Growing a Green Economy in Africa: Why Forests Matter
This analytical document seeks to demonstrate that forests need improved governance that involves all stakeholders in decision-making processes, including local people with traditional claims to forest resources. It also present potential barriers and solutions to scaling up green economy interventions in Africa.
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English, French
Organization:
UNREDD
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Forestry, Industry, Land Use Management, Trade, Adaptation, REDD, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Human Rights and Justice, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Green Commodities Programme: Costa Rica
This visual ressource provides an overview of the work carried out by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to contribute to climate change mitigation and green economy in Costa Rica through the Green Commodity Programme. It presents an analysis of the national platform for the responsible production and trade of pineapple.
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English
Organization:
UNDP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Labour, Trade, Adaptation, Green Jobs/Economy, Capacity Development
Type of material:
Audio-Visual Resource
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Forest Ecosystems Valuation Study: Indonesia
This analytical report aims to inform policy-makers of the consequences of their decisions relating to tropical landscapes management, so as to attract investment in Indonesian’s sustainable forest management sector. Specific reference is made to REDD+.
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English
Organization:
UNEP, UNORCID
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Finance, Forestry, Land Use Management, Training, Adaptation, Biodiversity, REDD, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
REDD+ and the Green Economy
This slide presentation provides an overview of the work carried out by REDD+ to contribute to green economy in the agriculture, forestry and land use sectors. It presents a data collection and key results of REDD-supported activities in the world, with a case-study on Indonesia.
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English
Organization:
UNREDD
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Forestry, Land Use Management, Training, Adaptation, REDD, Green Jobs/Economy, Governance – General
Type of material:
Slide Presentation
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English
Modelling REDD+ in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This analytical document reviews four policy scenarios using the ‘Threshold 21’ (T21) simulation model for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in order to evaluate their potential to meet the country’s REDD+ and sustainable development goals by 2035.
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English
Organization:
UNREDD
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Forestry, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Science, Technology
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2016
Language:
English
Implementing ITU-T International Standards to Shape Smart Sustainable Cities: The Case of Singapore
This analytical document presents the key findings from the first year of collaboration between Singapore’s Smart Nation initiative and ITU in a broad range of domains such as transportation, home, business productivity and public sector services.
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English
Organization:
ITU
Theme:
Cities
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Labour, Transport, Urban, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Handbook on Use of Radio Spectrum for Meteorology: Weather, Water and Climate Monitoring and Prediction
This guidance document presents different meteorological systems linked to radio technologies, such radar and satellite service. It explains how data used by each system has a crucial role in detecting, warning and forecasting climate related disasters and thus in increasing policy-making. It also presents the potential risk of limiting meteorological applications in the future.
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English
Organization:
ITU, WMO
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Environment, Adaptation, Ecosystems, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
WFP and Climate Change: Helping Countries Increase Climate Resilience to Achieve Zero Hunger
This activity report provides an overview of the work carried out by the World Food Programme (WFP) and its partners to contribute to increase climate resilience and achieve zero hunger. It presents different tools using an integrated climate risk management, disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation approaches.
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English
Organization:
WFP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Training, Adaptation, Ecosystems, Human Security, Mitigation, Population Dynamics, Risk Reduction/Management, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
ARC Replica: WFP’s Partnership with the African Risk Capacity (ARC) for the Expansion of Climate Risk Insurance
This activity report presents an overview of the work carried out by the World Food Programme (WFP) to expand climate risk insurance coverage in Africa through the African Risk Capacity (ARC) programme. It shows how ARC improves the effectiveness of emergency humanitarian response in vulnerable African countries prone to climate risks.
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English
Organization:
WFP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Finance, Labour, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
What a 2°C and 4°C Warmer World Could Mean for Global Food Insecurity
This visual resource shows what a 2°C and 4°C warmer world could mean for global food insecurity. Vulnerability to food insecurity reaches 1.8 billion people in a 4°C warmer world. This infograhics briefly applies this scenario to Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Cambodia.
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English, French
Organization:
WFP, Helix
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Human Security, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Audio-Visual Resource
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Food Insecurity and Climate Change
This visual resource presents the Food Insecurity and Climate Change Vulnerability Index, an interactive tool which offers a window on our global future up to the 2080s, looking at how climate change may affect future vulnerability to food insecurity.
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English
Organization:
WFP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Adaptation, Ecosystems, Human Security, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Audio-Visual Resource
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
R4: Rural Resilience Initiative
This activity report provides an overview of the work carried out by the World Food Programme (WFP) and Oxfam America (OA) to contribute to resilience to climate change through the R4 Rural Resilience Joint Initiative. It aims at enabling rural households to increase their food and income security in the face of increasing climate risks.
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English
Organization:
WFP, Oxfam America
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Labour, Adaptation, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Population Dynamics, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) to Geothermal Energy Resources
This analytical document aims at testing the Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) to Geothermal Energy Resources through fourteen case studies from Australia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines and Russian Federation. This set of studies is designed to facilitate global understanding and communication in the geothermal sector.
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English
Organization:
UNECE
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Water, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report
This activity report provides an overview of the work carried out by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) to contribute to climate change mitigation in the energy sector in seventeen countries. It presents a data collection and analysis of supported activities which serve as a baseline for its partners in the region.
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English
Organization:
UNECE, International Energy Agency, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of Germany
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Labour, Transport, Urban, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Energy, Electricity and Nuclear Power Estimates for the Period up to 2050
This analytical document explores the status of nuclear power in each part of the world at the end of 2017 and presents nuclear and electrical energy capacity projections up to 2050.
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2018 edition, 2019 edition
Organization:
IAEA
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Human Security, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications, COP25 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Overcoming Barriers to Investing in Energy Efficiency
This analytical document looks into financial, technical and policy barriers to investing in energy efficiency and ways to overcome them. The report is based on the results of a global survey which was widely distributed among private sector, financial institutions, international organizations, non-profit organizations, academia, and independent experts.
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English
Organization:
UNEP, UNECE
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Finance, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Mitigation, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Nuclear Power and the Paris Agreement
This analytical document summarizes the potential role of nuclear energy in climate change mitigation and sustainable development. It explains to what extend nuclear power contributed to low carbon electricity historically and gives some prospect and challenges to foster low carbon technologies.
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English
Organization:
IEAE
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Health, Industry, Transport, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Green Jobs/Economy, Human Security, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2016
Language:
English
Nuclear Power for Sustainable Development
This analytical document provides an overview of linkages between nuclear power and sustainable development. It explains how nuclear power — with other technologies — can provide the energy to ultimately achieve high living standards, good health, a clean environment and a sustainable economy.
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English
Organization:
IAEA
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Land Use Management, Urban, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Green Jobs/Economy, Human Security, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
The IAEA and… Climate Change
This activity report provides an overview of the work carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to contribute to climate change mitigation in the nuclear science and technology sectors through three country-cases: Costa Rica, China and Sudan.
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English
Organization:
IAEA
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Ecosystems, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Global Tracking Framework: UNECE Progress in Sustainable Energy
This analytical report highlights the policies and fuels pricing mechanisms that shape the ability to deliver society’s energy needs in the UNECE region. It also gives some recommendations to ensure a sustainable energy future through a tight emissions pathway.
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English
Organization:
UNECE, GTF
Theme:
Energy
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Land Use Management, Transport, Urban, Water, Adaptation, Chemicals and Waste, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
