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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New Making It - UNIDO's quarterly magazine

UNIDO Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development Organization posted Information | 16 January 2015

As a follow-up to the United Nations Third International Conference on Small Islands Developing States, held in Samoa in September 2014, this issue of Making It takes a look at the SIDS' potential to pursue sustainable economic development by raising productivity. Find below the link for the...

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Group: UNIDO Brussels - United Nations Industrial Development Organization
9th International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation (CBA9): Measuring and enhancing effective adaptation

Katya Ivanova created a new event | 16 January 2015

24 Apr

From 24 April 2015 to 30 April 2015
in Nairobi (Kenya)

Organised by International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)

CBA conferences were created to highlight that effective adaptation to climate change takes place at community level. A bottom-up approach to adaptation enables local knowledge and practices to be shared among communities, academics and project managers so that those most exposed to the impacts of...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
GCCA climate project breathes new life into Ethiopian communities

Fannie Delavelle posted Information | 15 January 2015

Launched in 2012, the GCCA–Ethiopia project pilots climate-smart agriculture in 34 Woredas (districts), representing different agro-ecological and socio-economic zones. The project contributes to adaptation, mitigation and livelihood improvements. It has five components: promoting sustainable...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Manu Harchies commented on information | 15 January 2015

New training course 'Pathways to climate change adaptation: the case of Small Island Developing States'

Hi everybody, To further add to the interesting training courses suggested by Fannie, here are two other links : A MOOC on Disasters and Ecosystems : Resilience in a Changing Climate (Concept of Ecosystem based Adaptation). It's available for free on iversity. It started this monday and inscription...

Group: GCCA+ Community
Training course: Country-led environmental and climate change mainstreaming

Laura Giappichelli updated the event | 15 January 2015

18 Mar

From 18 March 2014 to 21 March 2014
Organised by Europeaid - Unit C2

*Training Objectives* The specific *objectives* of the course are that course participants become: * Aware of the linkages between environment, climate change, green economy and development * Aware of the benefits and challenges of integrating environment and climate change in national development...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Sophie De Coninck commented on information | 14 January 2015

Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL)

VIDEO from LoCAL-Cambodia. Climate change adaptation can not be done effectively without vulnerability assessments. This information is the starting point for climate resilient planning. From there, Mr Phum Phal explains how participation and a clear process make it possible for the Local...

Group: GCCA+ Community
Sophie De Coninck commented on information | 14 January 2015

Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL)

L ’initiative LoCAL (Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility) Bénin mise en œuvre par le Ministère de l’Environnement Chargé de la Gestion des Changements Climatiques, du Reboisement et de la Protection des ressources forestières le avec l'appui du Fonds d’Equipement des Nations Unies (UNCDF) lance...

Group: GCCA+ Community
Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL)

Sophie De Coninck posted Information | 14 January 2015

The Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) of the UN Capital Development Fund provides a country-based mechanism to increase awareness and response to climate change at the local level, integrate climate change adaptation into local governments’ planning and budgeting systems in a...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) brochure

Sophie De Coninck uploaded a new Document | 14 January 2015

local_brochure_eng.pdf 1.15 MB

The LoCAL brochure provides a brief on local governments and climate change, how the LoCAL approach works, what are performance-based climate resilient grants, partnerships and early work in Butan and Cambodia. It is being revised to feateure the latest developments, experiences and lessons learned.

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New training course 'Pathways to climate change adaptation: the case of Small Island Developing States'

Fannie Delavelle posted Information | 13 January 2015

This free online course by the University of Geneva provides an overview of climate change adaptation for the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with a focus on the environmental perspective. It will present the key concepts regarding the issues of adaptation to climate change and the...

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Group: GCCA+ Community

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