Exploring the concept of LCD
MAPS was invited to an internal workshop hosted by WWF International from the 30th of April to the 2nd of May in Brasilia to share our views on the Low Carbon Development. The post Exploring the...
View ArticleApproaches and Methodologies for LCD
MAPS was invited to an internal workshop hosted by WWF International from the 30th of April to the 2nd of May in Brasilia to share our views on Low Carbon Development. The post Approaches and...
View ArticleTech4Dev International Conference
The UNESCO Chair in Technologies for Development, and the Cooperation & Development Center (CODEV) are hosting a conference on Technologies for Sustainable Development: A Way to Reduce Poverty,...
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Tech4Dev Conference: moving scientific research to operational implementation
The Technology for Sustainable Development conference is currently underway at the EPFL campus in Lausanne, Switzerland. The main themes are on role of development, partnerships and technologies in...
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Energy Research Centre (UCT): open discussion on poverty
The Energy Research Centre at the University of Cape Town (South Africa) hosted an open exchange on poverty and inequality, presenting the MAPS’s approach on the topic, on the 1st of June. Professor...
View ArticleMitigation Actions, NAMAs and LCDS: building a common understanding
To date there is no broadly accepted definition of Mitigation Actions (MA), Low Carbon Development Strategies (LCDS) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) concepts despite their...
View ArticleUnderstanding the interface between LCDS, NAMAs and mitigation actions
This brief explores the concepts of Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS), Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and Mitigation Actions (MAs). Its objective is to better understand the...
View ArticleIndia Country Study: Poverty and Low Carbon Development Strategies
India faces many development challenges. It has to lift 340 million people out of poverty, reduce the rural- urban disparities, address energy poverty and solve many other development issues. But India...
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Normalising apples and oranges: comparing trade offs for pro-poor mitigation...
Recent work by MAPS researchers have focussed on understanding the multifaceted relationship between emissions, low carbon development, inequality and poverty alleviation. In this blog Anya Boyd...
View ArticleDeveloping country perspectives on ‘mitigation actions’, ‘NAMAs’, and ‘LCDS’
Climate mitigation practitioners in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, India, and South Africa were surveyed for their understanding of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and Low Carbon...
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