Loss and Damage in the Caribbean: Climate Change realities in Small Island Developing States

Despite mitigation and adaptation action, residual loss and damage are expected to occur and increase due to the accumulation of adverse climate change impacts (IPCC, 2014). Within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), “loss” refers to negative impacts for which reparation or restoration is impossible, as distinct from “damage”, which refers to…

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International Safety Standards in Air Conditioning, Refrigeration & Heat Pump

This paper intends to provide policy makers, standard authorities and private sector representatives with an overview and orientation on international safety standards for ACR&HP systems, in particular addressing developing countries that intend to widen the use of environmentally friendly refrigerants in a safe way. The document identifies what is currently feasible with existing safety standard…

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