NAP Expo 2014 Catalyzes Actions and Support for NAP Process
The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Expo 2014 provided an opportunity to mobilize action and support for the formulation and implementation of NAPs, to share technical knowledge and tools, and identify...
View ArticleBASIC Call for Finalizing Elements of Draft Negotiating Text in Lima
The 18th BASIC Ministerial Meeting on Climate Change brought together representatives from Brazil, India, South Africa and China (BASIC), who adopted a joint statement emphasizing the need to finalize...
View ArticleCCRIF Insures Caribbean Governments Against Excess Rainfall
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) announced that eight member countries have purchased its excess rainfall insurance coverage for the 2014-2015 to cover extreme high rainfall...
View ArticleAdaptation Fund Approves Project in Belize, Accredits Namibian NIE
In August, the Adaptation Fund has approved a US$6 million marine conservation and climate change adaptation project in Belize, and accredited the Desert Research Foundation of Namibia (DRFN) as a...
View ArticleMountain EbA Pilot Project in Peru Reports Lessons Learned
The global Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) Flagship Programme's Mountain Ecoosystems Programme has issued a project brochure outlining EbA work underway in the Nor Yauyos Cochas Landscape Reserve...
View ArticleLAC Seminar: Family Farmers, Indigenous Peoples Key to Climate Change Adaptation
Participants at the fifth Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) regional seminar on agriculture and climate change recognized the key role of family farmers and indigenous people in helping the region...
View ArticleUNDP-GEF Publication Highlights SIDS as Models for Sustainable Development...
Small island developing States (SIDS) can serve as models for global sustainable development solutions that promote human development, reduce poverty and build resilience, according to a report by the...
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