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a ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: THE NEW CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Annexes
Annex 1: Impacts and vulnerability
Annex 2: Decisions on adaptation under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol
Annex 3: Information resources guide
Boxes
Box 1: Overview of developed and developing country positions and views on adaptation
Box 2: Examples of adaptation measures
Box 3: Adaptation options underthe UNFCCC
Box 4: Adaptation technology for coastal areas: protect, retreat, accommodate
Figures
Figure 1: Development of financial instruments for adaptation underthe UNFCCC and the GEF
Figure 2: Activities involved in formulating an adaptation strategy
Tables
Table 1: Funding sources for adaptation underthe Convention and Kyoto Protocol
Table 2: Expert groups relating to adaptation
Table 3: Assessments needed as a base to identify adaptation options
Table 4: Potential roles and responsibilities of stakeholdersAcronyms
AAUs Assigned Amount Units
ADB Asia Development Bank
AfDB African Development Bank
ALM Adaptation Learning Mechanism
Annex I Annex to the Convention listing industrialized
and transitioning countries
Annex II Annex to the Convention, listing mostly
OECD countries, with additional commit-
ments to assist developing countries with
funding and technology transfer
AOSIS Alliance of Small Island States
APF Adaptation Policy Framework
AR4 Fourth Assessment Report (of the IPCC, see
below)
AWG-LCA Ad hoc Working Group on Long-Term
Cooperative Action under the Convention
BAP Bali Action Plan
CBA Cost Benefit Analysis
CDM Clean Development Mechanism
CEA Cost Effectiveness Analysis
CEC Commission of the European Countries
CGE Consultative Group of Experts on National
Communications from Parties not included in
Annex I
COP Conference of Parties (to the UNFCCC)
CMP Conference of the Parties serving as the
meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol
CRMA Climate Risk Management and Adaptation
DEFRA Department of Environment, Food and Rural
Affairs of the UK
EC European Commission
EGTT Expert Group on Technology Transfer
ETF Environmental Transformation Fund
EU European Union
FDI Foreign direct investment
GDP Gross domestic product
GEF Global Environment Facility
GIS Geographic Information System
HDR Human Development Report
IATAL International Air Travel Adaptation Levy
ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
LDC Least Developed Countries
LDCF Least Developed Countries Fund
LEG Least Developed Countries Expert Group
MCA Multi-Criteria Analysis
MDBs Multilateral Development BanksMDGs Millennium Development Goals
NAPAs National Adaptation Programs of Action
NGO Non-Governmental Organization
NWP Nairobi Work Programme
ODA Overseas Development Assistance
REDD Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and
Forest Degradation
SBI Subsidiary Body for Implementation
SBSTA Subsidiary Body for Scientific and
Technological Advice
SCCF Special Climate Change Fund
SIDS Small Island Developing States
SNC Second National Communication
SPA Strategic Priority for Adaptation
UKCIP UK Climate Impacts Programme
UNDP United Nations Development Programme
UNGA United Nations General Assembly
UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (the Convention)ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE: THE NEW CHALLENGE FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
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Dr. Schipper, E. Lisa F.; Dr. Hedger, Merylyn McKenzie & Cigarán, Maria Paz. Adaptation to Climate Change: The New Challenge for Development in the Developing World, text, July 2008; 1 UN Plaza, New York, New York, 10017, USA. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc226790/m1/3/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .