Beginning as an afterthought in the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change,
adaptation as an agenda has come a long way since 1992. With no ambitious mitigation …

The Bali Action Plan, agreed in December 2007, launched a comprehensive process to
enable the full, effective and sustained implementation of the United Nations Framework …

Even the most stringent efforts to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases will not prevent
impacts of climate change in the next few decades. This makes adaptation to these …

The objective of task 1 is to compile a comprehensive list of policy instruments (PIs) for
adaptation to climate change in terms of• promotion of autonomous adaptation by various …

The need for stronger efforts to support adaptation to climate change in developing countries
is undisputed. The potential to create synergies by integrating (“mainstreaming”) adaptation …

ABSTRACT A new institutional architecture is emerging for climate change adaptation
finance, with the UNFCCC Adaptation Fund now operational and dialogue underway on …

Because of the failure of the world to agree an adequate regime to limit greenhouse gas
emissions to a safe level, adaptation to climate change has risen rapidly in UN Framework …

Supporting adaptation to climate change in poor vulnerable countries is an ethical and legal
obligation that arises from the very uneven distribution of responsibility for and vulnerability …

The role of the private sector in climate finance is increasingly emphasized in international
political debates. Knowledge of private engagement in mitigating climate change and in …

This paper examines the topic of financing adaptation in future climate change policies. A
major question is whether adaptation in developing countries should be financed under the …