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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 Forrister, D.; Mansell, A. 2013. Taking action: around the world in carbon markets. In Brittlebank, W.; Saunders, J. (Eds.). Climate action 2013-2014. [Produced for COP19 - United Nations Climate Change Conference, Warsaw, Poland, 11-22 November 2013]. London, UK: Climate Action; Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). pp.77-80.
Carbon markets ; Climate change ; Greenhouse gases ; Emission ; Partnerships ; Policy ; International organizations ; Economic aspects / USA / China / California
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 577.22 G000 BRI Record No: H047245)
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3 Golub, A.; Lubowski, R.; Piris-Cabezas, P. 2017. Balancing risks from climate policy uncertainties: the role of options and reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. Ecological Economics, 138:90-98. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.03.013]
Climate change ; Policy ; Uncertainty ; Risk reduction ; Emission reduction ; Deforestation ; Forest degradation ; REDD-plus ; Carbon markets ; Prices ; Costs ; Private enterprises ; Regulations ; Models
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H048471)
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Progressively adjusting climate policies will entail adjustment costs for society. This paper develops a conceptual model and numerical example that illustrate the risk associated with exposure to the high costs of complying with future emissions controls and how this risks trades off against that from potentially premature investment into abatement. We then highlight the potentially unique role of tropical forest protection in helping to manage these risks by providing a cost-effective “buffer” of near term emissions reductions at a globally significant scale. This buffer would provide insurance against the risk of suddenly tightening targets, as well as providing other critical environmental benefits. We further examine how a version of a private finance instrument in the form of long-dated ‘call’ options on verified reductions in emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (i.e. REDD +) can help to operationalize this risk-hedging buffer creation. Options on REDD + could aid both regulated businesses and tropical nations to manage their respective risks. REDD + options could deliver sufficient abatement to significantly hedge exposure of regulated entities to potential corrections in climate policy while channeling financial resources to defer deforestation even as climate policies continue to evolve.
4 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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5 Lazurko, Anita; Drechsel, Pay; Hanjra, M. A. 2018. Financing resource recovery and reuse in developing and emerging economies: enabling environment, financing sources and cost recovery. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE) 39p. (Resource Recovery and Reuse Series 11) [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2018.220]
Resource recovery ; Resource management ; Water reuse ; Economic development ; Financing ; Cost recovery ; Investment ; Incentives ; Market economies ; Credit policies ; Developing countries ; Development policies ; Regulations ; Stakeholders ; Funding ; Loans ; Grants ; Agreements ; Risk management ; Public-private cooperation ; Partnerships ; Value chain ; Carbon markets ; Payment for ecosystem services ; State intervention ; Cost benefit analysis ; Environmental management ; Waste management ; Water management ; Equity ; Communities ; Energy recovery
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H049025)
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Resource recovery and reuse (RRR) of domestic and agro-industrial waste has the potential to contribute to a number of financial, socioeconomic and environmental benefits. However, despite these benefits and an increasing political will, there remain significant barriers to build the required up-front capital which is discouraging private sector engagement. A systematic analysis and understanding of the enabling environment, public and private funding sources, risk-sharing mechanisms and pathways for cost recovery can help to identify opportunities to improve the viability of RRR solutions. This report looks at regulations and policies that remove disincentives for RRR, public and private funding sources for capital and operational costs, risk mitigation options through blending and structuring finance, and options for operational cost recovery.
6 Taron, Avinandan; Gebrezgabher, Solomie. 2024. Circular bioeconomy: a pathway to sustainable development in an age of global crisis. In Chatterjee, T. (Ed.). International trade, economic crisis and the Sustainable Development Goals. Leeds, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited. pp.99-117. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83753-586-620241007]
Circular economy ; Bioeconomy ; Sustainable Development Goals ; Rural urban relations ; Indicators ; Public finance ; Resource recovery ; Resilience ; Business models ; Capacity development ; Stakeholders ; Carbon markets
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052856)
https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/978-1-83753-586-620241007/full/pdf?title=circular-bioeconomy-a-pathway-to-sustainable-development-in-an-age-of-global-crisis
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052856.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H052856.pdf
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The global economy is facing a steep challenge from volatility, risk and uncertainty associated with climate change, pandemics, regional conflicts and trade wars which are unprecedented and overlapping. These crises are leading to macro- and microeconomic imbalances. The immediate effects like rising inflation, shortage of energy and fertiliser, food insecurity, loss of jobs and poverty are looming large, leading to existential threat. It is evident that decades of progress are at risk and pursuing sustainable development goals (SDGs) requires dedicated and customised efforts by the governments and other relevant actors, especially in the low- and middle-income countries (LMICS). The concept of circular economy is considered to bring a paradigm shift by reducing the dependence on natural resource extraction and decoupling economic growth from use of natural resources. Bioeconomy is another emerging field which deals with the use of renewable biological resources such as biomass to produce renewable biofuels, bioproducts, and biopower for economic, environmental and social benefits. Circular bioeconomy (CBE) lies at the intersection and is defined as the production of recoverable biological (waste) resources and the conversion of these resources into high-value-added products, such as food, feed, bio-based products and bioenergy. It has been estimated that the economic opportunity for the sector to complement or even substitute conventional ones is estimated to be USD 7.7 trillion by 2030 for food and feed waste products, and energy. CBE is perceived as a pathway for development and has the potential to target different SDGs directly like 6, 7 and 12 and SDGs 2, 3, 11, 12, 13 and 15 indirectly. This study explores the linkages of CBE with the SDG goals and provides recommendations to stimulate the sector.
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