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This brief provides a synthesis of the report by the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) entitled “Inclusive green economy and structural transformation in Africa” and highlights its key messages. The ECA report explores the linkages and contributions of inclusive green economy policies and strategies to the structural transformation of African countries, as well as the transmission mechanisms that could ensure the sustainability of the transformation. 

This guidance document shows the views of industrialists regarding the issue of the green economy. The document also provides a review of their understanding on associated challenges and opportunities as well as the progress made in integrating environmental and social challenges into their strategies and activities. The document also highlights the constraints and expectations of enterprises where public policy reforms are concerned.

This guidance report shows that the success of the global response to AIDS can lead not only the encroaching virus itself but also the effects of climate change such as food and water shortages, growth in poverty and an increase in natural disasters. 

This guidance document provides step by step instructions on the four basic steps to design a greenhouse has reporting program: determining program objectives; creating an enabling environment for program design and implementation; determining program structure and requirements; and conducting program review.

This activity report provides an overview of the approach taken in the Mitigation of Climate Change in Agriculture pilot projects (2011-2014) to support the implementation of climate-smart agriculture in Kenya and the United Republic of Tanzania. The objective of these pilot projects was to show that smallholder farmers can improve their livelihoods and increase their productivity and contribute to climate change mitigation at the same time. 

This report includes key activities and achievements from the 2011-2013 Implementation Phase of the UN CC:Learn partnership. 

This activity report highlights the 20-year history that technology development and transfer has played in the global fight against climate change and it shows how this role has been taken forward under the UNFCCC. This includes work on technology through the consultative process, technology transfer framework, technology needs assessments, and the Technology Mechanism. It also describes the role of climate technology financing.

This brief summarises mitigation and transparency issues following the last United Nations Framework Conventions for Climate Change May session, SB44.

This guidance document illustrates the steps to set up a Youth Climate Dialogue (YCD), which is an event that features a video-conference dialogue between schools in different parts of the world about how youth perceive climate change, how it affects their lives, and what actions they consider most important. 

This analytical document presents information and practical case studies of what cities can do to respond to one of today’s challenges in 12 messages.

This guidance document focuses on the need to enhance understanding of the region’s key urban stakeholders on climate change, discusses how it affects efforts to realize sustainable urban development, and explores what actions can be taken to synergize continued commitments to poverty reduction alongside urban climate resilience.

This analytical document analyzes the key challenges facing the urban poor, given the risks associated with climate change and disasters, particularly with regard to the delivery of basic services, and identifies strategies and financing opportunities for addressing these risks.

This guidance document provides an overview of the main climate finance mechanisms, and discusses their relevance to the urban context. It also discusses considerations for measurement, reporting and verification to build trust and keep track of climate change mitigation activities.

This activity report presents a summary of the Green Development and Climate Change Programme challenges and successes during its first year of the implementation phase (2014 – 2017)

This activity report presents a summary of the Green Development and Climate Change Programme challenges and successes during its second year (March 2015 – February 2016).  The report outlines the efforts of the UN CC:Learn partnership on upscaling; on getting the free courses out to many more people in several languages; on continuing to expand the partnership of UN CC:Learn countries – now at 16 in total; and on increasing its visibility so as to provide the necessary knowledge and understanding about climate change related issues.

This report shows 62 initiatives in 45 countries that tested or scaled new approaches and emerging technologies to eradicate poverty, protect the planet, manage climate risk and natural hazards, advance gender equality and prevent conflict.

This analytical document provides an overview of how agriculture sectors have been included in the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions. It also shows the role of these sectors in meeting national mitigation and adaptation goals and a basis on which to identify priorities for international support for climate action in the agriculture sectors.

This analytical document is a report on the global renewable energy market, industry and policy landscape. It is the result of the collaboration of a multi-stakeholder network that shares its insight and knowledge about renewable energy related issues. 

This analytical document shows food security risks in the Middle East and North Africa from climate change, as well as other vulnerability interactions, e.g. with population growth, urbanisation, and conflict. 

This brief shows how the World Food Programme helps build the climate resilience of the world’s most food insecure populations, most of whom live in fragile, disaster-prone areas.