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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VIRTUAL event: One Planet summit for biodiversity

Francois Stepman posted Information | 12 January 2021

11 January 2021. One Planet Summit for Biodiversity France, with the United Nations and the World Bank, organized a 'One Planet Summit' for biodiversity in Paris. The Summit brought together heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations, financial institutions, companies and...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Growing onions in the sand of Mauritius

Justine Marchal posted Information | 12 January 2021

Belle Mare is a small village situated on the eastern coastal side of the island of Mauritius. Residents are mainly small planters highly vulnerable to a high incidence of pests and disease due to climatic conditions such as high temperature and humidity. They also face the challenge of climate...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Visio-conférence Apnu/Unido: "L'industrie face au défi de la transition énergétique et climatique"

Lisa Nossek updated the event | 11 January 2021

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Organised by Organisation des Nations Unies pour le Développement Industriel à Bruxelles (ONUDI) et l’Association Pour les Nations Unies (APNU)

L’Industrie face au défi de la Transition Énergétique et Climatique L’Association pour les Nations Unies Belgique (APNU) et L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour le Développement Industriel à Bruxelles (ONUDI) ont le grand plaisir de vous inviter à une visio-conférence le : Mercredi 13 Janvier 2021...

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Group: UNIDO Brussels - United Nations Industrial Development Organization
2020 Borlaug Dialogue Roundtables recordings

Francois Stepman posted Information | 6 January 2021

The 2020 International Borlaug Dialogue ( October 12-16 ), offered a week of half-day sessions in a virtual setting. Every second day (12+14+16/10) offered roundtable sessions. Most recordings of the roundtable sessions were posted on the World Prize Foundation YouTube channel begin of December...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Perfil Ambiental País de Bolivia

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 5 January 2021

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Safeguard and restore wetlands to support people and nature - through the pandemic and beyond

Nicoline Wiederstrøm posted Information | 16 December 2020

The one thing we all want for 2021 is to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthy wetlands are vital to supporting communities through the pandemic by building resilience. But to continue our work, we need your support. In this special appeal, we share how Wetlands International is adapting to...

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Group: Ecosystem-based approaches to DRR and CCA
Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020 from World Development Indicators

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun posted Information | 16 December 2020

Now that 2020 is closing, what has been our progress towards achieving the SDGs? In the new Atlas of Sustainable Development Goals 2020 you can discover and visualise how far we have come along the road to achieve the 17 SDGs. The Atlas presents interactive storytelling and data visualizations,...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Ongawa Tanzania Factsheet: An ecosystem for 10 communities

Justine Marchal uploaded a new Document | 16 December 2020

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Group: GCCA+ Community
The UNEP Emissions Gap Report, 2020

Alexa Froger updated the Document | 15 December 2020

egr20.pdf 9.89 MB

For over a decade, the UNEP Emissions Gap Report has provided a yearly review of the difference between where greenhouse emissions are predicted to be in 2030 and where they should be to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. What’s new in this year’s report The report finds that, despite a...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Le Fonds Bêkou adopte un programme d’appui à la protection civile et poursuit son engagement dans la santé

Estelle MAITRE updated the Information | 11 December 2020

Le Comité de Gestion du Fonds Bêkou tenu ce 11 décembre 2020, en présence du Ministre de l’Économie, du Plan et de la Coopération, Felix Moloua, a adopté : un nouveau programme de 4 millions d’euros pour développer les capacités de formation et le maillage territorial de la protection civile...

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Group: Fonds fiduciaire européen pour la République centrafricaine "Bêkou" / EU Trust Fund for the Central African Republic "Bêkou"

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