A review of country case studies on climate changes

Country case studies are important instruments for determining national climate policies and for adding to the global knowledge on climate issues. They are also the basis for examining the obligations of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC), and for develop...

• Main Author: Fuglestvedt, Jan
• Corporate Author: Global Environment Facility
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. Global Environment Facility 1994
• Series: Working paper no. 7
• Subjects: CAMBIOS CLIMATICOS; GASES; POLITICA AMBIENTAL; ESTUDIOS DE CASOS; APLICACIONES; CASOS PRACTICOS

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Country studies
• 2. Inventories of sources and sinks of greenhouse gases
• 3. Impact and vulnerability assessment
• 4. Cost-effective interventions
• 5. Costs and staffing patterns
• 6. The usefulness of country studies for government policy-makers
• Tables in text
• References
• Appendix 1: Studies, terms of reference and papers assessed
• Appendix 2: Country study summary
• Appendix 3: Criteria for review and assessment of GHG inventories
• Appendix 4: Biological effects of climate change on natural ecosystems - overview of Major International Research Programs.