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- Publication 16 August 2021 Measuring adaptation benefits: Technology needs assessments and their linkages to funding requirements
- Publication 16 August 2021 Promoting private sector engagement in climate change adaptation and flood resilience: A case study of innovative approaches applied by MSMEs in Mumbai, India. Recurring heavy precipitation and flooding cause extensive loss and damage in cities like Mumbai. Among the worst affected are Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) which suffer damage to physical structure and loss of business. These costs amount to millions of dollars and are borne by MSMEs in the absence of adequate insurance protection. With limited flood management services and inadequate infrastructure provided by the municipal authorities, MSMEs are implementing their own temporary…
- Publication 16 August 2021 The implications of how climate funds conceptualize transformational change in developing countries The search for globally coordinated mitigation strategies that could contribute effectively towards bridging the gap between current emissions reduction efforts and a rapidly closing 2°C climate target remains contentious. The participation of developing countries through Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) is emerging as a crucial feature to attain this goal. Against this background, two of the major NAMA funding agencies have embraced ‘transformational change (TC)’ and ‘paradigm…
- Publication 16 August 2021 NAMA para un sector ganadero bajo en carbono y resiliente al Clima en Honduras
- Publication 16 August 2021 Nama for a Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Livestock Sector in Honduras
- Publication 16 August 2021 Coproduire les services publics: Gouvernance palliative des inondations et citoyenneté en milieu périurbain à Pikine (Sénégal) The recurring floods experienced in recent years by many urban centresin West Africa are not merely the consequence of global climate change.Large parts of the poor urban populations in West Africa often live in hazardousareas where urban planning is inadequate and where the public services, infrastructure and protective regulations that are needed in order to face flood issues are poorly provided. As a result, recurrent flooding reinforces existing social inequalities and the vulnerability of…
- Publication 16 August 2021 Scoping the Adaptation Gap Report
- Publication 16 August 2021 The Adaptation Gap Report. Towards Global Assessment. The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, established the global goal on adaptation of enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change, with a view to contributing to sustainable development and ensuring an adequate adaptation response in the context of the temperature goal. The 2017 Adaptation Gap Report, which is the third global Adaptation Gap Report by UN Environment – prepared in collaboration with the Global Centre of Excellence on Climate…