Rethinking Human Development in an Era of Planetary Transformation
This document reflects on what the nexus people-planet means for the SDG implementation agenda with a view to making the human development paradigm fit-for-purpose in an era of ecological change.
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UNDP
Topic:
Environment, Water, Ecosystems, Human Security, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Ship Emissions Toolkit Guide No.3: Development of a National Ship Emissions Reduction Strategy
The Ship Emissions Toolkit provides a structured framework as well as decision support tools for evaluating
emissions reduction opportunities in maritime transport. It includes the development of a national ship emissions reduction strategy: supports countries in developing a national ship emissions reduction strategy that can guide potential policy and investments options.
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IMO, GEF, UNDP, Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships, International Association of Ports and Harbors, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
Topic:
Trade, Transport, Water, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Ship Emissions Toolkit Guide No.2: Incorporation of MARPOL Annex VI into National Law
The Ship Emissions Toolkit provides a structured framework as well as decision support tools for evaluating
emissions reduction opportunities in maritime transport. This guidance document provides useful information for policy-makers and legislators in countries preparing for accession to the 1997 Protocol or for contracting Parties to the 1997 Protocol which have not yet developed the legal framework to implement the regulations in MARPOL Annex VI in the domestic legislation.
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IMO, GEF, UNDP, Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships, International Association of Ports and Harbors, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
Topic:
Trade, Transport, Water, Biodiversity, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Ship Emissions Toolkit Guide No.1: Rapid Assessment of Ship Emissions in the National Context
The Ship Emissions Toolkit provides a structured framework as well as decision support tools for evaluating
emissions reduction opportunities in maritime transport. It offers guidance to rapid assessment of ship emissions in the national context: offers guidance for conducting a rapid assessment and generating both quantitative and qualitative information about a country’s maritime emissions status at the time of analysis.
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IMO, GEF, UNDP, Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships, International Association of Ports and Harbors, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
Topic:
Trade, Transport, Water, Ecosystems, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Port Emissions Toolkit Guide No.2: Development of Port Emissions Reduction Strategies
This guide is intended to serve as a resource guide for ports intending to develop or improve their air pollutant and/or GHG emissions assessments. It focuses on planning and key decision steps related to port emissions assessments.
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Organization:
IMO, GEF, UNDP, Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships, International Association of Ports and Harbors
Topic:
Environment, Trade, Transport, Water, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
Port Emissions Toolkit Guide No.1: Assessment of port emissions
This guide is intended to serve as a resource guide for ports intending to develop or improve their air pollutant and/or GHG emissions assessments. This guide builds on and updates previous work of International Association of Ports and Harbors and its members, incorporating the latest emissions inventory methods and approaches.
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IMO, GEF, UNDP, Global Maritime Energy Efficiency Partnerships, International Association of Ports and Harbors
Topic:
Environment, Trade, Transport, Water, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
How To Make Cities More Resilient A Handbook For Local Government Leaders
Thid guidance document provides an overview of key strategies and actions as part of an overall sustainable urban development strategy.
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English, Arabic, Korean, Spanish
Organization:
UNISDR
Topic:
Urban, Ecosystems, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Population Dynamics, Risk Reduction/Management, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2017
Language:
English, Korean, Arabic, Spanish
The Water Advantage: Seeking Sustainable Solutions for Water Stress
This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 5 case studies: Bangladesh, Brazil, Malawi, senegal and Sudan. This document highlights different dimensions of IFAD’s investments in water, from irrigation to reducing climate-related risks in arid areas, to disaster risk management and access to clean water for nutrition and sanitation.
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Organization:
IFAD
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Health, Urban, Water, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2018
Language:
English
The Traditional Knowledge Advantage: Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies
This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 10 case studies: Bolivia, Solomon Islands, India, IFAD NUS, Philippines and Chad. In this document, a number of cases from IFAD-funded projects analyse the important role of indigenous peoples’ knowledge preservation and application in community responses to climate change.
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Organization:
IFAD
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Culture, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Ecosystems, Mitigation, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2016
Language:
English
The Drylands Advantage: Protecting the Environment, Empowering People
This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 10 case studies: China, Jordan, Nicaragua, Senegal, and Swaziland. This document illustrates key example of national projects to tackle drylands.
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Organization:
IFAD
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Forestry, Land Use Management, Biodiversity, REDD, Ecosystems, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2016
Language:
English
The Smallholder Advantage: A New Way to put Climate Finance to Work
This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 12 case studies: Bangladesh, Bolivia, Djibouti, Ghana, Kyrgyz Republic, Mali, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Rwanda, Viet Nam, Yemen. This publication shows how agricultural investment programmes can provide effective platforms for climate action, working with smallholder farmers as agents of change.
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Organization:
IFAD
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Finance, Adaptation, Technology, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English
The Policy Advantage: Enabling Smallholders’ Adaptation Priorities to be Realized
This analytical document is part of the Advantage Series and includes the analysis of 5 case studies: Cambodia, El Salvador, The Gambia, Mozamquibe and Sudan. These are some examples of how IFAD is engaging in countrylevel policy processes in order to improve smallholders’ lives in the face of climate change.
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Organization:
IFAD
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Population Dynamics, COP24 List of UN publications
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
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