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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CC DARE - Supporting Sub Saharan Africa including small Island counties with Climate Change Adaptation

Anonymous uploaded a new Document | 6 December 2012

cc_dare_-_supporting_sub_saharan_africa_including_small_island_counties_with_climate_change_adaptation.pdf 2.78 MB

Issue Date: 2011 This report covers the major challenges that climate change poses to human survival in Sub Saharan. It is part of The ‘Climate Change and Development – Adapting by Reducing Vulnerability’ (CC DARE) Programme is jointly implemented by UNEP and UNDP.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Renewables 2012 GLOBAL STATUS REPORT

James Morris updated the Document | 6 December 2012

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Release Date: June, 2012 The 2012 edition of REN21's Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) was launched on 11 June together with its sister publication UNEP’s Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment (GTR). The findings in the 2012 GSR speak to the cumulating effect of steady growth in...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Presentation UNEP 3d Emissions Gap Report London launch (21 Nov) by Joseph Alcamo Chief Scientist

James Morris updated the Document | 6 December 2012

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Food, Water and Livelihoods in Pacific Islands under Increasing Threat from Climate Change

James Morris updated the Information | 6 December 2012

Doha (Qatar), 4 December 2012 – Island communities in the Pacific Ocean are facing unprecedented challenges to their economies and environment from the impacts of climate change, according to a new report released at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar. Sea level rise,...

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Press Release UNEP 3d Emissions Gap Report

Anonymous updated the Document | 5 December 2012

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UNEP Roundtable launch for 3rd Emissions Gap Report

Anonymous updated the event | 5 December 2012

22 Nov

From 22 November 2012
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by UNEP

UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report series aims to inform governments and the wider community on how far the response to climate change has progressed over the past 12 months, and thus how far the world is on track to meet wider goals. You can access the first and second reports by clicking the respective...

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Presentation UNEP 3d Emissions Gap Report London launch (21 Nov) by Joseph Alcamo Chief Scientist

Anonymous uploaded a new Document | 5 December 2012

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Risks to Sovereign Bonds Posed by Overuse of Natural Resources Need Greater Attention, says New Report

Anonymous posted Information | 5 December 2012

Natural Resource Risk Profiles Calculated for Five Pilot Countries London / Nairobi, 19 November 2012 – Some countries’ sovereign debt ratings may be less robust than many investors may realize, if depletion of natural resources are taken into account, a new report released today suggests. Loss of...

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Sustainable Development Highlights

Anonymous updated the Information | 4 December 2012

9 November, 2012 – Over the last several weeks, UN agencies and partners have launched new initiatives and reports touching on important issues related to sustainable development. It may seem at times that there is more talk about the growing problems of our world and subsequently little talk about...

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Pacific Environment and Climate Change Outlook

Anonymous uploaded a new Document | 4 December 2012

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Issue Date: 4 December 2012 Island communities in the Pacific Ocean are facing unprecedented challenges to their economies and environment from the impacts of climate change, according to the report. Sea level rise, tropical cyclones, floods and drought, combined with pressures from unsustainable...

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