Aid Effectiveness for Environmental Sustainability

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Huang, Yongfu (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Pascual, Unai (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Subjects: Sustainable development.; Environmental sociology.; Economic development.; Social change.; Environmental policy.; Climate change.; Environmental economics.; Sustainable Development.; Environmental Sociology.; Development and Social Change.; Environmental Policy.; Climate Change.; Environmental Economics.

This collection examines the role that foreign aid can play in dealing with the severe global challenge of climate change, one of the most pressing international development issues of the 21st century. Addressing the key threats of rising temperatures, changes in precipitation, coastal erosion and n...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction.- Foreign Aid for Capacity-building to Address Climate Change
• Lessons Learnt About Foreign Aid for Climate Change Related Capacity-Building.- The Effectiveness of Foreign Aid for Sustainable Energy and Climate Change Mitigation
• A Review of the Nature of Foreign Aid to the Energy Sector over the Last Two Decades
• An Analysis of the Links between Foreign Aid and Co2 Emissions in Cities.- Foreign Aid, Urbanization and Green Cities
• Opportunities and Conditions for Successful Foreign Aid to the Forestry Sector
• The Evolution, Paradigm Shift and Guidelines for Foreign Aid in Forestry
• Financing Sustainable Agriculture under Climate Change with a Specific Focus on Foreign Aid.- Foreign Aid and Sustainable Agriculture in Africa.- The Global Partnership on Foreign Aid for Sustainable Development.- Conclusion.