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Haiti : Les femmes sont au premier rang des efforts communs pour rendre les communautés, les villes, plus résilientes
Haïti, trois ans plus tard… depuis le séisme dévastateur du 12 janvier 2010, d’énormes d’efforts ont été consentis pour aider le gouvernement à atteindre ses objectifs et améliorer les conditions de vie des Haïtiennes et Haïtiens. Les séquelles du tremblement de terre qui a fait...
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The state of environmental migration
Case studies analyze the migration flows that were induced by some of the most dramatic events of 2011—both sudden disasters and slow-onset events.
Access to clean water remains most pressing environmental challenge in Tajikistan - UN review
Second Environmental Performance Review of Tajikistan highlights lack of access to clean water and sanitation and need for improved waste management Access to clean water and improved sanitation and waste management remain some of the most pressing environmental challenges for Tajikistan according...
Understanding best practices in disaster risk assessment
Topics discussed at a gathering of experts in South Africa included crowdsourcing, open data, satellite earth observation and hazard assessments.
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Doha deal clears way for 'damage aid' to poor nations
Poor countries have won historic recognition of the plight they face from climate change, as rich nations pledge to repair the "loss and damage" incurred
Wins and losses at the Doha climate change talks
Three overarching themes came out of the 18th session of the Conference of Parties to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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How information and communication technology is revolutionizing development in Africa
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) innovations are delivering home-grown solutions in Africa, driving entrepreneurship and economic growth.
Doha climate conference opens gateway to greater action on climate change
Countries have successfully launched a new commitment period under the Kyoto Protocol, agreed a firm timetable to adopt a universal climate agreement by 2015 and a path to raise the necessary ambition to respond to climate change. They also endorsed the completion of new institutions and agreed ways and means to deliver scaled-up climate finance and technology to developing countries.
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UNEP launches initiative to support climate change adaptation in Africa
The Africa Adaptation Knowledge Network will expand ongoing efforts to mobilize existing knowledge and provide solutions to the impact of climate change
Climate change will mean more malnourished children, experts warn
Food prices are set to more than double if climate change is not checked and developing countries are not helped to adapt farming
Climate Change: Dealing with loss and damage
A coalition of 40 NGOs, backed by academics, has called for urgent action on loss and damage caused by climate change at the UNFCC talks in Doha
COP18: Will funding for climate change end this year?
A financial black hole is fast approaching as the second week of negotiations in UN climate change talks, known as COP18, begins in Doha, Qatar.
Yemen + 6 more
What future migration patterns might look like in the Horn of Africa
The project’s scenarios are not predictions or forecasts of the future, rather they are possibilities of what the region’s key migration drivers and patterns may be to 2030
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Adaptation mechanisms little help in beating climate change - new study
At the UN Climate Change negotiations, speaking on behalf of the 48 countries in the Least Developed Countries (LDC) group, its Chair Dr. Pa Ousman Jarju stated, “This new report sheds light on the possibilities and constraints we face in our fight against climate change. Ignoring this knowledge can either mean our collective success or failure in stemming the pathways to loss and damage."
Climate change: Underfunding leaves poor unable to adapt
As the UN climate change talks get underway in Doha, a series of new papers is highlighting unresolved issues and raising questions about the quality and quantity of aid being made available to help poor countries adapt to a warming earth.
Guatemala + 17 more
América Latina y el Caribe: Panorama de la Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional en 2012
Las estimaciones más recientes de la FAO sobre el hambre en el mundo muestran que en las últimas dos décadas el número de personas subnutridas en América Latina y el Caribe disminuyó en 16 millones, lo que ha contribuido de forma importante a la tendencia mundial en este mismo sentido.
Turn down the heat: Why a 4°C warmer world must be avoided
The world is barrelling down a path to heat up by 4 degrees at the end of the century if the global community fails to act on climate change...
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Dhaka tops list of Asian cities at highest risk of climate change - Maplecroft
Maplecroft’s 5th annual Climate Change and Environmental Risk Atlas identifies Dhaka, Manila, Bangkok, Yangon, Jakarta, Ho Chi Minh City and Kolkata as the cities facing the most risk from the onset of climate change.
Kenya: Water project aimed at helping 4.5 million people is backed by UN's Momentum for Change initiative
By DAVE OPIYO An innovative project expected to deliver safe drinking water annually to 4.5 million people in western Kenya has been listed amongst projects to be backed by the UN’s Momentum for change initiative. The LifeStraw Carbon for Water in Kenya project was named alongside eight others by...