Communications initiative: “You have a minute? Let´s talk about climate change?”NAP Global Network
Presentation by Victor Santillan, Ministry of the Environment, Peru, as part of the NAP Global Network's Targeted Topics Forum on "Strategic Communications for NAP Processes" held in Nadi, Fiji, in February 2018.
Be Better Build Better Presented By ( Ndcc)Psdmn Phil
The document discusses the Philippines' high risk of natural disasters like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons and tsunamis due to its location. It then introduces the "Be Better, Build Better Program" which aims to design disaster-resilient school buildings and establish best practices for school construction through an international design competition. The winning design will be implemented in a pilot school building project to demonstrate innovative and safer school construction.
OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and dam...OECD Environment
Presentation from the OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and damages from climate change” (15 April 2021) – Session 2, Maarten van Aalst, Director, International Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and dam...OECD Environment
Presentation from the OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and damages from climate change” (15 April 2021) - Session 1, Rosalind Cornforth, Director, Walker Institute, Reading University
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT –
CLIMATE CHANGES AND NEW
TECHNOLOGIES
THE DUTY TO NURSE OUR PLANET IN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT –
CLIMATE CHANGES AND NEW
TECHNOLOGIES
THE DUTY TO NURSE OUR PLANET IN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT –
CLIMATE CHANGES AND NEW
TECHNOLOGIES
THE DUTY TO NURSE OUR PLANET IN
Georges ILUNGA KAPONSOLA
OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and dam...OECD Environment
Presentation from the OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and damages from climate change” (15 April 2021) - Session 1, Abinash Mohanty, Programme Lead, Risks and Adaptation Team, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Lecture 7: Urban Climate Change Mitigation and AdaptationESD UNU-IAS
The document discusses Dr. Riyanti Djalante's background and expertise in areas related to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. It includes her educational background, current role at the United Nations University, research interests, and consultancy experience working with various organizations on projects in Indonesia. The final section provides an outline for a presentation on cities and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
Communications initiative: “You have a minute? Let´s talk about climate change?”NAP Global Network
Presentation by Victor Santillan, Ministry of the Environment, Peru, as part of the NAP Global Network's Targeted Topics Forum on "Strategic Communications for NAP Processes" held in Nadi, Fiji, in February 2018.
Be Better Build Better Presented By ( Ndcc)Psdmn Phil
The document discusses the Philippines' high risk of natural disasters like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, typhoons and tsunamis due to its location. It then introduces the "Be Better, Build Better Program" which aims to design disaster-resilient school buildings and establish best practices for school construction through an international design competition. The winning design will be implemented in a pilot school building project to demonstrate innovative and safer school construction.
OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and dam...OECD Environment
Presentation from the OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and damages from climate change” (15 April 2021) – Session 2, Maarten van Aalst, Director, International Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre
OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and dam...OECD Environment
Presentation from the OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and damages from climate change” (15 April 2021) - Session 1, Rosalind Cornforth, Director, Walker Institute, Reading University
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT –
CLIMATE CHANGES AND NEW
TECHNOLOGIES
THE DUTY TO NURSE OUR PLANET IN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT –
CLIMATE CHANGES AND NEW
TECHNOLOGIES
THE DUTY TO NURSE OUR PLANET IN
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT –
CLIMATE CHANGES AND NEW
TECHNOLOGIES
THE DUTY TO NURSE OUR PLANET IN
Georges ILUNGA KAPONSOLA
OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and dam...OECD Environment
Presentation from the OECD Workshop “Approaches to reducing and managing the risk of losses and damages from climate change” (15 April 2021) - Session 1, Abinash Mohanty, Programme Lead, Risks and Adaptation Team, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
Lecture 7: Urban Climate Change Mitigation and AdaptationESD UNU-IAS
The document discusses Dr. Riyanti Djalante's background and expertise in areas related to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. It includes her educational background, current role at the United Nations University, research interests, and consultancy experience working with various organizations on projects in Indonesia. The final section provides an outline for a presentation on cities and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The presentation "National Adaptation Planning in Jamaica " by Ayesha Constable, delivered at the Climate Change and Gender Focal Points Workshop in Jamaica in September 2018.
U.Sl Secretary of State John Kerry on March 7 issued instructions to U.S. diplomats around the world to make climate change a top priority. As a spokesperson put it, "Basically, he’s delivered marching orders the troops on the climate change mission."
More on Dot Earth: http://j.mp/dotkerry
This document discusses the challenges of addressing climate change while also promoting development and reducing inequality and poverty. It notes that [1] expanding access to energy for development will increase emissions, conflicting with climate policy, and [2] there is not enough remaining carbon budget for all poor countries to develop through high-emission paths as wealthy countries have. It proposes [3] quantifying an equitable framework for allocating emission reductions based on principles of responsibility and capability, with developed countries committing major domestic cuts and support for international climate efforts.
The document discusses various policies that governments can implement to protect the environment, including taxes, subsidies, laws, and regulations. It provides definitions for each: environmental taxes increase the cost of polluting goods, subsidies make green goods cheaper, laws ban harmful products, and regulations impose rules to reduce pollution. The document aims to help students understand these policy options and how governments use them to encourage sustainable growth while protecting the environment. It provides examples of these policies in practice and discusses their potential impacts and effectiveness.
Partners for Resilience (PfR) is an alliance of organizations building resilience in vulnerable communities across 10 countries using an integrated risk management approach. Key achievements include strengthening disaster policies and plans, improving gender-sensitive development plans, and mainstreaming global commitments into national policies.
Lessons from PfR include: 1) Challenges integrating climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction due to lack of coordination across government agencies; 2) Decentralized governance provides more opportunity for integration at local levels; and 3) An overarching resilience framework could bridge indicators across processes and provide a comprehensive approach.
Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development in Ogun State, NigeriaESD UNU-IAS
Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development in Ogun State, Nigeria
Case Study Session
Prof Evans Osabuohien & Dr Tunji-Olayeni Patience, RCE Ogun
9th African Regional RCE Meeting
5-7 August, 2019, Luyengo, Eswatini
The youth of South Asia declared their commitment to addressing climate change through regional cooperation and action. They recognize the vulnerability of South Asia to climate change impacts due to low historical greenhouse gas emissions. The youth pledged to form a regional network to develop and implement climate strategies, raise awareness, and advocate for a sustainable low-carbon future. They also demanded that governments in South Asia commit to ambitious emissions reductions and climate financing from developed countries.
20211101 9am presented draft future of local govt review presentationMcGuinness Institute
This document provides a history of foresight initiatives in New Zealand from 1936 to 2010. It discusses how even relatively simple structures like bridges can fail unexpectedly, demonstrating the difficulty of predicting political changes. Major volcanic eruptions have significant climate impacts globally through sulfate aerosols. The document outlines four-step models for planning future initiatives and recaps foresight work since 1976. It discusses the Long-term Insights Briefings produced for the Australian Government and Prime Minister Helen Clark's vision for New Zealand. Various local councils created scenarios and the document proposes creating a national reference scenarios framework to help organizations prepare for uncertain futures.
The document discusses various problems caused by climate change such as declining crop productivity, food shortages, rising sea levels, and issues with transportation systems. It provides case studies on the effects on agriculture, transport, water cycles, power sources, and manufacturing. The document aims to explain the consequences of inaction on climate change and identify problems facing different countries and sectors. Key questions addressed include the definition of carbon emissions, the UN's role, and possible solutions to global warming.
The Bay Area Council supports California taking a leadership role in addressing climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supports AB 32 (Pavley and Nunez). The Council represents large Bay Area employers and believes that setting clear emissions reduction goals and establishing a mandatory reporting and market-based trading system can reduce emissions cost-effectively while also creating economic opportunities for California businesses. Investing in clean technologies and providing early credit for emission reductions will help meet targets while maintaining economic growth.
The document discusses adaptation to climate change. It describes the objective of the UNFCCC to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations to prevent dangerous interference with the climate system. It also discusses increasing vulnerability due to rising emissions and more extreme weather. National adaptation plans should be based on sectoral adaptation plans which assess vulnerability. Developing country parties need long-term support from developed countries to build resilience through adaptation.
This document discusses key issues to consider when reporting on climate change. Reporters should communicate clearly and avoid sensationalism, conveying risk using terminology from the IPCC. They should provide balanced coverage and report on solutions in addition to impacts. Localizing stories by comparing local and global causes and effects, explaining adaptation, and investigating funding and compliance makes climate change relevant to audiences. The media plays an important role in driving action on this critical issue.
The document summarizes Bangladesh's Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme II (CDMP II). CDMP II aims to reduce Bangladesh's vulnerability to natural and climate change-related hazards through six outcomes: (1) strengthening institutional capacity for disaster management, (2) reducing rural disaster risks, (3) reducing urban disaster risks, (4) improving disaster preparedness and early warning systems, (5) mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation across sectors, and (6) facilitating community-level climate change adaptation. CDMP II will be implemented from 2010-2014 with USD $70 million in funding led by the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.
Chemicals and waste play important roles in society and the economy but can also harm human health and the environment if not properly managed. A third of the world's food is wasted every year, totaling about 1.3 billion tons. The United Nations aims to minimize the adverse effects of chemicals on human health and the environment by 2020. To achieve this, UNEP is working with partners to build countries' capacity and policies for sound chemicals and waste management through increasing scientific knowledge and tools.
The Finance Sector and Natural Capital - Catalyzing ActonZ3P
The document summarizes a meeting organized by Volans and UNEP-FI that brought together representatives from financial institutions, NGOs, and intergovernmental organizations to discuss catalyzing innovation in the finance sector regarding natural capital and ecosystem services. The meeting explored how to scale up existing entrepreneurial initiatives seeking to incorporate natural capital into investment portfolios and decision-making. Key topics discussed included: (1) the risks financial institutions should consider regarding natural capital, (2) innovation trends in accounting, benchmarking, valuation, awareness, and knowledge barriers, and (3) potential collaborative actions on business education, corporate valuation, and new risk models. Next steps proposed building on these discussions to advance solutions for integrating natural capital into the
Zhu Xufeng: Low Carbon Cooperation and Global LeadershipSTEPS Centre
ZHU Xufeng, Associate Professor, NanKai University.
Presentation to the UK-China Innovation Workshop for Sustainable and Equitable Development, Tsinghua University, 19 March 2010, co-organised by China Institute for Science and Technology Policy (CISTP) at Tsinghua University and the STEPS Centre.
http://anewmanifesto.org/news/china-workshop-presentationschina-workshop-presentations/
Progress and Pitfalls of the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership. Made...Madeline Green
The Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership (KFCP) between Australia and Indonesia aimed to protect forests and rehabilitate peatlands in Kalimantan, Indonesia. However, it was shut down in 2013 due to a lack of progress. The document discusses what went wrong, noting that the KFCP lacked adequate financing and national-level strategy from the beginning. Specifically, the initial goals announced in 2007 were much larger than what was outlined as feasible in the 2009 Project Design Document, showing the project's scale and costs were underestimated without sufficient planning. This lack of proper planning around financing and strategy undermined key aspects of implementing REDD+ and ultimately led to the partnership's failure.
Presentation by Hilary Warburton from Practical Action, at the Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches seminar on 26th January 2011, at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK.
Keynote presentation by Professor Simon Haslett at the C-Change in GEES Event at the Macdonald Hotel, Manchester, 29th April 2010. Simon Haslett is Professor of Physical Geography and Director of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the University of Wales, Newport.
The document discusses a lesson on evaluating arguments regarding carbon emissions and the UN's involvement. It identifies key questions about carbon emissions, problems facing various countries, and barriers to solving global warming globally. It provides statistics from a poll showing differing levels of concern about global warming among countries. It also discusses possible solutions to global warming and their potential positive and negative consequences.
The document lists the coordinators and representatives for the Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) program in several African countries. Jose Macaringue is the coordinator for Mozambique, Margaret Barihaihi is the coordinator for Uganda, and Kirsty Wilson is the coordinator for Ethiopia. Simon Levine leads the team from the Overseas Development Institute that includes Eva Ludi, Lindsey Jones, Sara Pavanello, and Alex Arnall. Chris Anderson is an adviser from Oxfam GB. Representatives are named from Save the Children, Oxfam, CARE, and World Vision in each country. Katie Harris coordinates the Strengthening Climate Resilience program and Chele Degruccio
The document summarizes the wrap up of an ACCRA regional conference held on September 28, 2011. The conference aimed to discuss challenges related to development and climate change, the role of governments and partners in addressing these issues, and ways forward. Key themes that emerged included the difficult nature of development exacerbated by climate change, the interconnectedness of climate change with other issues, the importance of adaptive capacity and innovation, and the need to share experiences across countries. The document also outlines next steps for the ACCRA initiative which include further research, capacity building, and beginning phase 2 of the program from November 2011.
The presentation "National Adaptation Planning in Jamaica " by Ayesha Constable, delivered at the Climate Change and Gender Focal Points Workshop in Jamaica in September 2018.
U.Sl Secretary of State John Kerry on March 7 issued instructions to U.S. diplomats around the world to make climate change a top priority. As a spokesperson put it, "Basically, he’s delivered marching orders the troops on the climate change mission."
More on Dot Earth: http://j.mp/dotkerry
This document discusses the challenges of addressing climate change while also promoting development and reducing inequality and poverty. It notes that [1] expanding access to energy for development will increase emissions, conflicting with climate policy, and [2] there is not enough remaining carbon budget for all poor countries to develop through high-emission paths as wealthy countries have. It proposes [3] quantifying an equitable framework for allocating emission reductions based on principles of responsibility and capability, with developed countries committing major domestic cuts and support for international climate efforts.
The document discusses various policies that governments can implement to protect the environment, including taxes, subsidies, laws, and regulations. It provides definitions for each: environmental taxes increase the cost of polluting goods, subsidies make green goods cheaper, laws ban harmful products, and regulations impose rules to reduce pollution. The document aims to help students understand these policy options and how governments use them to encourage sustainable growth while protecting the environment. It provides examples of these policies in practice and discusses their potential impacts and effectiveness.
Partners for Resilience (PfR) is an alliance of organizations building resilience in vulnerable communities across 10 countries using an integrated risk management approach. Key achievements include strengthening disaster policies and plans, improving gender-sensitive development plans, and mainstreaming global commitments into national policies.
Lessons from PfR include: 1) Challenges integrating climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction due to lack of coordination across government agencies; 2) Decentralized governance provides more opportunity for integration at local levels; and 3) An overarching resilience framework could bridge indicators across processes and provide a comprehensive approach.
Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development in Ogun State, NigeriaESD UNU-IAS
Climate Change Action for Sustainable Development in Ogun State, Nigeria
Case Study Session
Prof Evans Osabuohien & Dr Tunji-Olayeni Patience, RCE Ogun
9th African Regional RCE Meeting
5-7 August, 2019, Luyengo, Eswatini
The youth of South Asia declared their commitment to addressing climate change through regional cooperation and action. They recognize the vulnerability of South Asia to climate change impacts due to low historical greenhouse gas emissions. The youth pledged to form a regional network to develop and implement climate strategies, raise awareness, and advocate for a sustainable low-carbon future. They also demanded that governments in South Asia commit to ambitious emissions reductions and climate financing from developed countries.
20211101 9am presented draft future of local govt review presentationMcGuinness Institute
This document provides a history of foresight initiatives in New Zealand from 1936 to 2010. It discusses how even relatively simple structures like bridges can fail unexpectedly, demonstrating the difficulty of predicting political changes. Major volcanic eruptions have significant climate impacts globally through sulfate aerosols. The document outlines four-step models for planning future initiatives and recaps foresight work since 1976. It discusses the Long-term Insights Briefings produced for the Australian Government and Prime Minister Helen Clark's vision for New Zealand. Various local councils created scenarios and the document proposes creating a national reference scenarios framework to help organizations prepare for uncertain futures.
The document discusses various problems caused by climate change such as declining crop productivity, food shortages, rising sea levels, and issues with transportation systems. It provides case studies on the effects on agriculture, transport, water cycles, power sources, and manufacturing. The document aims to explain the consequences of inaction on climate change and identify problems facing different countries and sectors. Key questions addressed include the definition of carbon emissions, the UN's role, and possible solutions to global warming.
The Bay Area Council supports California taking a leadership role in addressing climate change through reducing greenhouse gas emissions and supports AB 32 (Pavley and Nunez). The Council represents large Bay Area employers and believes that setting clear emissions reduction goals and establishing a mandatory reporting and market-based trading system can reduce emissions cost-effectively while also creating economic opportunities for California businesses. Investing in clean technologies and providing early credit for emission reductions will help meet targets while maintaining economic growth.
The document discusses adaptation to climate change. It describes the objective of the UNFCCC to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations to prevent dangerous interference with the climate system. It also discusses increasing vulnerability due to rising emissions and more extreme weather. National adaptation plans should be based on sectoral adaptation plans which assess vulnerability. Developing country parties need long-term support from developed countries to build resilience through adaptation.
This document discusses key issues to consider when reporting on climate change. Reporters should communicate clearly and avoid sensationalism, conveying risk using terminology from the IPCC. They should provide balanced coverage and report on solutions in addition to impacts. Localizing stories by comparing local and global causes and effects, explaining adaptation, and investigating funding and compliance makes climate change relevant to audiences. The media plays an important role in driving action on this critical issue.
The document summarizes Bangladesh's Comprehensive Disaster Management Programme II (CDMP II). CDMP II aims to reduce Bangladesh's vulnerability to natural and climate change-related hazards through six outcomes: (1) strengthening institutional capacity for disaster management, (2) reducing rural disaster risks, (3) reducing urban disaster risks, (4) improving disaster preparedness and early warning systems, (5) mainstreaming disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation across sectors, and (6) facilitating community-level climate change adaptation. CDMP II will be implemented from 2010-2014 with USD $70 million in funding led by the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management.
Chemicals and waste play important roles in society and the economy but can also harm human health and the environment if not properly managed. A third of the world's food is wasted every year, totaling about 1.3 billion tons. The United Nations aims to minimize the adverse effects of chemicals on human health and the environment by 2020. To achieve this, UNEP is working with partners to build countries' capacity and policies for sound chemicals and waste management through increasing scientific knowledge and tools.
The Finance Sector and Natural Capital - Catalyzing ActonZ3P
The document summarizes a meeting organized by Volans and UNEP-FI that brought together representatives from financial institutions, NGOs, and intergovernmental organizations to discuss catalyzing innovation in the finance sector regarding natural capital and ecosystem services. The meeting explored how to scale up existing entrepreneurial initiatives seeking to incorporate natural capital into investment portfolios and decision-making. Key topics discussed included: (1) the risks financial institutions should consider regarding natural capital, (2) innovation trends in accounting, benchmarking, valuation, awareness, and knowledge barriers, and (3) potential collaborative actions on business education, corporate valuation, and new risk models. Next steps proposed building on these discussions to advance solutions for integrating natural capital into the
Zhu Xufeng: Low Carbon Cooperation and Global LeadershipSTEPS Centre
ZHU Xufeng, Associate Professor, NanKai University.
Presentation to the UK-China Innovation Workshop for Sustainable and Equitable Development, Tsinghua University, 19 March 2010, co-organised by China Institute for Science and Technology Policy (CISTP) at Tsinghua University and the STEPS Centre.
http://anewmanifesto.org/news/china-workshop-presentationschina-workshop-presentations/
Progress and Pitfalls of the Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership. Made...Madeline Green
The Kalimantan Forests and Climate Partnership (KFCP) between Australia and Indonesia aimed to protect forests and rehabilitate peatlands in Kalimantan, Indonesia. However, it was shut down in 2013 due to a lack of progress. The document discusses what went wrong, noting that the KFCP lacked adequate financing and national-level strategy from the beginning. Specifically, the initial goals announced in 2007 were much larger than what was outlined as feasible in the 2009 Project Design Document, showing the project's scale and costs were underestimated without sufficient planning. This lack of proper planning around financing and strategy undermined key aspects of implementing REDD+ and ultimately led to the partnership's failure.
Presentation by Hilary Warburton from Practical Action, at the Sustainable Livelihoods Approaches seminar on 26th January 2011, at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK.
Keynote presentation by Professor Simon Haslett at the C-Change in GEES Event at the Macdonald Hotel, Manchester, 29th April 2010. Simon Haslett is Professor of Physical Geography and Director of the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the University of Wales, Newport.
The document discusses a lesson on evaluating arguments regarding carbon emissions and the UN's involvement. It identifies key questions about carbon emissions, problems facing various countries, and barriers to solving global warming globally. It provides statistics from a poll showing differing levels of concern about global warming among countries. It also discusses possible solutions to global warming and their potential positive and negative consequences.
The document lists the coordinators and representatives for the Climate Change Resilience Alliance (ACCRA) program in several African countries. Jose Macaringue is the coordinator for Mozambique, Margaret Barihaihi is the coordinator for Uganda, and Kirsty Wilson is the coordinator for Ethiopia. Simon Levine leads the team from the Overseas Development Institute that includes Eva Ludi, Lindsey Jones, Sara Pavanello, and Alex Arnall. Chris Anderson is an adviser from Oxfam GB. Representatives are named from Save the Children, Oxfam, CARE, and World Vision in each country. Katie Harris coordinates the Strengthening Climate Resilience program and Chele Degruccio
The document summarizes the wrap up of an ACCRA regional conference held on September 28, 2011. The conference aimed to discuss challenges related to development and climate change, the role of governments and partners in addressing these issues, and ways forward. Key themes that emerged included the difficult nature of development exacerbated by climate change, the interconnectedness of climate change with other issues, the importance of adaptive capacity and innovation, and the need to share experiences across countries. The document also outlines next steps for the ACCRA initiative which include further research, capacity building, and beginning phase 2 of the program from November 2011.
Climate change adaptation is important to address the complex challenges it poses for development in Africa. Agricultural production and food security on the continent will likely be severely compromised by climate change, with crop yields projected to fall substantially. ACCRA seeks to understand how existing social protection, livelihood and disaster risk reduction projects build adaptive capacity, and influence actors to improve climate adaptation. The research is being conducted in Ethiopia, Uganda and Mozambique to provide evidence to support vulnerable communities and inform humanitarian and development work.
Spark Community Update - Spark Summit San Francisco 2015Databricks
This document summarizes Spark community updates from June 2014 to June 2015. It notes that Spark has become the most active open source project for data processing, with the number of contributors and lines of code doubling over the past year. New features in Spark include support for the R programming language and machine learning pipelines inspired by scikit-learn. The document outlines ongoing work to improve the Spark engine and platform APIs, as well as previews upcoming developments through Spark 1.5.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is everywhere, promising self-driving cars, medical breakthroughs, and new ways of working. But how do you separate hype from reality? How can your company apply AI to solve real business problems?
Here’s what AI learnings your business should keep in mind for 2017.
World Vision considers environment and climate change adaptation to be important issues in their programming. Some of the key things they are doing include:
1) Promoting tree planting and farmer managed natural regeneration techniques.
2) Supporting community disaster preparedness committees and helping communities develop response plans.
3) Conducting research on climate resilience and disaster risk reduction through the ACCRA consortium.
4) Promoting energy efficient stove technologies to reduce fuel wood use and environmental degradation.
5) Improving access to weather information for farmers through translating forecasts and disseminating on local radio.
UNDP: ADVANCING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH AN INTEGRATED GENDER PERSPECTIVE Dr Lendy Spires
The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) is pleased to present the first edition of its Discussion Paper Series. Each paper in this series will focus on one issue related to climate change adaptation and sustainable development.
These papers are intended to stimulate intellectual discussions as well as share early lessons learned from the design and initial implementation stages of the AAP with adaptation and development practitioners. This first paper in the Discussion Paper Series focuses on the links between gender and climate change adaptation. The AAP has made gender equality an important goal in each of its 20 participating countries. To promote equitable and gender-sensitive adaptation to climate change, the AAP is actively supporting countries to increase their capacities to integrate gender perspectives into both the design and implementation of climate change strategies and national development plans.
This is in line with Millennium Development Goal 3 – promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women. The AAP is a strategic climate change adaptation initiative designed to help create more informed adaptation decision-making and more e ective implementation of those decisions in the 20 participating African countries. The AAP supports the long-term e orts of targeted countries to further develop their capacity to successfully identify, design and implement holistic climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction programmes.
It was established under the Japan-UNDP Joint Framework for Building Partnership to Address Climate Change in Africa, which was established at the Fourth Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD IV) organized in Yokohama, Japan (May 2008). The AAP was launched in 2008 by UNDP in partnership with UNIDO, UNICEF and WFP, with funding of US$92 million from the Government of Japan. This discussion paper consists of three sections. The first section, ‘Key Challenges for Reducing Gender-Based Vulnerability’, provides a background on the relationship between climate change and gender, and presents three key factors contributing to the disproportionate effects of climate change upon women.
The second section on ‘Gender-Sensitive Approaches in the AAP’ outlines some of the methods the AAP is using to main-stream gender into climate change adaptation planning and decision-making to ensure equal participation and benefits.
UNEP coordinates environmental activities across the United Nations. It aims to provide leadership and encourage partnerships to improve quality of life without compromising future generations. UNEP was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. Its activities include assessing environmental conditions, developing agreements, strengthening environmental management, and facilitating knowledge sharing for sustainable development.
The document discusses mainstreaming gender issues into smallholder adaptation efforts in Africa. It describes the African Working Group on Gender and Climate Change (AWGGCC) which works to integrate gender perspectives into climate change policies and negotiations. Case studies from Swaziland, Nigeria, and Mali demonstrate how gender mainstreaming in climate adaptation projects can benefit communities by increasing women's participation, access to resources, and alleviating their workload. Challenges to gender mainstreaming in Africa include low representation of gender experts and appreciation of its importance, while opportunities include tailoring programs to local contexts and institutionalizing gender considerations.
The document discusses the UNESCO Climate Change Initiative, which aims to address climate change through education, science, culture, and communication. It outlines four core programs: 1) developing a climate change adaptation forum to share climate science knowledge; 2) integrating climate change education into education for sustainable development; 3) using UNESCO World Heritage Sites to study climate impacts on culture and biodiversity; and 4) researching the social, ethical, and gender dimensions of climate change. The initiative seeks to build capacity for climate change mitigation and adaptation through improved policies, teacher training, and public awareness activities.
Promoting Community-Based Adaptation in Uganda; experiences, lessons, emergin...Dr. Joshua Zake
This power point presentation was presented during the 1st National Symposium on Community Based Adaptation (CBA), held on 16th June 2017 at Hotel Africana, Kampala - with the purpose of developing a country Position on CBA for presentation during the 11th CBA conference, scheduled on 22nd - 29th June 2017, Royal Suits Hotel, Kampala.
It provides an highlight of Environmental Alert's experiences experiences, lessons, emerging issues and recommendations (for policy and practice) based on Environmental Alert led initiatives, for consideration in Uganda's Position on CBA.
Weekly Wetlands Sustainability Report - NET Africa (www.netafrica.be)NET Africa
This week we focus on water pollution in the Niger River, shared by five different countries within the West African region. We also learn about the #FossilFreeFuture Campaign in llaje, Ondo State. We then discuss the EIA as well as the process of becoming a paralegal to communicate what people can do to challenge environmental injustice.
YPYC GHANA HIGH LEVEL YOUTH CLIMATE SUMMIT REPORT.pdfCedric Dzelu
An account of the High-Level Climate Change Youth Summit organized by the Young Professional and Youth Coalition in partnership with the Climate Investment Fund.
Africa technology and policy studies atpscenafrica
This document summarizes a project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation to build resilience to climate change in African agriculture through science, technology and innovation capacity development. The project objectives are to research agriculture innovation systems and indigenous technologies that promote climate resilience, and develop an online platform to strengthen collaboration on these issues among stakeholders. Key activities include regional research projects on climate adaptation, country case studies, and an interactive online environment. Expected outcomes are a more informed society able to apply resilience practices, changed stakeholder attitudes towards climate change, integration of resilience into university curriculums, and policy changes to support agricultural resilience to climate change.
The document summarizes key learnings from gender-responsive climate change adaptation projects supported by the Canada-UNDP Climate Change Adaptation Facility (CCAF) in six countries. It finds that addressing food security, water access, unpaid care work, control over resources, participation in decision-making, and the needs of vulnerable groups are important for effective adaptation. Projects in the countries increased food production and incomes by supporting women farmers, collective vegetable plots, and income diversification. They also strengthened water access while promoting women's leadership in water management groups. Initiatives that reduced women's unpaid care work burdens, such as providing fuel or processing technologies, allowed reallocation of time to more productive roles. Overall, the research demonstrates that empower
Presentation provides information on the impact of climate change on gender and the agriculture, energy, infrastructure, water, and economic sectors in Africa. Gender responsive climate change policies/strategies are also discussed.
The Emerging global and continental political vision and agenda for addressin...TerrAfrica Partnership
This document discusses land degradation in Africa and strategies to address it. It provides background on causes and impacts of land degradation. It then summarizes recent policy responses and projects to promote land restoration and sustainable land management. Going forward, it calls for a more integrated approach aligned with Agenda 2063 and the SDGs. This includes support for nexus projects and a strengthened TerrAfrica partnership to provide technical support while respecting priorities of member states. The conclusion emphasizes the severity of land degradation challenges and the need for enhanced capacity and assistance to strengthen the African Union Commission's leadership role.
The document summarizes the findings of a baseline survey on climate change advocacy in Uganda. It found that while knowledge of climate change is widespread, understanding of climate finance issues is limited. Efforts to advocate for increased climate change financing are also limited. It provides recommendations to improve knowledge of climate finance advocacy, increase the scope and scale of advocacy efforts, and take advantage of opportunities to increase government budgeting for climate change through engagement with relevant institutions, policies, and individuals.
by Rosemary Olive Mbone Enie, Executive Director, SHE Tanzania. Session is part of a series of sessions presented at Humentum's Capacity for Humanity conference in Arusha, Tanzania February 2018. How can African communities promote the SDGs and Africa Agenda 2063? What roles can NGOs play in this process?
Greening the Blue ACTS Seminar PresentationJoel407122
The document summarizes the Blue Empowerment Initiative which aims to contribute to empowering fisherwomen in Kenya's coastal region through adopting integrated multi-trophic aquaculture of seaweeds and fish. It consists of 5 work packages including project planning, providing information on fish-seaweed aquaculture, mapping policy pathways, optimizing gender-transformative technology, and promoting knowledge sharing. The initiative applies principles of both the green and blue economies by promoting social/economic benefits, restoring biodiversity, inclusive processes, and measuring its impact. Some achievements include gathering baseline data, creating communication materials, developing a fish transport unit, and producing educational videos.
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04062024_First India Newspaper Jaipur.pdfFIRST INDIA
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El Puerto de Algeciras continúa un año más como el más eficiente del continente europeo y vuelve a situarse en el “top ten” mundial, según el informe The Container Port Performance Index 2023 (CPPI), elaborado por el Banco Mundial y la consultora S&P Global.
El informe CPPI utiliza dos enfoques metodológicos diferentes para calcular la clasificación del índice: uno administrativo o técnico y otro estadístico, basado en análisis factorial (FA). Según los autores, esta dualidad pretende asegurar una clasificación que refleje con precisión el rendimiento real del puerto, a la vez que sea estadísticamente sólida. En esta edición del informe CPPI 2023, se han empleado los mismos enfoques metodológicos y se ha aplicado un método de agregación de clasificaciones para combinar los resultados de ambos enfoques y obtener una clasificación agregada.
An astonishing, first-of-its-kind, report by the NYT assessing damage in Ukraine. Even if the war ends tomorrow, in many places there will be nothing to go back to.
Here is Gabe Whitley's response to my defamation lawsuit for him calling me a rapist and perjurer in court documents.
You have to read it to believe it, but after you read it, you won't believe it. And I included eight examples of defamatory statements/
Acolyte Episodes review (TV series) The Acolyte. Learn about the influence of the program on the Star Wars world, as well as new characters and story twists.
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