Preamble: In an era marked by the increasingly palpable ramifications of climate change, the interplay between its impacts and humanitarian crises has intensified. Marginalised and vulnerable...
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More than 90 UK civil society organisations have written to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak today to demand that he keeps his promise on climate finance
More than 90 UK civil society organisations from environment, international development, education, trade union, disability inclusion, trade, humanitarian, business, and faith groups have written to...
The Nature of Conflict and Peace: The links between environment, security and peace and their importance for the United Nations
A new report by WWF and adelphi looks at the complex nexus between nature and security. The report outlines four pathways through which environmental degradation and biodiversity loss act as drivers...
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Nature-based solutions in action: Lessons from the frontline - Harnessing nature to address the triple emergency of poverty, climate change and biodiversity loss
Summary The world is facing a triple emergency of climate change, nature loss, and rising poverty and inequality. These interdependent emergencies do not just represent three pressing challenges to...
La Soufriere Volcanic Eruption in Saint Vincent: Rapid Environmental Assessment (REA)
Drafted by C. Kelly A summary of top-level environmental issues to support recovery in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines following the La Soufriere volcanic eruption. The Environment and Disaster...
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Nearly 200 charities call on PM not to do a u-turn by reducing UK spend on aid
Nearly 200 UK humanitarian, development and domestic charity leaders and leaders, including The National Federation of Women’s Institutes, Save the Children, Greenpeace UK, UNICEF UK and Friends of...
Climate change vulnerability assessment of Labutta Township Ayeyawady Region, Myanmar, 2016-2050: Scenarios for resilience building [EN/MY]
Lead Authors: Liam Fee, Montse Gibert, Ryan Bartlett, Pasquale Capizzi, Radley Horton, Corey Lesk Contributing Authors: Mozaharul Alam, Annette Wallgren EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This assessment analyzes the...
Water Risk Filter Brief: Water Risk Scenarios - TCFD-Aligned Scenarios to Help Companies and Investors Turn Risk into Resilience
With almost half of global GDP potentially coming from high water risk areas by 2050, the Water Risk Filter Scenarios will help companies and investors turn risk into resilience. With climate change...
Collaborative Framework for Food Systems Transformation - A multi-stakeholder pathway for sustainable food systems
Objective and Development Process UN Environment led the development of this Collaborative Framework for Food Systems Transformation (FS Framework) in the context of the SFS Programme, with the...
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Case studies on integrating ecosystem services and climate resilience in infrastructure development: Lessons for advocacy
By Ryan Bartlett, Pasquale Capizzi, Miriam Kennedy, Lewis Fox-James, Sara Dethier, Austin Brown, Ian Carradice, Callum Newman and Roman Svidran With support from GIZ, WWF and Arup conducted a review...
Setting Site Water Targets Informed By Catchment Context: A Guide For Companies
The purpose of this guide is to support companies in setting effective site water targets that are informed by catchment context. This guide introduces three critical elements for setting effective...
Climate change vulnerability assessment for Pakokku Township, Magway Region, Myanmar, 2016-2050: Scenarios for resilience building
Lead Authors: Liam Fee, Montse Gibert, Ryan Bartlett, Pasquale Capizzi, Radley Horton, Corey Lesk Contributing Authors: Mozaharul Alam, Annette Wallgren This assessment analyses the vulnerability of...
Gender-transformative adaptation: From good practice to better policy
Introduction Gender inequality is one of the most pervasive threats to sustainable development. It has negative impacts on access to, use of and control over a wide range of resources, and on the...
Adopting nature-based solutions for flood risk reduction in Latin America
Key messages: Nature-based solutions provide an opportunity to better integrate the agendas of climate action, disaster risk reduction and biodiversity conservation into a coherent and holistic...
41 civil society ogranisations call on the Myanmar Government to suspend controversial land law which risks evicting millions of farmers from their land [EN/MY]
Letter of concern regarding implementation of the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law (2012) as Amended by The Law Amending the Vacant, Fallow and Virgin Lands Management Law (2018) 16th...
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Sustainability, stability, security: Why it is vital for global security and stability to tackle climate change and invest in sustainability
Executive Summary For several years now researchers and organizations the world over have analyzed the relationship between foreseeable climate change impacts and the geostrategic issues they raise...
Environmentally Responsible Disaster Recovery and Reconstruction Recommendations, October 2017
International, national, and local laws require compliance with environmental policy and regulatory frameworks. At the international level, the Sphere Handbook, the Code of Conduct for The...
Building back safer and greener: A guide to sound environmental practices for disaster recovery in Nepal
This guide outlines ways in which adverse environmental impacts can be avoided after disasters, and good practices can be promoted. It covers sectors including settlements and land use planning...
Assessing climate risk in Myanmar
This brief aims to help decision-makers across sectors in Myanmar incorporate climate change risks into planning and investment decisions by summarising key messages from a detailed technical...
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Loss and Damage: Climate Reality in the 21st Century
With the current global average temperature now at around 1°C above pre-industrial levels, poor people in developing countries are already suffering devastation from climate change impacts. It is...