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This analytical report on sustainable land management (SLM) projects highlights the impact of many of these projects in achieving SLM, as well as experiences and lessons learned. The publication delves into various land sustainability programs in various countries around the world, exploring topics such as food security, livelihood assets, safeguarding water resources, climate change mitigation and adaptation, conserving biodiversity, and avoiding deforestation. On climate change, the book looks at programs to secure investment and income opportunities that arise from carbon sequestration and enhancing carbon stocks, as well as at climate change adaptation through SLM in the Pacific Islands.

This technical document provides an analysis of climate-related disaster risk reduction governance in the European context. The study focuses on the way in which decision making in climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction (DRR)  is managed, and assesses practical cases of regional and national adaptation strategies. The paper has three sections including: an overview of the climate-risks and DRR; an analysis of the current governance structure; and recommendations for the enhancement of these practices in regional and international organizations.

This technical document stresses that price volatility is likely to continue due to climate change and weather shocks, growing demand for biofuel, and the “financialization” of food and agricultural commodities. The report highlights that natural resource constraints, especially climate change and the limited availability of productive land and water in some regions, pose substantial challenges to producing food at affordable prices. It further notes that in the future, climate change will likely increase the risks of adverse weather and pests and diseases that reduce farm income and result in more variable production.

This analytical report is concerned with strategies for the sustainable development of tourism in the face of the challenges of climate change. It looks both at mitigation strategies, to limit tourism’s impact on climate change, and at adaptation strategies, to cope with the likely consequences. Tourism currently accounts for an estimated 5 % of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, however, on a business as usual projection these emissions would more than double over the next 25 years.

This analytical report analyzes legal and regulatory frameworks that could be applicable to potential Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) deployment in the Balkan and Southern African regions; assesses the role of climate finance to support prospective investment needs for CCS projects in developing countries; and examines potential structures for financing power plants equipped with CCS and the impacts of CCS on the electricity rates through a leveled cost of electricity model.

This manual provides practical tools for city planners and decision makers to reform urban planning and infrastructure design according to the principles of eco-efficiency and social inclusiveness. The guidelines build on knowledge accrued and lessons learned though case studies and pilot projects conducted in cities across Asia and Latin America. It is based on the recognized need for an urgent shift in the way urban infrastructure is planned, designed and managed in order to respond to the challenges posed by rapid urbanization, globalization and climate change.

A background report was developed to identify existing initiatives working towards capacity development and to make sure that the strategy complements and reinforces ongoing work. The report also outlines actions to strengthen climate change education and identifies key organizations working in this field.

This audio file is part of a series that was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat to help spread the word about the Joint Implementation (JI) in plain language. It discusses what the JI Accreditation Panel does.

This audio file is part of a series that was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat to help spread the word about the Joint Implementation (JI) in plain language. It explains what a JI programme of activities is.

This audio file is part of a series that was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat to help spread the word about the Joint Implementation (JI) in plain language. It discusses the procedure for the issuance of ERUs.

This audio file is part of a series that was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat to help spread the word about the Joint Implementation (JI) in plain language. It discusses accreditation, determination and verification.

This audio file is part of a series that was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat to help spread the word about the Joint Implementation (JI) in plain language. It explains the requirements for monitoring.

This audio file is part of a series that was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat to help spread the word about the Joint Implementation (JI) in plain language. It explains what a baseline is and how it is established.

This audio file is part of a series that was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat to help spread the word about the Joint Implementation (JI) in plain language. It explains what additionality is and how it can be demonstrated.

This audio file is part of a series that was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat to help spread the word about the Joint Implementation (JI) in plain language. It explains the features of a Project Design Document (PDD).

This audio file is part of a series that was created by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat to help spread the word about the Joint Implementation (JI) in plain language. It explains JI benefits for host countries.

This analytical report calls for a new “green” industrial revolution through improvements in resource efficiency in the Asia Pacific region. It indicates that the region’s growth has lead to high levels of pollution, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, biodiversity loss, deteriorated ecosystems and resource depletion. It estimates that per capita resource consumption of materials needs to be reduced by 80% to achieve sustainable development. According to the report, if current trends are not reversed, the Asia-Pacific region could be the most important driver of global resource use and related environmental impacts, including resource scarcity and climate change.

This policy document includes a roadmap intended to pave the way for low-carbon industrial growth in developed and developing countries by providing a vision of industrial carbon capture and storage (CCS) up to 2050. In particular, it undertakes an assessment of the potential for CCS in five industries that offer the most promise for early and/or large-scale application: high-purity CO2 sources, iron and steel, cement, refineries and biomass conversion. Its insights aim to help policy makers evaluate the benefits of CCS technology and hence make informed decisions. It also offers investors an assessment of the potential for CCS in industry.

This analytical report provides information for national-policy makers and international negotiators on what the international climate change architecture needs to deliver to effectively mobilise private finance and investment for forests at the necessary scale. In particular, it addresses the critical question of what policy options, and what type of REDD+ funding mechanism, are most conducive towards effectively financing forest-based climate change mitigation (with a focus on Phase 3 of REDD+ implementation). This analysis can also be useful for financial institutions in understanding the history and current proceedings in the international negotiations on REDD+ funding.

This manual is part of a series of practical guidance documents and toolkits to support national and sub-national governments to achieve low-emission, climate-resilient development. It aims to help countries design and establish a National Climate Fund that is tailored to their priorities and builds on existing governance, policy and fiscal frameworks and systems. The principle audience for this publication is the decision-maker at the national and sub-national levels, as well as domestic and international experts involved in assisting governments in establishing institutions and frameworks to support the management and delivery of climate finance.