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- Publication 11 November 2022 Development based climate change adaptation and mitigation - conceptual issues and lessons learned in studies in developing countries
- Publication 8 November 2022 Perspectives_#2/2018_Private-sector action in adaptation: Perspectives on the role of micro, small and medium size enterprises This volume under the 'Perspective Series' shares diverse and original perspectives, insights and reflections on the role and prospects for the private sector to build climate change resilience. It focuses especially on the perspectives of micro-, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries, which are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and presents thirteen individual articles from a wide range of experts and practitioners dedicated to this emerging but growing…
- Publication 8 November 2022 Perspectives_#1/2018_Adaptation metrics_Measuring aggregating and comparing adaptation results The UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre ‘Perspectives Series' is a series of publications aimed at sharing expert and practitioner opinions and experiences on emerging topics related to climate change. This new volume addresses a key question for adaptation policy and practice: ‘How can we measure, aggregate and compare climate change adaptation needs and results across activities, countries and sectors?’ The volume collects together eleven articles from international experts and practitioners, each…
- Publication 7 November 2022 Flood management in urban Senegal: an actor-oriented perspective on national and transnational adaptation interventions In Senegal, considerable development assistance has been allocated to addressing the problem of repeated flooding in urban areas, involving changing thematic objectives, from short-term disaster relief to wide-ranging sanitation and drainage programmes. In spite of these numerous flood management interventions, the number of flood victims in Senegal’s urban centres has increased steadily since 1999. This article contributes empirically and conceptually to recent studies highlighting poor…
- Event 4 November 2022 Meet us at COP27 World leaders, experts, organizations and the private sector meet to tackle the urgent threat of global climate change. Together with our partners, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre joins the efforts to prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5C and protect our planet and people from the intensifying impacts of climate change. We will present the latest climate science and the findings of the 2022 Emissions Gap report and Adaptation Gap Report and cover trends, needs, and…
- News 4 November 2022 How to meet the needs for climate technology transfer New research from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre dives deeper into the role of development assistance (ODA) flows in climate mitigation and adaptation technologies. In a new policy brief, the research highlights the climate technology needs of developing countries, as collated through technology needs assessments, and tracks the development finance resources channeled to climate technologies, to conduct analysis and reveal shared insights. Looking at the specific bottlenecks that constrain the…
- Publication 4 November 2022 Technology Transfer for Climate Mitigation and Adaptation This policy brief dives deeper into the role of development assistance (ODA) flows in climate mitigation and adaptation technologies. It highlights the climate technology needs of developing countries, as collated through the technology needs assessment TNA, and tracks the development finance resources channeled to climate technologies, drawing on the DAC database of the OECD, to conduct analysis and reveal shared insights. It provides granular data on the prioritized mitigation and adaptation…
- News 4 November 2022 How to meet the needs for climate technology transfer New research from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre dives deeper into the role of development assistance (ODA) flows in climate mitigation and adaptation technologies. In a new policy brief, the research highlights the climate technology needs of developing countries, as collated through technology needs assessments, and tracks the development finance resources channeled to climate technologies, to conduct analysis and reveal shared insights. Looking at the specific bottlenecks that constrain the…