Tag Archives: climate change

ICTxClimaGhana

Climate Change Adaptation, Mitigation and ICTs: the Case of Ghana

Posted on October 3, 2012 by admin

ICTs can help developing countries to overcome the challenges posed by climate change through e-enabled adaptation and mitigation responses. Continue reading →

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New innovation case on THINK!: e-Arik

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

The e-­Arik project aimed to provide better information about “climate­smart agriculture” in order to increase awareness of and capacity for climate­smart agricultural practices Continue reading →

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Transformation-Ready: The Strategic Application of ICT to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

Posted on February 6, 2012 by admin

The World Bank is partnering with the African Development Bank on a flagship study of how ICTs are transforming the African continent. The report is based upon a series of sectoral studies commissioned in 2011 Continue reading →

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Sustainable insight – COP17 in Durban: Opportunities for the entrepreneurial, risks for the unaware

Posted on December 4, 2011 by admin

This edition of Sustainable Insight is intended as a business briefing on the COP17 talks in Durban. It seeks to set out the key issues that will be debated, to draw out the points of relevance for business and to set the event in a business context Continue reading →

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ITIF: Salvaging Durban with Clean Energy Innovation

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

Kyoto. Copenhagen. Cancún. Now Durban. Don’t expect much when representatives from nearly 200 countries meet in the South African city this week to try once again to create an international climate change agreement. Even if talks succeeded beyond the proponents’ … Continue reading →

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Development without Carbon: Climate and the Global Economy through the 21st Century

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

This report reviews the literature regarding the connection between energy, poverty, and emissions mitigation Continue reading →

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Potential Future Impacts of Increased Biofuels Use

Posted on August 4, 2011 by admin

This entry is part of a series of posts written by members of the Environment and Energy team of the World Bank’s Research Group on economic and policy issues involving energy and climate change mitigation Continue reading →

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Climate Change Adaptation: Engaging Business in Asia

Climate Change Adaptation: Engaging Business in Asia

Posted on July 19, 2011 by admin

This report examines the current state of business engagement on climate change adaptation and identifies key barriers to greater private sector involvement Continue reading →

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New innovation case on THINK!: Tcktcktck

Posted on May 16, 2011 by admin

TckTckTck is a GCCA (The Global Campaign for Climate Action) campaign calling for a new fair, strong, binding, and international climate change treaty Continue reading →

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Global Corruption Report: Climate Change

Posted on May 1, 2011 by admin

The Global Corruption Report is the first comprehensive publication of its kind to explore the corruption risks related to tackling climate change Continue reading →

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