Publications

This paper briefly highlights some of the significant and fundamental differences in objectives, terminology, approach, source of financing, legal nature and – importantly – responsibility under the UNFCCC and the Hyogo Framework.

Agricultural microinsurance is currently being tested in a wide variety of settings to support smallholder farmers in developing countries in coping with the effects of climate change, such as droughts, floods, or increased frequency and severity of infestations. This paper shows that microinsurance can also help smallholders to adapt to climate change.

This paper summarises the clarifications made in Doha for surplus units under the Kyoto Protocol and uses a unit trade model to estimate the effective emissions in the second commitment period.

This report analysis how the 2°C goal has affected global climate ambition and makes the case for increasing this goal to 1.5°C due to the projected increased severity of climate impacts and the required ambition to counter the speed of climate change.

National action on climate change mitigation appears to be joining the international climate negotiations in the new and ever popular “climate shuffle” dance. It involves maximum effort and motion while staying in the same spot…or even, in some cases, going backwards.