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   Reforming the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 25 September 2013

   'Given the rarity of an Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) publication and its potential life-changing impacts, media furore before the launch of its Fifth Assessment Report – known as AR5 – is reaching fever pitch. However it is received, the world will still need further rigorous global assessments of the threat of climate change.'

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   Financing Disaster Risk Reduction: A 20 year story of international aid

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 18 September 2013

   Jan Kellett and Alice Caravani

   This report examines the record of the international community to date, investigating the priorities in financing of DRR, and asking questions of both the equity and adequacy of past efforts. Beyond this it points to the future of a more rational, targeted investment in risk reduction.

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   OP-ED: Financing of disaster risk reduction needs urgent reform

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 18 September 2013

   Over 20 years, disaster losses in developing nations have amounted to 862 billion dollars (a considerable under-estimate). During this period the international community has spent just 13.5 billion dollars on disaster risk reduction (DRR), equivalent to 40 cents of every 100 dollars of development aid – this has to change.

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   The world needs better funding for disaster risk reduction

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 August 2013

    

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   Putting resilience thinking into practice: lessons from World Vision

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 7 August 2013

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   In 2011, more than 13 million people in the horn of Africa saw the worst droughts in 25 years and were left without food, water and emergency healthcare. Hundreds of thousands of people fled from Somalia to escape the drought and conflict, with parts of the country afflicted by famine. Two years on, it is not clear whether these communities are any more resilient to droughts, other climate extremes or conflict than they were in 2011.

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   World Vision’s resilience programming: adding value for development

   Publication - Discussion papers - 7 August 2013

   ODI Working Papers

   Josh Folkema , Maggie Ibrahim and Emily Wilkinson

   This working paper discusses about resilience as an alternative way to overcome the obstacles of tradional programming to succeed in development progress.

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   Great Expectations: Realising social and environmental benefits from public-private partnerships in agricultural supply chains

   Publication - Research reports and studies - 2 August 2013

   Emily Brickell and Patricia Elias

   With expansion of agriculture the leading driver of deforestation, there is a need to incentivise changes in supply chains to reduce forest loss caused by agricultural production, while still meeting the growing demand for food.

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   Out of the woods? Deforestation, agriculture supply chains and the role of climate finance

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 2 August 2013

   Things have to change if we are to tackle deforestation. And tackle it we must.

   With deforestation accounting for 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, climate finance pledges include money to tackle this problem. And one of the questions being asked is how to spend that money most effectively.

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   This gamble on carbon and the climate could trigger a new financial crisis

   Opinion - Articles and blogs - 1 August 2013

   'Developing countries such as India and China are already investing heavily in wind and solar power. But if emerging markets are to break their dangerous addiction to coal and other fossil fuels, they need financial support to phase out their carbon-intensive stock.'

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    Can we map support to social enterprises in emerging markets?

    Opinion - Articles and blogs - 23 July 2013

    'Who invests where? And how? Comprehensive data on the range of support to social enterprises could allow investments to target underrepresented geographies and sectors.'

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