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

United Nations Environment Programme at the COP 20

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 5 December 2014

United Nations Environment Programme at the UNFCCC COP 20 Some highlights of the engagement of UNEP and hosted secretariats during the COP20 (a comprehensive overview can be found here ): Monday, 1 December - Innovation and Collaboration for Transforming Knowledge into Climate Action Relevant,...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Synthesis Report of the Secretary-General On the Post-2015 Agenda

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 5 December 2014

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Publication Date: December 2014 On December 4, 2014, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon released his Synthesis Report on the Post-2015 Agenda entitled “The Road to Dignity by 2030: Ending Poverty, Transforming All Lives and Protecting the Planet.” In this report, Ban Ki-moon outlines six essential...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) to accelerate geothermal power: Lessons from Kenya

CDKN (Climate and Development Knowledge Network) posted Information | 4 December 2014

The Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) is pleased to share a new Inside Story, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) to accelerate geothermal power: Lessons from Kenya , which looks at the Government of Kenya’s ambitions to significantly expand its power supply from...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) to accelerate geothermal power: Lessons from Kenya

CDKN (Climate and Development Knowledge Network) uploaded a new Document | 4 December 2014

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The Government of Kenya has ambitions to significantly expand its power supply from geothermal sources to underpin low-carbon, climateresilient development, as encapsulated in its National Climate Change Action Plan (NCCAP). Although progress has been made, greater private sector involvement is...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner Videomessage at EEB 40th anniversary

Alexa Froger updated the Information | 3 December 2014

UNEP's Executive Director, Achim Steiner, congratulates the European Environment Bureau (EEB) on the occasion of its 40th anniversary in a two day high level conference in Brussels. In a videomessage to the Module 2 – The next 40 years: placing sustainability at the heart of Europe’s policies , Mr...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
China Renews Commitment Towards Achieving Eco-Civilization

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 3 December 2014

Beijing, 1 December 2014 - In the context of the Annual General Meeting of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED), attended by UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner, Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli, reiterated China's...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Laura Giappichelli commented on information | 3 December 2014

WASH and Climate Resilient Development (CRD)

Dear Peter, Thanks for your questions. The work of integrating Climate Resilient Development (CRD) into WASH strategic planning and sector management falls within this group's scope. We can use the tag #WASHCRD for the conversations related to this subject. I don't have resources at the moment on...

Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
20th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 20) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Lima

Alexa Froger created a new event | 2 December 2014

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From 1 December 2014 to 12 December 2014

The 20th session of the Conference of the Parties and the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol is held from 1 to 12 December. COP 20/CMP 10 is being hosted by the Government of Peru, in Lima, Peru. Overview Schedule [1] (173 kB)...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Q&As with Pacific expert ahead of climate talks in Lima

Fannie Delavelle updated the Information | 2 December 2014

What is needed to get a good climate agreement in Peru? What does a good deal look like for the Pacific region? To learn more on these issues, read our Interview with Professor Elisabeth A. Holland , Director of Pacific Centre for Environment Studies and Sustainable Development at the University of...

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Q&A with Africa climate expert on hopes and expectations for a good climate agreement

Fannie Delavelle posted Information | 2 December 2014

Read our interview with George Wamukoya - Climate Change Advisor for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretariat to find out what a good climate agreement looks like for Africa and how the continent can use its incredible opportunities to grow and to adapt to climate...

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