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

Vanuatu and the Pacific: From the Pam disaster to rehabilitation and sustainable development

Yentyl Williams posted Information | 30 May 2015

The 9th edition of European Development Days 2015 (EDD2015) will take place from 3-4th June at Tour & Taxi, Brussels. This panel addresses the impact of cyclone Pam which hit the Pacific in March 2015, with winds gusting to around 300 km per hour and seas surging onto the islands, specifically...

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Group: Public Group on Fragility and Crisis Situations
Low cost solar water disinfection campaign rolled out in Kiribati

Alexandru Ghiurca posted Information | 29 May 2015

This week, a national campaign was launched in Kiribati to roll out solar water disinfection (SODIS) to improve health and curb diarrheal diseases throughout the country. SODIS is a simple, low cost method to disinfect contaminated drinking water. While endorsed by the World Health Organisation in...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Caribbean countries to improve climate change resilience with IDB grant

Yentyl Williams posted Information | 29 May 2015

The Caribbean region will increase its resilience to climate change by enhancing the adaptive capacity across the region through a US$10.39 million grant approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The project is the implementation of the Investment Plan for the Caribbean Regional Track...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
CTA at EDD2015: Vanuatu & the Pacific: disaster, rehabilitation & sustainable development - Thursday 4th June 2015, 12:30-13:45pm – Room D2

Yentyl Williams posted Information | 28 May 2015

The 9 th edition of European Development Days 2015 (EDD2015) will take place from 3-4 th June at Tour & Taxi, Brussels. Revolutionising data use to feed the planet is the theme of CTA’s lab at the upcoming European EDD 2015. The Lab shall discuss the rapidly changing world within which African...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Climate change slowdown linked to heat transfer from Pacific to Indian Ocean

Yentyl Williams posted Information | 28 May 2015

Scientists on Tuesday reported having unlocked the mystery of a slowdown—a false pause— in global warming since the late 20th century, saying the answer lies in the Indian Ocean. Until now, climate scientists believed the slowdown, which has been observed since 1998, was related to declines in...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Caribbean looks to France for support on climate change

Yentyl Williams posted Information | 28 May 2015

By the time leaders of the international community sit down in Paris later this year to discuss climate change, at least two Caribbean leaders are hoping that France can demonstrate its commitment to assisting their adaptation efforts by re-joining the Barbados-based Caribbean Development Bank (CDB...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
UNFPA: Post 2015 development agenda online dialogues on CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT

Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 27 May 2015

The UNFPA, along with UNESCO and UNDP, is co-leading the Culture and Development consultation , one of six dialogues on implementation of the evolving Post-2015 development agenda which will follow the MDGs (Millenium Development Goals). Med Culture 's official website is now online! Discover a...

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Group: Medculture
UNFPA: Post 2015 development agenda online dialogues on CULTURE AND DEVELOPMENT

Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 27 May 2015

The UNFPA, along with UNESCO and UNDP, is co-leading the Culture and Development consultation , one of six dialogues on implementation of the evolving Post-2015 development agenda which will follow the MDGs (Millenium Development Goals). Med Culture 's official website is now online! Discover a...

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Group: Medculture
Diane KELECOM commented on a document | 26 May 2015

Article 'Protecting our Planet: it all begins in our plates'

Thank you for this great article! The Belgian city of Ghent was the first city in the world to declare a vegetarian day to reduce pollution related to the meat industry. Since May 2009, all civil servants and elected councellors are asked to be meat-free every Thursday! A great initiative that has...

Group: European Development Days
Guidance Note: Mainstreaming Environment and Climate Change - Agriculture Food Security and Rural Development (Draft Version)

Florent Martin uploaded a new Document | 26 May 2015

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Agriculture, food security and rural development face similar challenges regarding the environment and climate change. Following is a brief review of policies, principles and strategies from the European Union (EU) that address development of this sector, with particular reference to or bearing on...

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