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

Livelihood Security: Climate Change, Migration and Conflict in the Sahel

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

livelihood_security_climate_change_migration_and_conflict_in_the_sahel.pdf 15.07 MB

Release Date: 5 December 2011 A new study has found that the impacts of changing climatic conditions on the availability of natural resources, combined with population growth and weak governance, have led to greater competition over scarce resources and to changing migration patterns in the Sahel...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Near-Term Climate Protection and Clean Air Benefits: Actions for Controlling Short-Lived Climate Forcers

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

near-term_climate_protection_and_clean_air_benefits_actions_for_controlling_short-lived_climate_forcers.pdf 2.98 MB

Release Date: 25 November 2011 This report addresses the mitigation of short-lived climate forcers (SLCFs) and its key role in air pollution reduction, climate protection and sustainable development. SLCFs are substances in the atmosphere that contribute to global warming and have relatively short...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Climate Change Starter’s Guidebook

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

climate_change_starters_guidebook.pdf 9.05 MB

Release Date: 16 August 201 1 A guidebook to support educators in developing their understanding of the science of climate change, observed and anticipated impacts, and different possible responses.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Buliding the Climate Change Regime: Survey and analysis of approaches

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

buliding_the_climate_change_regime_survey_and_analysis_of_approaches.pdf 1.34 MB

Release Date: 24 October 2011 This report reviews more than 130 proposals put forward by governments, NGOs and academics to design a climate regime capable of delivering adequate mitigation action.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Mainstreaming climate change adaptations into development planning

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

mainstreaming_climate_change_adaptations_into_development_planning.pdf 1.74 MB

Release Date: 21 September 2011 This guide addresses the need for integrating climate change adaptation considerations into the work of Poverty Environment Initiative.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
HFCs: A Critical Link in Protecting Climate and the Ozone Layer

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

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Release Date: 21 November 2011 A report describing the linkages between hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) emissions, climate protection, and protection of the ozone layer.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Women at the Frontline of Climate Change - Gender risks and hopes

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 16 August 2012

women_at_the_frontline_of_climate_change_-_gender_risks_and_hopes.pdf 8.89 MB

Release Date: 6 December 2011 According to this report, women in communities vulnerable to climate change are often more likely than men to lose their lives during natural disasters, due to poor access to coping strategies such as basic lifesaving skills or cultural factors that restrict the...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Growth with Resilience: Opportunities for African Agriculture - The 2012 Montpellier Panel Report

Liz Wilson uploaded a new Document | 14 August 2012

montpellier_panel_report_2012_0_0.pdf 7.89 MB

The Montpellier Panel presented their new report "Growth with Resilience: Opportunities for African Agriculture" on Wednesday 21st March at the Department for International Development (DFID), London and on Thursday 22nd March at the European Commission, Brussels. The report aims to inform...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Moving towards a climate neutral UN

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 14 August 2012

moving_towards_a_climate_neutral_un.pdf 1.97 MB

Release Date: April 2012 The most recent analysis of the UN's performance in implementing the UN's Climate Neutral Strategy. The report includes the details of the greenhouse gas emissions for 54 entities in 2010, as well as a breakdown of emissions by activity. It also details progress in reducing...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Cities and Carbon Finance: A Feasibility Study and an Urban CDM

James Morris uploaded a new Document | 13 August 2012

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Release Date: June, 2012 This report analyses existing Clean Development Mechanisms (CDM) methodologies and makes specific recommendations on how cities can improve their access to climate finance through the use of Urban CDM.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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