Biblioteca

This policy document aims to help individuals interested in a green economy to acquire better understandings of relevant trade rules. The document also seeks to increase coordination and reduce tension between the international trade and environment agendas in order to open new pathways to achieve sustainable development. Climate change is one important topic adressed in the document.

This activity report is about the fourth and last session of the structured expert dialogue (SED) on the 2013-2015 review. This final report will serve as input to the work of the Joint Contact Group on the 2013-2015 review when it meets in June 2015, during the 42nd session of the Subsidiary Bodies.

This analytical report presents an investment strategy for neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) and analyses the specific investment case for prevention, control, elimination and eradication of 12 of the 17 NTDs. Climate change is expected to increase the spread of several vector-borne NTDs, notably dengue, by changes in temperature, rainfall, relative humidity and climate variability. The report suggests that the presence of NTDs will thereby signal an early warning system for climate-sensitive diseases.

This activity report reflects United Nation (UN)’s system-wide progress in implementing the UN’s Climate Neutral Strategy, which requires UN bodies to estimate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, reduce their emissions and analyze the cost implications of purchasing carbon offsets as they move towards climate neutrality. The report includes data on the GHG emissions for 64 organizations in 2013 as well as a breakdown of emissions by source.

This activity report shows that eight multilateral development banks (MDBs) are on target to reach their goal of investing US$ 175 billion in sustainable transport over the decade from 2012-2022. The report emphasizes how the MDBs’ sustainable transport investments are supporting climate-resilient, low-carbon growth in developing countries.

This manual outlines the key concepts, elements and requirements of the international climate change measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) framework. This manual is particularly intended to support developing countries efficiently and effectively implement the MRV framework. The manual also contains sections on national MRV frameworks, domestic MRV of domestically-supported Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and MRV for REDD+ activities. 

This technical document aims to evaluate the sector composition of GHG emissions in Brazil, vulnerability to climate change and challenges in the institutional framework. The document also includes Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)’s strategies to enhance adaptability and resilience against climate change in Brazil.

This activity report contains key lessons learned from the Regional Expert Consultation by the UN-REDD Programme which was held in Bangkok, Thailand in March 2015. The topic of this event was on Safeguards and Safeguards Information Systems (SIS). Experts from six countries, i.e. Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and Viet Nam, gathered to exchange experiences and lessons from their approaches to fulfil the requirements. 

This technical document aims to consolidate, interpret, refine and draw conclusions from the information gathered on climate change impacts, sensitivity and adaptive capacity of fish production systems by the six case studies. The case studies targets to 1) define vulnerability to climate change by understanding potential impacts on the system, the sensitivity the current adaptive capacity, 2) identify gaps in existing knowledge in assessing the vulnerability of the system, 3) identify potential strategies for reducing vulnerability to climate change, and 4) provide policy guidance in reducing system vulnerability.

This activity report is about an informal expert consultation on “Adaptation to Social, Environmental and Climate Change Impacts on Vector-Borne Diseases,” which was held on February 27-29, 2012. The overall objective of the consultation was to enable key regional stakeholders to assess and, through consensus, prioritize research needs regarding public health adaptation to social, environmental and climate change impacts on vector-borne diseases in Africa.

This manual aims to help individuals identify, build and access the minimum set of activity data needed for GHG estimation. Required data is largely drawn from country’s official national agricultural and forestry statistics and integrated with geo-spatial data obtained from recognized international sources. Users are provided with step-by-step guidance on how to use this minimum set to build a complete national GHG emission dataset for agriculture and land use.

This analytical report contains revisions to a number of investment figures published in the 2014 UNEP Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report. As outlined in the report, newly installed renewable energy capacity in 2014 helped the world produce 9.1% of its electricity compared to 8.5% in 2013. The report also highlights that there are several challenges remainaing, including climate change, policy uncertainty, difficulties in creating policy that keeps pace with technological change and structural issues in the electricity system.

This manual introduces the DREI (Derisking Renewable Energy Investment) framework that identifies the barriers and associated risks holding back private sector investment in renewable energy. The DREI assists policymakers to put in place packages of targeted public interventions to address these risks. Each public intervention acts in one of three ways: either reducing, transferring or compensating for risk. The overall aim of the DREI is to cost-effectively achieve a risk-return profile that catalyses private-sector investment at scale as well as to provide reliable and affordable renewable energy solutions in developing countries.

See the example of Tunisia here. 

This activity report shows a part of United Nations Development Programme’s support to the Government of Tunisia in the development of a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) for the Tunisian Solar Plan (TSP). The NAMA TSP Project will be implemented between 2015-2019. The Tunisian Solar Plan, originally formulated in 2012 and revised in 2015, is Tunisia’s official long-term plan for attracting renewable energy investment in the electricity sector. The TSP seeks to achieve a renewable energy penetration target of 30% of the electricity generation mix by 2030. 

See more publications of Derisking Renewable Energy Investment (DERI) here. 

This analytical report aims to explore the impact of climate risk on the risk decreasing practices’ adoption and evaluates their impact on household welfare. It shows that as risk increases, the use of risk-reducing inputs increases, such as climate-smart agriculture (CSA) inputs, while the use of modern inputs such as chemical fertilizer decreases. Also, yield-enhancing inputs such as chemical fertilizer and improved seeds are mainly adopted by wealthier households whereas risk-reducing inputs are frequently used by households with a lower level of wealth and limited access to credit.

This technical document aims to develop a strategy and action plan for integrating disaster risk management, climate change adaptation and fisheries and aquaculture, with a focus on small-scale fisheries and small-scale aquaculture. The strategy and action plan are intended to assist interested parties to strengthen regional and national cooperation and develop capacity in addressing climate change impacts and disasters in the fisheries and aquaculture sector.

This activity report aims to develop a programme for funding projects in the strategy and action plan for an initiative «Disaster Risk Management and Climate Change Adaptation in the CARICOM and Wider Caribbean Region.» Proposals are set out in the format of the logical framework used by many technical and funding agencies within and beyond the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region. Suggestions are made on how to mobilize resources for mainstreaming climate change adaptation and disaster risk management into fisheries and aquaculture.

This activity report summarizes a workshop in Kingston, Jamaica from 10 to 12 December 2012. The report includes topics such as building resilience and reducing vulnerabilities, the regional trend towards climate change adaptation, a regional framework for disaster management; and regional initiatives in advancing disaster risk management and climate change adaptation in fisheries and aquaculture. The workshop recommended that the strategy, the action plan and programme proposal to be finalized and implemented to strengthen regional and national cooperation and develop capacity in addressing climate change impacts and disasters. 

En el presente estudio analizamos no solo los efectos brutos iniciales del cambio climático sobre los rendimientos agrícolas, sino también los efectos netos permitiendo que ocurra una adaptación espontánea a través de la sustitución de cultivos. De acuerdo a nuestros cálculos, el valor presente neto de los efectos totales sumarian un total de pérdidas de 106 mil millones de dólares durante el período 2010-2100, lo que corresponde a una pérdida promedio de 16% del valor neto presente del PIB sectorial o de 2,1% del valor neto presente del PIB total durante el periodo 2010-2100. 

This manual discusses the concept of private finance, its links with climate change mitigation and adaptation and public actors’ roles to mobilize it. The report aims to increase policymakers’ understanding of private finance and to introduce an approach that climate policy makers can follow, especially when designing public interventions for unlocking private climate finance.