World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
This activity report analyses answers and presents some of the most significant results from the meeting on June 6, 2015, which implemented 97 debates involving around 10,000 citizens in 76 countries. The report is aimed at policymakers and stakeholders with prior knowledge about climate change and energy issues.
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Organization:
UNFCCC, WWViews, Commission nationale du débat public, Danish Board of Technology Foundation, Missions Publiques
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Energy, Environment, Mitigation, Public Participation, Capacity Development
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese
The Co-benefits Approach at the Local Level: Legal Perspectives
This guidance document covers co-benefit approaches in laws related to energy, waste management and transport, among others.
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Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Energy, Transport, Adaptation, Governance – General
Publication date:
2015
The Emissions Gap Report 2015: A UNEP Synthesis Report
This guidance document compares the resulting emission level in 2030 with the track towards the agreed political target of a temperature increase no more than 2°C by the end of the century. The report also provides data for the aspirational target of an increase below 1.5°C. In addition, the report analyzes selected areas where enhanced action can be taken and how these actions can be accelerated and scaled up to close the ‘gap’.
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Organization:
UNEP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Environment, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Policy Instruments, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English, Arabic, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish
Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty
This guidance document underscores that: poor people are already at risk from climate-related shocks, including crop failures from reduced rainfall, food prices spikes after extreme weather events, and increased incidence of diseases following heat waves and floods.
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Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Finance, Land Use Management, Green Jobs/Economy, COP22 List of UN Publications, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
National Adaptation Planning Case Studies in Malawi, Cambodia and Niger
The visual resources aim to help improve countries’ access to knowledge and resources for adaptation planning and decision-making. The three case studies are presented: NAP Implementation Challenges in Malawi; Enhanced Governance for Climate Finance in Cambodia; and Skills Assessment for National Adaptation Planning in Niger.
Organization:
UNITAR, NAP-GSP Partnership, GEF-LDCF
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications, Governance – General, Capacity Development
Type of material:
Audio-Visual Resource
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
A Wake-up Call: El Niño’s Impact on Children
This guidance document highlights the various negative impacts of El Niño’s on children and importance of greenhouse gas emission reduction to mitigate its impact.
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Organization:
UNESCO
Theme:
Health
Topic:
Health, Water, Children, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Climate Action Now – A Summary for Policy Makers 2015
This guidance document focuses on examples of solutions from around the world that hold high potential for mitigating climate change and can be implemented in the pre-2020 period.
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Organization:
UNFCCC
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Energy, Land Use Management, Transport, Adaptation, Mitigation, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Available Methodologies and Their Relevance for the Sector
This guidance document provides an overview of vulnerability assessment concepts and methodologies. It sheds light on the different vulnerability assessment methodologies that have been developed, and on how these are conditioned by the disciplinary traditions from which they have emerged. It also analyses how these methodologies have been applied in the context of fisheries and aquaculture, with illustrative examples of their application.
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Organization:
FAO
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Water, Adaptation, Risk Reduction/Management, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Climate: Get the Big Picture
This guidance document seeks to provide a starting point for newcomers to help them take in the ‘big picture’ of the United Nations climate change regime, which is at the forefront of international action to combat climate change. To access the document, please click here.
Organization:
UNFCCC, Government of Singapore
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Finance, Transport, Adaptation, Mitigation, Technology
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Support for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: Technical Guidance Note to UNOPS Regions, Country Offices, Clusters and Project Teams
This guidance document aims to create a common and shared understanding of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) and disaster risk reduction (DRR), to provide UNOPS personnel with the knowledge and foundations needed to engage with member states and UN agencies in a consistent manner.
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Organization:
UNOPS
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Water, Risk Reduction/Management
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
UNOPS and Climate Change
This guidance document highlights UNOPS’s efforts to improve resource efficiency in its projects by reducing energy and water use, prioritizing the usage of sustainable, renewable and low-impact resources wherever possible and respecting the local context.
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Organization:
UNOPS
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Energy, Transport, Water, Mitigation, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
UNOPS Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience Programme: Resilience Mainstreaming Strategy 2015-16
This guidance document highlights UNOPS Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience Programme (DRR4R) Strategy, which is a risk management philosophy that aims to influence policy, planning and practice at all levels, to enhance the likelihood of more sustainable and resilient project and programme outputs.
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Organization:
UNOPS
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Risk Reduction/Management
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
NAMA for the Renewable Energy Sector of Lao PDR
This guidance document aims to support Lao PDR in achieving the goal defined in the Rural Electrification Master Plan, namely to provide access to electricity to more than 90 per cent of households in Lao PDR by 2020.
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Organization:
UNDP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Energy, Adaptation, Mitigation
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters
This analytical report demonstrates that since the first Climate Change Conference (COP1) in 1995, 606,000 lives have been lost and 4.1 billion people have been injured, left homeless or in need of emergency assistance as a result of weather-related disasters. The report also highlights data gaps, noting that economic losses from weather-related disasters are much higher than the recorded figure of US$1.891 trillion, which accounts for 71% of all losses attributed to natural hazards over the twenty-year period.
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Organization:
UNISDR, Belgian-based Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
Theme:
Health
Topic:
Health, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Risk Reduction/Management
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Seamless Prediction of the Earth System: From Minutes to Months
This guidance document collects White Papers that have been written to describe the state of the science and to discuss the major challenges for making further advances. The authors of each chapter have attempted to draw together key aspects of the science that was presented at WWOSC-2014.
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Organization:
WMO
Theme:
Science
Topic:
Environment, Adaptation, Science, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Climate Services for Secision-Making: A Brief Introduction to the Global Framework for Climate Services
This face sheet provides a brief introduction on the Global Framework for Climate Services.
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Organization:
WMO, Global Framework for Climate Services
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications, Policy Instruments, Governance – General
Type of material:
Other
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese
Implementation Plan of the Global Framework for Climate Services
This guidance document outlines how the challenges can be overcome by implementing a Global Framework for Climate Services that strengthens and coordinates existing initiatives, while developing new infrastructure where lacking, particularly in the relatively poorly developed User Interface Platform.
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Organization:
WMO, Global Framework for Climate Services
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications, Policy Instruments, Governance – Territorial and Local
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
Standardized Precipitation Index User guide
This guidance document aims to help countries and institutions to understand how to calculate and use the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in order to develop or further enhance their own drought monitoring and early warning capabilities.
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Organization:
WMO
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Water, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Science, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2012
Language:
Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese
National drought Management Policy Guidelines: A Template for Action
This guidance document provides a template for action that countries can use in the development of a national drought management policy and drought preparedness/mitigation plans. The process is structured in 10 steps that can be adapted by countries to reflect their institutional, infrastructure, legal, socio-economic and environmental context. It includes case studies from Brazil, Mexico, Morocco and the USA.
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Organization:
WMO, Global Water Partnership
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Land Use Management, Water, Adaptation, Mitigation, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic
Integrated Drought Management Programme: Flyer
This flyer introduces integrated drought management programme (IDMP), which is a global framework for drought management, prediction, and monitoring by networking new and existing programmes and activities.
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Organization:
WMO, Global Water Partnership
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Risk Reduction/Management, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Other
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian
