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World Resources Report 2008: Roots of Resilience - Growing the Wealth of the Poor
GA contributed to the publication World Resources Report 2008:
Roots of Resilience - Growing the Wealth of the Poor. The
publication describes a path for how sustainable, nature-based
enterprise can help the world’s 2 billion rural poor escape the cycle
of poverty. The World Resources Report is the work of a continuing
partnership between the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), UNEP, the World Bank and the World Resources Institute.
GA has been involved in this work, both through its direct
contributions of materials as well as support of outreach efforts to
ensure that the findings of the report reach broad and appropriate
audiences.
World Heritage and the Arctic - International Expert Meeting
GA contributed to the preparation of the report World Heritage and
the Arctic, which features the proceedings of the International Expert
Meeting on World Heritage and the Arctic that took place in late
2007 in Narvik, Norway. The publication consists of a printed report
on the workshop and a CD-ROM containing the papers and
presentations.
Polar View: Earth Observation Services for Climate Change Adaptation
GA wrote and produced a booklet on uses of satellite-based
monitoring in adapting to climate change in regions influenced by ice
and snow. This booklet includes case studies on climate change
adaptation in marine navigation in ice-infested waters, flood
preparedness, hydroelectric generation, and sustaining Arctic
indigenous communities. The booklet was produced using examples
from Polar View, a consortium of public and private sector Earth
Observation service providers working through the Global
Monitoring for Environment and Security initiative supported by the
European Space Agency and a contributor to the Nairobi Work
Programme on Climate Change Adaptation. The booklet was
released at the UNFCCC Climate Change COP 14 in Poznan,
Poland in December.