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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EU GCCA Uganda: blessed community projects

Justine Marchal posted Information | 2 March 2021

6,000 cattle rearing households in Nakaseke and Luweero districts will benefit from the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) and Global Environment Facility (GEF) at a time when parts of the cattle corridor areas of Nakaseke and Luweero are experiencing adverse effects of tree cutting and bush...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
EU Climate Adaptation Strategy: Stepping up international action for climate resilience

Francois Stepman posted news | 25 February 2021

25-26 February 2021 . Virtual event accompanying the adoption of the new EU Climate Adaptation Strategy The European Commission released the new and more ambitious EU Climate Adaptation Strategy on February 24th, 2021. (23 pp.) STEPPING UP INTERNATIONAL ACTION FOR CLIMATE RESILIENCE (p. 17)...

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Programme: DeSIRA
The Story of Noch Saroeun – Safe and Cheap Drinking Water, Harder and Harder to Find in Drought-Prone Areas

Justine Marchal updated the Information | 24 February 2021

Noch Saroeun, 48 years, lives with his family (his wife and 3 boys) in Bantey Meas Khang Kaeut commune, Bantey Meas district, Kampot province. He works as a construction worker providing building services in his commune. Whereas beforehand, he was a rice paddy farmer. But he abandoned the farm due...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
EU GCCA+ food and nutrition programme to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 in Zimbabwe

Justine Marchal posted Information | 22 February 2021

The project will be implemented by the Centre for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa (CCADERSA), with funding from the European Union (EU) through the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The project is an extension of the Global Climate Change...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
EU GCCA+ in the Gambia: “Local capacity and knowledge in mitigating Climate Change are a necessity”

Justine Marchal posted Information | 18 February 2021

Professor Sidat Yaffa, the dean of the School of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences of the University of The Gambia (UTG) confirmed the dire need to mainstream Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) into the UTG programme in an effort to bridge the capacity gap in The Gambia. Specialists...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Mozambique: Increasing public finance for climate change requires more monitoring

Justine Marchal posted Information | 15 February 2021

In Mozambique, 2019 was marked by two cyclones severely hitting the country. The United Nations Development Programme estimates the yearly economic loss due to environmental degradation and the inefﬁcient use of natural resources at 17 % of gross domestic product (GDP) (Poverty Environment...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Over US$100M mobilised for Locally Led Adaptation, with commitment to grow to meet increasing country demand

Sarah Simpson posted news | 5 February 2021

The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility, LoCAL has mobilised US $100 million for locally led climate change adaptation action, already benefitting more than 11 million people in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries. News of the landmark achievement came with a commitment to at least...

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Project: LocaL Climate Adaptive Living Facility, LoCAL
EU GCCA+ Tuvalu among the 300 World Best Practices on Sustainability

Justine Marchal posted Information | 4 February 2021

The EU-funded Global Climate Change Alliance Pacific Small Island States Project in Tuvalu (GCCA PSIS) is among the 300 World Best Practices on Sustainability and Innovation for the 5 th edition of the Global Entreps Awards and 5G Citizens International Congress. The Global Entreps Awards are the ‘...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Catalysing private-sector investment

Justine Marchal posted Information | 2 February 2021

Where private actors can balance risks and returns, investment will follow. Private actors bring efﬁciencies and management skills, have access to innovation and technology, and own many of the assets that generate emissions or will need to be adapted to a climate-changed world. Close to home,...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Program - Update October to December 2020

Hugo Wesley uploaded a new Document | 2 February 2021

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This document provides an activity update of the ACP-EU Natural Disaster Risk Reduction Program and the Result Area 2 Program for the period October to December 2020.

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Group: Disaster Risk Reduction in ACP

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