CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo Senter for klimaforskning Developing Strategies for Climate Change: The UNEP Country Studies on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Assessment Report 2000:2 ISSN: 0804-4562 United Nations Environment Programme Karen O´Brien, Editor Universitetet i Oslo University of Oslo CICERO Report 2000:2 Developing Strategies for Climate Change: The UNEP Country Studies on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Assessment Karen O’Brien, editor July 2000 United Nations Environment Programme CICERO Center for International Climate and Environmental Research P.O. Box 1129 Blindern N-0318 Oslo, Norway Phone: +47 22 85 87 50 Fax: +47 22 85 87 51 E-mail:
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[email protected] Nett: www.cicero.uio.no Abstract This report summarizes four country studies that were undertaken as part of the UNEP “Country Case Studies on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations Assessment.” These studies, carried out in Antigua and Barbuda, Cameroon, Estonia, and Pakistan, were funded by the Global Environmental Facility and managed as a project of the UNEP Atmosphere Unit in Nairobi, Kenya. These country studies illustrate the importance of adopting a flexible approach to the assessment of climate change impacts and adaptations. While the UNEP Handbook on Methods served as a common reference for the study teams, each team found it necessary to adapt these methods – sometimes to a considerable extent – to meet the specific needs of the country.