Innovative Financing for the Economic Transformation of Africa

This analytical document analyzes the various dimensions, sources and impacts of illicit financial flows, including climate finance, from the continent and the strategies that could be deployed to halt and redirect them towards Africa’s development.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA

Thème: Autre

Thème: Financement, Analyse économique, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Africa's Blue Economy: A Policy Handbook

This guidance document presents a guide to help African member states to better mainstream the Blue Economy into their national development plans, strategies, policies and laws. The Blue Economy approach is premised in the sustainable use, management and conservation of aquatic and marine ecosystems and associated resources.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Environnement, Financement, Eau, Analyse économique

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2016

Langue: Anglais

Greening Africa's Industrialization: Economic Report on Africa 2016

This guidance document shows that structural transformation is a priority for Africa’s economy and greening industrialization is the strategy to achieve it in practice. The document also provides policy options to follow. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Environnement, Analyse économique, Policy Instruments

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2016

Langue: Anglais

Sustainable Development Report on Africa:Managing Land-Based Resources for Sustainable Development

This analytical document provides an analysis of the social, economic and environmental sustainability of African countries. The document also examines the challenges and opportunities in the exploitation of its land, water, energy and mineral resources in order to achieve sustainable development. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA

Thème: Autre

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Énergie, Environnement, Aménagement des Terres, Eau, Adaptation

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2007

Langue: Anglais

Managing Africa’s Natural Resource Base for Sustainable Growth and Development: Sustainable Development Report on Africa IV

This analytical document investigates the progress towards sustainable development in Africa by using an indicator set covering the economic, social and environmental pillars. The document also explores the contribution of five sectors: biodiversity, forests, biotechnology, tourism and mountains to Africa’s growth and poverty reduction.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA, Convention on Biological Diversity, UNEP, Convention on Biological Diversity, FAO, Convention on Biological Diversity

Thème: Autre

Thème: Agriculture et Alimentation, Planification Economique et du Développement, Education, Énergie, Environnement, Santé, Adaptation

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2013

Langue: Anglais

Achieving Sustainable Development in Africa through Inclusive Green Growth: Agriculture, Ecosystems, Energy, Industry and Trade – The Sustainable Development Report on Africa Fifth Edition

This analytical document is a tool for monitoring and assessing progress on sustainable development as well as for engagement on topical issues relevant to the region’s development aspirations. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA, UNEP, FAO, UNIDO, UNDP

Thème: Autre

Thème: Agriculture et Alimentation, Énergie, Industrie, Ecosystèmes

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Africa Regional Report on the Sustainable Development Goals

This guidance document presents Africa’s sustainable development priorities and goals, prepared under the framework of the Africa post-2015 consultations and the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (“Rio+20”) follow-up processes. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA, African Development Bank, African Union Commission

Thème: Autre

Thème: Environnement, Adaptation, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais

Enhancing Water Resource Mnagement through an Inclusive Green Economy Approach: The Case of Lake Victoria Basin

This brief provides a synthesis of the findings and recommends of an upcoming report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The document also shows the development and implementation of an inclusive green economy strategy or framework for water resource management in the Basin under the Lake Victoria Basin Commission.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA

Thème: Autre

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Environnement, Eau, Adaptation, Emplois verts/Economie, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Autre

Date de publication: 2016

Langue: Anglais

Inclusive Green Economy Policies for Structural Transformation in Africa

This brief provides a synthesis of the report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) entitled “Inclusive green economy and structural transformation in Africa” and highlights its key messages. The ECA report explores the linkages and contributions of inclusive green economy policies and strategies to the structural transformation of African countries, as well as the transmission mechanisms that could ensure the sustainability of the transformation. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA

Thème: Autre

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Environnement, Adaptation, Emplois verts/Economie, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Autre

Date de publication: 2016

Langue: Anglais

Industry and the Green Economy in North Africa: Challenges, Practices and Lessons Learned

This guidance document shows the views of industrialists regarding the issue of the green economy. The document also provides a review of their understanding on associated challenges and opportunities as well as the progress made in integrating environmental and social challenges into their strategies and activities. The document also highlights the constraints and expectations of enterprises where public policy reforms are concerned.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNECA

Thème: Autre

Thème: Planification Economique et du Développement, Environnement, Adaptation, Analyse économique, Mécanismes Financiers

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2016

Langue: Anglais

State of World Population 2009 – Facing a Changing World: Women, Population and Climate

This guidance report shows that the success of the global response to AIDS can lead not only the encroaching virus itself but also the effects of climate change such as food and water shortages, growth in poverty and an increase in natural disasters. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNFPA

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Santé, Adaptation, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2009

Langue: Anglais

Guide for Designing Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programs

This guidance document provides step by step instructions on the four basic steps to design a greenhouse has reporting program: determining program objectives; creating an enabling environment for program design and implementation; determining program structure and requirements; and conducting program review.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG, SPN

Organisation: WB, World Resources Institute

Thème: Science

Thème: Analyse économique, Atténuation, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2015

Langue: Anglais, Espagnol

Planning, Implementing and Evaluating Climate-Smart Agriculture in Smallholder Farming Systems: The experience of the MICCA pilot projects in Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania

This activity report provides an overview of the approach taken in the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture pilot projects (2011-2014) to support the implementation of climate-smart agriculture in Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania. The objective of these pilot projects was to show that smallholder farmers can improve their livelihoods and increase their productivity and contribute to climate change mitigation at the same time. 

Télécharger le fichier: English

Organisation: FAO

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Agriculture et Alimentation, Environnement, Adaptation, Atténuation, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Développement des Capacités

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2016

Langue: Anglais

UN CC:Learn Pilot Implementation Phase 2011-2013

This report includes key activities and achievements from the 2011-2013 Implementation Phase of the UN CC:Learn partnership. 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UN CC:Learn, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Thème: Autre

Thème: Education, Environnement, Adaptation

Type de publication: Rapport d'Activités

Date de publication: 2014

Langue: Anglais

Technology and the UNFCCC – Building the Foundation for Sustainable Development

This activity report highlights the 20-year history that technology development and transfer has played in the global fight against climate change and it shows how this role has been taken forward under the UNFCCC. This includes work on technology through the consultative process, technology transfer framework, technology needs assessments, and the Technology Mechanism. It also describes the role of climate technology financing.

 

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNFCCC

Thème: Science

Thème: Énergie, Environnement, Atténuation, Technologie

Type de publication: Rapport d'Activités

Date de publication: 2016

Langue: Anglais

Mitigation, Data & Analysis: Mitigation and Transparency

This brief summarises mitigation and transparency issues following the last United Nations Framework Conventions for Climate Change May session, SB44.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNFCCC

Thème: Autre

Thème: Environnement

Type de publication: Autre

Date de publication: 2016

Langue: Anglais

Youth Climate Dialogues: Guiding Tips to Get You All Set

This guidance document illustrates the steps to set up a Youth Climate Dialogue (YCD), which is an event that features a video-conference dialogue between schools in different parts of the world about how youth perceive climate change, how it affects their lives, and what actions they consider most important. 

Télécharger le fichier: English, French

Organisation: UNITAR, Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Thème: Jeunesse

Thème: Education, Environnement, Adaptation, Enfance, Liste des Publications des Nations Unies COP22, Développement des Capacités

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2016

Langue: Anglais, Français

Local Leadership for Climate Change Action

This analytical document presents information and practical case studies of what cities can do to respond to one of today’s challenges in 12 messages.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNHABITAT

Thème: Autre

Thème: Environnement, Urbaine, Adaptation, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2011

Langue: Anglais

Quick Guide for Policy Makers on Pro-poor Urban Climate Resilience in Asia and the Pacific

This guidance document focuses on the need to enhance understanding of the region’s key urban stakeholders on climate change, discusses how it affects efforts to realize sustainable urban development, and explores what actions can be taken to synergize continued commitments to poverty reduction alongside urban climate resilience.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: UNHABITAT, Rockefeller Foundation, UNESCAP, Rockefeller Foundation

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Environnement, Urbaine, Adaptation, Gouvernance - Territoriales et Locales

Type de publication: Document d'Orientation

Date de publication: 2014

Langue: Anglais

Climate Change, Disaster Risk, and the Urban Poor: Cities Building Resilience for a Changing World

This analytical document analyzes the key challenges facing the urban poor, given the risks associated with climate change and disasters, particularly with regard to the delivery of basic services, and identifies strategies and financing opportunities for addressing these risks.

Télécharger le fichier: ENG

Organisation: WB

Thème: Adaptation

Thème: Environnement, Urbaine, Réduction/Gestion des risques, Gouvernance - Général

Type de publication: Document Analytique-Technique

Date de publication: 2012

Langue: Anglais