Natural Disasters : Thinking Beyond Immediate Response

Brookings Institution. Brookings-Bern Project on Internal Displacement / by Elizabeth Ferris http://tinyurl.com/yzjhzgv [Summary] The tragic earthquake in Sumatra, the tsunami in Samoa and the typhoon that hit the Philippines are just the latest in an increasing number of natural disasters. Last year alone natural disasters affected over 200 million people, killing 16,000 and displacing close to … Continue reading »

The São Paulo Proposal for an Agreement on Future International Climate Policy

Discussion Paper. Policy Brief. Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements, Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard Univ. / by Erik Haites, Farhana Yamin and Niklas Höhne http://tinyurl.com/yl3e9tb [Abstract] The São Paulo Proposal is designed to create a stable, long-term, universal regime based on the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Such … Continue reading »

A Portfolio of Domestic Commitments: Implementing Common but Differentiated Responsibilities

Policy Brief. Harvard Project on International Climate Agreements, Belfer Center, Kennedy School, Harvard Univ. / by Robert Stavins http://belfercenter.ksg.harvard.edu/publication/19637/portfolio_of_domestic_commitments.html [Abstract] International negotiations are focused on developing a climate policy framework for the post-2012 period, when the Kyoto Protocol’s first commitment period will have ended. In addition to negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on … Continue reading »