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Briefing paper

Owning Adaptation: Country-level governance of climate adaptation finance

13/06/2011

13 documents

28 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

As financing for climate change adaptation in developing countries begins to flow, it is essential that the governance of funding at the global and country level be shaped so that the needs of the most vulnerable can be met. The core issue is country-level ownership of adaptation finance. Providers of adaptation finance must put developing […]

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Briefing note

Righting Two Wrongs: Making a new global climate fund work for poor people

06/10/2010

4 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Climate finance

Overview

Climate change is already negatively affecting the lives and livelihoods of poor men and women. Yet it is estimated that less than a tenth of climate funds to date have been spent on helping people in vulnerable countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. The poor are losing out twice: they are hardest hit […]

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Briefing note

Climate Finance Post-Copenhagen: The $100bn questions

31/05/2010

4 documents

10 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Climate change is the single greatest threat to development – making the battle to overcome poverty ever harder and more expensive. Finance is urgently needed to help vulnerable communities adapt to a changing climate. Last year the World Bank estimated the costs of adaptation in poor countries were $75-100bn per year if global warming was […]

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Discussion paper

Adaptation to Climate Change in India : A study of Union budgets

05/04/2010

1 documents

86 pages long

Languages: English

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The implications of climate change are affecting many regions in the world; India is particularly vulnerable to the damaging, adverse effects of greenhouse emissions. This working paper is a collaborative study produced by Oxfam India and the Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (a policy research and advocacy organisation based in New Delhi). It is […]

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Briefing note

A Just and Global Green New Deal

12/03/2010

1 documents

5 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

Our global responses to the recession and climate change are inextricably linked. Political and policy decisions in the next ten months on the recession and on climate change will define whether our planet and its people are heading for a brighter future of prosperity and climate security, or a future of inequality, poverty, conflict, and […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Oxfam GB’s Climate Change Campaign

01/03/2010

3 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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Overview

This evaluation looks at Oxfam GB’s global climate change campaign with in-depth case studies from Bangladesh, South Africa and the UK. The evaluation covers the period from March 2008 to December 2009, although the majority of available documentation and evidence is from 2009.

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Briefing note

Climate Shame: Get back to the table: Initial analysis of the Copenhagen climate talks

21/12/2009

3 documents

13 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Climate finance

Overview

Copenhagen was a unique opportunity to turn the world’s course away from climate disaster, towards a safe future for all of us on this small planet. Massive global public mobilization demanded it. But leaders of the major powers negotiated for their national interests, instead of safeguarding our shared destiny.

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Briefing paper

Beyond Aid: Ensuring adaptation to climate change works for the poor

16/09/2009

6 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

Climate-related shocks are affecting the lives of millions of poor people with increasing frequency and severity. Without urgent action, recent development progress will stall – then go into reverse. The international community must make a new commitment to fund adaptation to climate change. Funds must be additional to the promise to deliver 0.7 per cent […]

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Briefing paper

Hang Together or Separately? How global cooperation is key to a fair and adequate climate deal at Copenhagen

11/06/2009

6 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

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Climate finance

Overview

A fair and adequate global climate regime requires a massive effort across the board to reduce the risks to lives and livelihoods that poor people face first and most. Rich countries must reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions first and fastest, with ambitious targets at home. High levels of rich-country pollution over the last century mean […]

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Briefing note

EU Leadership or Losership? Time to beat the impasse on climate talks

28/05/2009

3 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Overview

The world, and most of all, its poor people, desperately needs a fair and safe climate deal to be agreed in Copenhagen in December. But currently, negotiations are proceeding at a snail’s pace, hamstrung by a yawning deficit of trust between developing and industrialized countries, and crucially lacking a global leader – one that can […]

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