Blockchain for scaling climate action
The environment and climate sectors require digital transformation to keep up with the changing planetary ecosystem and to coordinate urgent and global action in areas including biodiversity loss, disaster
Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable (MRV)
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NAMA Submissions to the UNFCCC: an overview from a transport perspective
Bridging the Gap has released a newly updated publication reviewing the NAMA intentions communicated to the UNFCCC from a land transport perspective. The aim of this paper is to provide an insight into
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The Low Carbon City Development Program (LCCDP) guidebook: a systems approach to low carbon development in cities
This Guidebook was developed by the World Bank and DNV KEMA Energy & Sustainability to provide guidance to cities and urban practitioners on designing and implementing a Low Carbon City Development Program
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Understanding the concept of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action
This publication is intended to enable national policy makers and other stakeholders, such as the private sector and technical experts, to acquaint themselves with the concept of NAMA. It aims to provide
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Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) for low carbon development: learning from experience in Asia
MRV – Measurement/Monitoring, Reporting and Verification - is commonly understood as a series of processes to quantify GHG emission and their change over time. It is a key instrument to understand the
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The Doha gateway: opening a pathway for sustainable transport?
A summary of the proceedings from the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, and their significance for the land transport sector. This report, prepared by the Bridging the Gap initiative,
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Governing the forests: an institutional analysis of REDD+ and community forest management in Asia
REDD+ has become an important component in the discussions on climate change and forest governance, but there is further need to understand the linkages with local governance and the challenges for its
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Understanding the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action: Developing Country mitigation framework under the convention
This paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) framework and enhance the understanding on NAMAs by explaining the Conference of the Parties (COP)
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Annual status report on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) 2012
<p><span id="itro1">This new report released at CoP18 in Doha captures snapshot of NAMA development activities around the world and brings insights into the key topics of finance, capacity development
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Climate and development research review 2012
A new report prepared by TERI, and supported by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), highlights key trends in a growing body of research on the links between climate change and development.
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MRV challenges of integrating national initiatives into international mechanisms: a case of perform, achieve and trade mechanism in India
This paper explores the possibility of linkages between the PAT scheme and the bilateral carbon offset mechanism proposed by the Government of Japan. It is well established that linking a domestic program