Local Adaptation Plans Of Action

	Local Adaptation Plans Of Action Local Adaptation Plans of Action (LAPAs) are community-based approaches that take a "vulnerability first" approach to climate change adaptation. LAPAs contrast with National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPAs) in their bottom-up, local approach, but in some cases are funded under the similar development assistance schemes. LAPAs are often prepared at local government level, although community-based LAPAs are also in place. The practice was initiated in Nepal under the guidance of the Ministry of Population and Environment, the national focal point to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Climate change policy Action plans {{climate-change-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	National Adaptation Programme Of Action A National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) is a type of plan submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by least developed countries, to describe the country's perception of its most "urgent and immediate needs to adapt to climate change".UNFCCC: National Adaptation Programmes of Action, http://unfccc.int/national_reports/napa/items/2719.php Retrieved 16 November 2011 NAPAs are not supposed to include original research, but use existing information and include profiles of priority projects that are intended to address those needs that have been identified. The UNFCCC maintains a database of NAPAs,UNFCCC Database of NAPAs, http://unfccc.int/cooperation_support/least_developed_countries_portal/submitted_napas/items/4585.php retrieved on 16 November 2011 and of country priorities that have been identified within NAPAs. As of November 2011, it contained reports from 46 LDCs. The Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) was established to finan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Climate Change Policy The politics of climate change results from different perspectives on how to respond to climate change. Global warming is driven largely by the emissions of greenhouse gases due to human economic activity, especially the burning of fossil fuels, certain industries like cement and steel production, and land use for agriculture and forestry. Since the Industrial Revolution, fossil fuels have provided the main source of energy for economic and technological development. The centrality of fossil fuels and other carbon-intensive industries has resulted in much resistance to climate friendly policy, despite widespread scientific consensus that such policy is necessary. Climate change first emerged as a political issue in the 1970s. Efforts to mitigate climate change have been prominent on the international political agenda since the 1990s, and are also increasingly addressed at national and local level. Climate change is a complex global problem. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]