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Key CTA briefing to push climate change and green growth agenda in the Pacific

Ronalee Biasca posted Information | 25 October 2012

Climate change is already disproportionally affecting the islands of the Pacific. Although islanders have done little to contribute to the causes of climate change – less than 0.03% of current global greenhouse gas emissions – they are among the first to be exposed to a range of environmental,...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Key CTA briefing to push climate change and green growth agenda in the Pacific

Ronalee Biasca created a new event | 25 October 2012

31 Oct

From 31 October 2012 to 2 November 2012
in (Vanuatu)

Organised by CTA, Government of Vanuatu, Pacific Group of Ambassadors based in Brussels

Policy-makers, researchers, civil society groups, and development partners will gather in Port Vila, Vanuatu next week (31 October – 2 November 2012) to address the vulnerabilities of Pacific islands in the face of climate change in a special briefing session organized by the ACP-EU Technical...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Programme

Ronalee Biasca uploaded a new Document | 25 October 2012

programme_briefing_cc_and_green_economy_vanuatu.pdf 293.49 KB

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
The 2012 Montpelllier Panel Report

Anca Robu updated the Document | 15 October 2012

montpellier_panel_report_2012.pdf 7.89 MB

The Montpellier Panel presented their new report ‘ Growth with Resilience: Opportunities for African Agriculture ’ on Wednesday 21st March at the Department for International Development (DFID), London and on Thursday 22 nd March at the European Commission, Brussels. The report aims to inform...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security
Avoiding Future Famines: Strengthening the Ecological Basis of Food Security through Sustainable Food Systems

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 7 October 2012

avoiding_future_famines_report.pdf 5.17 MB

Release Date: October 2012 The report addresses an important aspect of the food security discourse: the ecological foundation of food security. The report argues that while factors such as availability, access, utilization and stability must be given adequate attention for global food security to...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Farmland and Water: China invests abroad

Marc Nolting uploaded a new Document | 2 October 2012

farmland_water_china_invests.pdf 1.06 MB

The International Institute for Sustainable Development ( IISD ) has published a new study on foreign investment in farmland and water: " Farmland and Water: China invests abroad " is about China's investment ambitions in agriculture in developing countries . The authors found reports of 86 large-...

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Group: EU Working Group on Land Issues
Decoupling Resource Use and Environmental Impacts from Economic Growth

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

decoupling.pdf 8.44 MB

Release Date: 12 May 2011 UNEP report finds consumption levels far beyond what's sustainable. Improving the rate of resource productivity (“doing more with less”) faster than the economic growth rate is the notion behind decoupling,” the panel says. That goal, however, demands an urgent rethink of...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Adapting for a Green Economy

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

adapting_for_a_green_economy.pdf 838.34 KB

Release Date: 20 June 2011 Actions that companies and policymakers can pursue to catalyze and scale up private sector action on adaptation. This report is a resource for companies with a national, regional or global reach that are interested in increasing their strategic focus on adaptation in...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Forests in a Green Economy: a synthesis

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

forests_in_a_green_economy_a_synthesis.pdf 1.89 MB

Release Date: 5 June 2011 Evidence based roadmap for policy makers and private sector alike; underscores why these ecosystems must be managed.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
World Resources Report: Decision Making In A Changing Climate

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

world_resources_report_decision_making_in_a_changing_climate.pdf 11.84 MB

Release Date: 18 October 2011 This report identifies five critical elements that will significantly strengthen the ability of national governments to make effective adaptation decisions in a changing climate.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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