Decision making in a changing climate: World Resources Report 2010-2011

Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2011-10-20 04:07
Author(s):
World Resources Institute (WRI) in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, and World Bank
Year:
2011
City:
Washington D.C.
Publisher:
WRI
Summary:

The United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Bank and the World Resources Institute have released the World Resources Report 2010–2011: Decision Making in a Changing Climate. The publication explores challenges and offers recommendations for national-level government officials to make informed and effective decisions to respond to the changing climate.

Integrating Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change into Sustainable Development Policy Planning and Implementation in Southern and Eastern Africa

  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency:
    United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    AFRICAN CENTRE FOR TECHNOLOGY STUDIES (ACTS), INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (IISD)
    Summary:

    The objective of this project is to mainstream adaptation to climate change into development planning in the participating countries that are facing increasing impacts from climate change to ensure that vulnerability is reduced and maladaptations avoided.

    The project is designed to respond to priorities that have been identified through National Communications and other relevant assessments, following the staged approach for adaptation.

    Project Components:

    Refer to attached Project Document for individual country components and outputs.

    Contacts:

    Liza Leclerc
    United Nations Environment Program
    P.O. Box 30552
    Nairobi 00100, Kenya
    Liza.Leclerc@unep.org

    Tel. And email: 254-20-62-3113
    E-mail: gefinfo@unep.org

    Project Status:
    CEO Approved
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    EF Trust Fund - Strategic Priority for Adaptation (SPA)
    Financing Amount:
    1,090,000
    Cofinancing Total:
    1,265,000
    Total Amounts:
    2,265,000

Strategies for adapting to climate change in rural Sub-Saharan Africa

Submitted by naomi.sleeper on Fri, 2010-09-03 10:11
Author(s):
Jonathan Makau Nzuma, Michael Waithaka, Richard Mbithi Mulwa, Miriam Kyotalimye, Gerald Nelson
Year:
2010
Publisher:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Summary:

This IFPRI publication is a review of data sources, Poverty Reduction Strategy Programs (PRSPs) and National Adaptation Plans for Agriculture (NAPAs) in ASARECA member countries (Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda).

For more information, click here.

The CC DARE Programme in Sub-Saharan Africa

Submitted by andrea on Fri, 2010-08-20 05:05
Summary:

The CC DARE programme provides demand-driven technical and financial assistance to sub-Saharan African countries that is targeted, flexible and rapid. The assistance is made available to improve the ability of sub-Saharan African countries to remove barriers and create opportunities for integrating climate change adaptation into national development planning and decision-making frameworks. The programme is designed to complement and strengthen ongoing and planned nationally based climate change adaptation and risk management.

Project Status:
As of 30th November 2009, a total of 27 national project proposals have been approved. Out of these, 5 have now completed implementation; two are in the preparation phase; while the remaining 20 projects are at various stages of implementation and are expected to be completed by June 2010.
Cofinancing Total:
Information not available
Contacts:

Principal Actors:
Policy Advisor Climate Change & Development Programme, UNDP United Nations Office in Nairobi: Johnson Nkem, johnson.nkem@undp.org
UNEP Focal Point: Bubu Jallow, Bubu.jallow@unep.org
UNDP Focal Point: Pradeep Kurukulasuriya, pradeep.kurukulasuriya@undp.org
UNEP Risoe Centre Focal Point: Anne Olhoff, olho@risoe.dtu.dk

Resources:
CC DARE
UNEP Risø Centre on Energy
Image(s):

Cities in Climate Change (CCCI) - A component of Sustainable Urban Development Network (SUD-Net)

  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    UN-HABITAT, UNDESA
    Summary:

    Hundreds of millions of people in urban areas across the world will be affected by climate change. The vulnerability of human settlements in this new urban era will increase through rising sea levels, inland floods, frequent and stronger tropical cyclones, periods of increased heat and the spread of diseases. Climate change may negatively impact on the infrastructure and worsen the access to basic urban services and the quality of life in cities. Most affected are the urban poor – the slum dwellers in developing countries.

    Project Components:

    ##### Approach
    The Cities in Climate Change Initiative targets cities in developing and least developed countries. It emphasises good governance, responsibility, leadership and practical initiatives for the communities and their citizens. It builds on the well-tested Environmental Planning and Management process which is suited to address climate change issues within the city by a wide host of actors. A set of tools will be developed to support city-leaders and practitioners in addressing the impact of climate change (adaptation) and to help reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions (mitigation). This will be supported with technological and financial options as they emerge from the needs of cities.

    Expected Outputs:

    * The setting up of global, regional, national and city to city networks of national and local government associations, non-governmental bodies, universities, the private sector, and UN organizations addressing climate change;
    * Localization and implementation of national adaptation and mitigation strategies;
    * The strengthening of capacities of local authorities to integrate climate change concerns in local and city wide planning and budgeting for cost-effective policy responses;
    * The strengthening of the capacities of local government training institutes to provide climate change training for local governments.

    Contacts:

    UN-HABITAT Global Division,
    Urban Environmental Planning Branch (UEPB)
    P.O. Box 30030, 00100
    Nairobi, KENYA
    Tel: +254 20 7625405,
    Fax: +254 20 7623715
    Email: ues@unhabitat.org
    www.sudnet.org

    Project Status:
    Under implementation
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    Information not available
    Financing Amount:
    Information not available
    Cofinancing Total:
    Information not available
    Total Amounts:
    Information not available

The CC DARE Programme in Sub-Saharan Africa: National Project Portfolio and Progress Update

Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2010-06-07 18:31
Author(s):
CC DARE
Year:
2009
Publisher:
UNEP, UNDP, UNEP Risø Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) and UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and Environment (UDC)
Pages:
10
Summary:

This report seeks to provide an overview of the CC DARE proramme and update countries' project progress.

The CC DARE programme provides demand-driven technical and financial assistance to sub-Saharan African countries that is targeted, flexible and rapid. The assistance is made available to improve the ability of sub-Saharan African countries to remove barriers and create opportunities for integrating climate change adaptation into national development planning and decision-making frameworks.

Climate models, projections and uncertainties in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Introduction for researchers and decision makers

Submitted by andrea on Mon, 2010-06-07 18:26
Author(s):
Neil MacKellar, Jens H. Christensen and Philippe Lucas-Picher
Year:
March 2010
City:
Roskilde
Publisher:
UNEP, UNDP, UNEP Risø Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development (URC) and UNEP-DHI Centre for Water and Environment (UDC)
Pages:
24
Summary:
Summary

In order to assess potential impacts of climate change and hence develop appropriate adaptation strategies, reliable estimates of likely changes in future climate are necessary.

Africa Adaptation Programme - Supporting Integrated and Comprehensive Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation in Africa

Submitted by andrea on Wed, 2010-02-17 05:44
Author(s):
Africa Adaptation Programme
Year:
January 2010
Summary:

The Africa Adaptation Programme (AAP) has been designed to support the long-term efforts of targeted countries to further develop their capability to successfully identify, design and implement holistic adaptation and disaster risk reduction programmes that are aligned with national development priorities. In this regard AAP is not a traditional adaptation programme per se – but a strategic initiative, aimed at creating an environment for more informed and capable adaptation decisions and practice in each country.

The brochures below (in English, French and Japanese) provide a brief outline of the Programme, as well as a snapshot of the key priorities identified by each country under AAP

Integrating Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change into Sustainable Development Policy Planning and Implementation in Southern and Eastern Africa

View the full country profile for Uganda

  • Project details

  • Implementing Agency:
    African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS), International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    GEF, Government,
    Summary:

    Africa is indisputably recognized as one of the regions most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights six specific areas where the continent is most likely to feel the greatest sustainable development challenges due to a changing climate: water resources, food security, natural resource productivity and loss of biological diversity, vector and water borne diseases, vulnerability of coastal zone infrastructure and exacerbated desertification due to decreased rainfall and intensified land use.

    Project Components:

     

    • Capacity is generated for implementing adaptation measures in the field in three countries.
    • Increased capacity to generate and use information about climate change to affect change in relevant policies.
    • Knowledge is increased of the linkages between development planning and climate change, including policy process and methodologies.
    Expected Outputs:

    The objective of this project is to mainstream adaptation to climate change into development planning in the participating countries that are facing increasing impacts from climate change to ensure that vulnerability is reduced and maladaptations avoided.

    Contacts:

    Liza Leclerc
    Telephone: 254-20-62-3113
    Email: gefinfo@unep.org

    Project Status:
    Under Implementation
    Primary Beneficiaries:
    n/a
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-Trust Fund
    Other
    Financing Amount:
    2,065,000
    Cofinancing Total:
    1,265,000
    Total Amounts:
    2,065,000