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A City-Wide Approach to Carbon Finance

Training Resources & Tools
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2010
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
climate change
deforestation
land use
urban forestry
Urbanization and climate change will define much of the 21st century. Urbanization leads to improvement in standards of living, and through the increased density and service delivery efficiency of cities, higher growth can be achieved with lower greenhouse gas emissions. Cities and urban agglomerations house more than 50 percent of the global population and contribute more than 70 percent of Global greenhouse (GHG) emissions. As the share of urban population grows, sustainable urban development emerges as an essential component in addressing climate change.
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A Country on the Move

Domestic Migration in Two Regions of Myanmar

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2016
Myanmar, Eastern Asia, Oceania
In the last four years Myanmar’s economy has seen a slight shift away from agriculture toward industry and services. This may mark the beginning of a structural transformation away from a rural, agricultural economy toward a more urban, industrial and service-based economy. Urbanization and job creation in urban areas have the potential to have a significant impact on labor and mobility patterns, especially for the landless and land-poor workers that account for a large part of the rural workforce.
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A Handbook for Tax Simplification

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2009
capacity development
expropriation
The purpose of this handbook is to provide policy makers with a framework to assess a tax system in its entirety, measure its various parameters and how it is administered, and defines best practices for tax policy and administration that will yield a tax system that is simple and predictable and does not create an undue burden on private enterprise. This handbook is primarily designed for policy makers and tax practitioners. The goal is to analyze the impact of income tax, the value added tax (VAT), and other local taxes that are imposed on business.
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A History of Landscape-Level Land Management Efforts in Haiti

Lessons Learned from Case Studies Spanning Eight Decades

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
September, 2016
Haiti, Latin America and the Caribbean
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
land management
deforestation
land tenure
Section one of this report opens with a brief environmental history of Haiti, followed by an analysis of the current state of environmental conditions, and closes with an examination of contemporary human and landscape vulnerabilities to acute and chronic environmental degradation and extreme climatic events. Section two of the report provides a brief summary of 15 regional or national landscape-level land management projects enacted in Haiti since the middle of the 20th century.
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A Palestinian State in Two Years

Institutions for Economic Revival

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
September, 2009
Palestine, Western Asia, Northern Africa
Land Conflicts
adjudication
expropriation
land administration
land management
land registration
land titling
property rights
On August 25, 2009, the 13th Government of the Palestinian Authority (PA) presented a program entitled "Palestine: ending the occupation, establishing the state" (hereafter referred to as the program) outlining several national goals, including the achievement of 'economic independence and national prosperity'. The program accords high priority to the development of the public institutions of the PA in order to achieve the stated national goals.
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A Spatial Valuation of the Natural and Semi-Natural Open Space Areas in eThekwini Municipality

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
December, 2017
Urban Tenure
Land, Climate Change & Environment
development
urbanization
environment
Durban is located within a global biodiversity hotspot, and still contains a wealth of biodiversity. Some of this is protected in nature reserves, but much of it is in private hands or in communal lands on the city’s periphery. City managers are divided over the level of attention that should be given to preserving these remaining natural areas.
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A Strategic Approach to Climate Change in the Philippines

An Assessment of Low-Carbon Interventions in the Transport and Power Sectors

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
April, 2010
Philippines, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
climate change
land use
Globally, the Philippines is a minor emitter of greenhouse gases (GHGs), but cost-effective mitigation present opportunities that should be captured, noting that the country is one of the signatory member states to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and its Kyoto Protocol. The country accounts for less than 0.3 percent of global GHG emissions in 2004.4 However, emissions are on the rise from both energy-use and land-use changes.
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Accounting and Auditing

Armenia

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
June, 2008
Armenia, Europe, Central Asia
capacity development
land
property
This report provides an assessment of accounting, financial reporting and auditing requirements and practices within the enterprise and financial sectors in Armenia. The report uses International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) formerly International Accounting Standards (IAS) and International Standards on Auditing (ISA) as benchmarks and draws on international experience and good practices in the field of accounting and audit regulation, including in European Union (EU) member states, to assess the quality of financial information and make policy recommendations.
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Achieving Energy Savings by Intelligent Transportation Systems Investments in the Context of Smart Cities

Reports & Research
Training Resources & Tools
April, 2016
China, Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
land use
property rights
climate change
Faced with the challenge of providing adequate transport services with limited resources, cities have, for several decades, been investing in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). ITS utilize Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to make more efficient use of existing transport infrastructure with the aim of improving transport services and reducing congestion, accidents, and air pollution.
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Acting Today for Tomorrow

A Policy and Practice Note for Climate- and Disaster-Resilient Development in the Pacific Islands Region, with Supporting Research, Analysis, and Case Studies

Training Resources & Tools
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2012
Eastern Asia, Oceania
Land, Climate Change & Environment
Forest Tenure
Land & Food Security
climate change
deforestation
farmers
fisheries
food security
forestry
land management
land use
natural disasters
sustainable development
Pacific island countries continue to be among the most vulnerable in the world: they combine high exposure to frequent and damaging natural hazards with low capacity to manage the resulting risks. Their vulnerability is exacerbated by poorly planned socioeconomic development, which has increased exposure and disaster losses, and by climate change, which has increased the magnitude of cyclones, droughts, and flooding. Currently, inefficient management of risks negates development gains and incurs large costs for national and local governments.