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

New global action programme for SIDS countries addresses nutrition and climate change challenges

Isolina Boto posted Information | 6 July 2017

A new United Nations global action programme launched today at FAO seeks to address pressing challenges related to food security, nutrition and the impacts of climate change facing the world's Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The initiative was developed jointly by FAO, the United Nations...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
GCF finance allocation builds Tuvalu’s resilience

Isolina Boto posted Information | 4 July 2017

The Green Climate Fund is transferring funds to help strengthen the island nation of Tuvalu against the double climate threats of rising sea levels and destructive cyclones. GCF is sending the first USD 2 million tranche of its USD 36 million contribution to UNDP, a GCF Accredited Entity, to reduce...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
1.5 Is the VC environmentally sustainable?

Olimpia Orlandoni created a new WIKI page | 4 July 2017

Environmental performance of the VC operations is assessed taking stock of the damage entailed by the VC operations on Resource depletion , Ecosystem quality and Human health , and of their contribution to Climate Change , and appraising the risks on Biodiversity . The approach to evaluate the...

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Project: Value Chain Analysis for Development (VCA4D)
Climate Chance Summit 2017 - The progress of Climate Action by Non-State Actors : Sommet Mondial Climate Chance - Le progrès de l'action des acteurs non étatiques

Christophe Legrand created a new event | 30 June 2017

11 Sep

From 11 September 2017 to 13 September 2017
in Agadir (Morocco)

Organised by Climate Chance Association

(Version française après la version anglaise) In partnership with the region of Souss-Massa in Morocco, the Climate Chance Association is organizing the second Climate Chance Summit in Agadir, Morocco from 11 to 13 September 2017 . Unique in its international dimension and ability to draw together...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
GCCA+ @ DEVCO Partnership Forum 2017 (July 6-7; Brussels) - Implementing the Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) EU flagship initiative: partnership on climate change

Christophe Legrand created a new event | 28 June 2017

06 Jul

From 6 July 2017
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by DEVCO Global Climate Change Alliance + flagship initiative (GCCA+)

This session is taking place as part of the DEVCO Partnership Forum 2017 (July 6-7; Brussels). Taking place in Brussels on 6 and 7 July 2017, this event will bring together over 500 Civil Society Organisations, Local Authorities and Other Development and Human Rights actors along with European...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2017 Brussels

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 27 June 2017

Mobilising Europeans to Connect with Nature on 5 June World Environment Day (WED) 2017 has been celebrated extensively in Brussels, reaching tens of thousands of citizens through a number of events organised between 21 March and 5 June 2017. These events included an exhibition, a film screening...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
TRANSrisk Workshop Assessing Uncertainties and Risks in the Transition to Low Carbon and Sustainable Societies

TRANSrisk Transition Pathways and Risk Analysis for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption Strategies created a new meeting | 26 June 2017

03 Jul

From 3 July 2017 to 4 July 2017
in (Spain)

Organised by TRANSrisk partner Basque Centre for Climate Change

During this workshop the work implemented so far in relation to stakeholder engagement processes and the implications of different transition pathways will be presented. Also, the different existing pathways will be assessed through a risk and uncertainty lens in order to be implemented in the...

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Group: Public Group on Energy
Sustainable Innovation Forum 2017

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 23 June 2017

13 Nov

From 13 November 2017 to 14 November 2017
in Bonn (Germany)

Organised by UN Environment, Climate Action

13-14 November 2017, Bonn, Germany The largest business-focused event held during the annual Conference of Parties (COP), the Sustainable Innovation Forum 2017 heads to Bonn, Germany – the home of the UNFCCC. Now in its 8th year, the event will gather 600+ of the most influential national and local...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Philippines Country Environmental Profile (2005)

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 20 June 2017

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Philippines Country Environmental Profile (2005)

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Pays et Territoires d’Outre-Mer: Profils Environnemental de la région du Pacifique (2015)

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 20 June 2017

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Ce document présente les profils environnementaux des quatre pays et territoires d'outre-mer (PTOM) de la région du Pacifique. Les profils environnementaux doivent alimenter les discussions sur l'environnement et sur les conséquences potentielles que les tendances environnementales auront sur le...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy

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