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This infographic shows how the changing climatic conditions and more frequent extreme weather events can negatively affect the livelihoods of rural people and food and nutrition security.

This infographic showcases how forests are key to climate, water, health, and livelihoods. Forests and trees are a cornerstone of addressing climate change and achieving sustainable development, as they are some of the most vital storehouses of carbon on our planet. However, when forests are cleared to make way for agriculture or infrastructure, they emit large quantities of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, which contributes to climate change. At the same time, standing forests make a crucial contribution to addressing the impacts of climate change not only by absorbing greenhouse gases but also by building more resilient landscapes.

This book provides a collection of mitigation options offered by forests and wood products and on the enabling conditions for realizing their potential. It’s designed primarily for policymakers, negotiators and other experts contributing to climate change strategies, but will also be of interest for professionals in such fields as energy, architecture and construction. Its aim is to provide elements for decisions on a policy mix that will optimize carbon emission reduction (less carbon content per unit of output) and socioeconomic benefits with the needed urgency.

This technical document presents the results of the first nationally representative empirical study of relationships between household vulnerability, human mobility and climate change in the Pacific. Findings are based upon quantitative and qualitative fieldwork carried out in Kiribati during the early part of 2015. Project fieldwork involved implementation of a total of 377 household surveys in South Tarawa, North Tarawa, Marakei, Kiritimati and Butaritari.

This activity report aims at assessing the Enhancing Resilience to Natural Disasters and the Effects of Climate Change (ER) programme’s effectiveness in terms of improving beneficiaries’ resilience. The impact evaluation was constructed around two hypotheses: (i) at the outcome level, ER-beneficiaries were expected to show lower propensity to adopt detrimental responses and higher propensity to adopt positive responses; (ii) at the impact level, ER-beneficiaries were expected to show faster recovery rates than households in the control group.

This guidance document provides training material on climate change education for small islands developing states in Asia Pacific region. It has been developed for use by teachers at all levels, aiming at 1) raising awareness of climate change through the role of education, 2) equipping and enhancing teachers with pedagogical skills and knowledge on climate change, and 3) sharing educational materials, ideas and activities in climate change education within the region.

This activity report shows what the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, through both the REDD+/National Forest Monitoring teams and Mitigating Agriculture GHG Emissions Towards Wider Opportunities project provides to its member countries regarding the Measurement, Reporting and Verification framework. It also presents experiences on the ground with examples from activities in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean.

This analytical report examines the cocoa supply chain, its associated deforestation, and the role and limitations of certification schemes to reduce deforestation. The deforestation-related commitments from cocoa companies are analyzed across the value chain by looking at commitment types, implementation, and the enabling environment. 

This report intends to make an assessment of what the fight against climate change – prevention, mitigation and adaptation – means for the world of work, of the challenges and opportunities involved, and of how to contribute to the just transition to environmental sustainability that will serve to advance both decent work opportunities for all and the protection of the planet.

This publication provides information on climate change and access to clean energy solutions, as they are increasingly important, judging from the impact the changing climate already has on the livelihoods of populations world-wide. This issue contains articles related to 1) The Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment Report 2017, 2) Frankfurt School’s new E-Learning Programme in Climate Adaptation Finance, 3) The Green Climate Fund Readiness Programme, 4) Adaptation and renewable energy trends, and 5) news, project updates and events.

This guidance document aims to integrate the agriculture sectors in the formulation and implementation of NAPs. The guidelines are intended to be used by decision-makers, authorities and experts working on the agriculture sectors and global climate change experts in developing countries to better understand the need and opportunities for adaptation in the agricultural sectors. These guidelines were developed in a consultative process involving 15 countries and 20 international agencies, 

This report focuses on the loss that forests contribute to annual greenhouse gas emissions, making it a major contributor to climate change. It compiles cases demonstrating that aligning the actions of stakeholders involved in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) and Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) can make a greater and more sustained contribution to the forest sector’s ‘mitigation potential’ and to addressing the core drivers of weak forest governance.

This analytical document addresses the specific challenge of building resilience to climate change and focuses attention on the population groups and communities that are disproportionately affected by climate hazards. It argues that, in the absence of transformative policies which coherently address the economic, social and environmental dimensions of development, building climate resilience will remain elusive and poverty and inequalities will worsen.

This technical document focuses on the importance to monitor droughts, as they are a normal part of the climate, and they can occur in any climate regime around the world, even deserts and rainforests. Droughts are one of the more costly natural hazards on a year-to-year basis; their impacts are significant and widespread, affecting many economic sectors and people at any one time. The handbook addresses the needs of practitioners and policymakers  and is considered as a resource guide/material for practitioners.

This guidance document highlights the activities that the Technology Executive Committee undertook in 2016 to accelerate climate technology development and transfer. TEC’s key messages and recommendations for 2016 are included. These policy messages may assist countries in their transition onto low‑emission and climate‑resilient development pathways.

This report focuses on the impact on children’s rights when children are forced to flee from home because of climate change. It reveals that, despite the enormous risks they face, children have been almost entirely overlooked in the emerging debate, research and policies on climate-driven migration and displacement. It sets out the vital steps that states must take to place children’s rights at the heart of international and national climate, humanitarian, disaster risk reduction, development, and migration strategies.

This guidance document  for preparing technology action plans (TAPs), is designed to assist countries in making informed decisions in their technology choices, and to articulate their own technology actions and formulate appropriate activities. Building on lessons from earlier  technology needs assessment (TNA) efforts, it offers a systematic approach for conducting TAPs in order to address barriers and accelerate development, transfer, deployment and dissemination of priority technologies.

This report provides an analysis of the status of gender equality in national climate policy in light of the Paris Agreement. It also presents a framework for integrating gender equality into Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) planning and implementation. This report analyses the degree to which the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) submitted as of April 2016 have recognized and/or integrated gender equality.

This activity report provides an overview of measures taken to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaption, as climate change is affecting the world’s poorest and most vulnerable countries, including Small Island Developing States, landlocked countries, arid- and semi-arid areas and countries where people are dependent on natural resources. The farming, pastoralist, fishing and forest communities that provide the bulk of the planet’s food are hardest hit by climate change. For these communities, adaptation to climate change means food security. 

This booklet describes how soils constitute the largest store of terrestrial carbon. When managed using Sustainable Soil Management (SSM) techniques, soils can play an important role in climate change adaptation, and mitigation and can enhance the provision of ecosystems services by storing carbon (carbon sequestration) and decreasing greenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere.