Literature relating to the linkages between adaptation and sustainable development

How does the proposed Climate Change Convention relate to sustainable development? Would the treaty place the United States under international communitarian regulations? Yes, it will.

http://unfccc.int/documentation/documents/document_lists/items/3179.php

What is adaptation?

"Adaptation to climate change is vital in order to reduce the impacts of climate change that are happening now and increase resilience to future impacts. The UNFCCC webpages on adaptation highlight the negotiations and action being carried out on adaptation by governments and stakeholders as guided by the Convention (particularly Article 2 and Article 4)."
http://unfccc.int/adaptation/items/4159.php

How do the Kyoto Protocols relate to Capacity Building?

http://unfccc.int/cooperation_and_support/capacity_building/items/1033.php

How many countries have adapted?
http://unfccc.int/national_reports/annex_i_ghg_inventories/inventory_review_reports/items/4715.php

What role does the US play in the upcoming convention of climate change? Here's the US report on gas emmisions (pretty boring, I know, but it means something):
http://maindb.unfccc.int/library/view_pdf.pl?url=http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2009/asr/usa.pdf

Is there a Climate Change "Enforcement Branch" of the United Nations?
http://unfccc.int/kyoto_protocol/compliance/enforcement_branch/items/3785.php