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

5. Tools and Methods

Fannie Delavelle created a new WIKI page | 3 November 2014

GCCA+ support is provided through two mutually reinforcing pillars serving as a platform for dialogue and cooperation, and as a source of technical and financial support through country or regional programmes delivered in five priority areas across a range of sectors. These areas are mainstreaming...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
4. News

Fannie Delavelle created a new WIKI page | 3 November 2014

Videos related to GCCA+ events or programmes can be accessed on this page (on the left hand side, click on your sub-page of interest). A "GCCA+ Community" section has been created on YouTube. Click here to view all available GCCA+ related videos. Stories about GCCA+ programmes, GCCA+ related events...

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3. GCCA+ programmes

Fannie Delavelle created a new WIKI page | 3 November 2014

The GCCA+ initiative supports climate change projects and programmes in the world’s most climate-vulnerable countries. Over 80 national programmes have been supported in the Africa, Asia, Caribbean, and Pacific regions since 2007 as well as regional and multi-country programmes in the GCCA+ areas...

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2. Publications

Fannie Delavelle created a new WIKI page | 3 November 2014

The GCCA+ support facility and programmes produce an extensive set of publications, reports, as well as the magazine GCCA+ Review of Climate Issues. Documents are shared electronically in the Cap4Dev Library La facilité d’appui AMCC+ et les programmes produisent un large éventail de publications et...

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Adoption of Latest IPCC Climate Science Sets World for Crucial Lima Talks, Underlines Urgent Need for Bold Political Agreement Post-2015

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

Nairobi, 1 November 2014 - The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will adopt and present, Sunday, a Synthesis of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) marking a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change, as consensus is reached on the latest authoritative science behind climate...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
5th IPCC Synthesis Report - Approved Summary for Policymakers

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 3 November 2014

5_ipcc_synthesis_report_policy_summary.pdf 1.39 MB

Publication date: November 2014 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) adopted and presented, on 2 November 2014, a Synthesis of the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) marking a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change, as consensus is reached on the latest authoritative science...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
WASH and Climate Resilient Development (CRD)

Peter J. Bury posted Information | 1 November 2014

Dear all I do not come here regularly enough to know about the culture in this group and the width of topics we are comfortable with, hence my questions below: Would working on integrating Climate Resilient Development (CRD) into WASH strategic planning and sector management fall within the scope...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
"Climate Change in Africa", video on EU-Africa research cooperation and climate change

Diane KELECOM updated the Information | 31 October 2014

The short movie " Climate Change in Africa " focuses on the on-going research cooperation between African and European scientists and stakeholders within the 7th Framework Programme (FP7). This movie has been produced with the support of DG Research and Innovation to document the challenges of the...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Carsharing Services in Emerging Economies - New Technical Document published

Laura Giappichelli updated the Information | 31 October 2014

The latest SUTP Technical Document titled “ Carsharing in Emerging Economies ” has now been published. It aims to evaluate the potential, as well as the necessary political support structure, for the implementation of carsharing services in emerging economies. Beginning with a basic introduction to...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Carsharing Services in Emerging Economies - New Technical Document published

Armin Wagner posted Information | 30 October 2014

The latest SUTP Technical Document titled “ Carsharing in Emerging Economies ” has now been published. It aims to evaluate the potential, as well as the necessary political support structure, for the implementation of carsharing services in emerging economies. Beginning with a basic introduction to...

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