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This activity report consists of a fact sheet summarizing GEF’s main activities to address climate change. As the financial mechanism of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the GEF allocates and disburses about $250 million dollars per year in projects in energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable urban transport and sustainable management of land use, land use change, and forestry.

This activity report summarizes Global Terrestrial Observing System (GTOS)’s activities and achievements in 2008 and 2009. GTOS is a global system for observations, modelling and analysis of terrestrial ecosystems to support sustainable development. Its mission is to facilitate access to reliable information on terrestrial ecosystems so that researchers and policy-makers can detect and manage global and regional environmental change.

This analytical report aims to make explicit the ethical implications of global climate change. It is not always clear how to conceptualize many of the ethical questions raised by the various effects of global climate change, and on what basis to choose between different conceptualizations. It is also not always clear how to interpret the common but differentiated responsibilities that international organizations, states, governments, non-governmental organizations, businesses, or individuals may have in responding to global climate change. It is with this kind of uncertainty in mind that this report was drafted, in particular to offer some guidelines in a situation where few if any are obvious.

Outreach is a multi-stakeholder magazine which is published daily at COP16.The purpose is to provide a platform for presenting the opinions of various stakeholders on different issues related to climate change.

Outreach is a multi-stakeholder magazine which is published daily at COP16.The purpose is to provide a platform for presenting the opinions of various stakeholders on different issues related to climate change.

Outreach is a multi-stakeholder magazine which is published daily at COP16.The purpose is to provide a platform for presenting the opinions of various stakeholders on different issues related to climate change.

Outreach is a multi-stakeholder magazine which is published daily at COP16.The purpose is to provide a platform for presenting the opinions of various stakeholders on different issues related to climate change.

This manual consists of a toolkit that aspires to support all those involved in the design of measurable, verifiable, and reportable adaptation initiatives. It provides step-by-step guidance and methodologies. This Toolkit is organized into four main sections, each reflecting a vital component in the process of formulating and articulating an adaptation initiative: 1) Making the Case, 2) Key Steps, 3) Building Consensus, 4) Tools and Methodologies.

This manual provides development practitioners and policymakers with proven tools and useful tips to assist in designing and implementing effective adaptation initiatives. The document illustrates the unique role women and men play in shaping these kinds of initiatives and aims to ensure that forthcoming Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) projects contribute to the achievement of gender equality and women’s empowerment by integrating a gendered perspective into CBA programming and project design.

This technical document depicts the major signs of climate change and its physical impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean, drawing on historical analysis of variables such as temperature, precipitation and sea levels. In addition, it details the effects of climate change on ecosystem services, human health and the region’s vulnerability to extreme events. Lastly, it provides an analysis of global and regional greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and identifies possible options in the region for mitigating the impact of climate change.

This analytical report calls for accelerating research, monitoring and modeling of glaciers, snow and their role in water supplies. It highlights the vulnerability and exposure of people dependent upon rivers to floods, droughts and eventually shortages as a result of changes in the melting and freezing cycles linked with climate change and other pollution impacts. It also stresses that adaptation strategies need to be wide ranging covering issues such as urban planning, improved water storage networks and improved water efficiency in sectors such as agriculture.

This manual is designed to assist countries in making informed decisions in their technology choices. Building on lessons from earlier Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) efforts over the past decade, it offers a systematic approach for conducting assessments in order to identify, evaluate and prioritize technological means for both mitigation and adaptation. It also provides processes and methodologies for uncovering gaps in enabling frameworks and capacities and for formulating a national action plan to overcome them, as part of overall climate change strategies and plans.

This manual links classroom activities to real-life issues relating to climate change, environment, sustainable development, cultural diversity, science and more. It also stimulates and encourages practitioners, young and old, to take action by becoming involved in caring for their environment, and in understanding and influencing local government policy and action.

This analytical report discusses the link between climate change and cities. It focuses on three broad issues: how cities contribute to and are affected by climate change; how policy makers can use cities to change human behavior and improve technology related to climate change; how cities should use climate change as an opportunity to raise their profile, reinforce sensible policies, and move toward a more sustainable community and planet.

This policy document presents the Carbon Partnership Facility’s new strategies to develop emission reductions and support their purchase over long periods after 2012. The Carbon Partnership Facility aims to develop programmatic and sector-based approaches to carbon finance through a partnership which supports the development and implementation of larger scale and longer-term investment programs to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

This analytical report analyzes the linkage between gender and climate change. It focuses in particular on the socio-economic consequences of climate change and on the challenges to achieve gender equity in this context. Strategies for climate change adaptation and mitigation that take gender issues into account and recommendations for future action are also included.

This activity report includes the proceedings of the “UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development – Moving into the Second Half of the UN Decade” held from 31 March to 2 April 2009 in Bonn, Germany. It brought together 900 participants from 147 countries. Also available in German.

This activity report presents the main activities and achievements related to the carbon funds and facilities managed by the World Bank during the period from January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009. Guidelines and prosepcts for future action are also included.

This policy document introduces a city-wide approach to carbon finance. This proposes expansion of the CDM’s Programme of Activities approach to enable aggregation of city-based GHG mitigation reductions broadly covered by five sectors: energy, transport, solid waste, water and wastewater, and urban forestry. The city-wide approach to carbon finance gives cities greater flexibility to create a GHG mitigation program covering one, a few, or all sectors, as part of a single comprehensive effort.

This activity report presents the World Bank’s carbon finance operations and aims to highlight some of the most important lessons learned from the first ten years of experience. Carbon finance is an important revenue stream for greenhouse gas mitigation projects. However, there is still room for improvement. As it enters the second decade of carbon finance, the World Bank is taking stock of its experience and progress to date to inform future development and implementation of the mechanisms.