The Nutrition Advantage: Harnessing Nutrition Co-benefits of Climate-Resilient Agriculture

This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 5 case studies: Bolivia, Djibouti, Malawi, Mauritania and Nepal. This document presents five IFAD investments as part of the Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme that integrate nutrition dimensions in different ways and in different contexts.

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Organization: IFAD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Water, Ecosystems, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2017

Language: English

The Mitigation Advantage: Maximizing the Co-benefits of Investing in Smallholder Adaptation Initiatives

This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 3 case studies: the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Mali and Kyrgyzstan. These case studies  highlight some of the ways in which IFAD is working to strengthen smallholders’ resilience to climate change, as well as to achieve mitigation objectives.

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Organization: IFAD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Adaptation, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2015

Language: English

The Marine Advantage: Empowering Coastal Communities, Safeguarding Marine Ecosystems

This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 5 case studies: Comoros, Djibouti,  Dominican Republic, Indonesia and Sao Tome and Principe.  These case studies illustrate the IFAD-supported projects with a focus on protecting marine ecosystems.

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Organization: IFAD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Ecosystems, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2017

Language: English

The Gender Advantage: Women on the Front Line of Climate Change

This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 10 case studies: Plurinational State of Bolivia, Mali, Bangladesh, Mauritania, Nigeria, Kyrgyzstan, Swaziland, India, China and Peru. This publication illustrates IFAD’s experience in closing the gender gap and mobilizing the ‘gender advantage’ in climate change adaptation through ten case studies from across the world. The case studies show that gender-sensitive adaptation results in better livelihood options and incomes, improved yields, more food security and reduced workloads for women and their families. 

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Organization: IFAD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Water, Adaptation, Biodiversity, Gender, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2018

Language: English

The IFAD-GEF Advantage II: Linking Smallholders and Global Environmental Benefits

This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 5 case studies: Kenya, Republic of Moldova, Peru, Niger and Sri Lanka. The case studies provide a snapshot from different regions of the current partnership between the GEF and IFAD.

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Organization: IFAD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Population Dynamics, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2018

Language: English

The Economic Advantage: Assessing the Value of Climate-Change Actions in Agriculture

This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series. It aimed to build economic evidence in support ofthe inclusion of actions on agriculture in climate change plans and programmes, particularly at the national level under the umbrella of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the December 2015 Paris Agreement, which aims to restrict a rise in global temperatures and manage risks.

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Organization: IFAD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Adaptation, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2017

Language: English

The Business Advantage: Mobilizing Private Sector-Led Climate Actions in Agriculture

This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 4 case studies: Buthan,  Nicaragua, Niger, Viet Nam.  This document reviewed the 39 Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programmes globally. 

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Organization: IFAD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Adaptation, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2018

Language: English

The Biodiversity Advantage: Global Benefits from Smallholder Actions

This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 5 case studies: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Iran, Mexico, Sao Tome and Principe. These case studies illustrates how IFAD work contributes to the Aichi Biodiversity Strategic goals in different contexts. 

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Organization: IFAD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Adaptation, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Population Dynamics, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: English

The Adaptation Advantage: the Economic Benefits of Preparing Small-Scale Farmers for Climate Change

This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 5 case studies: Kenya, Turkey, Viet Nam, Bangladesh and Bolivia. The case studies represent the diverse situations in which
environmental or climate-related problems pose a challenge to human development. They demonstrate that it is possible to quantify the benefits that arise from adaptation investments in economic and financial terms.

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Organization: IFAD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Finance, Adaptation, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2014

Language: English

Climate Change and Nuclear Power

This technical document summarizes the latest knowledge of anthropogenic climate change, its impacts and efforts to mitigate it. The role of the energy sector in climate change and the possible contribution of nuclear energy to reducing GHG emissions are discussed in detail. Selected issues pertaining to the challenges and development potential of nuclear energy are also presented.

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Organization: IAEA

Topic: Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Chemicals and Waste, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2018

Language: English

Economic losses, poverty & disasters: 1998-2017

This report evaluates total disaster-related economic losses and fatalities between 1998 and 2017.

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Organization: UNISDR

Topic: Environment, Economic Analysis, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2018

Language: English

Technical Guidance for Monitoring and Reporting on Progress in Achieving the Global Targets of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction

This guidance document provides technical suggestions and considerations of Member States, relevant technical partners and the UNISDR in respect of applicable definitions and terminology, possible computation methodologies, data standards and critical issues. It is to support Member States in the operationalization of the global indicators to measure progress towards the achievement of the global targets of the Sendai Framework and relevant targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.

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Organization: UNISDR

Topic: Risk Reduction/Management, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Guidance Document

Publication date: 2017

Language: English

National Disaster Risk Assessment: Words into Action Guidelines Governance System, Methodologies, and Use of Results

This guidence document consists in a holistic risk assessment that includes all relevant hazards and vulnerabilities, both direct and indirect impacts, and a diagnosis of the sources of risk in order to support the design of policies and investments in reducing risk efficiently and effectively. It also contributes to achieving the Sendai Framework target on making disaster risk information available to people.

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Organization: UNISDR

Topic: Risk Reduction/Management, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Guidance Document

Publication date: 2017

Language: English

Land Degradation Neutrality: Transformative Action, tapping opportunities

This analytical document showcases unique features of transformative projects and programmes, illustrates ways to tap into financing opportunities and provides an overview of the multiple funding sources available for land degradation neutrality projects and programmes

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Organization: UNCCD

Topic: Finance, Land Use Management, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2017

Language: English

Gender Action Plan

The purpose of this technical document is to make the implementation of the Convention and the UNCCD 2018- 2030 Strategic Framework gender-responsive and transformative, and thus more effective, efficient and successful, by providing guidance to Parties and other actors on policies and measures to mainstream gender and achieve gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls.

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Organization: UNCCD

Topic: Gender, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2018

Language: English

Third IMO Greenhouse Gas Study 2014

This technical document constitutes a scientify work on greenhouse gas emmission at global level.

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Organization: IMO

Topic: Industry, Transport, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2015

Language: English

A Rising Africa in a Fragile Environment: The Initiative on Sustainability, Stability and Security

This analytical document is part of the 3S Initiative – for Sustainability, Stability and Security in Africa – an inter-governmental initiative helping to transform the narrative and unlock Africa’s potential. It showcases several initiatives to overcome climate change challenges towards a sustainable and resilient society.

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Organization: UNCCD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Forestry, Land Use Management, Urban, Children, Gender, Green Jobs/Economy, Migration and Refugees, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2018

Language: English

A Better World: Actions and commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals

This analytical document entitled ‘A Better World: Volume 4’ outlines the concept, the main elements and the current international framework for assessing the progress towards SDG 15 on Life on Land. It proposes a stepwise approach to further tailor national requirements with the overall goal of LDN implementation. The articles discuss the progress and challenges in this essential topic, highlighting good practices in a wide variety of societies and disciplines.

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Organization: UNCCD

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Culture, Education, Energy, Environment, Forestry, Health, Land Use Management, Tourism, Water, Adaptation, Biodiversity, REDD, Mitigation, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2018

Language: English

Trade Remedies: Targeting the Renewable Energy Sector

This technical document is part of a larger effort by UNCTAD to analyze issues arising at the interface of trade policy and green economy, more specifically renewables, which is shorthand for goods and services used in conjunction with renewable energy sources.

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Organization: UNCTAD

Topic: Energy, Industry, Trade, Green Jobs/Economy, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2014

Language: English

Local Content Requirements and the Green Economy

This technical document  forms part of the background documentation for an ad hoc expert group, entitled: “Domestic Requirements and Support Measures in Green Sectors: Economic and Environmental Effectiveness and Implications for Trade”, held in Geneva in 2013.The study is an exhaustive examination of green sectors. In many areas, the analysis is speculative, aimed at raising questions and suggesting areas where domestic and international policy makers may need to consider undertaking further analysis. 

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Organization: UNCTAD

Topic: Economic and Development Planning, Trade, Green Jobs/Economy, COP24 List of UN publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2014

Language: English