Improving co-benefits and triple-win impacts from climate action: the role of tools

The document examines the role of guidance tools in bridging the gap between climate adaptation, mitigation, and development. It argues that tools should be viewed as mechanisms for defining goals rather than just implementation aids, and emphasizes that tools must be complemented by analysis of actors and outcomes because they cannot solve complex problems in isolation.

• Guidance tools should be understood as a means of defining and shaping a goal, rather than simply as instruments for implementing actions to reach that goal.
• Integration of adaptation, mitigation, and development often occurs through the actions of the users themselves, and tools should acknowledge these varying starting points.
• Because tools are unable to provide comprehensive solutions to complex problems, they must be supported by analysis regarding actors, goals, and outcomes.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2014). Improving co-benefits and triple-win impacts from climate action: the role of tools. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/improving-co-benefits-and-triple-win-impacts-from-climate-action-the-role-of

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Improving co-benefits and triple-win impacts from climate action: the role of tools. 2014. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/improving-co-benefits-and-triple-win-impacts-from-climate-action-the-role-of.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2014improving, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Improving co-benefits and triple-win impacts from climate action: the role of tools}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2014}, month = apr, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/improving-co-benefits-and-triple-win-impacts-from-climate-action-the-role-of}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }