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The 2009 Annual Development Cooperation Conference focuses on the implications of climate change for countries in the South, and discusses solution contributions by SDC and SECO.
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Climate change & Environment - Coping with and adapting to climate change The impact of climate change has no geographical boundaries. It affects everyone, all over the world, and is particularly hard on those who derive their means of subsistence directly from nature. Climate change is one cause of poverty, famine and natural disasters. |
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This disturbance of the world’s climate is a major challenge for development actors, since it affects poor countries far more than prosperous ones. It is taking an increasingly heavy toll on
development, and threatens the progress already made. It is for this reason that climate protection and the management of climate change are a growing preoccupation in the context of development
cooperation.
Preventing what cannot be controlled (mitigation, efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions) and controlling what cannot be prevented (adapting to unavoidable climate change), is the SDC’s main
objective.
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Forest and land use Forest and land use measures have the potential to compensate many times over the current annual worldwide emissions of greenhouse gases by 2030. Such measures have a positive effect on the community, on the availability of water and on the stability of soil for agricultural use, at the same time enabling rural populations to satisfy their basic needs and earn additional income. |
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Energy Modern energy services and efficient use of energy are an essential precondition for the optimisation of production processes and improvement in the living conditions of people worldwide. The development of renewable sources of energy and the promotion of energy efficiency can make a significant contribution to sustainable development as well as to climate protection. |
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Vulnerability & Adaptation The industrialised nations have the means required to adapt to the impact of climate change. The populations of developing countries on the other hand, who are more vulnerable, often lack the technical, financial and political instruments that would enable them to adapt the way they live to changing environmental conditions. |
Additional Information and Documents
Documents- Climat et developpement : Que fait la DDC ?
Download (PDF, 49 KB) : [de] [fr] - Global Programme for Climate Change
Download (PDF, 887 KB) : [de] [en] [fr] [es] - Backsteinindustrie in Vietnam: Resultate der Partnerschaft
Asia Brief - Juli 2008
Download (PDF, 3056 KB) : [de]
Internal Links
External Links
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Gateway to the UN System's Work on Climate Change
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Global Environment Facility (GEF)
GEF helps developing countries fund projects and programs that protect the global environmenthttp://www.gefweb.org -
Climate-L.org
http://climate-l.org/
Articles and Press releases
- Annual Development Cooperation Conference: Climate Protection and Development belong together
- Delhi Sustainable Development Summit