Biblioteca

This analytical report summarizes observed and projected trends in extreme weather events, present-day climate variability,  future climate change and their impacts on China’s different regions. In addition to reviewing the physical climate science, the paper also looks at trends in economic damages in China from weatherrelated hazards. The paper serves as background for a series of discussion papers on climate risk management and adaptation in China.

This analytical report focuses exclusively on data and information on the evolving initiatives that put a price on carbon, in terms of their most current status and emerging trends. It includes an expanded discussion on what the trends are telling us about the underlying motivations of and the direction the world is moving in when it comes to carbon pricing.

This guidane document provides guidance note for decision making on the adaptation needs related to floods in the Sava River Basin (SRB), that is to say Rateče, Ljubljana, Bizeljsko, etc. It includes a range of climate model runs that were used to produce climate projections for the SRB. It shows that climate change will increase the peak discharges mainly in the head part of the Sava River Basin watershed. 

This analytical report breaks new ground in understanding how weather conditions affect living standards by combining and analyzing granular temperature and precipitation information and household survey data. It identifies climate “hotspots”— areas where changes in average weather are predicted to have a negative impact on living standards—in South Asia.  Two future climate scenarios are particulary analyzed — one that is “climate-sensitive,” in which some collective action is taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions, and one that is “carbon-intensive,” in which no action is taken.

This technical report on the green economy in Burkina Faso aims to enable the country to seize the opportunities offered by its transition to a green economy. Burkina Faso has a major challenge in strengthening the foundations of its socio-economic development and the study, carried out under the UNEP Green Economy Initiative, is expected to provide a framework for green investments in Burkina Faso and boost the country’s transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient economy. It focuses on six priority sectors: agriculture, livestock, forestry, water, energy and mining.

This technical report summarises work conducted by UN-REDD+ during 2016 to guide the development of policy instruments for the Government of Nigeria in order to combat deforestation within the country. Since 2000 indeed, Nigeria faces a severe rate of deforestation, which results from a range of cumulative effects fundamentally driven by the immediate availability of woody biomass in the form of timber, fuelwood and construction timber; and the opportunity to acquire land for significantly higher agricultural returns.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the economic value of Nigeria’s forest resources and demonstrate some policy instruments that would alleviate pressure on these natural forest systems. 

This technical document aims at describing Afghan’s efforts to implement the implentation of the National Capacity Needs Self-Assessment for Global Environmental Management (NCSA) and National Adaptation Programme of Action for Climate Change (NAPA) Projects. The idea of the analysis is to identity, confirm or review priority issues for action and explore national capacity needs. Those projects were supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Global Environment Facility (GEF). 

Este documento guía identifica las acciones que necesitan una implementación inmediata para reducir la vulnerabilidad al cambio. Las evaluaciones de la vulnerabilidad en el ámbito local llevaron al equipo del Plan de Acción Nacional de Adaptación (PANA) en una misión por todo el país, visitando a las comunidades, pueblos y ciudades para determinar las vulnerabilidades. Las comunidades más vulnerables incluían a mujeres, jóvenes y ancianos. Se destacó, especialmente, la desigualdad de género en informes previos, así como las observaciones hechas en el ámbito de la comunidad.

El PANA fue preparado y dirigido por el Ministerio de Pesca y Medio Ambiente, con la ayuda del PNUD.

This analytical report explains the critical linkages between population dynamics and sustainable development and outlines a human-rights-based framework to address associated challenges and seize opportunities for policy-makers. A special emphasis is put on the Laxenburg Declaration. The report was prepared in consultation with thirteen international agencies.

This guidance document aims at understanding capacity development obstacles and challenges in the disaster risk reduction context, and especially the linkages with the Sendai Framework Monitor. It reviews action areas for capacity development, driving principles, capacity development planning tools as well as stakeholders and partners.

This guidance document lists some resources that are currently available to assess the risk of sea-level rise. It also provides a deeper understanding of disaster risk reduction governance to manage sea-level rise, on enhancing disaster preparedness for effective response and on guiding resilience investment.

This policy document records the cooperation between the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to help make weather index insurance available to farmers in Senegal. It shows while insurance is one of the tools that farmers in developed countries use to cope with risk, those in the developing world often lack this and other resources. 

This technical report shows that high trade costs can undermine the potential gains from trade, especially for for small and medium sized enterprises in developing countries which are not able to fully exploit market access opportunities. What emerges from the report is the need for action to streamline priority for
micro, small and medium sized enterprises (MSMEs). 

This policy document aims at recording the gradual convergence of CITES and the WTO around the principle of sustainable development over the past four decades as well as in the future. 

This analytical document aims at promoting adaptation to climate change in Kathmandu Valley and, a fortiori, in developing countries. It should encourage shelter for all and sustainable human settlements development focusing on urban governance, decentralisation and strengthening local authorities. The valley is analysed through three main pillars: exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity to change. 

This guidance document wants to build on aforementioned efforts by systematically linking each step of the City Development Strategy approach to existing practices of streamlining climate change concerns into city planning. It also takes as key source the already existing guide Planning for Climate Change (UNHabitat, 2014) and adds recommendations from the case studies, where appropriate.

This analytical document provides a contextual understanding of the challenges and opportunities of climate change in relation to human settlements in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and contains various references to urbanization, such as land and housing, water and sanitation, energy, and infrastructure. The report also explains how SIDS face numerous constraints in their pursuit of sustainable development due to their ecological fragility and economic vulnerability. 

This analytical document addresses Makassar’s climate change situation from a comprehensive vulnerability perspective that focuses on exposure to climate change hazards, socio-economic sensitivities and the adaptive capacities of the city and its stakeholders. The report puts particular emphasis on the assessment on the role of local ecosystems for climate change adaptation as well as on an institutional
assessment. Based on this analysis the report identifies vulnerable people, places and sectors and provides preliminary climate change adaptation options.

This analytical document reviews country- and sector-level upstream planning and procurement approaches of water, transport, and energy infrastructure projects in Bolivia, Chile, El Salvador, Jamaica, Nicaragua, and Peru. For each country and sector, institutional frameworks, policies and legislation are reviewed for sustainable infrastructure planning. The report also identifies the main institutional gaps that need to be addressed in Latin American and Caribbean countries so they can improve their planning and preparation of sustainable infrastructure projects.

This guidance document explores ways to enhance clarity, reduce risks, and realize the opportunities that sustainable infrastructure supports inclusive growth and productivity, enhancing coverage and quality of services embodied in the SDGs, and accelerating the transition to low carbon growth and climate resilient economies in Latin America and the Caribbean. The framework presents four main principles of sustainability covering economic and financial, environmental, social, and institutional dimensions.