France’s Financial (Eco)system: Improving the Integration of Sustainability Factors
This technical document presents the French financial system and draws lessons from the French ongoing experience in improving the integration of sustainability issues that could be shared with other countries. The present report summarizes and analyses the key initiatives and dynamics at stake in France.
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ENG, ENG Summary
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Organization:
UNEP, Institute for Climate Economics, Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Environment, Finance, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Using Models for Green Economy Policymaking
This guidance document focuses on macroeconomic planning for both short and long term and provides countries with a range of modelling tools for formulating and evaluating the impacts of green economy policies. The report is part of the PAGE Green Economy toolkit for policymakers.
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ENG
Organization:
UNEP
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Finance, Green Jobs/Economy, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English
REDD+ Academy Learning Journal
This guidance document aims to empower readers with the requisite knowledge and skills to promote the implementation of national REDD+ activities.
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English 2016, English 2015, French, Spanish
Organization:
UNEP, UNDP, FAO, UNREDD, UNITAR
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Forestry, Land Use Management, Adaptation, REDD, Mitigation, COP22 List of UN Publications, Capacity Development
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Summary for Policy Makers: Green Energy Choices: The Benefits, Risks and Trade-Offs of Low-Carbon
This guidance document examines the main commercially available renewable and non-renewable power generation technologies, analysing their GHG emissions, but also trade-offs in terms of: 1) environmental impacts (impacts on ecosystems, eutrophication and acidification, etc.), 2) impacts on human health (particulates, toxicity) and 3) resource use implications (concrete, metals, energy intensity, water use and land use).
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ENG
Organization:
UNEP
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Energy, Green Jobs/Economy, Technology, Governance – General
Type of material:
Policy Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
The Adaptation Finance Gap Update with Insights from the INDCs
This visual resource presents some updates from UNEP Adaptation Gap Report 2014 with request from to produce follow up reports focusing on specific adaptation gaps.
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ENG
Organization:
UNEP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Finance, Adaptation
Type of material:
Audio-Visual Resource
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
REDD+ Implementation: A Manual for National Legal Practitioners
This guidance document aims to provide legal practitioners in REDD+ countries, particularly partner countries of the UNREDD Programme, with information on assessing national legal frameworks and associated gaps as well as suggestions on options to address key REDD+ legal issues.
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ENG, FRE, SPN
Organization:
UNEP
Theme:
REDD+
Topic:
Forestry, Land Use Management, REDD, Policy Instruments, International Law and Policy
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English, French, Spanish
Climate Strategies and Metrics: Exploring Options for Institutional Investors
This analytical document addresses investor activities for climate friendliness, such as seeking low-carbon investments and shifting existing carbon-intensive investments towards low-carbon solutions. The report also explains the importance of investor positioning and signaling for mobilizing a “critical mass” of investors and facilitating significant climate impact in the real economy.
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ENG
Organization:
UNEP FI, World Resources Institute
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Finance, Economic Analysis, Carbon Financing and CDM, Financial Mechanisms
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Adapting from the Ground Up: Enabling Small Businesses in Developing Countries to Adapt to Climate Change
This guidance document suggests that governments, climate finance providers and large corporations can encourage micro and small businesses in developing countries to invest in adaptation and support efforts to build resilience. The report emphasizes that small businesses are well positioned to build climate resilience because they are embedded in communities and work in vulnerable sectors, such as agriculture.
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ENG
Organization:
UNDP, World Resources Institute
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Capacity Development
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
The Policy Advantage: Enabling Smallholders' Adaptation Priorities to be Realized
This analytical document focuses on policy engagement at the country-level to support the development of policies and systems for adaptation to climate change as well as for long-term, sustainable development. The report emphasizes a holistic methodology that addresses poverty, food security, climate change and environment.
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English, French
Organization:
IFAD
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Environment, Land Use Management, Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications, Capacity Development
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English, French
Making the Case for Ecosystem-based Adaptation: The Mountain EbA Programme in Nepal, Peru and Uganda
This guidance document captures lessons learned in the framework of the Global Mountain Ecosystem-Based Adaptation (EbA) Programme. The objective of the programme was to strengthen the capacities of these countries to build ecosystem resilience by promoting EbA options and to reduce the vulnerability of communities, with particular emphasis on mountain ecosystems.
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ENG
Organization:
UNEP, IUCN, Government of Germany, UNDP, IUCN, Government of Germany
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Environment, Adaptation, Biodiversity, Ecosystems
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Climate Change and Human Rights
This guidance document aims to support government and private decision makers by assessing the relationship between climate change and human rights law.
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ENG
Organization:
UNEP, The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law - Columbia University
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Human Rights and Justice, Mitigation, Policy Instruments, International Law and Policy
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Our Planet: Global Climate Action
This guidance document highlights the measures various governments and other stakeholders have taken towards a low-carbon economy. Emphasis is given on the need for accelerated progress towards this change.
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ENG
Organization:
UNEP
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Environment, Adaptation, Mitigation, Carbon Financing and CDM, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
World Wide Views on Climate and Energy
This activity report analyses answers and presents some of the most significant results from the meeting on June 6, 2015, which implemented 97 debates involving around 10,000 citizens in 76 countries. The report is aimed at policymakers and stakeholders with prior knowledge about climate change and energy issues.
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ENG, FRE, SPN, RSN, ARA, CHN
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Organization:
UNFCCC, WWViews, Commission nationale du débat public, Danish Board of Technology Foundation, Missions Publiques
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Energy, Environment, Mitigation, Public Participation, Capacity Development
Type of material:
Activity Report
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese
The Co-benefits Approach at the Local Level: Legal Perspectives
This guidance document covers co-benefit approaches in laws related to energy, waste management and transport, among others.
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ENG
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Energy, Transport, Adaptation, Governance – General
Publication date:
2015
The Emissions Gap Report 2015: A UNEP Synthesis Report
This guidance document compares the resulting emission level in 2030 with the track towards the agreed political target of a temperature increase no more than 2°C by the end of the century. The report also provides data for the aspirational target of an increase below 1.5°C. In addition, the report analyzes selected areas where enhanced action can be taken and how these actions can be accelerated and scaled up to close the ‘gap’.
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ENG, ENG Summary, FRE, SPN, ARA, RSN, CHN
Organization:
UNEP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Environment, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Green Jobs/Economy, Mitigation, Policy Instruments, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English, Arabic, French, Chinese, Russian, Spanish
Shock Waves: Managing the Impacts of Climate Change on Poverty
This guidance document underscores that: poor people are already at risk from climate-related shocks, including crop failures from reduced rainfall, food prices spikes after extreme weather events, and increased incidence of diseases following heat waves and floods.
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English
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Organization:
WB
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Economic and Development Planning, Finance, Land Use Management, Green Jobs/Economy, COP22 List of UN Publications, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
National Adaptation Planning Case Studies in Malawi, Cambodia and Niger
The visual resources aim to help improve countries’ access to knowledge and resources for adaptation planning and decision-making. The three case studies are presented: NAP Implementation Challenges in Malawi; Enhanced Governance for Climate Finance in Cambodia; and Skills Assessment for National Adaptation Planning in Niger.
Organization:
UNITAR, NAP-GSP Partnership, GEF-LDCF
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications, Governance – General, Capacity Development
Type of material:
Audio-Visual Resource
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
A Wake-up Call: El Niño’s Impact on Children
This guidance document highlights the various negative impacts of El Niño’s on children and importance of greenhouse gas emission reduction to mitigate its impact.
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ENG
Organization:
UNESCO
Theme:
Health
Topic:
Health, Water, Children, Mitigation, Risk Reduction/Management
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Climate Action Now – A Summary for Policy Makers 2015
This guidance document focuses on examples of solutions from around the world that hold high potential for mitigating climate change and can be implemented in the pre-2020 period.
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ENG
Organization:
UNFCCC
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Energy, Land Use Management, Transport, Adaptation, Mitigation, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Assessing Climate Change Vulnerability in Fisheries and Aquaculture: Available Methodologies and Their Relevance for the Sector
This guidance document provides an overview of vulnerability assessment concepts and methodologies. It sheds light on the different vulnerability assessment methodologies that have been developed, and on how these are conditioned by the disciplinary traditions from which they have emerged. It also analyses how these methodologies have been applied in the context of fisheries and aquaculture, with illustrative examples of their application.
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ENG
Organization:
FAO
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Water, Adaptation, Risk Reduction/Management, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
