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

BASIC (2022) Working Paper 1 Strengthening Responses at the Nexus of Social Protection, Humanitarian Aid and Climate Shocks in Protracted Crises: BASIC Research Framing Paper

Zena Mouawad uploaded a new Document | 3 weeks ago

basic_working_paper_1.pdf 1.65 MB

Sabates-Wheeler, R.; Lind, J.; Harvey, P. and Slater, R. (2022) Strengthening Responses at the Nexus of Social Protection, Humanitarian Aid and Climate Shocks in Protracted Crises: BASIC Research Framing Paper, BASIC Research Working Paper 1, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies, DOI: 10...

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Group: Social protection across the humanitarian-development nexus
Smart solutions for complex challenges in West Africa

Justine Marchal posted Information | 4 weeks ago

Across West Africa, climate smart agriculture is improving the lives of millions of people. Faced with reduced food and water security, extreme heat and unpredictable rainfall, small-scale farmers and city dwellers alike are turning to smart food systems to help them adapt to climate change. “...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
WaterAid: High-level Water and Climate Event May 31st

Arnaud DE VANSSAY updated the Information | 1 month ago

ATTENTION: WaterAid, in partnership with Coalition Eau and the French Presidency of the EU, will be hosting a high- level online event on Water and Climate this May 31st from 15:00 to 17:00. If you would like to participate, please email us at: anamulioalvarez@wateraid.org This event aims to: -...

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Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
Quick tips to integrate environment and climate change into key water sectors

Arnaud DE VANSSAY updated the WIKI page | 1 month ago

Series of Quick Tips to support DG INTPA, DG NEAR and EU Delegation staff with the integration of environment and climate change into key water sectors: Quick Tips: Integrating the Environment and Climate Change in Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) Activities that qualify for Rio markers in...

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Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
Reference Documents for the Water and Sanitation Sector

Arnaud DE VANSSAY updated the WIKI page | 1 month ago

Study of the Sector Wide Approach (SWAp) in the Water Sector (2011) : https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/public-water_and_sanitation/documents/sector-wide-approach-water-sector Water Projects Toolkit (2011): https://europa.eu/capacity4dev/public-water_and_sanitation/documents/water-project-toolkit-...

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Group: Public Group on Water and Sanitation
The EU GCCA+ Barometer: GCCA+ & EU Green Deal

Justine Marchal uploaded a new Document | 1 month ago

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Group: GCCA+ Community
#GreeningEUcooperation: International Day of the Tropics

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun created a new event | 1 month ago

29 Jun

From 29 June 2022

Who needs nature the most? 30% of the population in tropical countries across Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, are highly dependent on nature for basic human needs like clean water, energy for cooking, shelter and livelihoods. These populations are known to be the most directly affected by...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
FLASHNEWS : Forests for the Future Facility

Helene Pans created a new Photo album | 1 month ago

FLASHNEWS: Forests for the Future Facility Subscribe here Download the F4 Flashnews : 21/03/2022 : International Day of Forests flashnews_f4_20220321_forests.pdf 22/05/2022 : International Day of Biodiversity flashnews_f4_20220522_biodiversity.pdf 26/06/2022 : Micro, Small And Medium-Sized...

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Group: Sustainable Forests for the Future
In-depth story: Is blue really the new green?

Justine Marchal updated the Document | 1 month ago

gcca_blue_economy_final_reduced-compressed.pdf 14.9 MB

Blue economy, blue governance, blue carbon, blue finance…you’d be forgiven for thinking that climate change and sustainable development has changed colour in recent times. But is blue really the new green? Read the full reportage

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Group: GCCA+ Community
In-depth story: Is blue really the new green?

Justine Marchal uploaded a new Document | 1 month ago

gcca_blue_economy_final_reduced-compressed.pdf 14.9 MB

Blue economy, blue governance, blue carbon, blue finance…you’d be forgiven for thinking that climate change and sustainable development has changed colour in recent times. But is blue really the new green? Read the full reportage

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Group: GCCA+ Community

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