Climate change

The paper reviews the current knowledge on the implications of climate change for extreme weather andanalyzes the ability of ECA countries to mitigate and manage the impact of extreme events. It recommendsa variety of measures in the areas of financial and fiscal policy, disaster risk mitigation, and emergency preparedness and management to reduce current and …

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The purpose of this primer is to explain the internal doctrines, strategies, operational procedures, structure, and program mechanisms of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The primer has been prepared primarily for employees of other federal agencies such as the departments of State and Defense, partner organizations, congressional staff, and new USAID employees. (March …

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Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Report on the impacts of climate change on migratory species. As DEFRA announced on October 5th, 2005: Our climate is changing and there is already compelling evidence that animals and plants have been affected.

This report outlines the contributions of the Ecolinks program and reports on resulting improvements in infrastructure in four key sectors: water, waste management, cleaner production and climate change. 2004

Exposures to environmental pollution remain a major source of health risk throughout the world, though risks are generally higher in developing countries, where poverty, lack of investment in modern technology and weak environmental legislation combine to cause high pollution levels. Associations between environmental pollution and health outcome are, however, complex and often poorly characterized. Levels …

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Kazakhstan A two-person team consisting of Raymond Carl Daviesson and Dr. Galina Fet visited Kazakhstan from April 10 through May 2, 2000. During this period, they visited Almaty, Astana, Pavlodar, and Kokchetau. Mr. Daviesson and Dr. Fet were assisted by local biodiversity specialists Iskandar Mirkhashimov and Igor Glukhovtsev. During the team’s second stay in Kazakhstan …

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E&E – 117/119 Report – Kyrgyzstan The approach used in the assessment was to collect and analyze information on biodiversity and related areas through documentation searches, interviews with key individuals and organizations in Kyrgyzstan and Washington D.C. concerned with biodiversity (see Annex C, List of Persons Contacted), and field trips.