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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ECLAC Launches Database on Climate Change Adaptation in Coastal Zones

Etienne Goffin posted Information | 8 October 2013

The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) launched an interactive, web-based database aimed at helping Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries in planning coastal management and preventive measures to adapt to the effects of climate change on their coastal zones...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
SPC Pacific Forestry Meeting Focuses on REDD+, Food Security and Trade

Felix Nkwetta Ajong posted Information | 4 October 2013

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC), supported by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), convened the Pacific Regional Forestry Technical Meeting under the theme 'Sustainable Forest Management for a...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Spain, ECLAC collaborate on analysis of climate change on Caribbean coasts

Felix Nkwetta Ajong posted Information | 4 October 2013

T he Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has collaborated with the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment and the University of Cantabria in launching a database that would analyze the impact of climate change on Caribbean coasts. On Wednesday, ECLAC...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
FAO Statistical Yearbook: World Food and Agriculture

Laura Giappichelli uploaded a new Document | 3 October 2013

fao_2013_stats_yrbook.pdf 31.9 MB

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Wake up before it is too late: Make agriculture truly sustainable now for food security in a changing climate

Moderating team ROSA uploaded a new Document | 1 October 2013

unctad_trade_and_environment_review_2013.pdf 5.19 MB

The Trade and environment review 2013 from UNCTAD focuses entirely on agriculture. The key message is that developing and developed countries need a paradigm shift in agricultural development: from a "green revolution" to a "truly ecological intensification" approach. The report is comprised of 5...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
2012-2013 Climate CoLab contest winners!

Laura Giappichelli posted Information | 24 September 2013

Check the Climate CoLab Contest Winners: http://climatecolab.org/community/-/blogs/2012-2013-climate-colab-contest-winners " In the autumn of 2012, the Climate CoLab opened up 18 contests, each focused on a challenge the world is facing as we confront climate change. By June 15, nearly 400...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Climate Change, Water, and Food Security

James Morris updated the Document | 24 September 2013

climate_change_water_and_food_security.pdf 7.44 MB

Release Date: 9 June 2011 Comprehensive survey of existing scientific knowledge on the anticipated consequences of climate change for water use in agriculture.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Mainstreaming sustainable development: UK vision of what it means in practice

Laura Giappichelli uploaded a new Document | 23 September 2013

mainstreaming-sustainable-development.pdf 337.69 KB

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
How to Embed the Environment in Sustainable Development

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 17 September 2013

In order for Sustainable Development to be acheived, social, economic, and environmental pillars need to be integrated in policy. Here, the importance of the environmental aspect in particular for post-2015 development agenda and the Millennium Development Goals is discussed by Prof. Joseph Alcamo...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
World Resources Report: Decision Making In A Changing Climate

James Morris updated the Document | 13 September 2013

world_resources_report_decision_making_in_a_changing_climate.pdf 11.84 MB

Release Date: 18 October 2011 This report identifies five critical elements that will significantly strengthen the ability of national governments to make effective adaptation decisions in a changing climate.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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