Climate change, disaster risk reduction & desertification

Environment and ecosystem management are key to ensuring urban and rural development and progress towards the achievement of the MDGs. Poor communities directly depend on natural resources for their livelihood and are the most vulnerable to a degraded environment, natural disasters and are the first to suffer from polluted air, water and soil. Sound natural resource use is at the core of effective strategies to strengthen resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Adaptation - Climate Change - Clean energy technology - Climate finance - Climate smart agriculture - Desertification/land degradation - Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) - Drought - Flood prevention/control - Mitigation

Positioning Europe in global science: Priorities for research to achieve sustainable solutions

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 29 January 2015

03 Feb

From 3 February 2015
in (Belgium)

Organised by MEP Paul Rübig, Chair of the European Parliament Scientific and Technology Option Assessment (STOA)

Objectives of the meeting: - Gain insights from MEPs and EU policy makers on strategic priorities for European research leading to sustainable solutions, building on a global agenda recently published by Future Earth - Discuss challenges for sustainable development requiring science-based...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
COURSERA: Pathways to climate change adaptation: the case of Small Island Developing States

Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 26 January 2015

I would like to let you know that an interesting course is scheduled for the end of January at Coursera: Pathways to climate change adaptation: the case of Small Island Developing States. This online training is provided (free of charge) by the University of Geneve, and will last 5 weeks. It may be...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 23 January 2015

14 Mar

From 14 March 2015 to 18 March 2015
in (Japan)

Organised by UNISDR

Objectives of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction a. To complete the assessment and review of the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action; b. To consider the experience gained through the regional and national strategies/institutions and plans for disaster risk...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Upcoming: World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 14-18 March 2015

Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 23 January 2015

This week ten years ago, the last World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was in full swing. Today, 22 January 2015, marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters. By coincidence, today...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Farmers across Africa embrace climate-smart innovations

Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 23 January 2015

A new book from CTA and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security ( CCAFS ) is raising awareness of innovative agricultural practices for coping with climate change in Africa. Rising temperatures and changes in weather patterns are significantly shaping the face of...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Farmers across Africa embrace climate-smart innovations

Lebo Mofolo posted Information | 22 January 2015

A new book from CTA and the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security ( CCAFS ) is raising awareness of innovative agricultural practices for coping with climate change in Africa. Rising temperatures and changes in weather patterns are significantly shaping the face of...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Upcoming: World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 14-18 March 2015

Alexa Froger posted Information | 22 January 2015

This week ten years ago, the last World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction was in full swing. Today, 22 January 2015, marks the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015: Building the Resilience of Nations and Communities to Disasters. By coincidence, today...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Country-Led Mainstreaming Of Environmental And Climate Change Mainstreaming (Specialist Course)

Capacity4dev Team updated the event | 21 January 2015

23 Apr

From 23 April 2013 to 26 April 2013
in Kigali (Rwanda)

Organised by European Commission, DG EuropeAid Unit Climate Change, Environment, Natural Ressources, Water (C2)

‘COUNTRY-LED MAINSTREAMING OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CLIMATE CHANGE MAINSTREAMING (SPECIALIST COURSE)’ <<See the Training overview AGENDA Day 1 - Tuesday, 23 April 2013 08:30 Participants’ registration 9:00-12:30 Opening speeches Roundtable – Brief introduction of participants Workshop objectives...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Country-led environmental and climate change mainstreaming: Module 8

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 21 January 2015

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Module 8: Mainstreaming in country monitoring systems This is the last of 8 modules of the Training course on Country-Led Environmental and Climate Change Mainstreaming (version March 2014) .

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Country-led environmental and climate change mainstreaming: Module 7

Capacity4dev Team uploaded a new Document | 21 January 2015

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Module 7: Mainstreaming in the budgetary process This is the 7th of 8 modules of the Training course on Country-Led Environmental and Climate Change Mainstreaming (version March 2014) .

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