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This flyer stresses that achieving the 2°C climate target will require technological innovation and the rapid and widespread transfer of environmentally‐sound technologies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and for adapting to the inevitable impacts of climate change. Aware of this, the objective of the UN system is to significantly increase the capacity of developing countries to innovate and to transfer, adapt and disseminate environmentally sound technologies and standards to support a transition to green economy in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication.

This flyer stresses that the threats of climate change can have a negative effect on human health and welfare but at the same time can constitute an opportunity to leverage positive social transformations with a particular focus on the needs of the most vulnerable within a comprehensive sustainable development framework. Aware of this, the UN system supports Governments and partners to: advocate a multidimensional approach to climate change policies to take into account the potential social co‐benefits of effectively addressing climate change as well as opportunities to focus on the most vulnerable in order to enhance well‐being in society; and identify ways in which the UN system can more effectively support Member States in developing and implementing climate‐related policies and measures to provide better living conditions in their societies as a whole.

This technical document presents an overview of the quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets to be implemented by developed country Parties, as well as assumptions and conditions related to individual targets and associated assumptions and conditions related to the ambition of the pledges. It explores commonalities and differences of approaches to measure progress towards the achievement of economy-wide emission reduction targets and discusses the comparison of the emission reduction efforts. It is intended to facilitate understanding of these assumptions and conditions. The paper updates the information contained in documents FCCC/TP/2011/1 and FCCC/TP/2012/2, and is based on submissions from Parties and their contributions to dedicated workshops.

This flyer stresses that health protection is a critical dimension of climate change and mentions UN activities in this area, which is guided by the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and by a 2008 World Health Assembly Resolution, in which countries requested support to assess and address the health consequences of climate change.

This flyer stresses that fiscal policy can play a critical in mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and raising revenues for climate finance, fiscal consolidation, and other purposes. It highlights that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been working with other international partners on instruments for climate finance. In particular, its work focused on a variety of domestic and international fiscal instruments, emphasizing: carbon pricing instruments and charges on international aviation and maritime emissions.

This flyer discusses how the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) work to reduce the impact of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international aviation and international maritime transport. In particular, it mentions activities, results and future developments.

This flyer presents the Global Framework for Climate Services. The goal of the Framework is to enable better management of the risks of climate variability and change and adaptation to climate change at all levels, through development and incorporation of science‐based climate information and prediction into planning, policy and practice. In particular, the Framework is intended to support and promote climate change adaptation measures, many of which will require climate services that are not currently available.

This flyer highlights that the effective participation of women is important for effective action on all aspects of climate change. Aware of this, UN agencies support Governments and partners to: enhance realization of women’s equal rights and empowerment, including in decision‐making processes, and increase effectiveness of interventions related to climate change through use of gender analysis, enhanced capacity, and holistic strategies.

This flyer argues that with informed population, a knowledgeable workforce, enlightened government officials and an environmentally aware youth, the world can be in a better position to deal with the causes and impacts of climate change. Furthermore, it presents various awareness‐raising initiatives developed by the United Nations system with the aim to enable citizens to critically engage in decision‐making and action‐taking for sustainable development.

This flyer highlights that reducing climate‐related disaster risks is a crucial part of climate change adaptation. It also stresses that the United Nations funds, programmes, and specialized agencies have taken action and helped reduce climate‐related risks at regional, national and even local levels and briefly mentions future action.

This flyer stresses that agriculture sectors are not only among the most vulnerable sectors to the impacts of climate change but also directly responsible for 14 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and constitute a key driver of deforestation and land degradation which account for an additional 17 percent. However, climate‐smart agriculture can provide can be an important part of the solution to climate change by capturing synergies from improved food and natural resource systems. The document briefly presents UN activities in this areas, benefits achieved and possible developments.

This flyer highlights that the UN system agencies can play an important role in advising governments on the mix of regulatory and financial incentives to generate and access finance for low carbon, climate‐resilient investments. It argues that the UN system provides a global presence through country and regional offices with in‐country networks of staff and experts, as well as expertise in the relevant sectors. In particular, it presents the Climate Finance Options platform, which addresses information needs on the multitude of funds available for climate action in developing countries.

This flyer highlights that the effects of urbanization and climate change are converging in dangerous ways that seriously threaten the world’s environmental, economic and social wellbeing. In this area, the key objectives of the UN System are: to promote active climate change collaboration of local governments and their associations in global, regional and national networks; to enhance policy dialogue so that the urban dimension of climate change is firmly established on the agenda; and to foster the implementation of awareness, education, and capacity building strategies.

This flyer highlights that migration policies and measures to address displacement need to be part of adaptation strategies, and briefly presents key UN system’s activities aimed at making vulnerable people, places and sectors more resilient to the impacts of climate change.

This flyer highlights that the UN system has a broad operational reach and vast network of regional, national and sub‐national offices to deliver capacity development services to address climate change, and briefly presents its key activities and results. 

This policy brief aims to prompt international discussion amongst policy makers by creating awareness of geoengineering effectiveness, possible benefits, potential undesirable impacts and status of both the science and governance of this rapidly evolving field. Geoengineering is the intentional alteration of the climate system on a large scale and includes a broad range of proposed interventions at various degrees of testing and with uncertain consequences.

This activity report includes a summary of a meeting held in Yokohama, Japan on 23-25 February 2010 to review the use of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) guidelines on forest greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories particularly with regard to the use of remote sensing and ground-based methods of data acquisition on C stocks and area changes of forests. The meeting identified a number of key areas where the IPCC Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (TFI) could provide advice to the inventory compilers on new emission factors and on areas needing fresh or revised guidance. It also provided recommendations for future actions.

This analytical report aims to analyze the origins and characteristics of the carbon and water footprints in order to understand their similarities and differences and to derive lessons on how society and business can adequately build on the two concepts. It compares the two concepts from a methodological point of view and discusses response mechanisms that have been developed with the objective to share experiences in one field that might be able to benefit the other.

This technical document presents a set of tools to better appraise and enhance crop yield response to water. These tools provide the means to sharpen assessment and management capacities required to: compare the result of several water allocations plans; improve soil-moisture control-practices under rainfed conditions; optimize irrigation scheduling; sustainably intensify crop production; close the yield and water-productivity gaps; quantify the impact of climate variability and change on cropping systems; enhance strategies for increased water productivity and water savings; minimize the negative impact on the environment caused by agriculture. These tools are useful for various agricultural practitioners including water managers and planners; extension services; irrigation districts; consulting engineers; governmental agencies; non-governmental organizations and farmers´ associations; agricultural economists and research scientists.

This technical paper draws from the information contained in submissions by Parties and admitted observer organizations in respect of decision 2/CP.17, paragraphs 79–86, the presentations and discussions at the workshops on various approaches that were held in conjunction with the first part of the fifteenth session of the AWG-LCA, and the discussions at the meetings of the informal group on various approaches during this part of the session. It is intended to assist Parties in their consideration of one or more models for the operation of a framework for various approaches, in their consideration of a pilot phase for such a framework, and in their elaboration of modalities and procedures of the new market-based mechanism, as defined in decision 2/CP.17, paragraph 83, with a view to recommending a decision to the Conference of the Parties at its eighteenth session.