Adaptation and Vulnerability to Climate Change: The Role of the Finance Sector
This analytical report considers adaptation from the viewpoint of the finance sector. Climatic changes will accelerate if emissions continue on a “business-as-usual” trajectory. Among the effects could be more frequent, extreme weather events and droughts, rapid sea level rise from icecap melting, breakdown of the marine food chain and worst of all, feedback effects like large releases of methane from thawing permafrost, or large scale dieback of forests. These risks are real and the economic costs would be huge. The document describes some of the current products and services and other innovative approaches used by the finance sector to tackle climate change, such as weather derivatives and natural catastrophe bonds.
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ENG
Organización:
UNEP
Tema:
Finanzas, Mitigación
Tipo de material:
Documento Analítico-Técnico
Fecha de publicación:
2006
Idioma:
Inglés
The GHG Indicator: UNEP Guidelines for Calculating Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Businesses and Non-Commercial Organisations
This guide provides a step-by-step method for the calculation of GHG emissions in order to give a single GHG Indicator for an organisation.
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ENG
Organización:
UNEP, Henderson Investors, UK'
Tema:
Ciencia, Mitigación
Tipo de material:
Documento Analítico-Técnico
Fecha de publicación:
2000
Idioma:
Inglés
Kick the Habit: A UN Guide to Climate Neutrality
This manual includes a guide for governments, small and large organizations, businesses and individuals who want to embark on the path to climate neutrality. This concept – climate neutrality – is the subject of this book. True, there is a huge gulf between where we are now and the climate-neutral future that we need if we are to achieve sustainable development. But the message of this book is that the gulf is not uncrossable and that there is also a lot to gain. It will take patience, persistence and determination, but it can be done.
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ENG
Organización:
UNEP
Tema:
Adaptación, Mitigación
Tipo de material:
Documento de Orientación
Fecha de publicación:
2008
Idioma:
Inglés
Africa: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
This analytical report uses current and historical satellite images to analyze the status of the environment in Africa. This Atlas provides scientific evidence of the impact that natural and human activities have had on the African continent’s environment over the past several decades. More importantly, this book contributes to the knowledge and understanding that are essential for adaptation and remediation.
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FRE, ENG
Tema:
Medio Ambiente, Ciencia, Mitigación
Tipo de material:
Documento Analítico-Técnico
Fecha de publicación:
2008
Idioma:
Inglés, Francés
Global Trends in Sustainable Energy Investment 2008 – Analysis of Trends and Issues in the Financing of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
This analytical report presents the financial perspective, or ‘dollar view’, of the current state of play in sustainable energy development. The analysis in this report consists of actual data on the different types of capital flows and their movement over time, combined with analysis of regional and sectoral trends. This information is intended to be a strategic tool for understanding the status of the clean energy sector’s development and for weighing future public and private commitments to the sector.
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ENG
Tema:
Finanzas, Energía, Mitigación
Tipo de material:
Documento Analítico-Técnico
Fecha de publicación:
2008
Idioma:
Inglés
Environment Outlook in the Amazonia – GEO Amazonia
Using the Global Environment Outlook (GEO) methodology, this analytical report provides a complete and integrated assessment of the globally significant ecosystem of the Amazon Basin. The GEO Amazonia aims to provide a sound basis for policy makers at the national, subnational and local levels of the Amazonian countries in their efforts to ensure the long term sustainability of development initiatives.
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ENG
Tema:
Silvicultura, Medio Ambiente, Mitigación
Tipo de material:
Documento Analítico-Técnico
Fecha de publicación:
2009
Idioma:
Inglés
UNEP and Partners: United to Combat Climate Change
This policy document presents UNEP’s past, present and future activities in the area of climate change and shows how the Programme is building partnerships with governments, civil society organizations, the private sector and other United Nations entities to foster a Green Economy.
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ENG
Organización:
UNEP
Tema:
Adaptación, Mitigación, Empleos Verdes/Economía, Policy Instruments
Tipo de material:
Documento de Política
Fecha de publicación:
2008
Idioma:
Inglés
UNEP Year Book 2009 – New Science and Developments in Our Changing Environment
The analytical report presents work in progress on the scientific understanding of global environmental change, as well as foresight about possible issues on the horizon. The aim is to raise awareness of the interlinkages among environmental issues that can accelerate the rates of change and threaten human well-being.
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ENG
Organización:
UNEP
Tema:
Medio Ambiente, Ciencia
Tipo de material:
Documento Analítico-Técnico
Fecha de publicación:
2009
Idioma:
Inglés
Simplified Guide to the IPCC's "Climate Change 2001 Mitigation"
This analytical report summarises the outcomes of the 2001 Working Groups Three when it assessed the peer-reviewed expert literature on mitigation. The guide is not an official document. Instead, it represents an effort to make the hundreds of pages of detailed and technical text that constitute the volume on “Mitigation” more accessible to a broader
audience.
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ENG, FRE
Organización:
UNEP
Tema:
Ciencia, Mitigación
Tipo de material:
Documento Analítico-Técnico
Fecha de publicación:
2002
Idioma:
Inglés, Francés
Climate Change, its Consequences on Employment and Trade Union Action. A Training Manual for Workers and Trade Unions
This training manual looks at climate change and its consequences on employment and trade union action. In addition, it addresses a clear gap and lack of knowledge of the environmental issues at stake regionally and globally in the trade union movement.
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SPN, ENG, FRE
Organización:
UNEP, ILO, WHO, International Labour Foundation for Sustainable Development - Sustainlabour, International Trade Union Confederation, Government of Spain
Tema:
Trabajo, Empleos Verdes/Economía
Tipo de material:
Documento de Orientación
Fecha de publicación:
2008
Idioma:
Inglés, Francés, Español
Negotiator's Handbook – Multilateral Environmental Agreement
This manual consists of a handbook prepared to provide a solid introduction to negotiating or working on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) for those with little or no background, as well as a key reference tool for experienced negotiators. The document provides a reference tool that will enhance the capacity of those working on MEAs and involved in international negotiations.
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FRE, ENG
Organización:
UNEP, University of Joensuu, Environment Canada
Tema:
Derecho Internacional y Política
Tipo de material:
Documento de Orientación
Fecha de publicación:
2007
Idioma:
Inglés, Francés
Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in the Tourism Sector: Frameworks, Tools and Practices
This manual is designed to provide practical guidance and capacity building for climate change adaptation and mitigation practices in the tourism sector. In fact, the tourism industry has a key role to play in confronting the challenges of climate change. The spectacular growth of tourism provides both a challenge and an opportunity. The tourist community itself has responded to this challenge over the past few years and visibly stepped up its response to climate change.
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ENG
Organización:
UNEP, University of Oxford, UNWTO, University of Oxford, WMO, University of Oxford
Tema:
Turismo, Adaptación, Mitigación, Lista de Publicaciones de las Naciones Unidas COP22
Tipo de material:
Documento de Orientación
Fecha de publicación:
2008
Idioma:
Inglés
Togu and the Trees of Life
This short story is aimed at sensitizing children to the importance of forest conservation and the promotion of tree planting. It is part of the Tunza Environmental Series for Children sponsored by UNEP that seeks to inspire caring for the Earth through creative literature that sparks the interest and awareness of children, their parents and teachers.
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ENG
Organización:
UNEP
Tema:
Silvicultura, Mitigación, Niñez
Tipo de material:
Otro
Fecha de publicación:
2007
Idioma:
Inglés
WFP Annual Report 2006
This activity report covers the achievements of the World food Program in 2006. It includes work undertaken in Kashmir after the Earthquake and in the Middle East during the Gaza crisis.
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ARB, SPN, ENG, FRE
Organización:
WFP
Tema:
Ciencia, Mitigación
Tipo de material:
Informe de Actividad
Fecha de publicación:
2006
Idioma:
Árabe, Inglés, Francés, Español
Environment: Climate Change as a Global Challenge
This analytical report covers the work that the WFP does in relation to climate change. This includes awareness raising as well as preparing for disasters. WFP is a frontline implementing agency that deals with complex humanitarian crises and has for decades fought hunger and destitution brought about by droughts; floods; degradation of natural resources; population pressure in fragile areas; weak physical, institutional and human capacity; and political conflict.
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ENG
Organización:
WFP
Tema:
Planificación Económica y Desarrollo, Adaptación
Tipo de material:
Documento Analítico-Técnico
Fecha de publicación:
2009
Idioma:
Inglés
Weathering the Storm: Building Resilience as Climate Changes
This activity report covers the World Food Programme (WFP) work to assist communities hit by disasters and to help them adapt to a changing climate. It addresses diverse areas such as food security, water conservation, and land management.
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FRE, ENG
Organización:
WFP
Tema:
Agricultura y la Alimentación, Adaptación, Reducción/Gestión del Riesgo, Seguridad Humana
Tipo de material:
Informe de Actividad
Fecha de publicación:
2008
Idioma:
Inglés, Francés
Aid Agencies call for strong agreement to address "Humanitarian Shocks" of Climate Change
This press release summarises the conclusions reached by a group of key UN and non-UN aid agencies attending climate change talks in Bonn about the humanitarian impacts of climate change. The group called for the impact to be addressed in the successor agreement to the Kyoto Protocol in Copenhagen.
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ENG
Tema:
Migration and Refugees, Derechos Humanos y Justicia
Tipo de material:
Otro
Fecha de publicación:
2009
Idioma:
Inglés
MERET Project Presented at the COP15 Conference
This video presents a statement pronounced by WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran during a presentation of the MERET project at the COP15 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen. The Director discusses the successful results in terms of climate change adaptation obtained through MERET in Ethiopia. Ethiopian Prime Minister Zenawi Meles publicly thanked WFP for its key role in making the project work.
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Organización:
WFP
Tema:
Adaptación, Reducción/Gestión del Riesgo, Género
Tipo de material:
Recurso Audio-Visual
Fecha de publicación:
2009
Idioma:
Inglés
WFP: Adapting to Climate Change on the Front Lines of Hunger' – Remarks to the Chief Executives Board (CEB) Consultation: UN System Response on Climate Change – Rome, Italy (29/06/07)
This activity report contains remarks by WFP Executive Director at a CEB Consultation on climate change. He outlines the challenge for the World Food Programme to mitigate climate related risks for the world’s most vulnerable people and gives examples of adaptation measures the WFP is supporting in developing countries.
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ENG
Organización:
WFP, CEB
Tema:
Agricultura y la Alimentación, Ciencia
Tipo de material:
Informe de Actividad
Fecha de publicación:
2007
Idioma:
Inglés
Fighting Hunger in a Changing Climate
This video introduces the work of the WFP and its link with climate change. WFP sees the human face of climate change every day. For more than 40 years, WFP has been helping people whose lives depend on the vagaries of the weather. For these people, the accelerated changes in climate in recent decades have spelt misery, loss and more hunger.
Visitar sitio web
Organización:
WFP
Tema:
Agricultura y la Alimentación
Tipo de material:
Recurso Audio-Visual
Fecha de publicación:
2009
Idioma:
Inglés