Innovations LIVE: Effective Solutions to Climate Change in Latin America and the Caribbean

This guidance document contains examples of technology and knowledge transfer in new markets, as well as the use of big data to improve climate adaptability in agriculture, and water management. Technology in the field of climate change is no exception: new technologies are changing the way we share information and transforming climate sectors such as agriculture, transport, water resource management and energy generation.

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Organization: IDB

Topic: Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management, Technology

Type of material: Guidance Document

Publication date: 2014

Language: English

Megacities & Infrastructure in Latin America: What Its People Think

This activity report analyzes the results from a conducted a public opinion survey  in 2013, in five cities in Latin America to learn about citizens’ perceptions about quality of life, urban infrastructure needs and public services. Of the five cities surveyed, three are megacities (Mexico City, São Paulo and Buenos Aires) and two will soon become megacities (Bogotá and Lima).

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Organization: IDB

Topic: Economic and Development Planning, Transport, Urban

Type of material: Activity Report

Publication date: 2014

Language: English, Spanish, Portuguese

Rethinking Our Energy Future: A White Paper on Renewable Energy for the 3GFLAC Regional Forum

This analytical document is oriented towards stimulating the discussions, commitments and partnership building between governments and the private sector at the Global Green Growth Forum (3GF). The commitments and insights derived from this first regional 3GF meeting will both benefit the LAC region and feed into the global 3GF meeting in Copenhagen on October 21-22, 2013. 

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Organization: IDB

Topic: Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Governance – General

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2013

Language: English, Spanish

El cambio climático y los recursos hídricos en los Andes tropicales

En este documento técnico se describen los desafíos que plantea el uso actual y futuro del agua en los Andes tropicales, comenzando por un análisis del ciclo hidrológico proyectado presente y futuro, así como los efectos previstos sobre los servicios ambientales que suministran los glaciares y la vegetación de los humedales. Se abordar las tensiones y conflictos que existen en relación con el uso del agua desde una perspectiva socioeconómica.

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Organization: IDB

Topic: Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Water, Ecosystems

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2013

Agricultura y clima futuro en América Latina y el Caribe: impactos sistémicos y posibles respuestas

This activity report focuses on the climate change implications for agriculture and highlighting the need to better understand future climate implications for, and to plan for climate change adaptation actions in, the LAC agricultural sector. For this purpose, an overview of the sector’s climate challenge is presented, including the consequences of projected impacts and possible responses. 

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Organization: IDB

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment

Type of material: Activity Report

Publication date: 2014

Language: English, Spanish

Stranded Assets: A Climate Risk Challenge

This activity report seeks to provide an in-depth summary of existing literature, exploring the key issues relating to stranded assets through an analysis of three areas: 1. Understanding systemic climate risks: implications for the financial sector and lessons for central banks and financial regulators 2. Stranded assets and development: ensuring low carbon development pathways are resilient to asset stranding 3. Investor exposure to stranded assets: managing investments and portfolios exposed to environment-related risks. 

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Organization: IDB

Topic: Economic and Development Planning, Finance, Mitigation

Type of material: Activity Report

Publication date: 2016

Language: English

Sistematización y Memoria de los PC del Fondo-ODM en Panamá

Este informe de actividad resume algunos de los resultados de desarrollo más destacados en las contribuciones realizadas por programas implementados para el logro de los ODMs en Panamá, y también los cuatro ejes de procesos transversales: 1) Fortalecimiento de capacidades, 2) Generación de información y gestión de conocimiento sobre temas vinculados al desarrollo, 3) Fortalecimiento del trabajo conjunto, y 4) Incidencia en políticas públicas.

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Organization: UNEP, Panama National Government, MDG Achievement Fund, UNDP, Panama National Government, MDG Achievement Fund

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Environment, Adaptation, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Governance – Territorial and Local

Type of material: Activity Report

Publication date: 2013

Language: Spanish

El Acuerdo de París y los medios de implementación: su importancia para América Latina y el Caribe

Este documento analítico se basa en los resultados alcanzados en la 21º Conferencia de las Partes (COP) de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas (CMNUCC), especialmente enfocándose en el Acuerdo de París (AP), adoptado el 12 de diciembre de 2015, y los medios de implementación para su cumplimiento. Además, busca realizar un examen preliminar de las implicancias del Acuerdo para la región de América Latina y el Caribe en relación con los medios de implementación para la acción climática.

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Organization: UNEP, European Union, EUROCLIMA

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Economic and Development Planning, Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: Spanish

Seeds of Knowledge. Contributing to Climate Change Solutions

This activity report  presents a range of projects intended to advance the achievements of the Millennium Development Goals on Environment and Climate Change. It exposes 53 lessons learned on climate change adaptation at national and local community levels, describing experiences that were gained and their impact at the global and policymaking levels. 

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Organization: UNEP, MDG Achievement Fund

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Adaptation, Mitigation, Policy Instruments

Type of material: Activity Report

Publication date: 2012

Language: English, Spanish

El Acuerdo de París y sus Implicaciones para América Latina y el Caribe

Este documento analítico se basa en los resultados alcanzados en la vigésima primera Conferencia de las Partes de la Convención Marco de las Naciones Unidas para el Cambio Climático. El estudio tiene como propósito central analizar El Acuerdo de París, así como realizar un examen preliminar de sus implicaciones para la región de América Latina y el Caribe.

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Organization: UNEP, European Union, EUROCLIMA

Topic: Economic and Development Planning, Adaptation, International Law and Policy

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: Spanish

Movilidad eléctrica. Oportunidades para América Latina

Este documento analítico estudia el sector de automóviles en Latinoamérica y proyecta cómo su crecimiento tendrá un efecto importante en la demanda de combustibles. El transporte público en la región posee un potencial estratégico para ser la punta de lanza de la movilidad eléctrica, a través de buses eléctricos. El transporte público eléctrico resulta muy apropiado para aprovechar los beneficios de esta tecnología, observándose un aumento de los programas demostrativos en muchas ciudades. 

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Organization: UNEP, European Union, EUROCLIMA

Topic: Energy, Environment, Transport, Technology

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: Spanish

Going Green: A Handbook of Sustainable Housing Practices in Developing Countries

This guidance document shows how environmental aspects can be successfully interwoven with the social, cultural and economic milieu in which they are proposed, adopted and, ideally, scaled-up to meet the massive housing demand in developing countries. 

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Organization: UNHABITAT

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Culture, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Technology, Capacity Development

Type of material: Guidance Document

Publication date: 2012

Language: English

Análisis inicial de las implicaciones del Acuerdo de París en la mitigación y adaptación al cambio climático de América Latina y el Caribe

Este documento analítico se enfoca en las implicancaciones de la implementación en la región de los compromisos referentes a mitigación contenidos en el Acuerdo de París. En particular, se revisa la brecha existente entre las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero compatibles con la meta de mantener la temperatura promedio por debajo de 2° C y las emisiones globales resultantes de la efectiva implementación de las CDN comunicadas a la fecha.

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Organization: UNEP, European Union, EUROCLIMA

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Adaptation, International Law and Policy

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: Spanish

El Acuerdo de París y sus Implicaciones para América Latina y el Caribe: Sumario

Este documento analítico  proporciona una perspectiva del Acuerdo de París y sus implicaciones para América Latina y el Caribe, y donde se desarrollan estos temas con mayor profundidad. El objetivo de este documento es proporcionar información sumaria para fomentar la cooperación, refuerzo de capacidades y colaboración Sur-Sur en el marco de la Plataforma Regional de Cambio Climático. También analiza las implicaciones del Acuerdo de París en la mitigación y la adaptación al cambio climático de la región.

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Organization: UNEP, European Union, EUROCLIMA

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Adaptation, Mitigation, International Law and Policy

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: Spanish

Report on the Nationally Determined Contributions Survey Conducted by the Nairobi Framework Partnership in 2016

This analytical document reports the nationally determined contributions survey, which aims at defiining the requirements for countries to implement the nationally determined contributions they have submitted under the Paris Climate Change Agreement. One key finding of the survey is that countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean urgently need financial support to green their power sectors. 

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Organization: UNFCCC, Nairobi Work Programme Partner Organizations (NFP), St. George Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC)

Topic: Adaptation, Mitigation, Policy Instruments

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: English

Traditional Knowledge and Climate Science Toolkit

This guidance document provides access to articles, videos and various other resources that would assist indigenous peoples, local communities, policy makers and other stakeholders in researching on climate change adaptation and mitigation. The document states that indigenous knowledge and coping strategies provide a crucial foundation for community-based adaptation measures. 

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Organization: UNU

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Culture, Environment, Training, Adaptation, Technology, Capacity Development

Type of material: Guidance Document

Publication date: 2012

Language: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian

Employment and Labour Market Policies for a Just Transition towards Environmentally Sustainable Economy and Societies for All

This technical document explains how greening of economies through public and private investments in the context of sustainable development and poverty eradication will require a mix of macroeconomic, industrial, sectoral, labour market and skills policies. These investments in the formal and informal sector will create and enable sustainable enterprises to prosper. 

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Organization: ILO

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Economic and Development Planning, Labour, Green Jobs/Economy

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: English

Getting Climate-Ready: A Guide for Schools on Climate Action

This guidance document explains the reason that schools should take on a whole-school approach to climate action and provides six guidelines that suggest how to concretely include climate action in school governance, teaching and learning, campus and facility management, and partnerships with the community. The guidelines and examples are based on a survey looking at climate action projects at 55 schools in 12 countries of UNESCO’s Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet). 

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Organization: UNESCO

Theme: Education

Topic: Education, Training, Adaptation, Children, COP23 List of UN Publications, Public Participation, Capacity Development

Type of material: Guidance Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: English

Scaling Up Climate Action to Achieve the SDGs

This activity report highlights the importance of climate action in delivering on the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and provides examples of UNDP’s on-going projects. The report also presents UNDP’s commitment to scale up climate change action in order to deliver on the agenda that countries agreed to in 2015.

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Organization: UNDP

Theme: Adaptation

Topic: Adaptation, Mitigation, Governance – General

Type of material: Activity Report

Publication date: 2016

Language: English, French, Spanish

2016 Global Gender and Environment Outlook: The Critical Issues

This analytical document provides an overview of critical evaluations and analyses the interlinkages between gender and the environment, and their importance for gender-sensitive policymaking and actions. Key policy-relevant questions are addressed: What social forces are producing the changes seen in the environment, and are they gender dependent? What are the large-scale consequences of ongoing ecological changes for social systems and human security, and are the impacts gender-differentiated?

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Theme: Other

Topic: Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Gender

Type of material: Analytical-Technical Document

Publication date: 2016

Language: English