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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GCCA+ approves additional €30 million in support for most vulnerable to address climate change

Fannie Delavelle posted Information | 13 January 2015

The GCCA+ flagship initiative approved new funding worth €30 million for climate programmes in Cambodia, Niger, Mali, the Seychelles, Rwanda, and Pacific islands highlighting Europe’s support for countries most vulnerable to climate change. Read more here .

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Group: GCCA+ Community
COURSERA: Pathways to climate change adaptation: the case of Small Island Developing States

Antoine SAINTRAINT posted Information | 13 January 2015

I would like to let you know that an interesting course is scheduled for the end of January at Coursera: Pathways to climate change adaptation: the case of Small Island Developing States. This online training is provided (free of charge) by the University of Geneve, and will last 5 weeks. It may be...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
VIDEO: No second chance - Climate change in Cambodia

Fannie Delavelle posted Information | 12 January 2015

This film relates to Cambodia's Strategic Policy approach to climate change. It provides explanation of key vulnerabilities and explains how these are tackled through an inter-ministerial and cross-sector based approach. It features various interviews of members of the National Climate Change...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
2015 Oxford Adaptation Academy for Leaders and Practitioners

Alexa Froger created a new event | 8 January 2015

09 Aug

From 9 August 2015 to 28 August 2015
in (United Kingdom)

Organised by The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at Oxford University and the Global Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP)

The Academy brings climate practitioners together to discuss the links between climate science, vulnerability and decision making. Now in its 6th year, previous participants include representatives from the UNFCCC, Asian/African/Inter-American Development Banks, NGOs and national governments.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
UNEP Executive Director Invites EU Environment Ministers to Engage Further towards Successful Outcome of Sustainable Development Goals Negotiations

Alexa Froger updated the Information | 8 January 2015

UNEP Head Achim Steiner addresses the EU Environment Council. Image Copyright, Council of the EU Brussels, 17 December 2014 - UN Under-Secretary-General and UN Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner today addressed the EU Environment Council on the post-2015 process and the...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Guiding principles for delivering coastal wetland carbon projects

Alexa Froger updated the Document | 8 January 2015

guiding_principles_for_delivering_coastal_wetland_projects_1.pdf 1.13 MB

This guidance document distils best practice principles for coastal wetland carbon projects, drawing on a long history of project development and implementation in fields of wetlands restoration, terrestrial carbon projects, carbon policy and community engagement. The primary focus is on experience...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
SEED Annual Report 2014

Alexa Froger updated the Document | 8 January 2015

seedannualreport2014screen.pdf 7.26 MB

SEED is a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy. Founded by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Demistifying Private Climate Finance

Alexa Froger updated the Document | 8 January 2015

demystifyingprivateclimatefinance.pdf 1.67 MB

What is private finance? Where and how does it connect with climate change mitigation and adaptation? And how can it be mobilised by public actors? This report aims, firstly, to increase policy-makers’ and climate negotiators’ understanding of the essentials of private finance. It also suggests and...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Monitoring Mangrove Restoration from Space

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 8 January 2015

monitoring_the_restoration_of_mangroves.pdf 10.32 MB

Mangrove establishment and rehabilitation projects have had varying levels of success at different locations around the world. Given the money that has been invested in restoring mangrove coverage, it is useful to map, monitor and compare results and experiences in different parts of the globe to...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Guiding principles for delivering coastal wetland carbon projects

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 8 January 2015

guiding_principles_for_delivering_coastal_wetland_projects_1.pdf 1.13 MB

This guidance document distils best practice principles for coastal wetland carbon projects, drawing on a long history of project development and implementation in fields of wetlands restoration, terrestrial carbon projects, carbon policy and community engagement. The primary focus is on experience...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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