Browsing CICERO Reports by Author "Ringius, Lasse"
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Climate change in Africa: Issues and challenges in agriculture and water for sustainable development
Ringius, Lasse; Downing, Tom; Hulme, Mike; Waughray, Dominic; Selrod, Rolf (CICERO Report;1996:08, Research report, 1996)This report is primarily focused on the issue of how the World Bank can modify its projects, especially in the agriculture and water resources sectors, to prepare for future adverse effects of changes in climate. The report ... -
Consistency of World Bank country assistance with client country commitments under FCCC: A Czech Republic, Poland, and Hungary case study
Ringius, Lasse; Holtsmark, Bjart; Matlary, Janne Haaland; Sørensen, Erik (CICERO Report;1995:04, Research report, 1995)The report evaluates the consistency of World Bank country assistance strategies with client country commitments under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (FCCC) in the cases of the Czech Republic, ... -
Differentiation, leaders and fairness: Negotiating climate commitments in the European Community
Ringius, Lasse (CICERO Report;1997:08, Research report, 1998)This report shows that it is possible to negotiate and reach asymmetrical environmental agreements that take into account significant national dissimilarities. The report argues that analytical models and intuitively ... -
Exploring distribution of commitments: A follow-up to the Berlin Mandate
Torvanger, Asbjørn; Berntsen, Terje Koren; Fuglestvedt, Jan S.; Holtsmark, Bjart; Ringius, Lasse; Aaheim, H. Asbjørn (CICERO Report;1996:03, Research report, 1996)The study reviews and analyzes some major issues that must be considered when defining principles for distributing commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for countries belonging to the Organization for Economic ... -
Joint Implementation under the Climate Convention: Phases, options and incentives
Torvanger, Asbjørn; Fuglestvedt, Jan S.; Hagem, Cathrine; Ringius, Lasse; Selrod, Rolf; Aaheim, H. Asbjørn (CICERO Report;1994:06, Research report, 1994)The aim of this report is to analyze the conditions under which Joint Implementation (JI) can contribute to a costeffective abatement of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. JI refers to policies and measures implemented ... -
Muligheter og betingelser for felles gjennomføring etter Kyoto
Ringius, Lasse; Næss, Lars Otto; Torvanger, Asbjørn (CICERO Report;1998:02, Research report, 1998)Denne rapporten vurderer konsekvensene av Kyoto-protokollen for prosjekter om såkalt felles gjennomføring (FG, på engelsk: Joint Implementation – JI). Dette er prosjekter der aktører fra ett land finansierer tiltak som gir ... -
Soil carbon sequestration and the CDM: Opportunities and the CDM
Ringius, Lasse (CICERO Report;1999:07, Research report, 1999)The agriculture sector dominates the economies of most sub-Saharan countries, contributing about one-third of the region’s GDP, accounting for forty percent of the export, and employing about two-thirds of the economically ... -
The European Community and climate protection: What's behind the 'empty rhetoric'?
Ringius, Lasse (CICERO Report;1999:08, Research report, 1999)The EC has been hoping to play an environmental leadership role in the global climate negotiations and has been proposing comparatively stringent climate targets for the OECD countries. But especially the United States and ...