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

Green Economy Transition Promises Multiple Benefits for Small Island States, UNEP Studies Confirm

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 28 February 2014

Information note on the International Year of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Nairobi, 24 February 2014- Creating the enabling conditions for a Green Economy transition in Small Island Developing States (SIDS)from improved public investment to reliable market instruments and better governance...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
The Economics of Nature

Capacity4dev Team updated the Article | 27 February 2014

In this week's Voices & Views Pavan Sukhdev, the founder of Green Initiatives for a Smart Tomorrow (GIST) Advisory speaks to capacity4dev.eu about the economics of biodiversity.

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Thierry DUDERMEL commented on an article | 27 February 2014

The Economics of Nature

This interview of Pavan Sukhdev is the perfect opportunity to announce the launch of the new EC biodiversity group on Cap4dev: "United in biodiversity" where a long version of Pavan's interview is available. This new group, managed by unit DEVCO C2, is meant to foster knowledge sharing on the link...
The Economics of Nature

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 26 February 2014

In this week's Voices & Views Pavan Sukhdev, the founder of Green Initiatives for a Smart Tomorrow (GIST) Advisory speaks to capacity4dev.eu about the economics of biodiversity.

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the Second Regional Training Workshop for West African carbon project developers in the AFOLU sector (Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Uses).

Christoforos KORAKAS updated the event | 25 February 2014

24 Feb

From 24 February 2014 to 28 February 2014
in Niamey (Niger)

Organised by GCCA / CILSS

As part of the implementation of Component 3 of the GCCA project "Capacity Building on climate negotiations and access to carbon finance mechanisms in West Africa", the team of GCCA / CILSS will organize between *24th to 28th February, 2014,* *the S**econd Regional Training Workshop for West...

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Launch of the first-ever UNDP/EU Partnership Report - "Towards a Life of Dignity for All – 10 Years of UNDP-EU Strategic Partnership"

Laura Giappichelli posted Information | 20 February 2014

"In the last decade, the EU has provided EUR 3.3 billion to UNDP’s activities in 115 countries (many more if including also regional and global programmes) through the signature of around 800 contracts . Some key results include: We worked in 98 countries advancing good governance , contributing to...

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Towards a Life of Dignity for All - UNDP/EU Report

Laura Giappichelli uploaded a new Document | 20 February 2014

final_undp-eu_10-year_report.pdf 7.34 MB

Report Summary The UNDP Brussels Office has produced a first-ever report on the partnership between UNDP and EU. The report is presented at the occasion of the 10 th year anniversary of the Strategic Partnership Agreement between UNDP and EU, which was jointly signed in 2004. The report presents...

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Violeta Costilla commented on an event | 19 February 2014

Training course: Country-led environmental and climate change mainstreaming

Please, where will be the training Country-led environmental and climate change mainstreaming ?

Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
the Second Regional Training Workshop for West African carbon project developers in the AFOLU sector (Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Uses).

PAPA OUMAR DIEYE created a new event | 19 February 2014

24 Feb

From 24 February 2014 to 28 February 2014
in Niamey (Niger)

Organised by GCCA / CILSS

As part of the implementation of Component 3 of the GCCA project "Capacity Building on climate negotiations and access to carbon finance mechanisms in West Africa", the team of GCCA / CILSS will organize between *24th to 28th February, 2014,* *the S**econd Regional Training Workshop for West...

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Water, Energy, Environment and Climate change Mainstreaming Seminar

Kyriaki POULIADOU created a new event | 18 February 2014

12 May

From 12 May 2014 to 15 May 2014
in (Fiji)

Organised by Organised by DEVCO C2 and hosted by the EU Delegation in Fiji

*UPDATE: All presentations from this seminar are now available here [1]. * The seminar will address the following topics (the list is not exhaustive) 1.EU water policies and programmes: Agenda for Change, SWIM etc. 2.Water for economic growth: opportunities and challenges for a greener economy 3...

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