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

Tools and Methods

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun updated the WIKI page | 20 July 2017

DEVCO has developed a comprehensive toolbox to support environment and climate change mainstreaming in EU International Cooperation and Development. You can find here the main tools available: The New Guidelines N°6 "Integrating the Environment and Climate Change into EU International Cooperation...

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Model Terms of Reference for an Environmental Impact Assessment

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 20 July 2017

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An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an analytical process that systematically examines the possible environmental consequences of the implementation of a project. An EIA is carried out for new projects that are likely to have significant adverse impacts on the environment. The following...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Model Terms of Reference for a Strategic Environmental Assessment

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 20 July 2017

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A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a process for evaluating the environmental implications of a proposed policy, plan or programme. The model Terms of Reference (ToR) provided here are intended for SEAs undertaken in connection with the formulation or revision of a sector or national...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Model Terms of Reference for a Climate Risk Assessment

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 20 July 2017

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A Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) is an ex ante assessment of a project resulting in recommendations concerning measures to reduce a variety of climate-related risks and optimise opportunities for ensuring that a project contributes to environmental and economic sustainability in the face of climate...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Rio and aid to environment markers

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 20 July 2017

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The OECD Development Assistance Committee distinguishes five environmental markers that aim at tracking activities which target environmental and climate change objectives cutting across a range of sectors. More precisely, the markers were introduced to measure and to monitor financial support (in...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Environment and climate change screening

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 20 July 2017

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The environmental and climate change-related screening is designed to support, during the action preparation phase, the preliminary assessment of environmental and climate aspects related to the action and to determine the steps to be taken during formulation to address those aspects. It helps...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Capitalisation des expérience du programme AGCC Mali

Sylvie Fontaine uploaded a new Document | 20 July 2017

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Ce document vise à valoriser les expériences acquises dans le cadre de l'AGCC-Mali et à les partager avec toute personne ou organisation à la recherche de solutions facilitant la mise en oeuvre de projets d'adaptation et d'atténuation au changement climatique dans le domaine de la foresterie.

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Group: GCCA+ Community
How to create value from climate change for businesses

ClimaSouth ClimaSouth updated the Information | 18 July 2017

A new handbook to help businesses generate value from climate change has been published. The guidebook, primarily intended for businesses in Lebanon, is a concrete outcome of the first year of the Lebanon Climate Act (LCA). It was presented at a ceremony in Beirut , Lebanon, on the 10 th of July,...

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Group: Climate Finance
UNEP Connect - Brussels Office Newsletter - archive

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the WIKI page | 7 July 2017

UNEP Connect is our Brussels-focused newsletter connecting you to the UN Environment Programme's work worldwide and gives the highlights from UNEP Brussels Office activities. > Click here to join our mailing list UNEP Connect Newsletter Winter 2021 - https://bit.ly/3IgdrVW (August - December...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Green Development News, issue #4

Katharine Mill updated the Information | 6 July 2017

The new edition of Green Development News - with a special supplement on biodiversity conservation in DR Congo - is out now at the following links: Green Development News (EN) Green Development News (FR) As usual, we welcome your comments and input to the newsletter!

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