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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 in plain language. It provides an introduction to Joint Implementation determination.

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 in plain language. It presents and explains the Joint Implementation project cycle.

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 in plain language. It introduces the different methodologies that can be used.

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 in plain language. It presents the distinction between the Track 1 and the Track 2 procedures.

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 in plain language. It explains the role of the UNFCCC Secretariat in the implementation of Joint Implementation of projects.

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 in plain language. It presents the Joint Implementation Supervisory Committee and its functions.

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 in plain language. It explains which countries can participate in it.

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 in plain language. It provides an introduction to the Joint Implementation and explains its main characteristics.

This activity report provides information by region and thematic area on the support that member countries receive from their respective United Nations regional commission in their effort to combat climate change. Activities supported by the five regional commissions include, among others, the creation of strategies to integrate climate change consideration into development plans, the assessment of the economic impacts of climate change, and the evaluation of the costs of mitigation and adaptation.

This analytical report aims at providing an appraisal of the energy efficiency situation worldwide and giving guidance on further action. It is meant to provide practitioners and policymakers with references to a wide array of financing mechanisms and an overview of the instruments available and the economic and institutional conditions promoting their success. An additional goal of this report is to draw attention to the practice of energy efficiency as a powerful tool not only to fight climate change, but also to promote sustainable development and reduce poverty.

This analytical report underscores the need for protecting coastal wetlands, creating incentives for avoiding their degradation and improving their restoration, and including the protection of these ecosystems in carbon emission reduction strategies and in climate negotiations. It highlights that the current rates of degradation and loss of coastal wetlands and mangroves has led to the release of centuries of accumulated carbon. Managing coastal ecosystems for the range of services they provide can complement existing approaches to nature-based solutions to reduce the effects of climate change.

This activity report outlines GEF’s efforts and strategies to combat land degradation and desertification globally. It presents the GEF’s approach toward financing sustainable land management as a means of ensuring the stewardship of land globally. It includes highlights of innovative actions and solutions to combating land degradation over the last decade and approach to financing projects.

This activity report is intended to shed light on the Global Environment Facility (GEF) experience in sustainable forestry management. It also puts forward guiding ideas on how to build on GEF comparative advantages in financing forests in the coming years, as these invaluable, threatened resources occupy center stage in multiple international agendas.

This policy document presents the strategies developed by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support adaptation action in developing countries and countries with economies in transition. Several case studies illustrate the various activities implemented to address climate change and help meet development goals.

This technical document aims to support the World Health Organisation (WHO) in the development of a global framework to facilitate the reduction of the carbon footprint and total environmental impact of its offices and operations globally. The study estimates carbon emissions that arise due to activities under the direct operational control of WHO. This includes emissions over which the organisation’s offices have influence as well as various indirect carbon emissions that arise due to its activities. The project covered WHO offices in Switzerland, Ethiopia, Japan and Malaysia.

This policy document includes the proposal presented by the High-Level Taskforce for the Global Framework for Climate Services concerning the development of a Global Framework for Climate Services. The Taskforce worked in consultation with all relevant actors with the aim to assess the current state of global climate service provision and identify opportunities for improvement. The report includes recommendations on proposed elements for this Framework and next steps, to be considered in May 2011 by the Sixteenth World Meteorological Congress.

This manual aims to facilitate the process of developing a national REDD+ strategy by supporting policymakers identify the costs of participating in REDD+ programs. REDD+ opportunity costs are the difference in net earnings from conserving or enhancing forests versus converting them to other, typically more valuable, land uses, such as crops or livestock. The manual shares hands-on experiences from field programs and presents the essential practical and theoretical steps, methods and tools to estimate the opportunity costs of REDD+ at the national level.

This analytical report provides a progress update on implementation of the United Nations (UN) Climate Neutral Strategy. This strategy was approved by the UN Chief Executives Board (CEB) in October 2007 and committed all UN agencies, funds and programmes to move towards climate neutrality within the wider context of greening the UN. The report includes details of the greenhouse gas emissions of 52 UN organizations, total emissions from the UN system in 2009, and details of plans to reduce them.

This manual provides step-by-step interdisciplinary methodology on how to develop and implement an adaptation strategy in a transboundary context. Based on the concept of integrated water resources management, the Guidance provides advice to decision-makers and water managers on how to: assess impacts of climate change on water quantity and quality; perform risk assessment, including health risks; gauge vulnerability; and design and implement appropriate adaptation strategies. The Guidance also contains nearly 40 case studies.

This audio document includes the trailers of five ‘broadcast-ready’ radio stories produced by the UNFCCC secretariat for dissemination to radio stations in Africa. These stories are meant to make the CDM understandable and accessible to a broad audience, including community stakeholders, potential project participants and policy makers.