Lurking Mountain Tsunami

The short documentary tells the story of the vulnerable community living under risk of GLOF in Northern Pakistan.

A UNDP managed and Adaptation Fund financed project, Reducing Risks and Vulnerabilities from Glacier Lake Outburst Floods (GLOFs) in Northern Pakistan, will work to reduce risks and vulnerabilities from GLOFs and snow-melt flash floods.

Disaster Risk Management
GLOF
May 8, 2012
UNDP Pakistan
Himalayan Meltdown wins top prize for UNDP at International Film Festival

UNDP film Himalayan Meltdown won the prestigious Platinum Award in the broadcast documentary category at the 45th Annual Worldfest International Film Festival. The one-hour film examines the shrinking glaciers of the Himalayas and the effects they have on the lives and livelihoods of billions of people in Asia.

May 1, 2012
UNDP Asia-Pacific Regional Centre
Promoting Climate-Resilient Water Management and Agricultural Practices

A photo story about a project helping farmers to adapt to climate change!

See the album here: http://asia-pacific.undp.org/energy_env/photo_story/Cambodia/index.html#

Community-based adaptation
Climate change NAPA follow up Cambodia
February 14, 2012
UNDP Asia Pacific
UNDP-GEF-SPA Armenia Forest Adaptation

The land-locked country Armenia is located in the southern end of the Caucasus, on the rugged slopes of the Lesser Caucasus mountain range. The country harbours exceptionally high levels of biodiversity especially within the temperate region. The forest ecosystems of Armenia have rightly been identified as a global conservation priority.

Natural Resource Management
Adaptation, Armenia, Mountain Forest Ecosystems, UNDG/GEF/SPA
January 11, 2012
Climate Change Information Center of Armenia
AAP Ghana: Mainstreaming Climate Change
January 4, 2012
AAP Ghana: Mainstreaming Climate Change
Villagers welcome new water filters
Community-based adaptation
climate change cambodia clean water
January 4, 2012
UNDP Cambodia