Linkages between mitigation and adaptation in land-use change and forestry activities

This chapter explores the opportunities for linking mitigation activities with efforts to increase adaptive capacity. Because the issue involves two separate objectives, each with multiple stakeholders and scales of analysis, win-win situations are emphasised. Criteria and indicators for monitoring...

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Main Authors: Murdiyarso, Daniel, Robledo, C., Brown, S., Coto, O., Drexhage, J., Forner, C., Kanninen, M., Lipper, Leslie, North, N., Rondón, Marco Antonio
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: Center for International Forestry Research 2005
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/19315
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Summary:This chapter explores the opportunities for linking mitigation activities with efforts to increase adaptive capacity. Because the issue involves two separate objectives, each with multiple stakeholders and scales of analysis, win-win situations are emphasised. Criteria and indicators for monitoring adaptation to climate change are discussed in the light of emerging standards for mitigation project development and monitoring.