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Capacity Development for Environmental Management and Governance in the Energy Sector in Developing Countries

Matheson, George; Giroux, Laurie - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2011

The relationships between energy, the environment, and development are deep and complex. The International Energy Agency has noted that energy is deeply implicated in each of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of human development. Energy services provide an essential input to...

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Capacity Development for Environmental Management in the Agricultural Sector in Developing Countries

Neely, Constance L. - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2011

The relationships between agriculture, the environment, and development are deep and complex. By 2050 a 70 per cent increase in production will be needed to feed an additional 2.7 billion people on an already degraded natural resource base. In light of this and amid the realities of climate...

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Linking Mitigation Actions in Developing Countries with Mitigation Support: A Conceptual Framework

Kim, Joy Aeree; Corfee-Morlot, Jan; Philippine de … - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2009

The Bali Action Plan introduced the notion of linking GHG mitigation action in developing countries with support for such action, in a "measurable, reportable and verifiable (MRV)" manner. However, it does not specify the relationship or link that may be made between nationally appropriate...

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Invention and International Diffusion of Water Conservation and Availability Technologies: Evidence from Patent Data

Dechezleprêtre, Antoine; Haščič, Ivan; Johnstone, Nick - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2015

This paper identifies over 50 000 patents filed worldwide in various water-related adaptation technologies between 1990 and 2010, distinguishing between those related to water availability (supply) and water conservation (demand) technologies. The paper then analyses the innovation activity –...

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Public Interventions and Private Climate Finance Flows: Empirical Evidence from Renewable Energy Financing

Haščič, Ivan; Rodríguez, Miguel Cárdenas; Jachnik, … - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2015

This study uses a unique dataset of investment flows to analyse the role of two categories of public interventions (finance and policies) in mobilising flows of private climate finance worldwide and in the more specific context of flows to and in developing countries. The objectives are...

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Inducing Private Finance for Renewable Energy Projects: Evidence from Micro-Data

Rodríguez, Miguel Cárdenas; Haščič, Ivan; … - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2014

This paper analyses the effects of government policies on flows of private finance for investment in renewable energy (inducement effect). It also examines whether direct provision of public finance for a project increases the volume of private finance raised (“crowding in” effect). A unique...

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The Benefits of International Co-authorship in Scientific Papers: The Case of Wind Energy Technologies

Poirier, Julie; Johnstone, Nick; Haščič, Ivan; … - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2015

This paper presents an analysis of the effect of international co-authorship of scientific publications on patenting in wind energy technologies. It is found that the number of scientific publications co-authored by researchers in OECD countries has a positive and very significant impact on the...

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Flood Risks, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Benefits in Mumbai: An Initial Assessment of Socio-Economic Consequences of Present and Climate Change Induced Flood Risks and of...

Hallegatte, Stéphane; Henriet, Fanny; Patwardhan, Anand; … - Environment Directorate, Organisation de Coopération … - 2010

to climate change alone. Continued rapid urbanisation could further increase the risk level. Moreover, a survey on the … apparent when looking only through a window of quantitative analysis and aggregate figures. For instance, the survey suggests … shown by the survey, the marginalized population has little access to financial support in disaster aftermaths, and …

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