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Los niños y niñas, y la gestión de riesgo: Un rol clave en la prevención de desastres (2008)
Journal Article
Tanner, T., Rodríguez, G., & Lazcano, J. (2008). Los niños y niñas, y la gestión de riesgo: Un rol clave en la prevención de desastres. Boletín de medio ambiente y urbanización, 69(1), 117-134

En el ámbito de desastres, los niños y jóvenes han sido representados como víctimas pasivas de los eventos 'naturales'. Como tal, la preocupación se ha enfocado principalmente en la protección de la niñez durante y después de un desastre. Este artícu... Read More about Los niños y niñas, y la gestión de riesgo: Un rol clave en la prevención de desastres.

Rural Disaster Risk–Poverty Interface (2008)
Preprint / Working Paper
Mitchell, T., Sabates-Wheeler, R., Devereux, S., Tanner, T., Davies, M., & Leavy, J. Rural Disaster Risk–Poverty Interface. Brighton

The majority of the world’s poorest people live and work in rural areas. The 2008 World Bank World Development Report ‘Agriculture for Development’ puts the figure at 75%. Regional differences are striking, ranging from 41% of poor people living in r... Read More about Rural Disaster Risk–Poverty Interface.

‘Treading lightly’: Travel and Offsetting Policies in UK International Development Research Institutes and NGOs (2008)
Preprint / Working Paper
Ayers, J., & Tanner, T. ‘Treading lightly’: Travel and Offsetting Policies in UK International Development Research Institutes and NGOs. Brighton

There is increasing concern over climate change impacts of the international development sector, because climate change is disproportionately affecting those groups primarily targeted by international development organisations; poor people in poor co... Read More about ‘Treading lightly’: Travel and Offsetting Policies in UK International Development Research Institutes and NGOs.

Does Climate Change Alter the Agenda for the Bottom Billion? (2008)
Digital Artefact
Hedger, M., & Tanner, T. (2008). Does Climate Change Alter the Agenda for the Bottom Billion?

Climate change will make the plight of the Bottom Billion even worse, being both an economic development issue and now a global security concern. Paul Collier does not highlight climate change but it is likely to impact the Bottom Billion, exacerbati... Read More about Does Climate Change Alter the Agenda for the Bottom Billion?.

Screening for climate change adaptation: A process to assess and manage the potential impact of climate change on development projects and programmes in China (2008)
Preprint / Working Paper
Tanner, T., Jun, X., & Holman, I. Screening for climate change adaptation: A process to assess and manage the potential impact of climate change on development projects and programmes in China. Brighton

This report describes the development of a screening framework to assist with assessment of climate change impacts and integration of adaptation into development projects. It comprises a systematic step-by-step process for assessing climate change im... Read More about Screening for climate change adaptation: A process to assess and manage the potential impact of climate change on development projects and programmes in China.

Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Human Security: A Commissioned Report for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS) Project (2008)
Preprint / Working Paper
O’Brien, K. L., Sygna, L., Leichenko, R., Adger, W. N., Barnett, J., Mitchell, T., Schipper, E. L. F., Tanner, T., Vogel, C., & Mortreux, C. Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Human Security: A Commissioned Report for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS) Project. Oslo

The Norwegian Nobel Committee awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Al Gore, in an effort to ‘contribute to a sharper focus on the processes and decisions that appear to be necessary to protect the wo... Read More about Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change Adaptation and Human Security: A Commissioned Report for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs by the Global Environmental Change and Human Security (GECHS) Project.

Entrenchment or Enhancement: Could Climate Change Adaptation Help Reduce Chronic Poverty? (2008)
Preprint / Working Paper
Tanner, T., & Mitchell, T. Entrenchment or Enhancement: Could Climate Change Adaptation Help Reduce Chronic Poverty?. Brighton

In the context of climate change, the poorest people are commonly seen as having the least capacity to adapt. However, to date, there has been a limited examination of the dynamic and differentiated nature of poverty. Through bringing together both t... Read More about Entrenchment or Enhancement: Could Climate Change Adaptation Help Reduce Chronic Poverty?.