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

Urban poverty, food security and climate change. Policy brief

Moderating team ROSA uploaded a new Document | 30 April 2013

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This short article by Cecilia Tacoli highlights the key elements of food insecurity in urban areas. The author shows the differentiation of food insecurity levels between the different types of urban households and explore some policy priorities to tackle this issue. IIED - March 2013

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Green Week Conference

Laura Giappichelli updated the event | 30 April 2013

04 Jun

From 4 June 2013 to 7 June 2013
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by European Commission

The 2013 edition of Green Week, the biggest annual conference on European environment policy, will take place from 4 to 7 June at a new venue, The Egg Conference Centre in Brussels [1]. This year's theme is Air quality. Green Week is open to the public and participation is free of charge. Green...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Technical Advice and Training on offer from the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA)

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 30 April 2013

In just over five years of operation, the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) has grown to support more than forty programmes in Africa, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific. GCCA countries and ACP member states that may be looking for technical assistance to support the design and implementation...

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Africa Faces Climate Threats with Adaptation Knowledge Network

Gervase Poulden posted Information | 29 April 2013

Africa is particularly susceptible to climate change for a variety of reasons: its reliance on rain-fed agriculture, limited supply of freshwater, widespread poverty and disease, weak institutions, variable access to information and technology, complex disasters and conflicts, and inadequate access...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Presentation by SIDA

Anonymous updated the Document | 29 April 2013

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Guidelines on the Integration of Environment and Climate Change in Development Cooperation

Anonymous updated the Document | 29 April 2013

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These guidelines define a comprehensive reference framework for integrating the environment and climate change into the different stages of the cycle of operations for EC development cooperation covering the three aid delivery approaches. They are intended for EC staff and their partners and...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Green Week Conference

Laura Giappichelli created a new event | 26 April 2013

04 Jun

From 4 June 2013 to 7 June 2013
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by European Commission

The 2013 edition of Green Week, the biggest annual conference on European environment policy, will take place from 4 to 7 June at a new venue, The Egg Conference Centre in Brussels [1]. This year's theme is Air quality. Green Week is open to the public and participation is free of charge. Green...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Funding: New EU Framework Programme on sustainable development

Laura Giappichelli posted Information | 25 April 2013

Dear all, The European Commission is finalising the preparation of Horizon 2020, a new financial instrument for research and innovation that will run from 2014 to 2020 with about €80 billion budget. It replaces the current Framework Programme 7. Horizon 2020 will cover various issues, including:...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Program for Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries (SREP)

Felix Nkwetta Ajong posted Information | 25 April 2013

The Program for Scaling Up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries (SREP) of the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) is calling for proposals from Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) and pilot countries to initiate the development of concept proposals for programmes and projects to engage the private...

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Group: Building resilience of small island economies
Solar Energy has Great Potential in Africa, but Has Yet to Take Off

Coralie Mugerin updated the Article | 25 April 2013

Coordination between policy makers and private partners is key to developing solar energy in Africa, said photovoltaic expert Michael Franz as he presented impressions and conclusions of his extensive work on the development of a solar energy market in Kenya at a recent conference in Brussels.

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