Climate change : adaptation and mitigation in development programs - a practical guide

Abstract

The report provides practical guidance to development practitioners on systematically analyzing the direct and indirect effects of development policy reforms on climate change, as well as how climate change affects the choice of instruments used to promote sustainable development. The specific objectives are to: 1) offer guidance on general measures that need to be taken in each country to ensure that climate change considerations are mainstreamed into development policies and programs; 2) offer guidance on how macroeconomic and sectoral development policies impact on the objectives of mitigating green house gases (GHGs) and on adapting to climate change; 3) provide examples of important pathways by which climate change can impact on the effectiveness of development policy lending and what these pathways imply for the design of such policy; and 4) provide examples of policy making at the national level that successfully mainstreams climate considerations. The report should be useful to practitioners in development organizations (multilateral and bilateral institutions) and countries for a better understanding of the implications of development programs and policies on climate change, as well as the implications of climate policies on budgetary and related operations.