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1 Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.) 2013. Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. 7th ed. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). 148p.
Climate change ; Adaptation ; International agreements ; UNFCCC ; Renewable energy ; Energy policies ; Wind power ; Water use ; Water security ; International cooperation ; European Union ; Carbon markets ; Emission reduction ; Forestry ; Shipping ; Climate-smart agriculture ; Sustainable agriculture ; Urban areas ; Food security ; Food wastes ; Developing countries ; Information technology ; Information storage ; Building industry ; Environmental sustainability / Poland / Finland / Norway / Canada / Mexico / Germany / Iceland / Ghana / Warsaw / Quebec
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047241)
http://www.climateactionprogramme.org/bookstore/book_2013
http://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047241_TOC.pdf
http://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H047241_TOC.pdf
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2 Stephan, R. M. 2017. Climate change considerations under international groundwater law. Water International, 42(6):757-772. (Special issue: Groundwater and Climate Change - Multi-Level Law and Policy). [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2017.1351911]
Climate change adaptation ; International waters ; Groundwater ; Aquifers ; Water law ; Legal frameworks ; International agreements ; Conventions ; UNFCCC ; Water use ; Equity ; Human rights ; International cooperation ; Ecosystems ; Food production ; Monitoring ; Information exchange
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048263)
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Most of the earth’s groundwater is in transboundary aquifers. This vital water resource will certainly be affected by climate change. This article reviews the global climate change framework to investigate how it considers water, and groundwater in particular. It then considers the international legal regime applicable to groundwater resources to explore how it deals with climate change and to what extent it is compatible with the UNFCCC framework. It concludes with identifying the limits and possibilities of the groundwater regime in addressing climate change.
3 Jordan, A.; Huitema, D.; van Asselt, H.; Forster, J. (Eds.) 2018. Governing climate change: polycentricity in action? Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. 389p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108284646]
Climate change adaptation ; Governance ; International agreements ; Environmental conventions ; UNFCCC ; International organizations ; Environmental organizations ; State intervention ; Regulations ; International law ; Environmental policies ; Carbon markets ; Entrepreneurship ; Economic aspects ; Technology transfer ; Innovation ; Experimentation ; Energy technology ; Solar energy ; Towns ; Political aspects ; Equity ; Leadership ; Diffusion ; Monitoring ; Evaluation ; Learning
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048770)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/033486F6DA7F2CD1F8F3D6011B17909B/9781108418126AR.pdf/Governing_Climate_Change.pdf?event-type=FTLA
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048770.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H048770.pdf
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4 Smith, D. Mark; Matthews, J. H.; Bharati, Luna; Borgomeo, Edoardo; McCartney, Matthew; Mauroner, A.; Nicol, Alan; Rodriguez, D.; Sadoff, Claudia; Suhardiman, Diana; Timboe, I.; Amarnath, Giriraj; Anisha, N. 2019. Adaptation’s thirst: accelerating the convergence of water and climate action. Background paper prepared for the 2019 report of the Global Commission on Adaptation. Rotterdam, Netherlands: Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA). 42p.
Climate change adaptation ; Water management ; Water governance ; Decision making ; Frameworks ; Strategies ; Policies ; Water resources ; Infrastructure ; Economic impact ; Financing ; Funding ; Investment ; International agreements ; Sustainable Development Goals ; UNFCCC ; Institutions ; Participation ; Hydrological cycle ; Risk assessment ; Flooding ; Drought ; Insurance ; Resilience ; Uncertainty ; Technological changes
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049446)
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5 Obergassel, W.; Hermwille, L.; Oberthur, S. 2020. Harnessing international climate governance to drive a sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Climate Policy, 10p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/14693062.2020.1835603]
Climate change ; International agreements ; Governance ; Sustainability ; COVID-19 ; Pandemics ; International organizations ; Standards ; UNFCCC ; Policies ; Economic recovery
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050030)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/epub/10.1080/14693062.2020.1835603?needAccess=true
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050030.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050030.pdf
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The impacts of the COVID-19 crisis and the global response to it will co-determine the future of climate policy. The recovery packages responding to the impacts of the pandemic may either help to chart a new sustainable course, or they will further cement existing high-emission pathways and thwart the achievement of the Paris Agreement objectives. This article discusses how international climate governance may help align the recovery packages with the climate agenda. For this purpose, the article investigates five key governance functions through which international institutions may contribute: send guidance and signals, establish rules and standards, provide transparency and accountability, organize the provision of means of implementation, and promote collective learning. Reflecting on these functions, the article finds that the process under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), together with other international institutions, could promote sustainable recovery in several ways.
6 Rayner, T.; Oberthur, S.; Hermwille, L. 2021. A sectoral perspective on international climate governance: key findings and research priorities. Earth System Governance, 11p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esg.2021.100105]
Climate change ; Governance ; International agreements ; UNFCCC ; Sectoral analysis ; International organizations ; Institutions ; Policies ; Financing ; Political aspects ; Accountability ; Standards ; Technology
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050343)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589811621000094/pdfft?md5=6f26d784e734e215e5b0cee58c896f90&pid=1-s2.0-S2589811621000094-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050343.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050343.pdf
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This concluding article derives six major findings from the contributions to this special issue. First, the barriers and challenges to decarbonisation vary significantly across sectoral systems. Second, and similarly, the need and potential for the five functions of international governance institutions to contribute to effective climate protection also vary widely. Third, while the pattern is uneven, there is a general undersupply of international climate governance. Fourth, the sectoral analyses confirm that the UNFCCC and Paris Agreement play an important overarching role but remain limited in advancing effective sectoral governance. Fifth, while non-environmental institutions may present important barriers to decarbonisation, more synergistic effects are possible. Sixth, our sectoral approach provides a sound basis on which to identify sector-specific policy options. The paper then offers reflections on the merits and limitations of the sectoral approach, before identifying avenues for future research to further advance the agenda.
7 van Eck, C. W.; Feindt, P. H. 2022. Parallel routes from Copenhagen to Paris: climate discourse in climate sceptic and climate activist blogs. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 24(2):194-209. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/1523908X.2021.2000376]
Climate change ; International agreements ; UNFCCC ; Conferences ; Policies ; Social aspects ; Environmental factors ; Global warming ; Scientists
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H050981)
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/1523908X.2021.2000376
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050981.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H050981.pdf
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The Copenhagen climate summit in 2009 was a watershed moment in the international climate change discourse, reinforcing controversy and polarization between climate sceptics and climate activists. Simultaneously, the blogosphere, known as a place for polarized mobilization, became a proliferating forum for both camps. Building on Dryzek’s and Carvalho’s conceptualization of environmental discourse, this paper analyses how ideological polarization is grounded in climate sceptics’ and climate activists’ blogs between COP15 and COP21. We investigated ten climate sceptic and climate activist blogs accessible in the UK. Qualitative-quantitative analysis of 357 blog posts revealed contrasting ontological and epistemological worlds in the climate change controversy. Four storylines were identified in the climate sceptical discourse – ‘hoax’, ‘no scientific evidence’, ‘climate sceptical science’, and ‘injustice’ – and five storylines in the climate activist discourse – ‘action’, ‘social justice’, ‘disaster strikes’, ‘potential catastrophe’, and ‘opportunity’. Implications for policy, practice and future research are provided.
8 Pan, X.-Z.; Teng, F.; du Pont, Y. R.; Wang, H.-L. 2023. Understanding equity–efficiency interaction in the distribution of global carbon budgets. Advances in Climate Change Research, 14(1):13-22. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accre.2022.08.002]
Carbon ; Equity ; Finance ; International agreements ; UNFCCC ; Mitigation ; Climate change ; Developed countries
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051794)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1674927822000843/pdfft?md5=fffa9b7e88523cda1c99a836f53b555d&pid=1-s2.0-S1674927822000843-main.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051794.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051794.pdf
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Equity and efficiency are two important factors guiding the mitigation of anthropogenic emissions to achieve the Paris climate goals. Previous studies have proposed a range of allocations of global carbon budgets, but few have quantified the equity–efficiency interaction. Based on an investigation of the existing allocation literature, this study conducts a novel analysis using a ‘mixed’ allocation ‘big-data’ framework to understand the equity–efficiency interaction in the distribution of global carbon budgets under 2 °C and 1.5 °C warming targets. At a global scale, a carbon Gini coefficient and aggregate abatement costs are used as quantitative metrics to reflect equity and efficiency, respectively. Results show an equity–efficiency frontier that reflects the opportunity for the international community to co-improve equity and efficiency on top of existing allocations. However, the frontier also features strong trade-offs to further improve equity and efficiency if national allocations are to be achieved individually. Our analysis verifies that such trade-offs are sensitively dependent on the level of global connection and integration. Linking national mitigation actions and potentials can help promote equity–efficiency synergies and contribute to the efficient achievement of the Paris Agreement's temperature and equity goals.
9 Ismail, F. 2023. Beyond the just energy transition narrative: how South Africa can support the AfCFTA [African Continental Free Trade Area] to advance climate resilient development. South African Journal of International Affairs, 30(2):245-262. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/10220461.2023.2228317]
Climate resilience ; UNFCCC ; Renewable energy ; Infrastructure ; Value chains ; Sustainable development ; Developing countries / South Africa
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052281)
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This article argues that South Africa’s climate change policy and engagement should go beyond advancing its transition to a low carbon economy, and should include adaptation, green industrialisation, and resilience. In this context the article argues that South Africa and other African countries should go beyond the narrow limits of the just energy transition framework and adopt the more holistic concept of climate resilient development. It is proposed that South Africa should support the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and the African Union (AU) to strengthen renewable energy infrastructure, green industrial value chains, adaptation and resilience – thus adopting a climate resilient developmental regionalism approach. The EU carbon border adjustment measure is critically discussed. The AfCFTA and the AU are urged to build more coherent approaches between their negotiating positions in the WTO and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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