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

REPORT + WEBINAR: Closing data gaps and promoting evidence-informed decision-making for food security and nutrition

Francois Stepman posted Information | 1 July 2021

1 July 2021. Closing Data Gaps and Promoting Evidence-Informed Decision-Making for Food Security and Nutrition. by CFS/FAO The Secretariat of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) is organizing a half-day public event in support of the CFS 2020-2023 Multi-year Program of Work (MYPOW),...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Wetlands are natural solutions for green recovery and building back better

Tiisetso Mathole updated the Information | 29 June 2021

The month of June was filled with pivotal events and discussions surrounding the days of World Environment Day, the EU Green Week, and World Ocean Day, whereby Wetlands International Europe collaborated with the Wetlands International network and other partners to highlight the critical role of...

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Group: Ecosystem-based approaches to DRR and CCA
High-level panel Nature-based Solutions and Cities

Alexa Froger updated the event | 23 June 2021

30 Jun

From 30 June 2021
Organised by UNEP ; Portugal Presidency of the Council of the EU ; Global Environmental Network

This high-level event, co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), with the support of the Geneva Environment Network, will focus on exploring the multiple benefits of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for cities,...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Rwanda’s long-term vision for green growth

Justine Marchal updated the Information | 23 June 2021

In many developing countries, climate change and sustainability are seen as unnecessary or unaffordable ‘add-ons’ in the immediate pursuit of poverty alleviation, better living standards and economic growth. Thus, constrained public finances and a limited understanding of the opportunities green...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
EU GCCA+ Indian Ocean: Regional photo contest “Islands facing climate change

Justine Marchal created a new event | 23 June 2021

19 Aug

From 19 August 2021
Organised by EU GCCA+ programme

The EU GCCA+ programme in the Indian Ocean is launching a regional photo contest “Islands facing climate change: challenges, impacts and solutions” in the light of the COP26 on climate. This regional photo contest aims at raising awareness of the effects of climate change in the islands. It also...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
High-level panel Nature-based Solutions and Cities

Alexa Froger created a new event | 22 June 2021

30 Jun

From 30 June 2021
Organised by UNEP ; Portugal Presidency of the Council of the EU ; Global Environmental Network

This high-level event, co-organized by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), with the support of the Geneva Environment Network, will focus on exploring the multiple benefits of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for cities,...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Can you help to go circular and shape a pollution free planet? Follow the webinar on 25 June!

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun posted Information | 21 June 2021

The EU Green Deal wants to achieve such an economy and world. But what does it mean in practice? What can we do to achieve it? This is what you will find out in this webinar: what it is about and what can be done. Not an easy task Commissioner Frans Timmermans said: "Circular economy is key to...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
GCCA+ Chad: Best practices in climate-smart agriculture

Justine Marchal posted Information | 21 June 2021

The activities for the second phase of the AMCC+ Chad Strengthening Governance and Climate Resilience in Chad project are currently underway. The programme aims to build on the achievements of the first phase of the GCCA project in Chad, such as best practices in the climate-smart agriculture...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Africa-Europe Research Cooperation for the Advancement of Agri-Food Systems

Francois Stepman posted news | 18 June 2021

14-18 June 2021 . AERAP Science organised the Africa-Europe Science and Innovation Summit , which aimed to enhance science and innovation cooperation between Africa and Europe. The June 2021 Summit drew on a range of processes, including AGENDA 2063 , Africa’s blueprint and master plan for...

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Programme: DeSIRA
UNEP at EU Green Week 2021 – a Brief Recap

Alexa Froger posted Information | 18 June 2021

EU Green Week 2021, Europe’s biggest annual conference focusing on environmental policy, took place from 31 May to 4 of June. This edition was dedicated to the topic of “zero pollution ambition”: EU Action Plan towards a Zero Pollution Ambition and links to other initiatives under the European...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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