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- Project 7 December 2018 Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for Low Carbon Island Development Strategy Creating investments in low carbon technology to ensure a low carbon path for MauritiusThe objective of this project is to ensure a low carbon economy development pathway for Mauritius by establishing the national capacity for formulating, prioritizing mitigation actions to implement Mauritius’ Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for all mitigation sectors and further develop the local capacity to design and implement mitigation actions relevant for the energy sector. The project is…
- News 6 December 2018 Growing gap between ambition and action: Adaptation efforts need financial boosting While climate consciousness across the globe is on the rise, the fourth UN Environment Adaptation Gap Report released today has revealed a considerable gap between countries’ preparedness for climate change and the actual measures that should be put in place to prepare communities for a future of increasing climate risks. We need to adapt our societies to a reality of climate change, with rising temperatures and more extreme weather events affecting every corner of the globe. But this vital…
- Project 6 December 2018 UNFCCC Technology Cooperation One of the key elements of this cooperation is to identify potential linkages between Technology Needs Assessment (TNAs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). UNEP DTU Partnership in cooperation with UNFCCC Secretariat aims to address the needs of developing countries in mitigation and adaptation technologies to meet desired levels of reduced greenhouse gas emissions and to reduce vulnerability to climate change. The cooperation entails several activities, such as developing…
- Project 6 December 2018 Private Sector Engagement in Climate Change Adaptation This DANIDA-funded project contributes to strengthening the business case for adaptation from a developing country business perspective, with a particular focus on small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), which are particularly vulnerable to climate change. By drawing on evidence-based learning, new empirical cases, as well as existing scholarly work, the project contributes with diverse and original perspectives, insights and reflections on the role and prospects for the private sector to…
- Project 4 December 2018 Measuring Sustainable Development in NAMAs Enhancing understanding of how NAMAs can contribute to meeting national development goals The Measuring Sustainable Development in NAMAs project contributed to improve quantitative and qualitative measurement of the sustainable development outcomes of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs). It enhanced understanding of how NAMAs can contribute to meeting national development goals and provided improved knowledge of early action and lessons learned on measurement of sustainable…
- Project 4 December 2018 Capacity Building for Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) Enhancing country capacity to manage environment and natural resources and to fullfill international obligationsThis project promoted environmental sustainability in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of nations within the context of Millennium Development Goal number 7. The project also worked in line with the international obligations and related commitments under the various Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) signed by the respective countries. The project enhanced the…
- Project 3 December 2018 Building Business Climate Resilient This project aims to develop an innovative and sustainable way to build businesses' adaptation capacity.Through funding from the Nordic Climate Facility, UNEP DTU Partnership has partnered with Asian Disaster Preparedness Center, the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and MPEnsystems in a project aimed at developing a disaster risk management (DRM) product that will allow Small and Medium size Enterprises (SMEs) in Sri Lanka to reduce their recurring losses from climate related disasters …
- Project 28 November 2018 Support WHO guidance on heat waves and health UNEP DTU is currently supporting the WHO Regional Office for Europe (EURO) in its efforts to update their 2008 guidance for preventing health impacts from heat. Towards this end, UNEP DTU will help organize the updating and compilation of the evidence base supporting health protection during heat waves currently and, crucially, under likely climate change scenarios. Some of the key questions addressed in this collaboration are: How effective is existing prevention at reducing heat-related…