WRR 2010-2011
Recent extreme weather events including floods, heat waves, and droughts present a vivid image of the direction the world is heading. As climate change intensifies, more events like these, combined with longer-term changes in the climate’s average state -including rising seas, melting glaciers, and shifting precipitation patterns— will have profound impacts on people, ecosystems and infrastructure.
Together, these changes call for different approaches to planning and policymaking, enabling societies to adapt effectively to a much hotter tomorrow.
World Resources Report 2010-2011: Decision Making in a Changing Climate is a major new resource to help developing country national-level officials make decisions that support communities and economic sectors to become more climate resilient.
Based on input from more than 100 experts in 36 countries, the report offers specific, practical strategies and innovative case studies to inform how to integrate climate change risks into national policies and planning.
It also provides recommendations in five key public policy areas for developing country government officials and donor agencies: public engagement, decision-relevant information, institutional design, tools for planning and policymaking, and resources.
Produced by the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Bank, and the World Resources Institute, WRR 2010-2011 is essential reading for policy makers, donors, and decision makers who must start now to prepare for a changing world.
You can download the entire report in PDF below, or browse by chapter. You can also click here to request a copy of the report at no charge (except shipping and handling). A Spanish translation of the report is also available if you click here.
Table of Contents
Full Report: World Resources Report 2010-2011
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: The Adaptation Imperative
Chapter 2: Change, Vulnerability and Decision Making
Chapter 3: Public Engagement
Chapter 4: Decision-Relevant Information
Chapter 5: Institutional Design
Chapter 6: Tools for Planning and Policymaking
Chapter 7: Resources
Chapter 8: Findings and Recommendations
Annex: Case Study Summaries
Additional Materials
Data Tables and Maps
Acknowledgments, References and Credits
Global warming has definitely started to take massive impact. Climate change is a very serious matter and I am very glad that you have published this report to make more people aware. The floods in Bangkok have also demonstrated what is heading www.clipvice.com/bangkok-floods/
Dear Madam/Sir,
the IUCN Environmental Law Centre hosts a large repository of environmental law and policy literature, used on a non-profit basis by scholars, practitioners and visitors. The publication above will be a valuable contribution. In addition the bibliographic data will be retrievable via ECOLEX our internet-based , non-profit information system.
Thanks for your cooperation,
Alexandra Fante
I look forward to reading the report. I have worked on the adaptation of agriculture to climate change.
looking forward to read it
This report will be a good guide for my climate change adaptation work in East Africa and the work of my organisation CAFOD in general Agnes Kithikii
it is a a good report
A good and detail report. A must read report for any one keen on climate change / sustainable issues.
This document would become part of my required reading for my courses on climate and society and sustainability. Thank you for the consideration.
You publication is of great importance not only to us at Edbasee Development Foundation, but also to the people of this world. You have done a great job in articulating the state of resources of our treathened planet . Thank you!
In a democratic setup, adaptation to climate change must come not by imposing from above ,but by evolving from below.Institutional design and tools for planning and policy making must necessarily involve the traditional wisdom of the people in countries like India, which possess thousands of years of experience in framing a sustainable life style, and thereby not disturbing the nature and climatic conditions.
Dear WRR:
Is there a possibility to receive a hard copy of your report on cc to policy making. This publication is of high importance for our institution we would really appreciate if it will be possible to send a copy
best regards
Carlos Saavedra
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