Achieving sustainable development in an age of climate change / Committee for Development Policy.

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...

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Corporate Author: United Nations. Economic and Social Council. Committee for Development Policy
Language:English
Published: New York : United Nations, [2009]
Subjects:
Sustainable development.
Climatic changes.
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Physical Description:ix, 29 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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Format: Book
Partial Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Climate change : emerging challenges to sustainable development
  • The impact of climate change on vulnerable countries
  • Sustainable development and climate change : towards an integrated approach
  • Conclusions and recommendations.