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Seeing the Light: Adapting to climate change with decentralized renewable energy in developing countries
» Henry David Venema, Moussa Cisse, IISD, 2004. Book, 174 pages, copyright: IISD, ISBN 1-895536-84-7The central theme of this book is that well-designed decentralized renewable energy projects are in fact a mitigative and an adaptive response to climate change. Decentralized renewable energy projects (DREs) address core sustainable development priorities and build adaptive capacity to climate change, without increasing greenhouse gas emissions. Building coherent climate policy around the DRE option is a win-win opportunity that overcomes the policy divide by addressing the South’s adaptation needs and the North’s mitigation priorities. In supporting strong DRE-based climate policy, the North can build the good faith necessary to meaningfully engage the South in a post-Kyoto phase of climate negotiations.
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Table of Contents
Preface
Part I: Linking Mitigation and Adaptation Through Energy Access
Introduction to Part I
Country Study: Argentina
Country Study: Bangladesh
Country Study: Brazil
Country Study: Senegal
Country Study: Zimbabwe
Part I – Synthesis
Part II: The Clean Development Mechanism and Decentralized Renewable Energy
Introduction to Part II
Country Study: Argentina
Country Study: Bangladesh
Country Study: Brazil
Country Study: Senegal
Country Study: Zimbabwe
Part II – Synthesis
Conclusion
Highlighted Report
Our Vision is 20/20: A proud past and a vital future: IISD 2010 Annual Report
» Dave Wilkins, IISD, 2010.The 2009–2010 IISD Annual Report highlights the theme: Our Vision is 20/20. The theme articles provided recognize IISD's 20th anniversary by reflecting on our accomplishments over the past 20 years and the major challenges we face in the next two decades. The report includes a guest essay by Richard Matthew, Senior Fellow, IISD, and Director, Center for Unconventional Security Affairs, University of California, Irvine. We also provide thought-provoking articles on: the way forward after the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference; the latest interactive online communication tools; a review of agricultural practices and the changes required to help ensure long-term preservation of the environment; why sustainable public procurement is stimulating markets for greener goods and services; how the trouble with the Earth's credit limit is intricately linked with the problems in financial markets and major economies and the need for a transformative change; how place-based governance initiatives can address socioeconomic and environmental policy issues; and our financial performance for the year ending March 31, 2010.
Our Knowledge
» Themes
- Adaptation and Risk Reduction
- Climate Change and Energy
- Economics and SD
- Foreign Investment for SD
- Governance for Sustainable Development
- Internet and Technology
- International Trade
- Measurement and Assessment
- Natural Resources
- Networks & Partnerships
- Security
- Sustainable Markets
- Tomorrow's SD Leaders
» Initiatives
- Water Innovation Centre (WIC)
- The Sustainable Commodity Initiative (SCI)
- Global Subsidies Initiative (GSI)
