMATE SYSTEMS, CLIMATE-RELATED DISASTERS, CLIMATIC CONDITIONS, CO2, COAL, COASTAL AREAS, COLORS, CONFRONTING CLIMATE CHANGE, CONSEQUENCES OF CLIMATE CHANGE, CONSTRUCTION, CORAL REEFS, COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE, COST OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS, CROP DIVERSIFICATION, CROPS, CYCLONES, DAMS, DEADWEIGHT LOSSES, DEFORESTATION, DEMAND FOR ENERGY, DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS, DIFFUSION, DISCOUNT RATES, DRAINAGE, DROUGHT, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, ECONOMIC COSTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC RESOURCES, ECONOMIC SECTORS, ECONOMICS OF ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE, ECONOMICS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, ECOSYSTEM, ELECTRICITY, ENDANGERED SPECIES, ENERGY CONSUMPTION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY MIX, ENERGY POLICIES, ENERGY PRICE, ENERGY SECURITY, ENERGY SOURCES, ENERGY SYSTEM, ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRITY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, EROSION, EXTREME EVENTS, EXTREME POVERTY, EXTREME WEATHER, EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS, FINANCIAL CAPITAL, FINANCIAL FLOWS, FINANCIAL INCENTIVES, FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, FINANCIAL STAKE, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, FINANCIAL SYSTEM, FISH, FLOOD PLAINS, FLOODING, FLOODS, FOREST, FOREST ECOSYSTEMS, FOREST FIRES, FORESTS, FOSSIL FUEL, FOSSIL FUEL CARBON, FOSSIL FUEL CARBON EMISSIONS, FOSSIL FUELS, FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE, FUEL CONSUMPTION, FUTURE CLIMATE CHANGE, GLOBAL CLIMATE, GLOBAL EMISSIONS, GLOBAL GREENHOUSE GAS, GLOBAL TEMPERATURE, GLOBAL TEMPERATURE CHANGE, GLOBAL WARMING, GREENHOUSE, GREENHOUSE GAS, GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATION, GREENHOUSE GAS CONCENTRATIONS, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY, GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTIONS, GREENHOUSE GASES, GROUNDWATER, HISTORICAL EMISSIONS, HUMAN ACTIVITY, HURRICANES, HYDROGEN, HYDROLOGICAL SERVICES, ICE SHEET, IMPACT OF CLIMATE, IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, IMPLICATIONS OF CLIMATE CHANGE, INCOME, INTENSITY OF STORMS, INTERGENERATIONAL EQUITY, INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGE, INTERNATIONAL RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, INVASIVE SPECIES, IPCC, LOW-CARBON, MARKET FAILURE, METHANE, MOUNTAIN GLACIERS, NATURAL GAS, NET COST, OCEANS, PHOTOVOLTAICS, POLICY MAKERS, POWER GENERATION, PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE, PRECIPITATION, PRESERVATION, PUBLIC HEALTH, QUALITY OF WATER, RAINFALL, RAINFALL EVENTS, RAINWATER, RANGES, RENEWABLE ENERGY, RESERVOIRS, RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE, SCENARIOS, SCIENTIST, SCIENTISTS, SEA ICE, SEA-LEVEL, SEA-LEVEL RISE, SEDIMENT, SOILS, SPECIES, SPECIES DIVERSITY, STORMS, SUBSISTENCE FARMERS, TEMPERATURE, TEMPERATURE CHANGE, TEMPERATURE INCREASES, TEMPERATURES, TOTAL COST, UNCERTAINTIES, UNDERGROUND WATER, VEGETATION, VOLUNTARY AGREEMENTS, WATER QUALITY, WAVES, WETLANDS, WILDLIFE, WIND, WIND SPEED,
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Summary:This volume, Berlin workshop series 2010, contains a selection of papers presented at the 11th International Policy Workshop, held in Berlin, September 28-30, 2008. The workshop was jointly organized by Inwent-Capacity Building International, Germany, and the World Bank in preparation for the World Bank's World Development Report 2010. It provided a forum for an exchange of ideas and viewpoints that contributed to the development of the report. The report will accordingly have six parts, each describing, explaining, or drawing lessons from the climate change that have been observed in both developed and developing countries. Part one looks at climate change as a challenge to development policy. Part two highlights the role of technological innovation and alternative energy sources in promoting sustainable development. Part three examines natural resource governance for adaptation, mitigation, and development. Part four examines the role of the private sector and nongovernmental organizations in addressing climate change. Part five explores financing mechanisms for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Part six and last addresses the capacity and governance of developing countries in mitigating climate change.