Flood prevention/control

The EU Global Support Facility for Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC Facility) provides advisory services and technical support to European Union delegations in partner countries and European Commission staff at...

The role of water in climate mitigation is much greater than commonly understood, according to the first-ever summary of current research on the topic. The report 'The essential drop to reach Net-Zero: Unpacking Freshwater's Role...

This report aims at improving the understanding of complex interrelations between climate change and water, and, based on this understanding, at identifying the most adequate water actions for mitigating greenhouse gas (GHG)...

The Report can be downloaded at https://www.calpnetwork.org/publication/cash-voucher-assistance-within-… Excerpt of the Summary, p. 05 There are a...

Nairobi, 3 September 2021 - WHO, UNDP, UNEP and UNICEF have partnered to create a new compendium of 500 actions aimed at reducing death and diseases driven by environmental risk factors, the first such resource to unite this...

Most emissions have fallen in Western, Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe since 2010 Hotspots remain in the Balkans and Central Asia, and air quality levels remain dangerous throughout region, but low-cost solutions are at...

The GCCA Tanzania programme started with the first phase from 2011 to 2013, during which three community-level projects on climate change adaptation were funded: (i) Resilient Landscapes for Resilient Communities in Pemba; (ii)...

"Climate change is the defining challenge of our time. This important document by the United Nations and global partner organizations, prepared under the auspices of the Science Advisory Group of the Climate Action Summit, features...

Sustainable and Disaster-resilient Development in Vulnerable Countries Context : The degradation of ecosystems – such as forests, wetlands, coastal and marine systems, and drylands – is a major driver of disaster risk and a key...

This Case Study on the Philippines summarizes the context and main features of the process of vertical expansion (ex post) of shock-responsive social protection systems to respond to vulnerable conditions of people facing...