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

Webinar: Nationally Determined Contributions & their Monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system – from the Paris Agreement on Climate

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun created a new learning event | 2 weeks ago

27 Sep

From 27 September 2022
in (Belgium)

Organised by DG INTPA Unit F1

Objectives of the course The EU has a leading role in the fight against climate change and, consequently, the implementation of the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement sets out a global action plan to limit global warming to 1.5°C, at the very least well below 2°C. Over the last years, the focus...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Webinar: Forest-based value chains and wood

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun created a new learning event | 2 weeks ago

20 Sep

From 20 September 2022
in (Belgium)

Organised by INTPA Unit F2 and Forest for the Future Facility

Objectives of the course The overall objective of this series of webinars on “European Green Deal - Greening EU cooperation” is to enhance participants’ knowledge and understanding of the European Green Deal and its implications for EU cooperation; and strengthen the capacity of the participants in...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Webinar: Water and Climate Change Adaptation

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun created a new learning event | 2 weeks ago

13 Sep

From 13 September 2022
in (Belgium)

Organised by INTPA F1 and F2

Objectives of the course The overall objective of this series of webinars on “European Green Deal - Greening EU cooperation” is to enhance participants’ knowledge and understanding of the European Green Deal and its implications for EU cooperation; and strengthen the capacity of the participants in...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Mozambique: the fragile equilibrium between tourism reputation and climate hazards

Justine Marchal posted Information | 2 weeks ago

Mozambique, in the south-eastern part of Africa, spreads its charms over 2 500 km of coastlines dotted with wild beaches, interspersed with lagoons, coral reefs and small islands. The Gorongosa National Park is considered as one of the top birding destinations in south-eastern Africa, as can be...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Meet the Greening Facility

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun posted Information | 2 weeks ago

The Greening Facility supports DGs INTPA and NEAR in their mission to promote and implement the Green Deal, in line with the Sustainable Development Agenda, the Paris Agreement and relevant international commitments on the environment, biodiversity and disaster risk reduction. Their support also...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
#GreeningEUcooperation: How to perform environmental and climate risk screening

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun posted Information | 2 weeks ago

Did you know that every programme or project needs to carry out a preliminary assessment of the potential adverse impacts on the environment or climate risks, better known as Environment and Climate Screening ? Don’t worry, the template has been prepared for you and support is available to help you...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
2022 June Presentations - made during the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean (SA-IO) Disaster Preparedness ECHO and Partners Workshop - Johannesburg, 28 - 30 June 2022

Alexandre CASTELLANO uploaded a new Document | 2 weeks ago

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Presentations made during the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean (SA-IO) Disaster Preparedness ECHO and Partners Workshop - Johannesburg, 28 - 30 June 2022 Presentation of the DG-ECHO Disaster Preparedness Guidance Note Marlies Lensink Regional DP and Food Assistance Thematic Expert, DG-ECHO Anticipatory...

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Group: Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in the Southern Africa and Indian Ocean funded by ECHO
Zimbabwe: Climate-smart technologies for post COVID-19 food security

Justine Marchal posted Information | 3 weeks ago

In Southern Africa, the disease burden, lockdowns and other restrictions associated with COVID-19 have disrupted food value chains at both production and marketing levels. The shock induced by the pandemic has compounded the impact of climate change (manifested by rising temperatures and growing...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Deforestation-free supply chains: a necessary response

Justine Marchal posted Information | 3 weeks ago

The need to tackle ‘imported deforestation’ explains the growing interest in developing ‘zero-deforestation’ supply chains. The main cause of deforestation is the conversion of forests into agricultural land with monoculture tree plantations. In developing and emerging countries a signiﬁcant share...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
GCCA+ in the news: Holistic management and animal nutrition in Cape Verde

Justine Marchal posted Information | 3 weeks ago

It started with the installation of a system for capturing water from fog on the East Plateau of Cape Verde, and it continued with the creation of three experimental field with crops of different species, as well as a nursery created in Casa do Meio where different types of seeds are being planted...

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Group: GCCA+ Community

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