Development Policy as a Way to Manage Climate Change Risks (Climate Policy Series)

Contents......Page 2
Aims and scope......Page 3
Editorial: Integrating development and climate policies......Page 4
References......Page 7
Synthesis Article: Integrating development and climate policies: national and international benefits......Page 8
2. Benefits of integration......Page 9
3. Implementing integrated policies at the national and sub-national level......Page 10
4. Enhancing the global impact of national experiences......Page 13
5. Mainstreaming climate change in international frameworks and agreements......Page 16
6. Conclusions and the need for further study......Page 18
References......Page 19
Research Article: Methods for quantifying the benefits of sustainable development policies and measures (SD-PAMs)......Page 24
2. Starting from development: the basis of SD-PAMs......Page 25
3. What are SD-PAMs?......Page 27
4. Methodologies for quantifying SD-PAMs......Page 29
5. How can SD-PAMs be formalized in the multilateral system?......Page 34
6. Conclusions......Page 36
References......Page 37
Research Article: Bilateral and multilateral financial assistance for the energy sector of developing countries......Page 40
2. Methods and data......Page 41
3. General trends in foreign direct investment (FDI) and official development assistance (ODA)......Page 42
4. Bilateral assistance for energy development......Page 43
5. Multilateral assistance for energy development......Page 47
6. Conclusions......Page 52
Acknowledgements......Page 54
References......Page 55
Synthesis Article: Financing the integration of climate change mitigation into development......Page 57
1. Introduction......Page 58
3. The critical role of financing in energy choices......Page 59
4. Financing development: new and more distributed sources of wealth and investment......Page 60
5. Access to capital for more climate-friendly investments......Page 62
6. Financing energy services for poverty alleviation and its relationship to financing for climate-friendly investments......Page 65
7. Climate-friendly financing: existing mechanisms and recent experience......Page 66
8. Implications for policy makers......Page 70
Notes......Page 71
References......Page 72
Synthesis Article: Adaptation and the poor: development, resilience and transition......Page 75
1. Introduction......Page 76
2. Reasons for adaptation......Page 77
3. Development......Page 78
4. Resilience......Page 79
5. Transition......Page 80
6. Addressing adaptation at the international regime level......Page 82
7. Concluding remarks......Page 84
References......Page 85
1. Introduction......Page 88
2. How much aid goes to climate-sensitive activities?......Page 90
3. Do development activities take climate change adaptation into account?......Page 91
4. What are the main barriers to mainstreaming adaptation?......Page 93
5. How can adaptation be better integrated in development?......Page 94
6. Conclusions......Page 96
References......Page 97
Synthesis Article: Climate adaptation from a poverty perspective......Page 99
2. Poverty, vulnerability and climate change......Page 100
3. Climate adaptation: the Tanzanian example......Page 101
4. Indirect adaptation......Page 103
5. A programmatic response from a poverty alleviation perspective......Page 104
Note......Page 105
References......Page 106
Synthesis Article: Sustainable development and climate change: lessons from country studies......Page 107
1. Introduction......Page 108
2. Energy and climate change......Page 110
3. Vulnerability and adaptation options......Page 121
4. Conclusions......Page 122
References......Page 123
1. Introduction......Page 125
2. Flexfuel technology......Page 129
3. The National Biodiesel Programme......Page 133
4. Vehicle Efficiency Programme......Page 136
5. Rio de Janeiro State Light Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programme......Page 140
6. Conclusions......Page 142
Notes......Page 143
References......Page 144