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Seeds of Knowledge. Contributing to Climate Change Solutions
This booklet is a compilation of 24 lessons learned from the 17 UN Joint Programmes funded by the MDG-F with a focus on the environment and climate change. Each lesson learned is a history at the country-level of the challenges faced and the ...
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Enhancing the Capacity of Turkey to Adapt to Climate Change Participatory Vulnerability Analysis
In the Fourth Evaluation Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) it is indicated that temperatures in Turkey, on average, are estimated to increase by 2.5-4 degrees celsius. The IPCC report and other national and ...
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Preliminary Ecological Assessment of Seyhan River Basin with Reference to Climate Change Predictions
The purpose of this report is to provide the ecological background for a Joint Programme whose core objective is to develop capacity for managing climate change risks to rural and coastal development in Turkey. This report sheds light on the ...
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Strategic Steps to Adapt to Climate Change in Seyhan River Basin
This document outlines strategic steps and priorities in order to create a successful climate change adaptation strategy in Turkey. The Seyhan River Basin has a semi arid climate and is facing increasing drought risk, reduced amount of water ...
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Strengthening the Philippines Institutional Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change. Health Sector Book I
In the Philippines, improving maternal health has been identified as the most likely MDG not to be achieved by the target date as the decrease of maternal deaths has been decreasing too slowly to meet targets. Due to poor health, child health ...
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Strengthening the Philippines Institutional Capacity to Adapt to Climate Change. Health Sector Book IV
This manual is a supplement to the Philippine Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response System (PIDSR) Manual of Operations in order to provide guidance to health sector practitioners in making health decisions that take into account the ...
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Participatory Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment for Farming Communities: The Agusan del Norte CCAP Experience
A Vulnerability and Adaptation (V&A) Assessment takes stock of area characteristics, current and observed climate changes impacts along with natural hazards; and adaptation strategies employed in response to these, as well as looks at ...
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