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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In South Africa, reversing land degradation would lead to economic gains: new study

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 12 August 2021

final_kzn_scenario_analysis_report_160621.pdf 4 MB

A study commissioned by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and released last week makes the economic case for reviving a major river catchment in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province. The report focused on the Thukela River basin, where farming, cattle-grazing and the spread of...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Major international legal report backs growing institutional investor focus on achieving positive sustainability impacts

Alexa Froger posted Information | 12 August 2021

New research provides a legal framework for institutional investors internationally as they seek to address key environmental and social sustainability challenges, and sets out the opportunities for policy reform Download here London, 21 July 2021 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Freshfields) has...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Sixth Assessment Report, Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis (Summary for Policymakers)

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 12 August 2021

ipcc_ar6_wgi_spm.pdf 5.86 MB

Background The Sixth Assessment Report consists of contributions from each of the three IPCC Working Groups and a Synthesis Report (SYR), which integrates the Working Group contributions and the Special Reports produced in the cycle. The meeting to draft the outline of the Sixth Assessment Report...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
REPORT: Climate Change 2021 The Physical Science Basis

Francois Stepman posted Information | 11 August 2021

9 August 2021. The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report underlies the urgency of taking global action to halt climate change and deal with its unstoppable effects. The report , warns that without immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Bianca Baumler commented on a news | 11 August 2021

How to Communicate Climate Action More Effectively?

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Programme: EU DEAR Programme: Development Education and Awareness Raising
Giuliana Rizzari commented on a wiki page | 10 August 2021

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Mainstreaming environmental protection and climate change management into public finances of the Pacific States

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 10 August 2021

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This project is an example of how the European Union is contributing to improve the economic, governance and environmental performance of Pacific ACP States by strengthening the Public Finance Management systems and governance of key institutions.

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
UNFSS. Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit: Day 3

Francois Stepman posted Information | 10 August 2021

28 July 2021. Rome. Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit. The Pre-Summit of the UN Food Systems Summit set the stage for the culminating global event in September by bringing together diverse actors from around the world to leverage the power of food systems to deliver progress on all 17...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Event 2: Green Finance for Sustainable and Clean Energy

Hemy Bae created a new WIKI page | 9 August 2021

The Climate Action Team co-organized a webinar on green finance with the British Embassy, Embassy of Canada, EU Delegation to Republic of Korea and the Energy Transition Forum (ETF) on 27 January 2021. The purpose of the webinar was to share financial strategies for sustainable energy transition in...

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Project: EU-Korea Climate Action Project
Event 1: Business Webinar to Achieve 2050 Climate Neutrality

Hemy Bae created a new WIKI page | 9 August 2021

The EU-Korea Climate Action project together with the Korea Business Council on Sustainability Development (KBCSD), the European Chamber of Commerce in Korea (ECCK), and Yulchon LLC organized the 'EU-Korea Business Webinar to Achieve 2050 Climate Neutrality' on 27 May 2021. Speakers invited from...

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Project: EU-Korea Climate Action Project

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