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

O POOR MOTHER EARTH, WHO WILL WIPE YOUR TEARS!

John Terzungwe Baaki posted Information | 19 September 2017

Millions of years ago you enjoyed absolute peace Because no one gave you a reason to wail No one even gave you a reason to frown You were ever radiant and glowing I was not there when you came to being But our ancestors told us your story How gentle, accommodating and reliable you were https://www...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Global Land Outlook

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 19 September 2017

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The objective of the United Nations Convetion to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) is to combat desertification and land degrdation, and to mitigate the effects of drought n affected countries around thw world, particularly Africa, through effective actions at all levels. To read the publication, use...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Global Assessment of Sand and Dust Storms

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the Document | 14 September 2017

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This assessment report summarizes and highlights the environmental and socio-economic causes and impacts of Sand and Dust Storms (SDS), as well as availabe technical measures for their mitigation, at the local, regional and global levels. It also shows how the mitigation of SDS can yield multiple...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
14-16 September 2017: European Young Leaders Seminar in Tallinn, Estonia

Eros Artuso updated the Information | 12 September 2017

From 14-16 September, young leaders from across Europe, North America, and the Middle East and North Africa will gather in Tallinn for the 10th seminar of the European Young Leaders’ program, led by the think-tank, Friends of Europe. Lisa Hanle (from the GHG Management Institute: http://...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
14-16 September 2017: European Young Leaders Seminar in Tallinn, Estonia

Eros Artuso posted Information | 12 September 2017

From 14-16 September, young leaders from across Europe, North America, and the Middle East and North Africa will gather in Tallinn for the 10th seminar of the European Young Leaders’ program, led by the think-tank, Friends of Europe. Lisa Hanle (from the GHG Management Institute: http://...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Factsheet on UN Environment Assembly III

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 7 September 2017

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A short background information sheet on the upcoming UN Environment Assembly, which is scheduled for the 4-6 December 2017 in Nairobi.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Eco-Villagers in Tanzania embrace new crops to adapt to warmer temperatures as part of GCCA Tanzania project

Christophe Legrand posted Information | 7 September 2017

Dear all, Nice story from the GCCA Tanzania project on adapting crops to changing weather patterns. https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/case-studies/eco-villagers-tanzania-embrace-new-crops-adapt-warmer-temperatures_en Please do share your own experiences from the fields whether they emerged from pilot...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Environmental Impact Assessment

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun updated the WIKI page | 6 September 2017

An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an ex ante analytical process for identifying and assessing the potential environmental impacts of a project in its different phases (construction, operation and decommissioning). EIA applies to projects with potential significant adverse impacts on the...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Registration is now open for the conference Upscaling ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction (eco-DRR) investments to reduce disaster risks

Lea Appulo updated the event | 5 September 2017

13 Oct

From 13 October 2017
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by Wetlands International, UNISDR, DG DEVCO, DG ECHO, DG ENVI, DG CLIMATE ACTION, UNESCO

On the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Reduction, UNISDR, European Commission, UNESCO and Wetlands International will join the International campaign “Home Safe Home” – Reducing exposure, reducing displacement” by holding an event to show evidence on the efficacy and cost-...

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Group: Ecosystem-based approaches to DRR and CCA
Caribbean Climate Change Conference

Christophe Legrand updated the event | 4 September 2017

09 Oct

From 9 October 2017 to 12 October 2017
in Port-Of-Spain (Trinidad and Tobago)

Organised by The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) together with the Eorpean Commission's Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) flagship initiative

The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) together with the European Union Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (GCCA+) initiative, with the support from the Caribbean Development Bank, and UNDP Japan Caribbean Climate Change Partnership (UNDP-JCCCP) propose a joint international climate...

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