Climate: Get the Big Picture
This guidance document seeks to provide a starting point for newcomers to help them take in the ‘big picture’ of the United Nations climate change regime, which is at the forefront of international action to combat climate change. To access the document, please click here.
Organization:
UNFCCC, Government of Singapore
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Finance, Transport, Adaptation, Mitigation, Technology
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Support for the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030: Technical Guidance Note to UNOPS Regions, Country Offices, Clusters and Project Teams
This guidance document aims to create a common and shared understanding of Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR) and disaster risk reduction (DRR), to provide UNOPS personnel with the knowledge and foundations needed to engage with member states and UN agencies in a consistent manner.
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ENG
Organization:
UNOPS
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Water, Risk Reduction/Management
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
UNOPS and Climate Change
This guidance document highlights UNOPS’s efforts to improve resource efficiency in its projects by reducing energy and water use, prioritizing the usage of sustainable, renewable and low-impact resources wherever possible and respecting the local context.
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ENG
Organization:
UNOPS
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Energy, Transport, Water, Mitigation, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
UNOPS Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience Programme: Resilience Mainstreaming Strategy 2015-16
This guidance document highlights UNOPS Disaster Risk Reduction for Resilience Programme (DRR4R) Strategy, which is a risk management philosophy that aims to influence policy, planning and practice at all levels, to enhance the likelihood of more sustainable and resilient project and programme outputs.
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ENG
Organization:
UNOPS
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Risk Reduction/Management
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
NAMA for the Renewable Energy Sector of Lao PDR
This guidance document aims to support Lao PDR in achieving the goal defined in the Rural Electrification Master Plan, namely to provide access to electricity to more than 90 per cent of households in Lao PDR by 2020.
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ENG
Organization:
UNDP
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Energy, Adaptation, Mitigation
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
The Human Cost of Weather Related Disasters
This analytical report demonstrates that since the first Climate Change Conference (COP1) in 1995, 606,000 lives have been lost and 4.1 billion people have been injured, left homeless or in need of emergency assistance as a result of weather-related disasters. The report also highlights data gaps, noting that economic losses from weather-related disasters are much higher than the recorded figure of US$1.891 trillion, which accounts for 71% of all losses attributed to natural hazards over the twenty-year period.
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ENG
Organization:
UNISDR, Belgian-based Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters
Theme:
Health
Topic:
Health, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Risk Reduction/Management
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Seamless Prediction of the Earth System: From Minutes to Months
This guidance document collects White Papers that have been written to describe the state of the science and to discuss the major challenges for making further advances. The authors of each chapter have attempted to draw together key aspects of the science that was presented at WWOSC-2014.
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ENG
Organization:
WMO
Theme:
Science
Topic:
Environment, Adaptation, Science, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Climate Services for Secision-Making: A Brief Introduction to the Global Framework for Climate Services
This face sheet provides a brief introduction on the Global Framework for Climate Services.
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ENG, ARA, FRE, RSN, SPN, CHN, PRT
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Organization:
WMO, Global Framework for Climate Services
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications, Policy Instruments, Governance – General
Type of material:
Other
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese
Implementation Plan of the Global Framework for Climate Services
This guidance document outlines how the challenges can be overcome by implementing a Global Framework for Climate Services that strengthens and coordinates existing initiatives, while developing new infrastructure where lacking, particularly in the relatively poorly developed User Interface Platform.
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ENG, ARA, FRE, RSN, SPN, CHN
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Organization:
WMO, Global Framework for Climate Services
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications, Policy Instruments, Governance – Territorial and Local
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish
Standardized Precipitation Index User guide
This guidance document aims to help countries and institutions to understand how to calculate and use the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) in order to develop or further enhance their own drought monitoring and early warning capabilities.
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ENG, ARA, FRE, SPN, RSN, CHN
Organization:
WMO
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Water, Adaptation, Economic Analysis, Science, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2012
Language:
Arabic, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese
National drought Management Policy Guidelines: A Template for Action
This guidance document provides a template for action that countries can use in the development of a national drought management policy and drought preparedness/mitigation plans. The process is structured in 10 steps that can be adapted by countries to reflect their institutional, infrastructure, legal, socio-economic and environmental context. It includes case studies from Brazil, Mexico, Morocco and the USA.
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ENG, FRE, SPN, CHN, RSN, ARA
Organization:
WMO, Global Water Partnership
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Land Use Management, Water, Adaptation, Mitigation, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, Arabic
Integrated Drought Management Programme: Flyer
This flyer introduces integrated drought management programme (IDMP), which is a global framework for drought management, prediction, and monitoring by networking new and existing programmes and activities.
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ENG, SPN, FRE, ARA, CHN, RSN
Organization:
WMO, Global Water Partnership
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Agriculture and Food, Land Use Management, Adaptation, Risk Reduction/Management, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Other
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Chinese, Russian
Integrated Flood Management Tools Series: Urban Flood Management in a Changing Climate
This guidance document is part of the “Flood Management Tools Series” being compiled by the Associated Programme on Flood Management. The document is based on available literature, and draws findings from relevant works wherever possible.
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ENG
Organization:
WMO, Associated Programme on Flood Management, Global Water Partnership
Theme:
Other
Topic:
Urban, Water, Emergency Preparedness and Response, Risk Reduction/Management, COP22 List of UN Publications, Governance – General
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2012
Language:
English
Integrated Flood Management Concept Paper
This guidance document presents that an Integrated Flood Management (IFM) approach, which is an essential component of Integrated Water Resources Management, can help to balance flood risk management and development needs.
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ENG, FRE, SPN, RSN, CHN, JPN
Organization:
WMO, Associated Programme on Flood Management, Global Water Partnership
Theme:
Science
Topic:
Water, Adaptation, Risk Reduction/Management, Science, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2009
Language:
English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Japanese
Climate Change is Affecting Our Health: Something Should Be Done Now
This guidance document presents six paintings, produced by the Italian painter Elisabetta Farina and commissioned by WHO for the initiative named Art for Health. The document underlines the global impact making use of images of women from different regions speaking the six World Health Organization (WHO) official languages. It points out that women are one of the groups vulnerable to the health consequences of climate change while recognizing their role as actors of change.
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ENG
Organization:
WHO
Theme:
Health
Topic:
Health, Adaptation, Gender, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2009
Language:
English
The Health Benefits of Tackling Climate Change: An Executive Summary for The Lancet Series
This guidance document presents studies that examine the health implications of actions in both high-income and low-income countries designed to reduce the release of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases.
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ENG
Organization:
WHO
Theme:
Health
Topic:
Environment, Health, COP22 List of UN Publications, Policy Instruments
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2009
Language:
English
Quantitative Risk Assessment of the Effects of Climate Change on Selected Causes of Death, 2030s and 2050s
This analytical document conducts a quantitative assessment of the health impacts of climate change. This constitutes an update and a further development of the assessment that was first published by WHO for the year 2000, now with a wider range of health impacts, and projections for future years.
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ENG
Organization:
WHO
Theme:
Health
Topic:
Health, Risk Reduction/Management, COP22 List of UN Publications, Governance – General
Type of material:
Analytical-Technical Document
Publication date:
2014
Language:
English
Lessons Learned on Health Adaptation to Climate Variability and Change: Experiences Across Low- and Middle-Income Countries
This guidance document reviews and synthesizes the first five years of implementation (2008–2013) of projects on health adaptation to climate variability and change in low- and middle income countries worldwide. The document also presents results of qualitative research undertaken to document lessons learned and good practice examples from health adaptation projects to facilitate assessing and overcoming barriers to implementation and to scaling up.
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ENG
Organization:
WHO
Theme:
Health
Topic:
Economic and Development Planning, Health, Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
Evaluation des compétences pour un Plan National: Comment les pays peuvent-ils identifier leurs lacunes
Ce document propose un outil permettant d’évaluer les lacunes qu’un pays aurait pour concevoir et mettre en oeuvre un plan national d’adaptation. Pour ce faire, un cadre d’évaluation des compétences est présenté.
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FRE
Organization:
UNITAR, UNDP, GEF, NAP-GSP Partnership
Theme:
Adaptation
Topic:
Environment, Adaptation, COP22 List of UN Publications
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
French
Why Sustainable Energy Matters to Children: The Critical Importance of Sustainable Energy for Children and Future Generations
This guidance document provides an overview of the sustainable energy needs, issues, opportunities and barriers that children are facing and proposes a set of recommendations to address these.
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ENG
Organization:
UNICEF
Theme:
Education
Topic:
Education, Energy, Children, COP22 List of UN Publications, COP23 List of UN Publications, Capacity Development
Type of material:
Guidance Document
Publication date:
2015
Language:
English
