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

Linking Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management: Policy Challenges and Opportunities (DFID/EC/UN/WB, 2002)

Florent Martin uploaded a new Document | 6 May 2015

linking_poverty_reduction_and_environmental_management.pdf 5.2 MB

One in five people on the planet -two-thirds of them women- live in abject poverty. While the last century saw great progress in reducing poverty and improving well-being, poverty remains a global problem of huge proportions . Of the world's 6 billion people, 2.8 billion live on less than US$2 a...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
UNEP Invites Nominations for Top Environmental Award - deadline 31 March 2015

Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 6 May 2015

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is inviting nominations for the 2015 Champions of the Earth—the United Nations flagship environment award, which recognizes outstanding environmental visionaries and leaders and seeks to build momentum for the transition to a sustainable future...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Can environmental services improve local livelihoods? Forestry, ID21, 2005

Florent Martin uploaded a new Document | 5 May 2015

can_environmental_services_improve_local_livelihoods.pdf 153.59 KB

Tropical forests are disappearing fast, while the number of people depending on them grows steadily. Tropical forests provide many environmental services, such as cleaning water. Payment for environmental services that retain or revive tropical forests while contributing to local livelihoods is...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Final Draft of Revised Guidelines on the Integration of Environment and Climate Change in Development Cooperation

Florent Martin updated the Document | 5 May 2015

guidelines_updated_2011_-_final_draft_0.pdf 2.15 MB

This is a final draft for publication of the revised version of the Guidelines. We are placing them on CAP4DEV in this format as an interim measure until the published version is available. We are also planning to translate the Guidelines into French and Spanish.This latest version includes a...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Living Planet Report 2014

Florent Martin updated the Document | 5 May 2015

living_planet_report_2014_-_compressed.pdf 12.8 MB

A continuously rising demand for natural resources and increasing levels of CO2 in the atmosphere by a growing population are putting tremendous pressures on our planet’s biodiversity, and are threatening our future security, health and well-being, reveals the 2014 edition of WWF’s Living Planet...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Intra-ACP in the “Supporting a Climate for Change” Publication 2014

Paolo Bufalini uploaded a new Document | 5 May 2015

intraacp_supporting_a_climate_for_change_feb_2015.pdf 306.6 KB

Three examples of Intra-ACP GCCA technical assistance missions were included in the 2014 Annual "Supporting a Climate for Change Publication." 1. Designing Projects for Climate Funding in Samoa 2. Creating a REDD+ Roadmap for Cote d’Ivoire 3. Developing Dominica’s Land Use Policy and Physical...

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Project: Intra-ACP Global Climate Change Alliance Plus (Intra-ACP GCCA+)
How to finance low-carbon and climate-resilient development? #climatefinance

Florent Martin updated the Document | 5 May 2015

wp2014_ftdt.pdf 2.2 MB

How to finance low-carbon and climate-resilient development? HERNÁN CARLINO WORKING PAPERS N°20/2014. IDDRI, 2014. 24 P. This publication is part of a collection of papers that analyze several of the technical and political issues in the UN climate change negotiations, including those related to...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
The IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report: What’s in it for Latin America?

Florent Martin updated the Document | 5 May 2015

ipcc_ar5_whats_in_it_for_latin_america.pdf 3.49 MB

What’s in it for Latin America? presents key findings from the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) for Latin America. It extracts Latin America-specific data, trends and analysis directly from AR5, summarising it in a short volume to make it accessible to all audiences, and highlights key...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
EC Cooperation: Responding to Climate Change Sector Scripts: Introduction and Key Concepts

Florent Martin updated the Document | 5 May 2015

2009_-_europeaid_-_cc_sector_script_introduction_and_key_concepts.pdf 1.49 MB

The series of “sector scripts” on the response to climate change in the context of development and external cooperation programmes was developed by EuropeAid in cooperation with DG RELEX, DG DEV and DG ENV with the support of the "environmental integration advisory services” project. It was...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Expert Workshop: Towards a Research Agenda for Ocean Governance

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 4 May 2015

05 May

From 5 May 2015
in (Belgium)

Organised by Institute of Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) and German Consortium of Ocean Research (KDM)

UNEP is participating in the Expert Workshop: Towards a Research Agenda for Ocean Governance, Brussels, 5 May 2015. This workshop will explore the interplay of current trends and challenges – be they political, economic, social, technological, environmental or legal – and discuss their implications...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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