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Reference<br />

Description<br />

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pdf<br />

Concise bulletin that covers the most pressing matters for developing<br />

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Text of the UNFCCC, which entered into force on 21 March 1994, <strong>and</strong><br />

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This eight-page leaflet outlines the commitment made by UNDP to support<br />

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This UNDP/GEF leaflet highlights examples of activities dealing with climate<br />

change according to the five GEF priority areas: transforming market policies<br />

to promote energy-efficient products <strong>and</strong> processes; increasing access<br />

to local sources of financing for renewable energy <strong>and</strong> energy efficiency;<br />

promoting power-sector policy frameworks to support renewable energy <strong>and</strong><br />

energy efficiency; renewable energy for poverty alleviation; <strong>and</strong> catalyzing<br />

shifts in modes of urban transport <strong>and</strong> the use of “clean” vehicles <strong>and</strong> fuel<br />

technologies.<br />

2. <strong>Climate</strong> change <strong>and</strong> gender<br />

Reference<br />

Description<br />

BRIDGE (development – gender). (2008).<br />

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EXTSOCIALDEVELOPMENT/Resources/DFID_<br />

<strong>Gender</strong>_<strong>Climate</strong>_<strong>Change</strong>.pdf<br />

Seeks to put together previous efforts to link gender <strong>and</strong> climate change to<br />

reinforce future research. It attempts to identify aspects that today are not<br />

part of the discourse.

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