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This analytical document is based on the economic impacts of climate change in the coastal areas of Latin America and the Caribbean, as it it compiles specific types of information required in order to do so. The outputs are presented in four core documents: an analysis of coastal dynamics and climate variability, a study on the vulnerability of coastal areas, an evaluation of the impacts of climate change and an exploration of how all these factors can be brought together in an assessment of the risks of the impacts of climate change on the region’s coastal areas.

This guidance document offers an overview of the main determinants of economic, production, social and environmental  circumstances of European Union and CELAC countries.  Its contents will be enhanced and built upon by the discussions in Santo Domingo, and by other contributions from the authorities of Latin American, Caribbean and European countries. 

This analytical document aims to provide a complement to the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals from a structuralist perspective and from the point of view of the Latin American and Caribbean countries. In this endeavour, the structuralist tradition is expanded to afford more emphasis to the environmental and global dimensions of economic development. 

This analytical document provides preliminary results of the impact evaluation for the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative in Senegal (2013-2015). Climate change puts millions of people’s lives at risk, trapping them in food insecurity and poverty. When climate disasters strike, the situation of vulnerable people quickly deteriorate into a food and nutrition crisis. The R4 Rural Resilience Initiative offers integrated risk management strategies to build farmers’ resilience to climate-related shocks and to improve their livelihoods. 

This activity report analyzes climate trends and impacts on food security in the Kyrgyz Republic. It aims to outline how the negative impact of climate risks on agricultural production is transmitted to the most vulnerable communities and households. The study provides a set of key policies to build adaptive capacity and reduce climate-related food insecurity.

This activity report examines climate impacts on livelihoods and is intended to be used as a tool to identify adaptation options for the most vulnerable livelihoods. Despite being a relatively small country, livelihoods in Timor-Leste are diverse owing to a complex topography and the bimodal rainfall pattern in the southern coast. A special section on the impacts of the 2015/2016 El Nino episode to support contingency planning and possible response efforts is included. 

This activity report examines climate impacts on livelihoods and is intended to be used as a tool to identify adaptation options for the most vulnerable livelihoods. Livelihoods in Lao PDR are diverse owing to a complex topography and the flows of the Mekong River basin. Over 40 unique livelihood groups exist in the country, each with a unique resilience profile.

This analytical document displays the key findings from a survey conducted by WFP in 2015, with regard  to cookstove activities to better understand how to scale up its Safe Access to Fuel and Energy (SAFE) programmes. This programme  addresses the serious challenges faced by the most vulnerable people linked with access to cooking fuel.

This video provides an overview of WFP’s and Oxfam America’s R4 Initiative, a comprehensive risk management approach that helps vulnerable rural households increase their food and income security in the face of increasing climate risks.

This video explaons how climate disasters hit the poorest people the hardest. It’s estimated that by 2050, climate shocks could increase hunger and child malnutrition by 20 percent. As world leaders gather in Paris for climate talks, WFP and partners unveil FoodSECuRE, a forecast-based approach which would transform the humanitarian system. This new approach will release funds for disaster preparedness and response before the crisis occurs while providing the necessary funds for resilience building activities. 

This video focuses on how some vulnerable countries do not have adequate information to manage climate risks. CLimate servics aims to provide suitable climate information to governments, communities and individuals so that they can take better decisions to increase their food security and resilience.

This guidance document showcases how climate services intend to help vulnerable communities address these challenges by providing the information they need to make well-informed decisions. The emphasis is on providing services or advice, which are tailored to people’s specific needs by being: timely, easy to access, easy to understand, and packaged in a way that can trigger action. 

This video highlights air pollution as the world’s largest environmental health risk. It damages ecosystems and biodiversity and decreases agricultural crop yields. In 1979, UNECE member States agreed to reduce their emissions to atmosphere, signing the first international treaty to deal with air pollution on a broad regional basis. Improving air quality benefits our health, economy and environment – including our climate.

This video focuses on the importance of green economy in sustainable development. It’s about shifting to a new economic paradigm, which boosts prosperity and human well-being, increases access to renewable energy, improves food security and air quality while also combatting climate change. At the 8th Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference in Batumi (2016), leaders endorsed a Strategic Framework and launched the Batumi Initiative on Green Economy (BIG-E), in support of countries’ efforts to green their economy and stop climate change.

This guidance document is designed to strengthen the capacity of national government staff and assist them in integrating gender equality into the development of National Communications (NCs). It is recognized that NC reporting processes can be a meaningful entry point for training, awareness-raising and capacity-building efforts. This toolkit can support Biennial Update Reports and planning documents such as National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), and inform the development and/or implementation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), national and sectoral Gender and Climate Change Plans, and the strategic plans of individual government agencies.

This analytical document is based on a study of gender-responsive adaptation approaches being implemented in six countries.  It targets adaptation practitioners and decision-makers at all levels (from community to global) who are designing new adaptation initiatives and/or developing new climate change-related policies.  It provides a framework in which to examine concrete examples of gender-responsive approaches and how they can lead to greater adaptation impact.  It also makes the argument not only for the need for integrated approaches to gender and climate change but more importantly, to identify what inputs, resources and partnerships are needed to pursue them effectively. 

This activity report is in part based on a set of key messages crafted from the work of a technical workshop featuring the involvement of experts from across the aid and financing worlds. Elaborating on some of these messages, this report is designed to influence state actors, development finance practitioners and private sector stakeholders. Data and examples are used throughout for emphasis, but this report is not a comprehensive analysis of the various risks, and the requirements, for building resilience. It does however make the case that better risk management and the building of resilience are imperative for sustainable development.

This analytical document is based on a survey conducted to assess capacity development support needs among developing countries as they prepare for implementation of the Paris Agreement and, in particular, their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The survey addressed countries’ progress on NDC implementation planning, as well as capacity development or technical assistance needs related to NDC implementation. 

This resource offers recipes from six least developed countries and small island developing states (Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Haiti, Mali, Niger and Sudan) to strengthen climate resilience and enhance food security. It intends to highlight how climate change is impacting specific ingredients and recipes, and how each country’s adaptation efforts are changing the ingredients and cooking methods traditionally used.

This activity report highlights how UNDP’s partnership with environmental vertical funds has helped to transform markets, empower and strengthen the resilience of vulnerable communities, and build the capacity of countries to safeguard their natural capital as the foundation of sustainable development.