UNDP - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2008 – CROATIA. A Climate for Change
UNDP - HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2008 – CROATIA. A Climate for Change

Author(s): Seth Landau, Susan Legro, Sandra Vlašić, Čedo Branković, John Callaway, Jakov Dulčić, Marjana Gajić-Čapka, Branko Glamuzina, Inge Heim, Vladimir Kalinski, Dražen Šimleša
Subject(s): Agriculture, Energy and Environmental Studies, Environmental and Energy policy
Published by: UNDP United Nations Development Programme
Keywords: Climate Change; Croatian ecology;
Summary/Abstract: Both the Government and citizens are concerned and interested in the climate change issue. The Governmentis already pursuing several strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, thus allowing the Human DevelopmentReport to focus on identifying key gaps and to provide specific recommendations on “climate-proofing”human development strategies. In addition, the Report can help to address public concerns: in a recent survey, 8 out of 10 Croatians felt that climate change was really happening, and of that group, 4 out of 10 thought itworse than experts were saying. // While this Report is not meant to be a comprehensive overview of all aspects of climate change, it does reflectthe breadth and depth of research that has been done in many sectors to date, and it provides a link between aglobal phenomenon and the everyday human development issues facing Croatia. The research and analysis in thisHuman Development Report indicates that, while climate change is likely to pose serious threats to human developmentin Croatia, it also has the potential to bring several beneficial opportunities. The “climate for change” thatcurrently exists in Croatia will provide the country with the motivation it needs to rise to the challenge.

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