Information on "Environmental Monitoring"
March 2013
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Mar 2013
Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) for Low Carbon Development
Publisher: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
This report contributes to the further development of Measurement/Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) modalities and methodologies by providing conceptual clarification of MRV and outlining 16 case studies of MRV schemes being implemented on... More on «Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) for Low Carbon Development»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Monitoring the Effects of the Common Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries
Author: Niels Keijzer, Michael King
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This paper considers the different institutional options available for monitoring the external effects of the European Union's (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) on developing countries. More on «Monitoring the Effects of the Common Agricultural Policy in Developing Countries»
October 2012
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Oct 2012
Community-based Forest Monitoring for REDD+
Author: Henry Scheyvens
Publisher: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
This policy brief focuses on the role that local communities can play in forest monitoring. More on «Community-based Forest Monitoring for REDD+»
August 2012
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Aug 2012
CARMA Revisited: An Updated Database of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants Worldwide
Author: Kevin Ummel
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
The Carbon Monitoring for Action (CARMA) database provides information about the carbon dioxide emissions, electricity production, corporate ownership, and location of more than 60,000 power plants in over 200 countries. More on «CARMA Revisited: An Updated Database of Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Power Plants Worldwide»
May 2012
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May 2012
FCPR—Forest Conservation Performance Rating for the Pan-Tropics
Author: David Wheeler, Dan Hammer, Robin Kraft
Publisher: Center for Global Development (CGD)
This paper introduces and illustrates fCPR (Forest Conservation Performance Rating), a system of color-coded ratings for tropical forest conservation performance that can be implemented for local areas, countries, regions, and the entire pan-tropics. More on «FCPR—Forest Conservation Performance Rating for the Pan-Tropics»
January 2012
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Jan 2012
USA: Risiko Naturkatastrophen
Author: Stormy-Annika Mildner, Sonja Thielges
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
Tornados, Hurrikans, Wildfeuer, Überschwemmungen, Dürren und Erdbeben – die USA sind immer wieder Schauplatz verheerender Naturkatastrophen. More on «USA: Risiko Naturkatastrophen» -
Jan 2012
More than just ‘Demand’: Malawi’s Public-Service Community Scorecard
Author: Leni Wild, Daniel Harris
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
This Project Briefing seeks to contribute to evidence regarding community-based monitoring instruments, such as scorecards, through political economy analysis of a community scorecard initiative in Malawi. More on «More than just ‘Demand’: Malawi’s Public-Service Community Scorecard» -
2012
Trust & Verify, Issue 136
Author: Gregory Briner, David Keir, Scott Spence
Publisher: Verification Research, Training and Information Centre (VERTIC)
The themes raised in this issue include the implementation of an effective verification program for climate policy, a ban on biological weapons, and the possibility of employing robotics in verifying nuclear weapons bans. More on «Trust & Verify, Issue 136»
November 2011
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14 Nov 2011
Market Mechanisms for Adaptation to Climate Change
Author: Sonja Butzengeiger-Geyer, Axel Michaelowa, Michel Köhler, Martin Stadelmann
Publisher: Center for Comparative and International Studies (CIS)
Adaptation to climate change impacts can be proactive or reactive. More on «Market Mechanisms for Adaptation to Climate Change»
October 2011
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Oct 2011
Environmental Performance Rating and Public Disclosure
Author: Abdessalem Rabhi
Publisher: Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
This policy brief gives an overview about the environmental performance rating and public disclosure (EPRD) programs and enumerates several lessons learnt from programs which have been implemented in developing countries. More on «Environmental Performance Rating and Public Disclosure»
