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16 February 2009

Achieving Sustainable Development in an Age of Climate Change (CDP Policy Note January 2009)

Adapting to climate change is critical for sustainable development. Steps must be taken to strengthen the adaptive capacity of all stakeholders and to mainstream adaptation into sectoral and national planning processes. Achieving the aims reflected in the international sustainable development agenda also requires mitigation efforts in accordance with the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities. Whereas among industrialized countries the approach to mitigation has focused on a cap-and-trade system, for developing countries such a strategy may not be ideal. For those countries, an investment-based approach encouraging the use of renewable energy alternatives appears to be the…

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05 February 2009

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 7

April 2009
Summary: Unemployment, trade and capacity utilization face sharpest deterioration since World War II
Widening gaps in external financing for developing countries call for large international transf

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 7

03 February 2009

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 5

February 2009
Summary:? The impact of the financial crisis on economic activity has intensified worldwide.
Industrial production and international trade flows have declined sharply, and unemployment is rapidly risi

Monthly Briefing on the World Economic Situation and Prospects, No. 5

16 January 2009

UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 11

Massive, globally coordinated fiscal stimulus is needed:?going from the drawing board to swift action
by Rob Vos, Pingfan Hong and Marva Corley,with inputs from Richard Kozul-Wright, Alex Izurieta and Matthias Kempf
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UN/DESA Policy Brief, No. 11