Adaptation
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- Project 26 October 2018 Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) aims to strengthen capacities in developing countries to assess the impacts of their climate policies and actions and to support greater transparency, effectiveness, ambition and trust in climate policies worldwide. The Initiative works with countries to build capacities on understanding and applying tools and approaches to measure, report and verify (MRV) greenhouse gas emissions reductions and adaptation action, as well as to strengthen…
- News 26 October 2018 Expert from UNEP DTU explains climate change consequences on CNN Chile This week CNN Chile featured a conversation about one of the most important issue facing the world. Climate Change. Senior advisor from UNEP DTU Partnership Dr Fernando Farias was invited to explain which consequences face not only Chile but the entire world because of the changing climate as well as to give his view on the last IPCC report. The message from Dr Farias, based on the latest climate and UNEP DTU Partnership research, was very clear. Global temperatures will rise, and they will…
- Project 23 October 2018 Piloting waste-to-energy solutions in humanitarian contexts This project's overarching goal is reducing public health risk and to stabilize household livelihoods in humanitarian crisis by improving delivery of waste management services, access to energy and income generating activities through implementation of innovative waste-to-energy solutions. In this context, the role of UNEP DTU partnership was to identify appropriate waste-to-energy solutions tailored to the context of three pilot countries affected by large movements of refugees/migrants …
- News 17 October 2018 Kicking-off TNA round three The third round of the Technology Needs Assessment Project (TNA III), has been officially started today, during a kick-off workshop in Bangkok, Thailand. Implemented by UN Environment and executed by UNEP DTU Partnership, this new round of TNAs assists 23 developing countries in determining their technology priorities regarding mitigation and adaptation to climate change. TNAs are a significant instrument in developing countries efforts to not only determine which technologies best suit their…
- Project 17 October 2018 Implementation of Adaptation projects with UN Environment Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF)/Adaptation Fund (AF) In collaboration with UN Environment’s Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI), UNEP DTU has provided implementation support to twelve Least Developed Countries Fund (LDCF) and two Adaptation Fund (AF) adaptation projects in Cambodia, Comoros, Djibouti, Gambia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Rwanda and Tanzania, totalling more than $50 million in funding. The projects covered a wide range of adaptation issues, including implementation Ecosystem Based Adaptation, Integrated Coastal Zone…
- News 17 October 2018 Kicking-off TNA round three The third round of the Technology Needs Assessment Project (TNA III), has been officially started today, during a kick-off workshop in Bangkok, Thailand. Implemented by UN Environment and executed by UNEP DTU Partnership, this new round of TNAs assists 23 developing countries in determining their technology priorities regarding mitigation and adaptation to climate change. TNAs are a significant instrument in developing countries efforts to not only determine which technologies best suit their…
- Publication 17 October 2018 TNA Step by Step This guidebook is produced as part of the GEF-Funded Global Technology Needs Assessment Project, which is implemented by UN Environment and UNEP DTU Partnership. The guidebook is intended for national TNA teams, which consist of stakeholders from government, non-government organisations, private sector and others. The guidebook walks through the steps in preparing a Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) and Technology Action Plan (TAP). As such it is the ‘go-to’ document for national TNA teams. It…
- Project 12 October 2018 Development of Climate-Smart Agriculture projects in Kenya Implemented by a consortium comprising UNEP DTU Partnership and Eco Ltd as consultants of NETFUND (Kenya), this project aims at developing detailed project ideas in the area of Climate-Smart Agriculture that will advance Kenya’s transition towards a green economy. Running from May to December of 2018, at the onset, this project has undertaken a review of existing policies, programmes and plans to ensure that the projects developed are aligned with national low carbon and climate resilience…