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A recent report carried out by the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) concludes it would be more 'cost effective' for states to address climate change by focusing on disaster prevention and adaptation sooner rather than later...

This document is a product of the project 'The Economics of Climate Change in Central America' which aims to conduct an economic impact study on the effects of climate change in Central America based on various development scenarios and emissions

The Hindu reports on recent comments by Ghaseem R. Asrar, director of the World Climate Research Programme attending Cop16 in Mexico, stating that the frequency of extreme climate events, their magnitude and extent are increasing and there is enough basis for strong action to enforce mitigation and adaptation measures...

'In Cancun there is an opportunity to find common ground on the establishment of a global climate fund that would help poor people protect themselves from the growing threats of a changing climate' says Honorary President of Oxfam International, former President of Ireland...

The Malaya Business Insight reports on the recent world mayors summit on climate held in Mexico and the lead role played by the UN global model, Albay Province and Mayor Joey Salceda...

'Climatic insurance will be a solution because owners of livestock will know that if they lose a part of their herd, they will be reimbursed by an insurance system and they don’t have to rear vast herds,' Gilles Marion, Mali country director for the UK based charity, Oxfam, told AlertNet in Dakar...

Governments must restore confidence in the negotiation process of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) by increasing climate funding and ensuring natural solutions are part of the post-2012 regime, says IUCN...

Using water management, ecosystems and empowerment to build climate change resilience:

This briefing paper highlights water-related climate change impacts such as drought, floods, storms, melting glaciers and sea-level rise and put water at the centre