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This activity report presents the results of a workshop on urbanization addressed practical, results-oriented approaches to increasing pre-2020 ambition through addressing sectors with high mitigation potential, including sustainable transport and building sector policies. More specifically, the workshop focused on the government’s role in incentivizing action in cities, including by highlighting the leadership role taken by cities in both developed and developing countries, and private sector and civil society efforts to support local governments and cities.

This activity report presentsthe results of a workshop on lessons learned from Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) explored approaches, ways and arrangements under MEAs of relevance for the UNFCCC’s work in facilitating results on pre-2020 ambition. Part I of the workshop included three “scene-setting” interventions on relevant MEA experiences regarding: the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs); and the Montreal Protocol. Part II included a general discussion on: the approaches to and arrangements for increasing ambition that other MEAs have employed; and the extent to which these could be replicated in the UNFCCC framework.

This activity report presents the conclusion of the Third FAO Regional Workshop on Statistics for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions. The FAO workshop brought together high-level staff of Ministries of Agriculture or National Statistical Agencies, and Bureaus responsible for national GHG reporting under international climate policy processes, to help further the conversation on how to improve agricultural/forestry statistics to prepare and submit the Biennial Update Reports (BUR) and Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA).

This technical document describes a methodology that aims to inform the development of the national response to climate change: the climate public expenditure and institutional review (CPEIR). The CPEIR examines the linkages between the three spheres of: national climate change policy; the institutional structures through which policy is channelled; and the resource allocation processes whereby public funding is made available for the implementation of relevant projects, programmes and policies.

This technical document provides the following information:
-An update of global greenhouse gas emission estimates, based on a number of different authoritative scientific sources;
-An overview of national emission levels, both current (2010) and projected (2020) consistent with current pledges and other commitments;
-An estimate of the level of global emissions consistent with the two degree target in 2020, 2030 and 2050;
-An update of the assessment of the « emissions gap » for 2020;
-A review of selected examples of the rapid progress being made in different parts of the world to implement policies already leading to substantial emission reductions and how they can be scaled up and replicated in other countries, with the view to bridging the emissions gap.

This technical document presents a detailed, scientific review of the changes in climate that have been observed since the start of the industrial revolution and provides projections of future changes to come.

This analytical report provides an overview of pathways through which climate change impacts fisheries and food security, placing these in context with the range of risks facing global marine and freshwater fisheries. It identifies effects on production ecology, post-harvest operations, communities and livelihoods, and wider societal impacts. With respect to adaptation, the report considers autonomous and planned adaptation in fisheries, and highlights « no-regrets » approaches that build general resilience. Broad adaptation approaches identified include: reducing external stressors on natural systems; identifying and protecting valuable areas; investing in safe harbours; promoting disaster risk management; and investing in capacity building and financial risk tools.

This training module, the fifth in a series of 5, provides basic information and learning tools needed to understand, advocate and influence the gender aspects of climate finance. It focuses on different climate finance funds, mechanisms and sources as they pertain to gender and covers the following major themes: the economic and human cost of climate change; gender aspects of climate finance; and strategies for guiding climate funds and mechanisms towards increased sensitivity to gender-based vulnerabilities and the gendered aspects of climate change responses.

This training module, the third in a series of 5, provides the basic information and learning tools needed to understand and advocate for integrating gender perspectives into regional, national and community-level climate change initiatives. It covers the following topics: gender-differentiated aspects of energy production, use and distribution in the Asia-Pacific region; climate stress on the energy sector and the gendered results of these changes; and the need and options for integrating gender perspectives into energy policy and development and the deployment of clean energy technologies.

This training module, the third in a series of 5, provides the basic information and learning tools needed to understand and advocate for integrating gender perspectives into regional, national and community-level climate change initiatives. It covers the following topics: development context of climate-related disasters; understanding of gender issues and concerns in disaster risk reduction; and tools and methods for understanding gender-based vulnerability and exposure to disaster risk and integrating gender perspectives into disaster risk reduction policy.

This training module, the second in a series of 5, provides the basic information and learning tools needed to understand and advocate for integrating gender perspectives into regional, national and community-level climate change initiatives. It covers the following topics:gender-differentiated impacts of climate change in the Asia-Pacific region;gender-differentiated impacts of adaptation; and need and options for gender-sensitive adaptation planning and finance.

This training module, the first in a series of 5, provides the basic information and learning tools needed to understand and advocate for integrating gender perspectives into regional, national and community-level climate change initiatives. It covers the following topics: gender dimensions of climate change effects in the Asia-Pacific region;gender- differentiated impacts of climate change; and need and options for gender-sensitive climate change responses.

This policy document provides policy makers an overview of the linkages between gender and climate finance, with an emphasis on Asia and the Pacific.

This policy document provides policy makers with an overview of the inkages between gender and energy in reagrd to climate change, with a specific emphasis on Asia and the Pacific.

This policy document provides policy makers with a overview of the linkages between gender an disaster risk reduction, with a specific emphasis on Asia and the Pacific.

This policy document provides policy makers with an overview of the links between gender and climate change adaptation, with an emphasis on Asia and the Pacific.

This policy document, adressed to policy makers, provides an overview of the linkages between gender and climate change.

This manual aims to assist stakeholders in developing afforestation and reforestation (A/R) projects under the clean development mechanism (CDM). It synthesizes the requirements with respect to  the project cycle, project documentation, project validation and registration, and monitoring and verification of A/R project activities. The manual is also intended to serve as a reference guide as it brings together in one place the rules and regulations applicable to CDM A/R projects and integrates the procedural, methodological and technical aspects of those projects.

This technical document promotes gender sensitive REDD+ processes as well as supports UN-REDD Programme partner countries and various other REDD+ stakeholders in the preparation, development and implementation of gender sensitive national REDD+ strategies. Through five components, it provides the rationale for investing the time and resources, offers concrete examples of good practices, and proposes specific actions that can be taken in order to ensure that gender sensitive REDD+ outcomes are achieved. By taking such steps, REDD+ can be more efficient, effective and sustainable.

This report summarizes the study that applies abatement cost curves and scenarios to set low-carbon targets and identify cost-effective low-carbon investments for Changning District, Shanghai. At the request of Changning District government, the Bank team supported a Shanghai energy conservation institution, assisted by an international firm, in conducting a comprehensive survey of buildings in Hongqiao area in the Changning District, and in developing CO2 abatement cost curves to identify the abatement potential, cost, and ease of implementation of various mitigation measures. Three alternative abatement scenarios were developed to establish an ambitious low-carbon target for Hongqiao area. The use of CO2 abatement cost curves, bottom-up investigation surveys, and ease-of-implementation considerations for defining an investment program to reduce CO2 emissions was the first of its kind at the time. The abatement cost curve developed under this upstream analytical work allowed the district government to make informed decisions about medium-term targets for CO2 abatement and to identify priority actions and investments to meet them.