The United Nations world water development report 2020: water and climate change
Climate change affects – and is affected by – global water resources. It reduces the predictability of water availability and affects water quality.
Climate Action
Connecting islands, weathering storms
In an era of smartphones and social networks, connecting with family and friends has become an integral part of everyday life for many people. Here in Bangkok, I know when my old classmates have had a reunion on a Friday night in Washington, D.C. — or more importantly, when my friends report themselves as safe on Facebook after an earthquake in Nepal or a typhoon in the Philippines.
Report of the Secretary-General on the 2019 Climate Action Summit and the Way Forward in 2020
The Summit demonstrated that the full participation of governments, business leaders, subnational actors, indigenous peoples, youth and other civil society stakeholders was critical to raising ambition for climate mitigation and adaptation.
WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019
Concentrations of greenhouse gases, particularly CO2 , continue to rise. The year 2019 ended with a global average temperature of 1.1 °C above estimated pre-industrial averages, second only to the record set in 2016. Without the role of El Niño in the warming increase observed in 2016, 2019 would have been a record year.
MAAP: Helping You Design and Develop Climate Actions
The MAAP (Mitigation Action Assessment Protocol) online interface is a user-friendly and secure platform that provides up-to-date, quantitative information about the relative outcomes and risks of diverse, bottom-up climate actions, and facilitate their comparison and benchmarking.
Iraq: Using spatial data to establish and monitor Protected Area Networks
The National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan in Iraq (2015-2020) presents 23 strategic National Biodiversity Targets and 34 actions for the 5 year period.
Democratic Republic of the Congo uses spatial data to safeguard forests and ecosystem services
The DRC is the only African country among the world's mega-biodiversity countries. It is home to endemic species such as okapi, Grauer's gorilla, bonobo and Congolese peacock.
China: How can spatial data inform the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework?
How to Use Spatial Data to inform Actionable National Policies?
Process: Firstly, it is necessary to identify the spatial data related to Aichi Biodiversity Target. Secondly, we must ensure the spatial data is available at the national or regional level. Thirdly, we need to check whether the spatial data or indicators have been published in research papers, national, regional or global assessment reports, which should be verified.
Crunching Numbers: Quantifying the Sustainable Development Co-Benefits of Mexico's Climate Commitments
The government of Mexico has set a new tone in domestic political discussions by bringing forward an ambitious social and economic development agenda – putting development ambitions and people of all social and economic backgrounds in the centre of the debate.
Sustainable Soil and Land Management for Climate Smart Agriculture: Preventing and Mitigating Land Degradation
This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO eLearning Academy, Agreenium (l'Institut agronomique, vétérinaire et forestier de France) and UN-ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific). These webinars are an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models. They aim to provide a holistic and comprehensive view of current trends in thematic areas related to global challenges, by combining development research and innovation perspectives.