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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Renewables 2011 Global Status Report

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 19 March 2013

ren21_2011_global_status_report.pdf 3.3 MB

Publication Date: 2011 This annual report, commissioned by REN21 and produced in collaboration with a global network of research partners, patterns the growth of renewables over the previous year. Global energy consumption rebounded in 2010 after an overall downturn in 2009. Renewable energy, which...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Renewables 2010 Global Status Report

Gervase Poulden updated the Document | 19 March 2013

renewables_2011_global_status_report.pdf 3.68 MB

Release Date: 12 July 2010 Unique overview of renewable energy worldwide. The REN21 Renewables 2010 Global Status Report released today shows that the renewable energy sector continues to perform well despite continuing economic recession, incentive cuts, and low natural-gas prices. The report was...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
An exploration of options and functions of climate technology centres and networks

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 18 March 2013

an_exploration_of_options_and_functions_of_climate_technology_centres_and_networks.pdf 1.86 MB

Publication Date: 2010 This paper responds to a request to UNEP from the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer to examine operational modalities for climate technology centres and networks. The paper first discusses possible dimensions for the climate technology centre and network, and it...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Global Trends in Renewable Energy 2011

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 18 March 2013

global_trends_in_renewable_energy_investment_2011.pdf 2.22 MB

Publication Date: 2011 This join report by Bloomberg New Enery Finance and UNEP charts annual global trends in renewable energy investment. Global investment in renewable energy jumped 32% in 2010, to a record $211 billion. In addition to this eye-catching record, the investment activity in...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Bilateral Finance Institutions & Climate Change

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 18 March 2013

bilateral_finance_insitutions_and_climate_chage.pdf 518.75 KB

Publication Date: 2010 2010 was the third year of this mapping exercise of climate change financial flows to developing countries is an initiative of UNEP Bilateral Finance Institutions Climate Change Working Group (‘UNEP BFI CCWG’). The UNEP BFI CCWG originated from a workshop on bilateral...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Innovative climate finance

Gervase Poulden uploaded a new Document | 18 March 2013

unep_innovative_climate_finance_final.pdf 605.97 KB

Publication Date: 2011 This report, which contains examples from the UNEP bilateral finance insitutions climate change working group 2011 aims to communicate the experiences of Bilateral Finance Institutions (BFIs), in particular to policy makers developing international and domestic architectures...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
The global debate on the role of energy in the post-2015 development agenda

Gervase Poulden posted Information | 18 March 2013

The second discussion on the role of energy in the post-2015 development agenda hosted by the World We Want webpage is drawing to a close. The debate is part of the Global Thematic Consultation on Energy. The consultation is part of a global dialogue with stakeholders across all sectors of society...

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James Morris commented on an article | 15 March 2013

The EU Approach to Resilience: Learning from Food Security Crises

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is supporting such efforts to ensure Food Security through work on ecosystem management as well as sustainable consumption and production. See UNEP's Food Security related reports here http://capacity4dev.ec.europa.eu/unep/documents?gterm[0]=7180
Responding to climate change: Sector script. Agriculture & Rural Development

Moderating team ROSA updated the Document | 13 March 2013

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This document provides a practical guidance on the links between climate change and a agriculture and rural development (ARD). It is part of a series of sector scripts that provide guidance on the links between climate change and a specific sector, together with possible responses. It may be used...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Myths and Facts about Bioenergy in Africa

Annalisa Volse uploaded a new Document | 13 March 2013

Myths_vs_Facts_Proof-web.pdf 937.5 KB

Brussels, 12 March 2013. PANGEA (Partners for Euro African Green Energy) is launching today a booklet outlining Myths and Facts about Bioenergy in Africa. The brochure is intended to demystify the manipulated data and misinformation that is often used to describe bioenergy in sub-Saharan Africa...

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Group: African Renewable Energy Technology Platform - AFRETEP

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