Multilateral Development Banks Release Joint Report on Climate Change Finance
According to the 'Joint Report on MDB Climate Finance 2012,' the multilateral development banks (MDBs) spent nearly US$27 billion to address climate change during the 2012 fiscal year, with over US$21...
View ArticleIFAD Outlines Economic Benefits of Preparing Small-Scale Farmers for Climate...
As part of its Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has examined the economic justification behind five of its adaptation...
View ArticleFAO, IDB Support Analysis on Climate Change and Agriculture in Jamaica
Given the expected adverse impacts of climate change on Jamaica's agriculture sector and Jamaica's goal to include climate change adaptation in the implementation of its Vision 2030 National...
View ArticleCCAFS Releases Success Stories on Climate Smart Agriculture
A release from the Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security Programme (CCAFS) and the Technical Center for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation has assembled a collection of experiences with...
View ArticleSide Event in Warsaw Discusses Education and Public Awareness
The UN Alliance on Climate Change Education, Training and Public Awareness moderated a side event on addressing climate change through education and training. The event consisted of a joint panel...
View ArticleEvent: 2014 World Day to Combat Desertification
The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has selected a focus of ecosystem-based adaptation and a slogan of 'Land belongs to the future, let's climate proof it!' for the...
View ArticleEvent Discusses Coherence on Adaptation Across the UNFCCC
The Netherlands and the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) organized a side event during the Warsaw Climate Change Conference on promoting coherence on adaptation across the UNFCCC, from...
View ArticleGEF Invests in Coastal Watershed Management in Mexico
The World Bank has announced a US$39.5 million Global Environment Facility (GEF) grant to protect coastal watersheds in Mexico. The announcement follows a 13 November 2013 National Dialogue in Mexico...
View ArticleWarsaw Conference Adopts Decisions on ADP, REDD+, and Loss and Damage
The Warsaw Climate Change Conference took place from 11-23 November 2013 in Poland. Negotiations in Warsaw focused on the implementation of agreements reached at previous meetings, including pursuing...
View ArticleEvent: International Mountain Day 2013
International Mountain Day (IMD) is meant raise awareness about the importance of mountains, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build partnerships that will...
View ArticleWorkshop Seeks to Guide Research, Science-Based Adaptation Strategies in the...
'The Science Policy Workshop: Impacts of Global Climate Change on Snow, Glaciers and Water Resources in the Andes: Policy Recommendations for Adaptation Strategies' addressed the optimization of...
View ArticleEvent: Second Workshop of the LEDS-LAC Regional Platform
The Second Workshop of the Latin American Regional Platform on Low Emission Strategies (LEDS LAC) of the Global Alliance on Development Strategies Low in Emissions (LEDS Global Partnership) will...
View ArticleEvent: Resilient Cities 2014: Fifth Global Forum on Urban Resilience and...
Also known as 'Resilient Cities 2014,' this Forum is organized by ICLEI– Local Governments for Sustainability and the World Mayors Council on Climate Change, and co-sponsored by UN-HABITAT, the UN...
View ArticleCIFOR Newsletter Highlights Forest Climate Change Portal
The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) launched an online portal for the dissemination of information on forests and climate change. The portal contains information on forests and...
View ArticleLAC Governments Stress Family Farming in Tackling Climate Change and Food...
Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) governments attending the Fourth Regional Seminar on Agriculture and Climate Change from 13-14 November in Santiago, Chile, stressed that family farming can play a...
View ArticleEvent: Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP 2-4)
The Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP) will convene for the fourth part of its second session in March 2014.
View ArticleECLAC Highlights Climate Change Impacts on Grain Production in Central America
The Subregional headquarters for Mexico and Central America of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) issued a study finding substantial potential climate change impacts...
View ArticleWMO Workshop Expores Urban Early Warning Systems in Central America
A workshop on Multi-Hazard Early Warning Systems (MHEWS) for Urban Areas in Central America explored the challenges, gaps, needs and opportunities for strengthening EWS and climate resilience in large...
View ArticleIFAD Approves $88 Million for Smallholder Farmer Adaptation
As part of the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) endorsed an agricultural investment programme for concessional loans...
View ArticleUNCCD Newsletter Highlights Links between Land Degradation and Climate Change
In its quarterly newsletter, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) presents an editorial from and an interview with newly appointed UNCCD Executive Secretary Monique Barbut, who stresses...
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