Assessing the Economic Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture in Egypt: A Ricardian Approach
This analytical document employs the Ricardian approach to measure the economic impacts of climate change on farm net revenue in Egypt. The results from two different climate change scenarios show to what extend high temperatures will constrain agricultural production in Egypt.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Ecosystems, Mitigation
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2007
Language:
English
Atmospheric Stabilization of CO2 Emissions: Near-term Reductions and Intensity-based Targets
This technical document analyzes CO2 emissions reduction targets in various countries by the year 2030. The study also explores ways to achieve these targets while maintaining assumed economic growth.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, Carbon Financing and CDM
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2007
Language:
English
Achieving Low Carbon Growth for the World
This visual document presents key resources to fight climate change. It also provides an overview of the work carried out by the World Bank to contribute to climate change mitigation.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Education, Environment, Adaptation, Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Public Participation
Type of material:
Audio-Visual Resource
Publication date:
2008
Language:
English
Accelerating Clean Energy Technology Research, Development, and Deployment: Lessons from Non-energy Sectors
This analytical document proposes incentives and strategic framework for the development of new clean technologies. After reviewing trends in energy research, different scenarios are analyzed in the context of climate change mitigation, taking account of several co-benefits as well as barriers and risks.
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English
Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Industry, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2008
Language:
English
Water Management in Fragile Systems: Building Resilience to Shocks and Protracted Crises in the Middle East and North Africa
This analytical document describes how water management and fragility systems interact with each other. In other words, the study shows how much the improvement of water management in the Middle East and North Africa can promote resilience in the face of protracted crises and fragility.
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English
Organization:
FAO, WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Energy, Environment, Land Use Management, Water, Adaptation, Ecosystems, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Governance – General
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2018 : Smart Choices to Preserve our Land
This guidance document makes the most of the “World day to combat desertification and drought” to present an overview of such challenges in the Arab region through different statistic tools (ecological footprint, biocapacity reserve, etc). It also promotes the value of organic agriculture and food sustainable production.
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English
Organization:
UNESCWA
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Land Use Management, Water, Adaptation, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Analyses to Identify Priority Areas for the Implementation of REDD+ Actions
This slide presentation presents an overview of priority areas for the implementation of REDD+ actions. It shows that benefits and risks are not spatially uniform and promotes the value of spatial workflow.
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English
Organization:
UNREDD, FAO, UNDP, UNEP
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Forestry, Biodiversity, REDD, Technology, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Slide Presentation
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Making Ecosystem Restoration meet Multiple Goals for People, Biodiversity and the Climate
This visual resource sums up in a pedagogical way the benefits of ecosystem restoration. The poster showcases two countries : Mongolia and Paraguay.
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English
Organization:
UNREDD, FAO, UNDP, UNEP, WCMC
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Forestry, Land Use Management, Training, Biodiversity, REDD, Ecosystems, Public Participation
Type of material:
Audio-Visual Resource
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Using Spatial Analysis to support REDD+ Land-Use Planning in Papua New Guinea
This technical document presents different maps which help to understand where potential social and environmental benefits (climate change mitigation, biodiversity, soil conservation, landslide risk reduction and nature-based turism) of REDD+ could be achieved, with particular attention to three prioritized provinces: East New Britain, West New Britain and Madang.
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English
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Forestry, Land Use Management, Tourism, Adaptation, REDD, Ecosystems, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Forest Ecosystems in National Economies and Contribution on REDD+ in a Green Economy Transformation : the Case of Panama
This analytical document aims to assess the value and role of forests in the Panamanian economy in the context of climate change mitigation. It discusses the potential role of REDD+ for achieving the transition to a green economy and provides policy recommendations for forest conservation in Panama.
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English
Organization:
UNEP, bc3, UNREDD, bc3, FAO, bc3, UNDP, bc3
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Forestry, Adaptation, REDD, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English
Informe Técnico : Potenciando los Beneficios Sociales y Ambientales de la Implementación del Plan de Acción Nacional de Bosques y Cambio Climático de Argentina
Este documento normativo describe el marco conceptual y metodológico implementado para realizar el Plan de Acción Nacional de Bosques y Cambio Climático (PANByCC). El presente describe como el plan puede beneficiar a distintas regiones al nivel social y ambiental, tomando en cuenta vulnerabilidades y riesgos, en el contexto de mitigación del cambio climático.
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Spanish
Organization:
UNREDD, Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de Argentina, UNEP, Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sustentable de Argentina
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Environment, Forestry, Land Use Management, Adaptation, REDD, Ecosystems, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Policy Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
Spanish
Operationalising and Financing National REDD+ Strategies: From Programming and Financing Implementation to Results-Based Payments
This guidance document presents strategies on how to achieve REDD+ programming and financing implementation in the Asia-Pacific region. This action plan is one of the prerequisites for accessing results-based payments (RBPs) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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English
Organization:
UNREDD, FAO, UNDP, UNEP
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Finance, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Mitigation, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Geodecisión: Una Herramienta Espacial Flexible Para Orientar la Toma de Decisiones Ambientales
Este recurso visual presenta Geodecisión, una herramienta en línea, gratuita y fácil de usar, diseñada para facilitar el acceso a la información espacial sobre el uso de la tierra en el Perú, facilitando así la toma de decisiones.
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Spanish
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Forestry, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Mitigation, Public Participation
Type of material:
Audio-Visual Resource
Publication date:
2016
Language:
Spanish
The Work of FAO to Enhance National Capacities to Report on Climate Change: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use
This activity report provides an overview of the work carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) to contribute to climate change mitigation in the agriculture, forestry and land use sectors. It presents a data collection and analysis of FAO-supported activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Bangladesh, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador and Paraguay.
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English
Organization:
FAO
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Forestry, Land Use Management, Adaptation, REDD, Mitigation, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Workshop Kit : Facilitators’ guide of UN-REDD Programme, Benefits and Risks Tool
The UN-REDD Programme Benefits and Risks Tool (BeRT) is a guidance document which seeks to support the application of the BeRT in a workshop setting. In other words, this facilitators’ guide provides documentation to REDD+ countries to assess the social and environmental benefits and risks associated with candidate Policies and Measures (PAMs) and makes sure the the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is respected.
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English
Organization:
UNEP, UNREDD
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Environment, Forestry, Adaptation, REDD, Economic Analysis, Public Participation
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English
Framework for Assessing and Monitoring Forest Governance
This activity report provides an overview of the efforts of a group of experts who met on two occasions – in Washington DC, USA, and in Varazdin, Croatia –to develop technical inputs to draft a framework on forest governance in the context of climate change mitigation.
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English
Organization:
UNREDD, Programme on Forests (PROFOR), FAO, Programme on Forests (PROFOR)
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Environment, Forestry, Land Use Management, Adaptation, REDD, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Governance – Territorial and Local
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Tenure of Indigenous Peoples Territories and REDD+ as a Forestry Management Incentive: the Case of Mesoamerican Countries
This guidance document aims to support REDD+ planning in Mesoamerican countries (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Panama) through the development of tenure of indigenous peoples territories. It explains the framework for understanding the processes to recognize rights of tenure over land and natural resources of indigenous populations in the context of climate change mitigation.
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English
Organization:
UNREDD, FAO, UNDP, UNEP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Forestry, Land Use Management, Adaptation, REDD, Human Rights and Justice, Mitigation, Governance – Territorial and Local
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2012
Language:
English
Small Businesses : Impact of Disasters and Building Resilience
This technical document analyses the vulnerability of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) to natural hazards and their capacity to act as drivers of community recovery in the context of climate change.
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English
Organization:
UNDP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Environment, Labour, Training, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2013
Language:
English
Renforcer les Mesures liées au Climat afin de Réaliser les Objectifs de Développement Durable
Ce rapport d’activité fait un bilan des projets du Programme des Nations Unies pour le Developpement (PNUD) liés aux objectifs du développement durable (ODD) et à l’accord de Paris. Cette présentation visuelle en format paysage doit servir de plaquette d’information sur les activités de l’UNDP.
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French, Spanish
Organization:
UNDP
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Culture, Economic and Development Planning, Education, Energy, Environment, Finance, Health, Labour, Transport, Urban, Water, Training, Adaptation, Biodiversity, Gender, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2016
Language:
French, Spanish
NAMA on Afforestation of Degraded Land, Riverside Areas and Protection Belts in the Republic of Moldova
This policy document shows the conceptualization of a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) in Moldova in the field of degraded land, riverside areas and protection belts. It proposes incentives and strategic framework to reverse the trend of forest degradation so as to strengthen capacities of local communities to afforest degraded land. After reviewing Moldovan forestry sector, different scenarios are analysed, taking account of several co-benefits as well as barriers and risks.
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English
Organization:
UNDP, Ministry of Environment of Moldova
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Finance, Forestry, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Ecosystems, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Policy Document
Publication date:
2016
Language:
English
